Rocks In My Head and On My Desk!!!

We have now settled back into life in the Northern Territory. We have rented a unit not far from my daughters place. My art area took shape very slowly as I have left the majority of my creative stash back in Julatten. For the first time EVER though I have a spacious room here and have two desks....the computer and printer are on one and my arty farty treasures and place to get creative is the other desk.


This photo panorama shot was taken when I first set the room up. There is also a large built in cupboard in this room that stores my paints, canvases, Cuttlebug and Sca N Cut. Looks so lovely and neat hey?

Not long after I had it all so pristine looking I decided I needed to do some craft to get my creativity flowing again. My daughter Carlia told me to join NT Rocks Facebook group....you paint or decorate rocks and then do a "rock drop" and hide them for others to find. I believe its being done in other states and countries too. It's getting kids and mums and dads out in parks looking for the hand painted rocks which is awesome. So I decided to paint A rock...yes ONE rock and see how I went. Within a week of starting said rock painting my desk looked like this LOL

I really enjoyed painting that ONE rock but it triggered an arty tsunami....ideas popped into my head for other rocks...so I painted another....and another and....yeh well I haven't stopped! My first ONE rock soon became nine haha 

I'm loving be creative again even if it is just on rocks at the moment. All nine rocks have been dropped....8 in Darwin and one in Adelaide. I hope whoever finds them loves them :)

WE are also loving being near our gorgeous grand kids....this is grandson Chase who is 5 months old now

And this is mu gorgeous granddaughter Ivy who is 3

Oh in case its winter were you are...some fantastic sunsets from Cullen Bay NT

ME

Off to paint some more rocks....

hugs

Annette In Oz 

Mixed Media Full Tutorial ★ Rustic heaven ★ how to create rust paste

Hi all...we have moved back to the Northern Territory for a few years. We are staying at my daughters till we can find our own place so most of my art stuff is still packed up but I can still suss out things on the internet and tonight I found a tutorial on Youtube by Shira Manor on how to make your own rust look with paint and texture paste plus sand!!! At the end of the video she says to share her technique so here it is...

I think it looks amazing!! Thanks so much Shira!!! Hm what else can I find LOL

hugs
Annette In Oz x

Hand made 85th birthday card for my Mum

My gorgeous Mum turned 85 yesterday!! Happy birthday Mum. Here is a mixed media card I made her...it has stenciled texture paste and yummy shimmer sprays on the background

Starting to pack up stuff to move back to Darwin in ?April/May

hugs

Annette In Oz x

Thank you Kilos

Hello World

In my silence from my blog I have been on a few journey's and discoveries....

* We have decided we are tired of struggling financially here in Far North Queensland. The ability to get full time work permanently here is just so hard. I guess being a seasonal tourist area we should have researched that aspect! Oh well we live and learn. As such we are going to rent out our house here and will be moving back to the Northern Territory in late April/ early May. Initially we shall stay with my daughter Carlia whom is pregnant with our second grand child!! Our first grand child Ivy is three now and we want to be apart of their lives very much.

* I have REALLY REALLY missed being creative....kind of sad I'm going to have to pack it all up and probably not be able to do any for a few months....but it will not remain absent from my life

* Some family and "friends" are so freaking toxic and not good people...just get rid of them suckers from your life/Facebook etc...believe me you will be happier and relieved. In fact take a break from social media regularly...its quieter and much more peaceful!

* Finally if you are struggling with a goal YOU can achieve it even if you have to try try again. I have struggled with slowly increasing weight over the years...too many fast carbs and bad life style choices....so I chose to turn that around. As such I wish to leave this declaration here :)

"I'm almost back to my wedding weight of 28 years ago...
just wanted to thank the lost kilos for sticking around and advise them
their services are no longer required. I wish them well on their travels,
terminate their rental of my body and will no longer be supplying them
with accommodation, food, warmth and a clothing allowance."

Kind regards

body corporate owner Annette Husband :)

PS: I have discovered I really hate Tofu and Kale LOL

The Art Heart Finally Voices Its Self!!

CREATIVE SELF: Hello are you still there?.....HELLO!!!!

ME: Hello....yes I am here....are you Ok now?

CREATIVE SELF: Yep I think I am much better now....I just needed to take some time out....I needed to heal a broken art soul, to sort thru the art junk and re-find my colourful creative, intuitive path again, to toss some very negative people in my life aside, whom had me feel less then my inner art heart knew I truly am...to find my creative raw self again ....yes I am here.....can we try to hold each others hands and walk together again?

ME: I would so love that....I was always here....always thinking of you but felt I was in a sticky muddy dark hole and couldn't connect to you any more....a busy life made me drift even further away....the layers of life pilled on and even though I KNEW you were still in here I wasn't sure how to find you again.

Then you started to creep into my thoughts....my eyes and brain started to fire arty thoughts full of creative wonders and maybes.....the layers started to peel off and so I waited for you...to heal, to look for me and to call my name again. I'm holding your ink stained hand now...

CREATIVE SELF: It's been so long and I think we shall have to do this in baby art steps till we are fully as one again but I am excited.

CREATIVE ME: My art will be simple....it will be sparse to start with but I shall dream big dreams, I will get ink, paint, glue etc on my hands, I will not let people harm my art heart again....creative self and me are one again and I will create!!

                                                      Hugs

                                                 Annette In Oz x