HAPPINESS

Happiness is like a crystal,

Fair and exquisite and clear,

Broken in million pieces,

Shattered, scattered far and near.

Now and then along life's pathway,

Lo! some shining fragments fall;

But there are so many pieces

No one ever finds them all.

***

You may find a bit of beauty,

Or an honest share of wealth,

While another just beside you

Gathers honor, love or health.

Vain to choose or graps unduly,

Broken is the perfect ball;

And there are so many pieces

No one ever finds them all.

***

Yet the wise as on they journey

Treasure every fragment clear,

Fit them as they may together,

Imaging the shattered sphere,

Learning ever to be thankful,

Though their share of it is small;

For it has so many pieces

No one ever finds them all.

Priscilla Leonard

CHERRIES n FIGS

In this world of insecurity

at times

one

needs to get away from it all.

Cherries n Figs

COUNTRY LIVING

There is no better joy than to be able to work on one's art.

Letting inspiration flow through ones vain

County Living

FIGS

Having fun painting in watercolor paints.

Hand Drawn

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VALLEY OF GRAPES

Another day of relaxing

Valley of Grapes

Hand Drawn

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HEARTS

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SYMBOL OF LOVE 1

I really got into these Zentangle of Symbol of Love.

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BE STRONG

Be Strong!

We are not here to play, to dream, to drift;

We have hard work to do and loads to lift;

Shun not the struggle-face it" 'tis God's gift.

***

Be Strong!

Say not, "the days are evil. Who's to blame?"

And fold the hands and acquiesce-oh, shame!

Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God's name.

***

Be Strong!

It matters not how deep intrenched the wrong,

How hard the battle goes, the day how long'

Faint not-fight on! Tomorrow comes the song.

~Maltbie Davenport Babcock

SYMBOL OF LOVE Zentangle

One of our Challenges over at Zetangle with a Twist Social Group over at ATCsfor all.

This is what I came up with.

Symbol of Love

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ZENTANGLE ALTERED CD

Medium: Ink and Watercolor

Hand Drawn

Altered CDs

Such a simple thing when it comes to art.

Why not decorate one home with their own art.

Here is one of my Zentangle Altered CD

Medium: Ink

Hand Drawn

Altered Dominoes

This week over at ATCsforALL in the Zentangle Social group our challenge is altering a Domino. I made 3 turning them into magnets.

First  I started by sanding the back of the domino

Then I apply gesso to the sanded domino applying layers which I sand

making it smooth

Then I draw my design. Some use felt pens, some paint

since I was experimenting I tried using Micron Pens they worked great!

Once I am done and satisfy then I sealed mine with Diamond Glaze.

And, others use other sealers too, you just have to experiment, see

what works for you.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: It's Up to Us to Defeat Boredom

The amount of satisfaction you get from life depends largely on your own ingenuity,

self-sufficiency,

and

resourcefulness.

***

People who wait around for life to supply their satisfaction usually find boredome instead.

~Dr. William Menninger

Zentangle Spring

Over at the MAD on Flickr we are to make a paper doll that represents Spring. The body Template is by Tottieu who graciously gave us all permission to use. Well here is my little Spring done in the Zentangle Style!

Lets start with the face.

The hair is zentangle flowers

Now the body here includes the arms all done

in the Zentangle style

Now here are the shoes also done in the zentangle flowers

Now here is the beauty all in one piece.

Medium: Ink and Watercolor

Hand Drawn

THE PRESENT AGE

We are living, we are dwelling,

In a grand and awful time,

In an age on ages telling

To be living is sublime.

***

Hark! the waking up of nations,

Gog and Magog to the fray.

Hark! what soundeth is creation

Groaning for its latter day.

***

Will ye play then, will ye dally

With your music and your wine?

Up! it is Jehovah's rally!

God's own arm hath need of thine.

Hark! the onset! will ye fold your

Faith-clad arms in lazy lock?

Up, oh up, thou drowsy soldier!

Worlds are charging to the shock.

***

Worlds are charging-heaven beholdiing;

Thou hast but an hour to fight;

Now the blazoned cross unfolding,

On-right onward for the right.

On! let all the soul within you

for the truth's sake go abroad!

Strike! let every nerve and sinew

tell on ages-tell for God.

***

~Arthur Cleveland Coxe

Lets Get Stitching

I participate in a swap over at ATCsforALL where we were to make a fabric card using stitchings. I came up with the idea of hand embroidering the Sun Bonnet Sue and Sam and I also hand sew the edges.

Sun Bonnet Sue

 

Sun Bonnet Sam

Sun Bonnet Sue

 Sun Bonnet Sam

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QUOTE FOR THE DAY: Difficult Days

Everyone gets their rough day.

No one gets a free ride.

Today, 

so far,

I got a dial tone.

***

~Rodney Dangerfield 

Masquerade Zentangle

A couple of weeks ago we did a Masquerade Zentangle over at Zentangle with a Twist Social Group over at ATCsforALL. This was a lot of fun there were some very interesting mask drawn.

Masquerade

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Zentangle Tree

Here is a little tree that I zentangle the other day.

Zentangle Tree

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Zentangle Love

Valentine Day has come and gone. Lately over at the Zentangle with a Twist at ATCsforALL we have been drawing hearts. We have been having a lot of fun doing this here is one of mine I'll be sharing others later.

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