Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts

9.01.2025

SEPTEMBER SMILES

 AAAAHHHHHH . . . . SEPTEMBER

Now that autumn has officially started, according to ME, in August, it's time for fall colors, fall temperatures, fall decor, fall food, fall smells, fall sweaters, fall bonfires, fall leaves, fall cleaning, fall blankets and fall FALL!

I've decided to enjoy this September by getting outside and taking a photo every day. I intend on painting something from that photo or the photo itself. It's going to be a phenology wheel style like the one that Marion creates. Marion? You don't know Marion?

Go to MARION'S WORLD at YouTube!! She is a wonder. A dear. A true nature lover, gardener, cook, creative sewer extraordinaire! I love her dearly. She's in the UK. She just had a terrific live stream for her 66th birthday and it was so much fun! Everyone was happy and excited and gracious to her, giving her gifts of money was awesome!

I don't remember how I found out about her but I believe it was when I was doing research on how to make fabric rope, rope or cloth weaving or something like that. I saw her video of how she makes coiled cloth rope and I was hooked! Not only was she down to earth, so interesting and charming, but the way she shows how to do this method she does of making coiled rope or cloth rope or cloth twine, is the best! 


CRAFTY MONTH

We've seen Halloween in the stores already, I think I actually saw some things in July! Wait, we have Christmas in July too, geesh! But for sure, September is the time to get those fall decor crafts made and the Halloween makings AND the Thanksgiving season decorations made too! Oh, and don't put everything away yet because you'd better get the Christmas supplies out and keep them handy because you'll be needing those right away too! 

So yes, it's time to make the stuff for the 'holiday season'! After you've spent all your money getting the kids ready for school with all the supplies and clothes they need, time to go into debt for all the craft and decor items you'll need for Hallowfallthankschristmas!

8.09.2025

AUGUST AUTUMN

 AUGUST AUTUMN


 

My favorite time of the year!
  Do you feel the change in air in August? Do you take notice of the way the earth smells, the way the light changes? The trees have started losing leaves. The grasses are brown, wildflowers and plants are gone to seed and all of the things that nature does at this time of year makes me feel melancholy. Every year, every August I feel this way. I always call August 'August Autumn' because it feels like it's the start of autumn to me. 

As an artist, I've been planning to create designs for at least six months ahead but I never truly do. I think I'm going to, to stay ahead of the shopping crowd, to be 'ready' for the season, but I honestly never do. Except for my sewing, which lately has turned into doll making and I've made some creepy-cute dolls for this Halloween. I have some pumpkins that I had sewn last year ready so it feels like I'm kind of ahead of the season. 


I keep putting off selling my wares at the local farmer's market/flea market. Part of the reason is that I just don't want to sit out there in the heat and set up and not sell anything. I am also totally not sure of my prices. My bags have hours of work in them, but I don't feel like people will see the value in them if I try to get $25 for them. I think they'll buy them for $10 and I just won't sell them for that price. There is more value in a handmade craft, I believe. 
 


Anyway, I'm hoping to watercolor paint with the new Rebelle 8 Pro art application and submit some new designs to my Greeting Card Universe shop. I haven't submitted in a very long time and it feels like I'm learning all over again how to paint as well as how to submit cards to that website. They are quite picky about the cards they accept and there are a lot of rules they want followed. Which is fine, but it's more work than I quite like to do. 

Ok, enough about me. Enjoy these beautiful 'art cards' from Greeting Card Universe and my fellow artists! I'm choosing fall and possibly some holiday themed cards for you to view. Have a wonderful Sunday! (Today is August 10th, 2025)

7.20.2023

HALLOWEEN FEELS

FALL DESIGNING

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OH JOY! DESIGNING FOR FALL, IT'S FINALLY HERE AND I'M READY FOR IT!

STARTING with Halloween, of course, my most favorite spooky time of the year, then Thanksgiving and then the BIG one, CHRISTMAS! I'm looking forward to creating some bold and exciting designs, gotta compete with Ai art, I guess. Blech!

I heard a man talking at the dollar store yesterday and he was talking to another man about how they have Halloween product to put out ALREADY! I laughed to myself. We artists usually design six months or more in advance for every holiday and event! IF we aren't procrastinators, like me!

So, trying to come up with something new and unique for my shops. I've got my Spoonflower Halloween fabrics created already. I may make some more repeating designs. For sure I'll be making some stickers, never enough STICKERS!!

STICKERS AT REDBUBBLE
I have soooo many stickers to choose from! At Zazzle, Redbubble and Tee Public. The links are all on the right hand side of this page!

STICKERS AT ZAZZLE

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MY FABRIC DESIGNS AT SPOONFLOWER







CUTE HALLOWEEN GNOME CLIP ART




FELT STYLE CLIP ART is so fun to make and cute as can be!

HALLOWEEN PRINTABLES at my Etsy shop!


8.04.2021

AUGUST AUTUMN

 AUTUMN SIGNS

Every August I say this, it's August Autumn!! Not only because the birds have already started gathering, the plants are turning, leaves are already turning on some trees and the mornings and evenings are cooler, it's in the air!

This is the best time of the year too! The colors, all those beautiful rich fall tones of sunflower golds, forest greens, deep browns, acorn browns, rust reds, it's just a delight all around. From the plants to the clothing, the food is even better because now we start cooking rich stews and gravy dishes, preparing for winter. And oh, the flowers! Marigolds and mums! My favorite time of year!


Get this cute image 'Fall Vibes' from my Etsy shop! Get the tote bag from my Redbubble shop!