under the wire . . .

a day had nearly passed without recounting my day. shutter the thought . . .

today was the bridal shower of my cousin. i received many "ahhh"s for my towel cake and several recommendations that i do it professionally. i'll consider it.

the shower wasn't terribly long, but the preparation of myself and my two kiddos for the shower took me most of the morning and has completely depleted my energy. fret not, as i do have some show and tell.

i thought of this 'thing' i wanted to paint a few days ago and last night i couldn't take it anymore. so i started it yesterday evening and this morning . . . voila!

it reads "this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart . . . i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)". it's a line from an e. e. cummings poem (that i love - read it here). this expert is a bit long for a piece title, which i am still mulling over.

i like it. the orange 'blasts' coming from the small heart were an afterthought, intended to add a bit more color, and i am less than thrilled with the outcome (mostly that they resemble candy corn and ultimately don't seem to fit). i am also seeking out new and more fabulous ways to paint text.

i do have a dear love for poetry, thanks in part to my high school literature teacher (shout out to Sr. Elaine!), and i do hope to make a series of paintings inspired by my other favorite poems. i've officially added it to my list of possible future pursuits. won't it be grand when i win the magical time lottery and can accomplish all those items on the list?!?! no, but really, suggest me some awesome poems to inspire me and we'll see what rolls out . . .

'tis one minute to my bedtime. sweet dreams.

jo

a marvelous monday

woo hoo! oh happy day! oh sweet, sweet celebration! today i am experiencing a joy known only to parents of young children, and that is the first day of the first full week of school. words alone cannot express.

i love my daughter. she is sweet and kind and smart and funny. she also talks. a lot. and asks thousands of questions a day. it has been a long summer. it is time for her to talk to her friends and ask questions of her teacher. god help them all.

so it is me and my little fox during the day. he is a happy, smiling boy most of the day, and some days (like this very one) he lets me get something done.

today's project was a gift for my cousin's bridal shower this coming saturday. i despise shopping from a registry, but she happened to register for towels and that means i got to try my hand at a towel cake. also made possible by additional funds from mom, sister, and niece.

take a look:



ingredients: 4 towels, 4 hand towels, 4 rags, ~4 yards of ribbon, cake topper, strait pins, dowel rod
i painted the bride and groom stick people on top to look like them:

aren't they sweet? i am not privy to the colors of the wedding or what her dress will look like, so they are pretty generic other than the hair. i was tempted to scrap this idea and make a bride and groom rubber ducky, but the bottom of the stick people fits into the towels so nicely!



the roses on the top of the cake are actually made of soap - how fun!


what i learned in this project: a dowel rod = steel reinforcements and
strait pins = super glue in terms of a towel cake.




eeeek! only an hour until i must retrieve my peach from school! until tomorrow . . .



jo