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I wanted to share with you, the information about my next on-line class. I have just finished up, with the last details of the class. This one is a wall hanging...."Home".
With the techniques that I teach you in this class, you will be able to create many more wall hangings with different themes, colors, looks, etc. I will show you how I work with paste, resin, acrylics, wax, fabrics and clay.
Click on the link below, which will redirect you to the site, where my classes are being held.
I love hearing stories that have been passed on from generations to generations. I do have to wonder, what will mine be thinking as they hear my stories.....:) I wanted to share one of my stories, actually a funny one...at least to me that is.
Ok, here it is...the other day I was outside, as it was a nice and sunny day here. So, I decided to pull out the moped (it belongs to my son). Now, I have only ridden this thing 2 times, so I decided that I would try it out again.
So, I rode it around our property a few times and felt, hey....I think that I might be ready to venture out into the street with it. So, I went to the end of the driveway and looked both ways, no one was on the street, so I gave it a go. Now, at first no problem...then I saw a truck coming down the road. I thought that I probably should turn it around and head back, so far so good. This is where it all went down hill...lol. Oh, I turned it around, but instead of hitting on the brake, I hit the gas and ran over my neighbors mailbox and I don't mean that I hit it. I mean, I acutally ran over it and took it off.
Oh, I never fell off the moped, but that mailbox sure when flying. You should of seen the look on that guys face in the truck...it was priceless...lol. I bet he didn't think that he would be seeing that when he venture down our road. So, I headed home to get my hubby and his tools, so we could go back and fix the mailbox. Now, you have to know something about my husband. He is amazing, he nevers gets upset or frustrated with me. I have had alot of these kinds of things happen to me through our marriage. He just smiles, laughs and said...I'll get my tools. I just love him!
When he asked me to marry him, I asked him if he was sure...lol. He looked at me and said, yes...why? I told him that life would never be dull and trust me...if you are going to hang out with me...it never is. I seem to have things happen when others hang out with me....but, oh, how I love and enjoy life....:) He will tell you, that after 24 years of marriage, life has never been dull with me.
What I have learned is this...I can't explain why things just happen, but if they are going to, I am going to enjoy the journey that is for sure....:) Some, might think that I am weird, I don't care...but it is a given, if you are going to hang out with me, it will never be dull....:)
So, when the generations to come, hear my stories and oh.....there are many, I hope that they just smile, laugh and say....she sure enjoyed her life!
I wanted to share a new blog that I have had the privilage to be part of....."Grateful Living".
Molly Alexander, started this blog the beginning of October. She has brought in a number of ladies to share their experiences, passions, dreams and inspirations on grateful living. So, if you get a chance, I would recommend stopping by. Who doesn't need a good dose of inspiration to start off their day...I know that I sure do....:)
I have added a blog button on the sidebar, so just click on the image and it will direct you to her blog.
Ok, here are a few items of Halloween...
The first two items are Halloween bags that you could use to fill with candy bars, a small gift or even a note.
The next two items are mini Halloween journals
My last item is not Halloween related, but it is a small blank journal that I created.
I have added these to my etsy.
Ever notice how, when one gets hiccups, it is never when you expect them. They can be a nuisance and disrupt your routine and flow of life at that moment, when they decide to happen.
This is how I would explain my last week or so...one big hiccup. Let's see....my computer crashed...bummer. But, hey that is not the best part....I was in the process that morning, getting ready to transfer all of my data, images, etc. over to a hard drive and right before I did...that darn thing crashed on me.
I had a friend, who is a genius with computers, look at it and do all sorts of things to it, but nope....no way to get my info and data back. So, what did Nellie learn....don't take for granted that just because everything runs smoothly, that we are not suppose to do our part...(download my data to a hard drive everyday, instead of once or twice a year)...I know...bad Nellie...lol.
Now, I have two ways to look at this situation...I could get upset and blame the world for something always happening to me or look at it as a blessing. Now, how in the world could this be any sort of blessing, considering that I lost a boat load of info. documents, images, mail, etc?
We tend to get ourselves into routines... totally human nature...Sometimes, we need a hiccup in our life, to remind us of things that are important and things that are not so important. For instant, if the world was coming to an end tomorrow, would I care about the info and data..nope. If someone I loved was hurt, would I care that I don't have images, nope. If my house was on fire, would I grab my computer to save this data or make sure that everyone was out of the house safely. So, you see, if at the end of the day...none of those things really are that important, then it is up to me to find the positive in it.
What could be the positive in this situation? I could grab my camera and go on some walks and visit nature again and remember once again how beautiful our world is. It will give me a chance to venture out and find new images to explore and experiment with. It will force me to come up with some new words to incorporate into my art. Since, I lost all of my e-mail contacts, it will force me to reconnect with friends and visit. We tend to put off little things, thinking that when I have more time, I will do it then, but most of all....it will once again remind me of what is really important, which is not the material items that we have in our life, but family, friends and our love ones.
You see, life will always give us hiccups now and then, but it is up to each of us to decide whether we find it as a nuisance or a blessing. Sometimes, we are in such a hurry, that we need a hiccup in our life to slow or stop us for a bit and open our eyes again.
Also, since I have lost all of my e-mail contacts...if you should find the time and would like for me to have yours, please send me a message at the address below and I will add it to my contacts.
wortman_n@frontier.com
Now, with all of this said...I did create a couple of new items
I have listed these in my etsy.
I have a few Halloween items that I hope to be able to show tomorrow....so until then...don't forget to back up your data every night...lol and make sure to enjoy each and every day of your life..for you only get one life to live, so make it count.
I have always been fascinated by wings. If you think about them....it is amazing to think what they can do. They have the ability to move you from places, fly higher and higher to the unknown, experience a feeling of soaring among the clouds and achieve things that people say, are impossible.
I believe that we all have wings, but for them to work...they need movement.
The thing about movement, is that it requires us to take that first step and spread our wings. It is taking that first step of movement that can sometimes paralyze us... just from thinking of it. Whether that be from fears, insecurities, changes in our life or just from the unknown of... "what could be".
What I have learned from this is....our wings were designed to be used. We may stumble and fall, but with determination, we can strengthen them and before long...soar among the clouds. A bird didn't climb out of the nest the first time and fly. They fell to the ground and with determination got up again and again and practiced spreading their wings, until they achieved the flight.
Have faith that whatever you are being called to, in your life...you can overcome it and will fly. You may stumble a few times, but that is what strengthens our wings for flight.
I have listed these in my etsy.
Now, I for one...do not like to think that the holidays are this close to being upon us...but, it will be here before we know it. So, I was asked to make one of my glass ornaments and decided to make up a handful of them.
These are just a few of the ones that I made. Check out my etsy, to view these and the rest of them.
