It's Grammy Night!

 

Hum......(i'm thinking Lady GaGa). Who's gonna take the show tonight????? I'm gonna be glued to the TV for this years Grammy's! I have always watched em- I can even remember watching them as a little girl (used a Goody brush back then for my mic-ha!). I always wanted to be a Rockstar! Well...i' won't be quitting my day job anytime soon- but I'm a Rockstar when i'm on my own living room stage- that's for sure!

Peace-

Enjoy your evening.

"Without deviation, progress is not possible"- Frank Zappa

Living

This thing called life...it's lovely and can be stormy too. I've been reading a lot lately- this quote really made me think about myself.

A sobering thought: what if, at every moment, I am living up to my full potential.-Jane Wagner

Humm...

Enjoy your day...make it a great one!
~peace~
jodi

ps- i treated myself to a 10 minute massage at Whole Foods yesterday- WOW! I felt like a brand new woman...it's hard for me to stay balanced- this really helped me get my soul, heart and mind back in alignment. What a difference this short about of paid professional touch can make- yes indeed.

Oh- one more thing. Can't wait to show you my new valentine's :)- coming soon (as soon as i can buy a new memory card for my dang camera).

Happy Birthday to my sisters- Vanessa (Ness) and Amanda (Beez)

Happy Birthday!!

My sweet sisters share their birthday- time to celebrate! Today is their special day- they are exactly TWO years apart. I send love and hugs and big kisses to both of them today- Make a wish...may all your hopes and dreams come true this year!!!! One lives in Miami Florida and one in Monte Vista Colorado (I wished they lived here in Denver!). This is a pic of my little sisters when they were baby girls - seems like yesterday (they are gonna kill me :).

Love you Ness and Beez- who says you can't have your cake and eat it too? Thats CRAP- YES you can!!
Love you my sweeties!
~your big sis~
Peace and God Bless-
Jodi :)

An evening of peace

Ahhh....the feeling of peace in the heart. Life sure is interesting....what a journey...i'm enjoying the ride- are you?
I created a little bag last night- no intentions- no expectations...just stitches and in the end...peace. I like it.
I'm just loving "lil bag" making- here's a couple more. Since i don't use a pattern, they come out different every time- a true "one of a kind".

(close up of the stamped face on the front)

Smile today- gonna catch some of those sun rays today- it's chilly willy but the sun is shining!!
~Peace.
~jodi

Fabric Book

Good Morning...the sun is beautiful and it's gonna be a wonderful day!

Last night i worked on a fabric book (made of canvas). I stitched different fabrics on the pages and have lots more finishing touches to add- i.e. glitter; hand stitches; buttons and i'm sure i'll find more to add after all that. This book is for one of my sister's- hope she likes it.

_Peace_

~jodi

Lil Dream Books

Hope you like em. I used my Rosin paper and painted up a storm yesterday! I had fun painting these little books- added some paper and stitched the day away. I also stitched clear plastic over the covers- not sure why but i like em. They are about 6" x 4".
I love little books and decided to make a few of my own.
Have an awesome day everyone and i'm off to paint a little more today :). Painting makes me SO happy!
*Peace*
~jodi

Harmony with guitar

Well- had an awesome day! Hope you all did as well. Although i didn't get a chance to play with my rosin paper, i did complete a painting project. I think i like it- not sure yet. i used a pretty large canvas and layered it with tissue paper, an old sewing pattern (basically more tissue paper- but i like the way this lays vs regular tissue paper) and drips of paint, more paint, paper and topped it with lots of crystals. Oh...my letters are grunge-board by Tim Holtz (can get them at Michael's). So here it is...I am beyond proud of myself for starting a project and completing it! I am not loving the black at this point- perhaps it will grow on me.
Good night everyone...I'm off to make some dinner for my son and I (hope he enjoys our salad- i can hear it now....um..."can't we go grab something?")
Peace~
~jodi

Happy New YEar to all!!

Where the heck have I been?? I have missed posting on my blog and i have allowed life to get in the way of my dreams. When will i ever get a grip on "balance"? If only i could- perhaps this year i will get better at it anyway.
I am going to "play" tomorrow- I can't wait. I bought a roll of Rosin paper and can't wait to play with it- i will post tomorrow pm (hopefully). I am playing all week- a week of vacation....Yea!

