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Artfest Countdown

This week I mailed my Fatbook Pages (55) and ATC's (30) to the swap coordinators. I LOVE doing these swaps but my muse kicks-in way too late for comfort - argh.  But it so much fun to get back a collection of other Artfest artists' pages and ATC's, so I just go for it!

 My Fatbook pages for the swap hosted by Kristie LaRose...on the kitchen table waiting for their crown jewels to dry before mailing.

 My ATC's for the swap hosted by Bee Shay...waiting for their Stickles to dry!

Happy Valentines Day

.... a special call out to Rosie, my sweet forever girl, now a special angel on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge! It's been a year since you passed and I miss you so much!

You and Misha would have been best buddies, but you knew that, eh?

xoxoxo

Michele

Misha meets the Reno Aces Creature

We were enjoying a late Saturday lunch at The Backstube when the Reno Aces creature - I mean Mascot walked by and waved at Misha

and this is how she reacted...

It was pretty funny. 

Misha-Bug really is part devil dog

High Sierra Animal Rescue told us that Misha was a Jack Russell Terrier-X ...that's "X" for Cross/Mix/Part-Mutt. If she's a cross of anything it is JRT and Devil Dog...and now we have the photo to prove it...look at her eyes!

 

and now for some balance, here's a cute photo of her telling John she's been blinded by her toy and can't see...please...HELP...ME!!!!

Indestructible cute doggie toy available at Bark Avenue in Plumgate Plaza on the corner of Plumb and Arlington...will occasionally blind your pet which will make you laugh hysterically until you cough up a lung...

Hug your pets!

Michele

Catching Up

 A month without blogging. Lot sof reasons but basically this is my motto for now:

Picked this stamp up in Poulsbo, WA on the way to Artfest

Nikki, my niece, celebrated her 30-something birthday last weekend. Isn't she beautiful?

John and I both thought it odd that the pine cones fall off the tree and land right side up...I saw this one actually fall and right itself...quite fascinating

Art and Soul instructor Kelly Rae's art is being sold at paper Moon in Plumgate Plaza in Reno. Kelly's are the pieces directly over the woman's head:)

I am working on Misha and Linus' relationship although I can't trust them alone just yet

Misha loves to sit with Linus on his perch and stare out the window 

and John is finally back from down under and managed to sneak this bee-uti-ful shell home in his suitcase

have a creative week - I promise to be a better blogger!
Michele

P.S. check out the Artown Calendar !

Artistree Art and Misha Update

 

I made this Garden Angel for Artistree's 1st Anniversary Party on Friday, May 22nd. They are having an Angel Art Auction to benefit Moms On The Run. The party goes from 4-8 p.m. and there will be great art, music by Chris Harold, wine and munchies. Artistree is located on Plumb Lane and McCarran, a few doors down from BofA and Emerald City. Hope to see you there!

I'm hoping to teach a Garden Angel class if you'd like to make an angel for yourself or as a gift...send me an e-mail at artcricket@gmail.com if you're interested - let me know what time is best for you. The class will be about 3 hours.

Misha is starting to settle in. She's sharing more and growling less. We thought she was sick earlier this week but it turned out she was moping around because we had put all her toys away. She's so dang cute, even when she's moping.

I'm taking a Japanese Bookbinding class with some friends at the Nevada Museum of Art - not exactly the class that you'd expect to paint on Tyvek the first night, but that is exactly what we did. Pictures coming soon!

Have a great holiday weekend and take time to be creative - I'll be doing exactly that, in the garden!
Michele

Misha-Bug and other updates

Introducing a new addition to our family ...Ms. Misha-Bug. She's 19.5 lbs. of terrier energy, specifically a Jack Russell with maybe a little something else. We're at a loss as to why she was abandoned, but glad that we were able to give her a new home!

John and her are becoming fast friends and she's getting along well with Puzzle and Lucy too...

Puzzle just has to protect all his toys...

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And now for some art stuff - April ATC trades for Concroption...

And a layout for Concroption based on the "What Will You Remember" postcard and the Concroption May Heidi Swapp kit...I will always remember my dear, sweet Rosie and our car rides together.

