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Happy Friday=0)

Friends are a big part of my universe...if you haven't noticed. LOL.

You know all those inside jokes and just giving each other THE LOOK.

This week I was in bed and I woke up about four in the morning.

Boooo.

Anyways, this crazy memory popped into my head.

I burst out laughing!

My husband asked me if I was ok. LOL. I told him the crazy memory of one of my great friends that tickled a co-worker. Let me rewind a little. It was halloween and we were dressed up as hula girls. Our co-worker couldn't even look at us. He was not use to seeing girls with coconuts on. LOL.

SO....the funny part is that my friend tickled his sides and BOTH his knee caps crashed into the counter he was writing at. OMG...we all died laughing. He had to run outside because he couldn't control the laughter. So, that's what made me burst out laughing in the middle of the night. So crazy!

I then just started thinking about how many funny things we do at weddings...parties....etc.

This watercolor reminds me of all the crazy. LOL.

You can relate...right?

Have a great weekend,

Carol

My other job...

X-I don't feel so good.

Me-Oh no...you feel really hot. Lets go home and straight to bed.

X-This means I can't play minecraft today.

Me-Just relax in the car and we will see how you feel after you sleep a little.

X-OH MY GOSH...I'M GONNA DIE.

Me-What? No...you're just sick.

X-DO I HAVE CANCER MAMA?

Me-Okay...please just relax and lets not talk on the way home. Please don't think you are going to die. You just feel really yucky and your fever is really high.

X-This means J is going to get all your kisses today...WaaaaHHHHHH.

Me-I'll give you double as soon as you are better. Now p l e a s e  just relax quietly.

X-PLEASE just take me straight to the EMERGENCY ROOM.

Wedding...OH lala

Good morning sweet cheeks. Today I thought it would be fun to talk about sketching and watercolor supplies. I was looking at some wedding dresses 2013 style and got VERY inspired. I always like to start out on sketching paper…just to get an idea of how big I really want it to be. Once I draw the flowers, then I can start working on the hands and beautiful dress. I really love a lot of flowers and I found a cool photo that had an enormous bouquet. Once you are sure about the size, then you can go ahead and start sketching on watercolor paper. I used Canson Montval Watercolor paper 140lb. You can find it in a block and it has a flap on the front, so you can put it away easily. I like to use a mechanical pencil, so it’s always super sharp, BUT I make sure to not press down hard. I want the paper to stay nice and smooth. The pencil I use is a KOH-I-NOOR HARDTMUTH 0,5. I’ve only started using this for the last six months, but I really like it. I also use FABER-CASTELL 2B pencil whenever I don’t mind sharpening it often=0)  So, once I sketch everything out I’m pretty much ready to add the watercolors. I’m using l’Aquarell on this painting, but if you are just starting out a Winsor & Newton Compact Set is great. Now the main thing to remember is to start light…it’s safer. I like to take it slow and not add too much too soon. I also enjoy adding several different types of the same color. For example, in this painting I used both greens in my set and even mixed them together to get another shade. I don’t know if you can tell by just looking at it, but I feel pretty scientific mixing it all up. Painting is for fun after all…right? Keep in mind that whatever is wet is going to stay wet for a while, so don’t try to make any fine details until the end. You can always start working on another area and eventually go back and see if it’s dry enough. I like to wait. Some use hair dryers to speed along the process. Once you are sure you are ready to add the final details make sure it’s dry. I do all my finishing touches when I’m 100% sure that it will NOT spread. Then I go back and do all the shading with a light gray wash. Start light and see how you like it. Keep a dry paper towel near by in case you need to dab the paper and remove some of the watercolor. NOW YOU WANT TO GO PAINT RIGHT? You have a lot to work on=0) Hope this was helpful and I’d love to see anything you are working on.

That's what friends are for.