Happy New Year to everyone!
~jodi :)

Journaling and Fabric Page

Life is just a bowl of cherries...well I could say it's a bowl of something else-but i won't.
Ok- so i felt like eating my house last night and decided that's really not what my body needed (not really what my mind needed), so i grabbed a stack of mags, a stick of glue and my markers. I guess i had some "mind candy"- that's what i'll call it. I loved it- so did my mind. Before you know it- i had a couple real cool journal pages and i felt occupied and content. dang- i hate it when i feel spastic and restless. it's not about being bored...it's something else- there is no name for the feeling i sometimes have. anyway....here's what i did and i love it.



This is a vintage page i am working on. It's done with lots of different fabrics (creating layers w/ fabric) and lots of tid bits. This is far from being finished but thought i would share it's current stage. I used TAP (transfer artist paper by Leslie Riley) to transfer my vintage photo. i just love old photos.
Have an awesome night and i thank God it's Friday eve!! I so need a happy hour...
:)
~peace
~jodi

Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween...headed to a costume party. This was a last minute decision to go- so here we are. Not sure what "we" are tonight....little bit of punk, rock and goth and glitter (always have to have the fairy dust). Have a wonderful safe night. I miss taking my son out to trick or treat...hum...how time fly's so quickly. He's with a friend being safe and making good choices..I am sure of it.
~jodi (the rocker girl-well...tonight anyway)

Snow Day

IT'S A SNOW DAY!!!

(had one yesterday too)

I am super excited!! No work today and we didn't work yesterday either due to our lovely snow here in Denver. Wow...it's beautiful- very cold.... but beautiful.

So...bumped into this lovely "fun" fabric while in Houston. Whipped up a couple "trick or treat" bags for a couple gal pals. Thought i'd share em here on my blog. I may make a couple more today...they were quite popular!! :)

Today...gonna do some more sewing and i'd like to paint some canvas to prepare for fabric books. Have an awesome day!

(ha! I just love em).......
Peace out-
~jodi

I shall create today

Today was the day for me to create and express myself. I had an absolute BLAST!! Good music, a cup of hot chocolate and my Lucy curled at my feet...ahhhhh- what more can a women ask for.

I created TODAY!! i have been spending sooo much time admiring the works of others and today i sat in the drivers seat. Sometimes I feel that i do more looking and admiring that creating.

This is a work in progress- a photo transfer and fabric collage technique i learned in Houston (by Lesley Riley- hope you all check out her blog...awesome artist!). Used lots of scraps and still need to embellish- this was really fun. I will make many more - i have SO many photos and can't wait to use my vintage pics. This is a self portrait with black ink.





Here- I used a Halloween photo from a few years past and stitched it onto a piece of scrapbook paper- this was fun too (hope my lovely friends don't mind being a part of my blog post-ha!). By the way...i'm on the far right (lovely dreads right?)...I LOVE Halloween!

Hope you too created today.
Peace-
Jodi :)

Houston Trip

I LOVE HOUSTON, TEXAS!!!!

My first time ever to attend THE 2009 International Quilt Festival. All I can say is WOW! I had and shared a wonderful time with my dear mother Rosalyn, my Aunt Linda and Grandmother Bea. My Grandma is a fabulous quilter and has been featured in several quilting magazines and calender. She put the needle in my mom's hand and my mom passed it to me. Thanks mom! We all enjoyed each other and really had a great time.

Mom and I enjoyed the hotel and it's mod style. It was lovely. We enjoyed cocktails early evenings and warm cookies w/milk after dinner. Dang was this FUN!

Some art we ran into in the hotel. It appeared to be aluminum cans that had been cut into rings...super cool and so colorful. Didn't see the artists name anywhere to be found.

