1/30/11

Crazy Quilts

So many ways to make a crazy quilt
Now you are thinking of course there is
Again you are thinking of fabric
Here I am thinking paper
These were done for a 4x4 chunky swap
Over at ATCsforALL.

Crazy Quilts



Of course I did keep one maybe two for my
Chunky 4x4 Book
..*smile*..

1/26/11

Happy New Year 2011

Oh my!
You say
Aren't you a little late
..giggle..
Better late than never!

Celebrate
A little challenge over at
 Zentangle with a Twist Social Group
 before I left to go down to visit my Mom.
***
We were to zentangle something that reminded
us of or something we did on
New Years Eve
***
What do we all do on New Year Eve?


CELEBRATE!

12/5/10

Designing Your Own Repetitive Pattern

One of the things we like to do over at
Zentangle with a Twist Social Group
at

Designed our own patterns
Every so often we take time to come up with something new
To refresh our artsy muse
~Ranie Patridis

12/4/10

HOPE

Black n Blue
HOPE
When Life Issue
Tends to get in the way
There is always hope
When you put your faith in God!
~Ranie Patridis

12/2/10

The Leafy Dragon

Did you ever hear about the leafy dragon
That gracefully floats below the water?


The like to stay down by the ocean floor
Blending into the plants there in

They come in many different colors
They are a little shy but oh so graceful
You are thinking those are
SEA HORSES
Yes
Your are right!
They are sea horses known as the
Leafy Dragons!
~Ranie Patridis

12/1/10

Tomorrow: The Future

We're Not Supposed To
See Too Far Ahead



It is a mistake to look too far ahead.
Only one link in the chain of destiny
can be handled at a time:
~ Sir Winston Churchill



It is seldom in life that one knows
that a coming event is to be a crucial
importance
~Anya Seton

11/28/10

Zentangle with a Twist

ZWAT
Zentangle with a Twist


Have you been to ZWAT
Over at ATCsforALL
There in the Social Group
We have a new challenge every week.

What so special about ZWAT
We like to take repeptive patterns
Turn them into art either by Free-Form or Picture-It

The art of Repetitive Patterns
Have been around since the beginning of time
All you need to do is open your eyes
Look at the Master Works
Notice the repetitive patterns that enhance their art.

Come on over to ZWAT
We love to admire one's another art
Giving encouarging words and tips galore.

This challenge was all about fish just one ole fish
See what you can do with it.

~Ranie Patridis

11/25/10

HAPPY THANKSGIVING



Let Me Be A Giver
***
God, let me be a giver, and not one
Who only takes and takes unceasingly;
God, let me give, so that not just my own,
But others' lives as well, may richer be.
***
Let me give out whatever I may hold
Of what material thing life may be heaping,
Let me give raiment, shelter, food, or gold
If these are, through Thy bounty, in my keeping.
***
But greater than such fleeting treasures, may
I give my faith and hope and cheerfulness,
Belief and dreams and joy and laughter gay
Some lonely soul to bless.
~MARY CAROLYN DAVIES




Happy Thanksgiving!
May your day be good
Enjoying love from family n friends
Be thankful for what we have.
Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving Day!
~Ranie Patridis

11/4/10

Evenings

Nightly Assessments


We should every night call ourselves
to an account:
What infirmity have I mastered today?
What passions opposed!
What temptation resisted?
What virtue acquired?
~ Marcus Annaeus Seneca

10/31/10

What is in your Crow Closet

Oh my what is in your Crow Closet
You say crow closet!
Yes your crow closet a swap that I was in
At the time these thoughts went through my mind
How could I draw a crow that has a closet
The first that came to mind I thought
He will like bright colors maybe a fire red
Next thing I knew Mr. Crow became a fireman.
Now as I went onto the next crow
I was thinking what shall become of him
And what is in his closet?
It dawn on me how they fly from here to there
Squaking as the go
Sending of messages to the other crows
So henceforth came the Messenger
As the messenger goes here in there
I got to thinking he needs a place of business
The next thing I knew what was in the crow closet
was a crow in uniform taking care of the
Crow Station
Now what does these crows have in common?
..giggle..
Tis one Crow dreww up in 3 different outfits
Now you know what is in your crow closet.
~Ranie Patridis

10/28/10

Tomorrow



We're Not Supposed To
See Too Far Ahead


It is a mistake to look too far ahead.
Only one link in the chain of destiny
can be handled at a time.
~Sir Winston Churchill

10/21/10

Boring Days!