The other day I was day dreaming about weddings. Not for myself, but for one of my girlfriends that is single. She is a fabulous catch and so I’m always keeping ideas in my head for her wedding. I mean….you just never know when lightning will strike the heart! She may be walking somewhere and drop something and then BOOM…a gentlemen may reach down and pick it up for her. You just never know. So, ideas are always swirling in my head for future reference=0) I’m sure you are wondering what all my thoughts on hair, sexy wedding dresses and shoes are. There are a lot of choices and so I just think it’s my responsibility to keep her up to date whenever she may happen to ask for my opinion. YES…I won’t present anything before being asked=0) I SWEAR. I HAVE thought of short bridesmaid dresses that she would just love to have us all wear. Again…it will just be a suggestion that I make. She won’t mind and don’t worry that she may think I’ve given it a little too much thought. We go WAY back to 7^th grade. I mean, she has been dealing with me since my bad 80’s hair perms. Now, let me just tell you what I’ve been thinking about so far. She is very tall and has a gorgeous back. She is also gorgeous in front, but she has been known to wear open back dresses. I’m thinking that she has to show that off when she is wearing her lovely gown. She will look stunning and maybe she can have her hair with large curls. It would be more of a statement hairdo. Then she can wear a veil if she wants, but she won’t HAVE to. Hopefully she will like my ideas because I’ve really been giving it some thought for the last few….anyways that doesn’t really matter=0) Nails are super easy because anything looks good. Most people have very calm colors and I think that will look nice. Pastels are very pretty and they just about have every shade available. Now we are getting to the shoes! Okay, I am fully aware that most dresses cover your entire shoe. I still think the shoes should be as beautiful as the dress. Will it break the budget? Probably, BUT…it just has to be done. Just think of it that way. Just has to be done and then you won’t talk yourself out of getting the ones you REALLY love. I am the queen of talking myself out of stuff and so that is why I say this. So…now I think I’m ready for whenever love sweeps her off her feet. I mean…we can pull it together in like…30 days. I’m just sayin’. What are friends for…RIGHT?!

xoxo,

Carol

Cuteness

What is the cutest thing on the planet? Not a baby koala bear…and not even a baby giraffe.  How cute are little girls? Don’t you just love all the cute clothes available for them? They seem to always just steal our hearts without any notice. I’m really not sure how they even do it. One minute you are just walking along a path in a beautiful park and then…BOOM. You see a little girl skipping around and you can’t help but to just stop and smile. Little girls will get you EVERY time. Now if you don’t agree with me, just think about the last time you were at a wedding. Flower girls always seem to steal the show. Do not tell the bride that, but those little cuties always make me so happy. They just look so cute in their flower girl dresses. I just love when they sprinkle rose pedals all the way down the aisle before the bride makes her grand entrance. On occasion things don’t go as planned, but it doesn’t ever seem to really matter. You still see everyone smiling at the cuteness. As a little girl I was so happy to be in my uncle’s wedding. I don’t really remember too much of it, but I do remember taking pictures afterwards. We all went to a Japanese garden and there I remember sitting on a rock. LOL. It is fun to look at the picture that was taken of me. I guess I was pretty set on doing my own hair and my mom went along with it. WOW. Most flower girls have their hair perfectly combed. Usually, they have their hair done by a trained professional. LOL. OH…the big disco feathered hair that I thought looked fabulous is just too much. And believe me…I had my head held up high and I was so thrilled with it. My poor uncle’s bride did make a comment about not having my hair done, but my mom really wasn’t fazed by it. I was the third child, so my mom was pretty much an expert at rolling with the punches. I honestly think the fabulous dress saved the day=0) Now if you haven’t  tied the knot and you are going to have cute little flower girls, make sure their mothers are on the same page as you. If they are not…well I’m sure the flower girl dresses will save the day.

xoxo,
Carol

American boy

Every time I hear this song I just wanna be swept off my feet and jump on a plane to NYC.

Where would you love for your sweets to take you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic5vxw3eijY

Pretty flowers

HOLA.

Yesterday, we were out exploring and we bumped into an art supply store...and gelato too.

I had to go inside and check out some thing, since they were having a huge sale;oP

So, I found some fun stuff. Some new paper, markers and paint.

Last night I made a little sketch and had a little fun adding a little ink.

There were SO many pretty flowers downtown yesterday, so it just added to my Spring fever.

Kiss your peeps.

My other job...

Me-How is your report coming?

X-Good. 

Me-Lets work on it some more.

X-Sure.

Me-Where did you put it? It's not on your clip board.

X-Hmmmm.........I just don't remember.

Me-(After looking for 10 minutes) I can't find it anywhere. Can you remember when you last saw it?

X-Nope. Oh well, I'm gonna get an F now.

Me-It has to be somewhere. I found so many things....even a note to the tooth fairy.

X-What did it say?

Me-We need to find that report.

X-I'll just get an F.