busy as a beaver: colloquial expression

Someone who is very busy or hard - working

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There is nothing on my desk this WOYWW Wednesday as I am down at the Art Mob studio putting the finishing touches on my display wall, we are all busy little beavers, getting ready for the grand opening on Thursday:

 Here is a sneak peak of my bio, and business card display. My bio is creatively put together as I am just loving altering brushes right now so I purposely bought a brush to use as I painted my wall to then use for my bio! lol Most everyone is making theirs into framed 8 1/2 x 11" sheets, but I prefer mine to be more jaunty and .....errr.....artful!! So far it's drawing a lot of positive attention :) So much so that I am going to alter some brushes for sale too!

 

A close up of the brush, you will see Tim Holtz products, stickles, candy crackle, brushed corduroy distress ink, and washi tape under the Really Reasonable Ribbon.

 

And my card holder, which I really wasn't going to even do, but I have read over and over how important it is to have business cards, so I made some on my computer and used a piece of plastic packaging that I cut in half and glittered the rim ( I think brads came in them originally )!

So please excuse me if I don't get around to many desks this week as I also have to make an hors d'oeuvres to take to the party. I'm so excited, I might pee in my pants! lol

::big grin::

 

Minnie Pearl: comedienne 1912-1996

Pearl's comedy was gentle satire of rural Southern culture, often called "hillbilly" culture. Pearl always dressed in styleless "down home" dresses and wore a hat with a price tag hanging from it, displaying the price of $1.98. Her catch phrase was "How-w-w-DEE-E-E-E! I'm jes' so proud to be here!" delivered in a loud holler.

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Embracing my inner Minnie Pearl

yep, that's what I kept thinking about while working on this project. Not that I think it's tacky or gawdy but knowing there are people out there who hate glitter, shine or bling... and those people make me feel guilty for loving the glam! I admit I wouldn't want to wear anything this beaded or glittered, well.....when I was a young girl I had dance recitals and I got to wear those costumes on stage....and OK, there was a short stint as a ballroom dance instructor as an adult where I wore costumes so beaded they weighed more than me....::eyes gazing over, drooling::

OK, enough already!!

 I am a rhinestone version of Minnie Pearl! lol

 I love every gawdy, tacky, beaded, gemstone and glitter element...I could wallow in it and be happy as a pig in slop!

So making this altered paint brush really brought it out in me. At first it was subdued, ladylike even as I decoupaged tissue paper and flowers, added gesso...you can see the beginnings on the handle of the brush...very feminine, very soft....

 

and then BAM,

 the beading and glittering started, first it was the bristles of the brush where I spread stickles on...

attached the lace where I sewed the beads into the open holes, added a layer of medium and then married the beads over it. The butterfly that I triple layered ( with one paper and the other one gemstones ) with a finishing touch accompanied with the gemstone swirl. The word ART is nice and fuzzy to touch and I think it flows nicely with the paint brush theme.

I love a project like this that can be made as bumpy, or dimensional as possible. You can go wildly

overboard!!

entering this in

PanPastels's  #32 challenge - Decoupage

Just Add Water Silly -Artist Playroom #23- Illustrate a Word

 

You can go here, to see ( gorgeous )paint brushes that have been altered for Donna's studio :) 

 

goodies that I used:

Daler Rowney gesso

Golden Matte medium

Prima butterfly, gemstone swirl, trim

Really Reasonable Ribbon lace, Hemp Cord

Ranger stickles

beads - misc.

American Craft Thickers - sticker letters

glue - Aleene's Tacky Glue, Glue Gun

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reciprocity: noun

 A mutual or cooperative interchange of favors or privileges

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Hi everyone, it will be short and sweet this week, I know, surprise! lol

I can do short and sweet...

I CAN!

~ Hey, whose giggling out there?

Anywhooo....I'm working on my paintbrush from Donna Downey's Altered Brush project...I can't wait to personally deliver it to her studio, if I am lucky I'll get to meet her too! ::crossing fingers:: Even if I don't get to meet her, I'm excited to see her new studio, sure wish I could afford to take some of her classes!

So WOYWW is all about reciprocity, go visit, leave a kind word and I'm sure there will be people visiting you too! awwww...group hug! Now go on, get outta here....you're making me blush ;)

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