This blog will be dormant for a while

as I concentrate on my creative blog

So Happy New Year and see you over the other side I hope

Not going to blog on this for a while

as I want to concentrate on my wordpress blog for a bit. See you there

Puddle of Dreams

emily

emily
Originally uploaded by jacqui126

I started this yesterday, its part of my beaded dolls recalling the kids when they were younger. This will be Emily. Watch for its progress on my other blog where I have posted some more of my recent work

A new blog

I have been updating my blogroll on my other wordpress website, Puddles of Dreams and came across this blog, Artistic Kreations and Passions. She makes the most wonder beaded jewellery and I envy anyone who can do this. My limit is beaded embroidery and even that is pretty amatuerish compared to other artist but I enjoy it, so I do it. Anyway the reason I have added a link here under other blogs is because her husband as been deployed to Iraq for the next 9 months and I am sure in times like this she will need all the support she can get and I know all you bloggers out there, can do it.

Anyway must get on.

Heart in my mouth

I watched Emily drive the SUV out of the drive to get to work for the first time. She has had her full driving licence for a while now but refused to drive the SUV as she was quite rightly scared. She says its was just the SUV but really its driving itself she is scared of and I really don't blame her. I am glad I didn't have to drive at her age, 17, (didn't learn until I was 31) and if we were in Scotland I doubt she would be but here to get anywhere you need a car. However, she called me when she arrived and said with a huge sigh of relief "I made it!"

So this week will be memorable for 2 reasons for her. Last night she won the school medal for her photography and now she has the confidence to tackle college. She will need it and I suppose it helps I did a fine art degree, as I know the only way to get on in the art world is to be pushy, determined and self confident as well as be talented. Unfortunately I didn't have any of those characteristics but Emily does, which still surprises me because she doesn't come across that way.

Emily self portrait


I have joined a new online project being run by Robin Atkins of Beadlust. Its the 2007 Bead Journal project and its beginning in June, running for 12 months. I have often thought of joining these online projects but usually they have begun months before I get there. I have joined the TAST project where Sharon B sets an embroidery stitch a week because I figured I could catch up with that. So far there are 18 stitches and I have managed 1! However, in the coming weeks I plan to be creative at least 3 hours day. Its good time to set a goal like that as the days are longer and brighter, believe it or not, it does get duller in Texas during the winter. Anyway watch for progress on both projects on my arty blog, Puddles of Dreams