All for now...

Michele

What Would Rosie Do?

I usually don't post without a photo but here goes...tonight I was driving home down Plumb Lane after getting fueled at Starbucks (taxes, need I say more) and had to slam on the brakes for a little dog that ran into the street. The conversation in my head started...should I go back and get the dog, what am I going to do with it because Puzzle's immune system is compromised and what if it has some horrible disease, that dog is going to be a pancake, maybe I could keep it in the garage till morning and then take it to the humane society but it is way too cold out....don't be the one to drive by, be the one to do something...all this craziness going on in my head until I got almost to McCarran and then Turned Around...because I asked myself,

What Would Rosie Do? (WWRD!)

Yes, i decided, in the memory of Rosie, i would go back and if that little dog was still dodging rush hour traffic i would pluck it up, worrying all the way back that what i would see would be a pancake dog. And that's exactly what i did...I worried all the way - not wanting to even look when I got to the corner. I parked on a side street, grabbed my Starbucks and headed down the street to try and catch the spunky little canine...but not get her so scared that she would run into traffic! The little cutie (not the word I was thinking of at the time) eluded me so I knocked on some doors to scold someone for letting their dog run loose with no collar on a very busy street ....but no one answered. I was standing there trying to get her to come to me and suddenly a woman appeared behind me and asked me if I was trying to catch the dog...so that's how I found my assistant dog catcher and, long story short, the little dog, shivering badly, finally came to us. I picked her up, cute face out, and asked my helper if the dog was growling and what sex it was...turned out it was a female and not a growler but a big time face kisser!

What To Do Now?

What do you do when you find a stray dog and you can't bring it home? Again, a thousand options ran thru my head. I decided to take the little girl - later nicknamed Scooter, then Emily...to Healthy Tails. Marne called Animal Control, they came and got her and she'll be there for 5 days unless her owners claim her, and then she'll be put up for adoption. Little Miss Scooter Emily made quite an impression, overtime licking the animal control officers' face. The staff and I had a great time playing with Scooter Emily while we waited...she is one special pup. I hope I made the right decision...the pup had no collar and was not microchipped. I'll be checking CL and the RGJ to see if anyone lost a dog that fits her description. I hope Rosie is happy with the outcome...but yes, I wonder if little Miss Scooter Emily was a gift from Rosie or just a lesson to accept responsibility...

More Artfest photos coming soon...I have been seriously busy and tired, glad to have filed my taxes tonight and to get an unexpected refund that will fuel more art adventures this year...

Be Creative!

Michele

Rosie

Our beloved Rosie travelled over the Rainbow Bridge on February 9, 2009. The Rose was in her late teens and I had the privilege of being her mom for the past 14 years. The house is empty without our sweet girl. John and I miss her soooo much! More photos and tales of the amazing Miss Rosie to follow soon....

Hug your pets now - they are with us for such a short time!

Michele

Making Art and Hanging with my Fur Babies!

I'm back - feeling much better! And hope to be back to posting regularly!

Concroption DT submittal for this month. I first used the Heidi Swapp dots mask on the kraft background paper. The paper is all from the the 7 gypsies Savannah Collection. The lettering is Tim Holtz Grungeboard and all the inks are from his Distressed collection. I did this last night...not sure why the creative urge hits me so late in the day!

I made 30 of these for Marilyn's Fiber Inchie Valentine's Day swap. It's the 3rd swap of hers that I have participated in and they are lots of fun. I drew and colored each inchie separately. 

Here's a photo of Miss Lucy mooshing herself into Rosie's bed! Lucy has one her own size, but of course Rosie's bed sleeps much better!

But Rosie's quite content on her sheepskin rug from Ikea. I can't even believe we debated for one second about buying it for her. She absolutely loves it. 

Rosie's Dinner Preferences

Older dogs, like Rosie, often loose their sense of smell. So finding something she will eat, besides biscuits, is tough. Her latest preference is to eat off a dinner plate and not to have any food touching. The pictured dinner includes eggs, salt-free peas and pumpkin. Yummy!