Average Days

Normal day let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.
~Mary Jean Iron

10/17/10

Whimsy We Are

We are a whimsy lot
So gay and happy
You never know what we shall do
Or what profession we hold.

Being a Chef
A bit of mischief I can be
Some think that Chefs are grumpy and sour
Not me I like to put a bit of spice
into my life.

Now my friend is a bit different from me
We walk in two different life style
Me a chief my friend a Cow Girl
Cow Girls are so sweet and lovable
Can be a bit tough too
I don't know how she does it
But then she does not know
How I do it since she does not like to cook.

We get together from time to time
We make a point to do this
Living in two different worlds we do
She being my childhood best friend
A very special person she is to me even today.
 
The two of us have another friend from childhood
that we both keep in touch with
Who became a Nurse
She travels all over the Word
Since she is in the Service.
She has help many a service man find his way
Always sweet and so patient
She has seen many things that she does not talk about
Life is not easy being in the service
But oh how she loves helping our Service men.
 
Us three try to meet several times a year
Our friendship from childhood is that special
 
When I think back to how or what we become
How we each took different paths
There is one thing that keeps us all tie together
We are the Whimsy Twins!
~Ranie Patridis



10/14/10

Positive Thinking

POSITIVE THINKING
and
SELF-FULFILLING
PROPHECIES and ACTIONS


Our Faith and Belief Create Our Reality


Belive that life is worth living,
and
your belief will help create that fact.
~ William James

10/10/10

What a Day!

What a day it is
Mr. Wind is in a fix
He so busy blowing here in there
He doesn't realize how strong he is
I'm out trying to gather some flowers
Be so nice to give to someone special
Oh my goodness gracious!
I lost hold of that corner
There goes my net and all my flowers
Oh dear! What am I to do?
Needless to say with my flowers gone
I was not able to give to anyone special
My intentions were good
If only Mr. Wind had not blown so hard.

Once Mr. Wind settle down
Up to the North what is that Grumpy Clouds
Oh no!
Now what!

I must go get my umbrella
I still have flowers to gather.
Off I go
Goodness gracious what is wrong with
Mr. Grumpy Cloud
He is already letting a tears fall so grandly
I must not complain for we need the water
But oh! I want to save my flowers!
So off I go to gather my flowers
To give to someone special

~Ranie Patridis





10/7/10

HOPE

THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE
OF HOPE


It is characteristic of genius to be
hopeful and aspiring.
~Harriet Martineau

10/3/10

Oh! What is Under all that Water?

I stood looking over the water
Today it is so smooth and gentle
The sun is out
The clouds are fluffy n beautiful

Do you ever wonder what is under all that water?
As I stood there admiring the deep blue
You never know what you may feel
Sometimes it is foggy and cold
The water a bit rough
As the waves come crashing onto land

Do you ever wonder what is under all that water?
I see a beautiful boat out on the water
Wonder what they are doing
Are the fishing?
Maybe they are just enjoying
The beautiful day
Oh who are we kidding
They must be fishing?

Do you ever wonder what is under all that water?
Well I have a hunch
There are all types of beautiful fish
In all shapes and colors
I can imagine a city all of their own
Each ruling the water below
Each having a family of their own
Mountain and Valleys plants galore
Do you ever wonder what is under all that water?
~Ranie Patridis

9/26/10

They say Frogs I say Toads

Frog n Toad Swap
by
Kat
at
ATCsforALL

Leaping for Joy
Hey you! Over Here!
What is that!

Floating Down the River








9/19/10

Nebulas

Kat host another swap called Nebulas I found these to be so challenging and so much fun! We had the choice of either doing this as a collage or hand drawn/hand painted. I decided to do both boy was that an experience and so different.

Watercolor Nebulas






Collage Nebulas








9/5/10

Frogs oh my!

Frogs oh my!
What a delight
They sing such  a pretty song at night
Steady and sure singing in rhythm
as they Sing the Blues



Well at least some are singing the blues
While others are into mischief
Never know what they are up too
Ooops!
Was that a fly or a spider?
Guess we will never know....


There are those that just
Sit and gaze into the heavens
Dreaming their life away
Wishing upon a star



Now that my friends is the story of frogs oh my!