More Halloween

Hello- hope you are snuggled and warm if you are in the Denver area...heck...it's just darn right cold out there today. A little snow fell from the heavens this am and it was beautiful! It didn't stick...that too is beautiful!
I am headed to Houston this week to attend the 2009 Quilt Festival- they will have many booths with mixed media as well (can't wait for that). My Grandma Bea has invited my mom, aunt and myself to enjoy!!! We are all very excited...i am gonna come back on fire and ready to create!
Thought i'd share what i did all morning...1st off- got the idea from the recent Somerset (my mind doesn't think up things like this-yet anyway). I sketched the design onto my wood, wood-burned the design and then went to town with paint, layers of tissue paper (you can't see them in the pic), more paint and of course...a crap load of glitter! I LOVE glitter---enjoy. Hope you are all making something fun today too!

Journal Cover and Red Lips

I finally decorated the cover of my art/anything goes journal....covered it with all the things i love in my life...I still have the back to complete. What fun it is to just cut, paste and paint....oh- how i love this feeling. the feeling of freedom- no one will judge my journal (contents or otherwise)...there are no mistakes here. I love it!

And...how i love lip gloss!!! i have to keep lip gloss on my lips at all times. I especially want this one! i will hunt for it come payday! It's pretty glossy...bet i will be able to stick to the wall with this stuff! ha!! I know this entry is random...perhaps my mind is racing in 100 different directions today. I need a candle and some soft music...i think i need to relax.

have a wonderful evening...
~jodi

Party Time...

Feels like fall out today so...decided to whip up a little Halloween wool banner. I think i like it...reminds me of candy corn.
I am headed out to search for my Halloween decorations. I am going to tear the garage apart until i find all my pumpkins!!! SOmeday I will be organized...until then.

Peace-
~jodi

It's a Halloween Party!!

Hello everyone!! Hope you are enjoying your Friday afternoon. The sun is shining and there is "fall" in the air....it's chilly willy (i love this time of year)! Wanted to share this party invite with all of you...hope you will check it out. There's even gonna be FREE workshops!! Yea! Here's the link http://monicazuniga.blogspot.com/
Monica's paintings are absolutely beautiful...love her work! Enjoy.

Enjoy the rest of your day!
~peace
Jodi :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM

Happy Birthday to MOM! My mom is thee most beautiful woman i know (inside and out). I love you mom....all your "babies" love you with all our hearts! Hope you enjoy your special day and enjoy your special dinner made by Grandma Bea. PS-will you save me a piece of your birthday pumpkin pie?? Yum!
See you real soon my mom-
love you-
~jodi

Frida Wood Box

Oh...how i love Frida. Have you seen the movie Frida??? it's one of my favs! i have the DVD and watch it all the time. Anyway....I have wanted something to do with Frida for a long time....decided to make something. Used a photo of Frida from a book (hurt a little to cut it out but i can appreciate her now at a glance instead of having to open her book-it's all good) and used gel medium to adhere the pic and other fun colors to the sides of the wooden box ($1 @Michaels), splashed a little paint on and then ...glued some wooden pegs deals on w/ wood glue. oh...don't ever forget the glitter...used lots of it too. :) Do you like it?
Added some beads...don't know why and i don't like em here....too bad for me...they are here to stay!
I love it!!
Glued a cool pic to the inside (bottom) .... can't wait to place something real special in here!! My mom gave me a two sided quarter (a long time ago)...i think this will be the new home of my cool quarter! I also made a calm "Zen" box for my friend Sherri...gave it to her today. I think she really liked it.

Well peops...Hope you are creating and loving life. I finished these boxes last night...so relaxing. I know the days can be tough at work and all that life tosses our way....but...even if it's just for a few minutes....create-write a couple lines- jot an idea in your journal (scrap paper if you have too).....do it for you- i do it for me and it sure feels good.

Peace to all-
Enjoy the rest of your evening-
~jodi

Happy Halloween!

I can feel fall in the air (mostly in the early am's). I like it. I painted a "witchy girl" after looking at the new Cloth, Paper Scissors magazine (love that one too). I felt like eating candy corn...instead i thought i would paint. So...here she is. Had something else in mind but here's what came about. Can't wait to paint more. Want to get some wood and do some wood burning too. This witchy mamma is going to a friend. She just bought a home and she loves Halloween. Hope she likes her. (face inspired by Suzi Blu- Petite class)
have a wonderful day....i sooo want to bbq today.
~peace~
~jodi