Halloween blog party!

Want to come to an online Halloween Blog Party on October 22, 2011? A Fanciful Twist (link above when you click on the title)...is sponsoring online Halloween parties this year...please click on the link above and check it out. Meanwhile you are all invited to come attend my online Halloween blog party on October 22, 2011. I personally invite you to the Bewitched Moon party! Come back on the 22nd to check it out and have a good time!

October 2011- Full Moon Dreamboard - The Full Harvest Moon

Obviously I chose and was drawn to a lot of images of autumn... fall leaves, colors, and the abundance of brilliance we see this time of year.

I love trees...all trees....they are magical, majestic, living, feeling beings to me. They offer shelter, shade, sympathy, solitude, and strength.

All the fallen leaves here I think represent all the things I am trying to "shed" from my life to simplify it...to lighten my load in life....whether it be actual tangible things or excess weight or negative thought patterns, clutter, etc.

The tiny Beanie baby teddy bear just makes me smile...it reminds me of the polka dot elephant on the Island of Misfit Toys from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer which I adore. It reminds me to be as a child always.

The scene from the Great Pumpkin I chose because it reminds me to "keep the faith" no matter what...when all around me are doubtful and say negative things...to keep believing in myself.

The images of the 3 women within the circle of hearts represents all my selves...my past...present and future and reminds me I need to LOVE each of them. I am still trying to discover WHO I am NOW....and that actually means I have to delve into my past and present and even future a bit. I may not always like what I see...but I have to deal with it all with love to myself..always difficult for me to do.

The Neon sad smiley face I am not sure about. I think it represents a bit of melancholy...knowing I am leaving portions of my prior selves behind to move forward into a new chapter of my life. It is exciting yet a bit bittersweet and scary, especially as I face some unexpected health challenges...another reason I truly need to slim down and simplify all aspects of myself and life.

So as usual....this month's board has given me a lot to think about. I guess since I am basically IN the Autumn of my life...that is probably appropriate.

Dream Rangers...Awesome.....inspirational and a tear jerker....

a great way to store your glitter...use salt and pepper shakers!

isn't this a cool idea??

sums up how we should live our lives...with ZERO words...

A Whisk and A Prayer: Cranberry Fritters

A Whisk and A Prayer: Cranberry Fritters: Remember all those cranberries I bought? Well here comes recipe number two! And it's a good'un... You know apple fritters? You like apple ...

September 2011 Full Moon Dreamboard - the Full Corn Moon (or Harvest Moon)

LOTS to think about here....I love this time of year...entering into autumn and fall....earlier nights....seems I lite more candles during this time of year...everything seems to be LIT and GLOWING everywhere...even though outside it becomes more dark and perhaps dreary. I think the woman behind the mask represents ME waiting to be revealed...or revealing the REAL ME...discovering who that is again....don't we always seem to be searching for the real us?? I chose long hair because I have long hair. I have had long hair since I was 13 years old. I am MUCH older than that now...and have felt an urge to make a BIG CHANGE....my body is a lot different now...not that I cannot still improve it...but it is CRYING OUT with bone issues...aches and pains (hence the crying out back-breaking skeleton)....and I so often just wish I could wave a magic wand to make it all better...all the aches and pains go away...my body to become whole and new and like it should be...for the real me to stand up and present herself. I say I am the real me....but how often do we really, honestly let the REAL US out for anyone to see..sometimes even ourselves? I am drawn to SCARVES right now...not sure why....they are cozy...they do not really cover you up as I am sometimes drawn to things for....(or have kept the hair- - to more or less HIDE behind). The heart bracelet I think represents how I should embrace myself with my heart and love....and the umbrella of course is offering me protection from everything....but a lighter method of protection over my excess poundage I have been hauling around. So...I am still searching and growing and it continues to come out in my dreamboards. Long ago are the dreamboards that contained material things....my search seems to run a lot deeper than that right now. Maybe it's time I harvest myself....

Like a Star - Corinne Bailey Rae...another amazing song....

love this song...PUT YOUR RECORDS ON...Corinne Bailey Rae

Maddi Jane...such incredible talent....

Ryan Andreas...hope he gets picked up by someone soon....

would love to be listening to a ton of his music

Full Moon Dreamboard - August 2011 - The Full Sturgeon Moon

Well...I am in the process of sorting and organizing and trying to simplify my life and home. Part of this process is learning to let go....letting go of some things to make room for new....and letting go of some things to create a sense of peace and tranquility...and ability to move forward and no longer be stagnant. I feel a sense of rhythm and flow...much like the water and am looking forward to autumn and a time of coziness in my life and home. I want to attack it like a dragon and yet realize it is a process....like the ebb and flow of the tides...I can only do so much....and a little at a time adds up. Eventually it will all be complete....and a new season will begin.

When You're Alone....(from HOOK)

I LOVE this song and magical movie too...

Abraham Lim.....awesome voice....

my second rotisserie chicken...rosemary and thyme....wow!

it was delicious! I then decided to make homemade mashed potatoes and fresh green beans..I even made gravy from the juices from the rotisseried chicken! It was one of my best meals and the great thing was I had a lot of leftovers!

some recent zentangles and artwork I have doodled out...

This is a GIANT sized zentangle....it is like 3 feet by 3 feet.....takes up a lot of my kitchen table space....but I am branching out....would be amazing to do an entire wall! Here I have added some shading and details...trying to decide what all to add to the background and sides of the artwork...




see how large it is? This is on my kitchen table!



close up



Also made a GIANT SEA SERPENT....all with fine-tipped pen pretty much...this took a while and I have to admit my hand cramped up sometimes! lol


Was curious what my giant Japanese fish would look like colored so I made a SMALLER model in my small sketchpad and colored it in...I DO like the color too!


some of the "detail"
which led me to thinking about other fish...goldfish...and drawing more fish..










my little creature...


tried to make something from a kitchen magnet I have


not snakes on a plane...snakes on my brain! lol




another weird looking sea serpent/dragon...not a good one either

Full Moon Dreamboards - July 2011 - The Full Buck Moon

Full Moon Dreamboard - July 2011, Full Buck Moon by postthelove featuring a silver chain necklace

lots to think about here.....

a sketch I did tonight...of a cemetery sculpture on a grave

another angle....looking up at it...





it is a cherub/angel and the skull is under its right hand and the hour glass with sands of time that have run out under its other hand. I love going to cemeteries and seeing old sculptures there.....this was a pic of one I saw and liked it a lot...thought I would try sketching it out....

working on a gargoyle....

all using lines and the number 6

Zentangled/doodled iguana

I had the urge to do an iguana after I did that owl..so I did him today. I decided to try to use only circles, lines, and diamonds...and instead of zentangling the background to use my markers and blend to make clouds. I like how he turned out..but as usual...see some things I may still touch up.