Motherhood!

I know that being a mother is a gift from God!  I love these four people more then I could have thought possible.  I have a crazy amount of guilt that I deal with by eating.  Yup, I said it.  I eat my way to happiness.  Okay, any armchair psyc doctors in training can tell me how to fix this.  But if you deal with what I do on a daily basis you need to put events in little boxes so you can deal with what comes up.  Here it is....in this house we have a mixed bag of illness.  Type 1 diabetes, ADHD, Aspergers, heart disease, thyroid disease, and a few other dangling issues.  But as a mother of four they all seem to fall into my lap.  Yes I said it, that totally sucks.  My heart feels like it is down around my knees it is so full of love for these guys but I would LOVE a little break.  I would love to come up for air long enough not to worry about these guys.  I know it is not correct but I would like things to be easy for me.   I would like these guys to sail though w no issues.  And I would like my husband and I not to have so many things to come at us one after another.
That's it, that is my anger of motherhood for the moment.  I know once I show up to pick up the kids from school this feeling of despair will go away so for this moment I wanted to capture the crazy so maybe I can leave the feeling behind me and go on and be strong.
Thanks for listening world!

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Decoupage Glue Comparison

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So I use a great deal of glue.  I love mixed media and have followed many other artist over the years that create lovely works.  So after years of using Mod Podge I decided I wanted to see what others liked.  I turned to the many mixed media blogs out there to see what those artists are using.  It was all over the board from Claudine Hellmuth Studio to the Americana Decoupage product to Mod Podge.  I liked Claudine Hellmuths products very much but the price was a factor and I use a lot of it.

 

So them I compared the two that were a closer price point.  Hands down switch to the Americana Decou-page product from DecoArt.  It was really simple.  I just liked the way it turned out in the end.  I am not sure that the right word is tacky, but the finish on the Mod Podge was not one that always made me happy.  The Americana Decou-page had a much smoother finish that really made me enjoy the look of the pieces I created with it.  I also tested for the presents of brush strokes and they seemed much less visible with the Americana Decou-page.

 

So, there you have it.  For me the best product for my mixed media projects is  AMERICANA DECOU-PAGE BY DECOART!

 

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Well my friends, what do you think?  I have been on a mission to put my prints on anything that will stand still.  Last year, for the first time, I took my prints to trade shows and craft shows and got an incredible response from people.  But many times I would here the little conversations....I wish that image was on this....or.....I wish that image was on that.  So here comes this and that and everything else in between.   

At first I wasn't sure how I was going to do this.  If there was going to be just one image repeated.  But then as I thought about how people purchase me prints, I realized there are some terrific groupings and I can do them in that fashion.  In the above case, you can look at a brain one day and a nervous system another.  And the list goes on.  I can not tell you how many combinations I have come up with.  The themes are endless.  And for me that is important.  I am always pulling a box of tissue out of the cupboard thinking that they will not match at all.  Now you will be able to have a fun look all of the time. 

I am going to list these on my main web site www.winterberrycottage.etsy.com as well as their new home www.winterberrytissuebox.etsy.com

Well, I am off to get back to work on my creations and get them up and listed.

 

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Happy Love Day!

I thought I would show everyone some of my Favorite Valentines.

I started out my world of paper making cards.   So I still love making them for the holiday's.

I think the best tip I have learned over the years is to get yourself a light brown ink pad and go around the edge of everything with it.  It really gives that extra depth to your work.

In this one I used gold and that worked just as well.

And with the owl I layered not only ink and paper, but chipboard and crepe paper as well.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ALL!!!!

 

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A Couple of My Favorite Necklaces

Oh how I long to gaze upon a Paris Subway sign!

All of my necklaces are double sided.  They can be worn on either side or at least have a book page or music page on the back so if they flip over they still have something of interest to them.

Next, all of my charms come with its own little mini charm.  I love the crowns and the towers.  I have connected with another lovely ETSY shop to add a large amount of charms to match all of my necklaces.  

And if I don't have the right charm I will add a lovely bead to give it that little extra something to make your necklace shine.

Check out all of my work at http://www.winterberrycottage.etsy.com

 

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Semi Formal Winter 2013

My boy and his lovely date Amanda always have a great time and look fabulous together!

And there is nothing better then guys that enjoy life and have fun.

I am so thrilled that he is part of a great group of kids.

 

I see kids going in two directions, happy and safely enjoying all of the advantages that are at their finger tips.  Then the group that parents are turning a blind eye to and not realizing or caring about the troubled roads they are going down.  I here people say, "I am not sure what to do or how to change what my child is doing".  To those people I simply say this....GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND RAISE YOUR CHILD!!!!  We as a group need to watch out for the futures that we brought into the world so the lives we all dreamed of for them can come true.  And this above group of kids have a great set of parents to help make that happen!

 

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