Well today the schools were closed which gave me a "free to do whatever" day and I decided to get my January Tag done for a swap.  It needed to be in the mail so I was last minute putting it together.  The second one is for February.   The photo does not show up well here.  It was actually a stamp I used and then hand colored.  the pattern on the paper was holographic and changed colors as the tag moves so it is rather interesting in person.  I hope whoever receives it will like it.

I also had to prepare some zentangle inchies for a swap and class tomorrow night so here they are:

It was one bigger one I cut up to make the four.  I'm not sure how we will use these, but I like doing the zentangles anyway.  I probably should call them tangles as I understand "zentangle" might be a copyrighted item.  I don't understand all that stuff, so if someone can explain it to me, please do.  Also, I have not gotten to the point of shading my tangles but I am going to take a class and learn some basic stuff to improve them.

And, while I'm at it, I'll show another tangle I did.  It's a little lopsided on the tile (3 X 3" square) but I like it anyway.

Wishing you all an artful fun day.

I'm testing myself this year with finishing things.  I seem to start a lot of projects but many of them do not get finished.  For instance, the hearts.  I wanted to have an odd number as they look better grouped in that way, however, after two I went on to start a scarf (unfinished) and then this hat.  I loved the yarn so much for this hat and the colors just excite me that I had to finish it.  It only took one day for me to make this, with interuption too.  The pattern has a cowl scarf and fingerless mittens to go with it but I have not started them yet.  (I think I need to finish my other scarf).  But, since this yarn is so yummy I will probably abandon the white scarf all together and do this.  But maybe I should do another heart or three?

The yummy yarn used in this is Berroco Borealis (60% acrylic, 40% wool), and the pattern was by a young lady named Celeste  Young who works at a specialty yarn shop here in Colonie New York called Trumpet Hill.
Their website is here: http://www.trumpethill.com/home.  The pattern is called Button Brim Set, cap, wristlets. cowl.

Of course there are other art projects I have in the works too but they are unfinished as of yet too.  Since the deadline is coming up on them I think I will go tackle them today and then come back to the above forementioned cowl scarf and mittens.

Hope you are enjoying your MLK Holiday and making some art.

Yesterday was a day of celebrating friendships.  Some of my best friends and I got together and made snowpeople out of vintage bottles and these are the results of the two I made. 

It has been a while since I have been with my group of friends and it was very theraputic for me.

It was just a great day with great food and great friends with some fantastic results in making our snowpeople.

Hope you all had a little time to create as I'm going to check out all your blogs now and get some more inspiration.