#WOYWW 308 Soul Searching

This is my other work desk
where I sit, blog and read my emails.

I've been spending less time making art lately
since I've been doing some soul searching.

Seems likes this happens to me
from time to time, and I go into this deep thinking
that takes me back to my core values.

What is it that's really important to me?
and those kind of questions.
I love to read everything
that has to do with self growth
and I am coming to realize
that I've been spending my time
on things that are not in alignment with
who I am.

So you'll start seeing more of that.
A whole big mix of:

1. what I do in my life
2. what I do with my time
3. what I do at work as a preschool teacher
4.  and what I do with my free time (arts, crafts)
5. what I cook, etc.

I also have come to realize
that I looooove to learn
and I love to teach
so I am going to start sharing here in my blog
everything that I learn by reading, by taking classes,
by experiences, by what life bring to me.

That said I want to encourage you to follow me
by signing up for email updates here in my blog
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or
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I really appreciate you taking the time to read this
hope to see you soon

How to DIY Styrofoam Stamps

Here is a close up of my #DIY #foam tray #stamps

Very easy to make.

Take the #Styrofoam vegetable trays

cut the edges off, so you have a flat surface

using a pencil of a pen, start making a design on your plate

(the more you push down the better impression you are going to get)

Once your drawing or design is done

you can start #printing

put paint on it with a brayer or a brush

but a brayer works better

and start printing away :)

Very easy #craft that you can make with your kids

it would make an original #Mother'sday card, too :)

#WOYWW 307 #DIY Foam #Stamps

Good Morning everyone :)

Here is what I am working on lately
I am making some artsy #postcards,
I got into some #art swaps and
I love what I am getting.
I'll start taking pictures of them and share :)

Today on my table you see that I made my own
foam stamps using those vegetable foam trays.
I have a lot more, which I'll share soon too :)

The #sketchbook you see here is where I put the #postcard
to work on, that way all the extra paint doesn't go to waist
and I can use it as a #background for more art later.

Also come and take look at the
glass jar #crochet covers :)
I made a couple of days ago :)

Thanks for visiting :)

Crochet Jar Cover

First of all let me say Thank you to +The laughing Sheep 

for teaching me how to make this awesome crochet jar covers.

In my opinion they are absolutely adorable

and now that I made one,

I am hooked :)

I can make them over and over again.

I have saved so many of those glass jars...

Now that I can make the covers

I can keep on saving them and put them to good use :)

Thank you for visiting my blog :)

Art Journal Diary - Pattern Making

A few nights ago, I couldn't sleep

I went to my living room

and started drawing randomly

repeating to make a pattern.

I first started with the swirls (the roses)

then the stem and leaves

after that I started with the red part

then I made some shadow like to cover the white areas

and the rest came little by little.

I love patterns.

But I know myself

and I would like to put this pattern to good use.

so let me ask you:

What would you do with it, if this was yours? 

Thank you for visiting me :)

#WOYWW 306 Trying New Things in my Art Journal Diary

A mess lol

That's what's on my workdesk :)

I've been trying new things with art journaling

I am actually going to add journaling

to those pages you see there.

I usually clean my brushes in loose piece of paper

or in a spiral art journal.

After that page is full of paint

I use it as a ephemera to decorate my art journal pages.

I tore up the paper in little pieces

and add it to the art journal that I am working on,

and that's what you see here.

The only thing I would do different next time

is prep my page putting gesso first :)

See you around :)

Art Journal Notes - Organize Your Life With a Daily Routine

The more I read, the more I realize how important it is to organize your daily.

I discovered that having a daily routine helps you be more effective with your goals.

In this journal page I made some notes of the things that are important for me.

Which I want to incorporate in my daily routine.

I didn't write some of the specific things like:

Exercise

Meditate

Educate myself some more by listening to health summits or seminars

Write everyday, I love writing I just don't know if anybody cares about what I have to write lol

Make art

Read

Write on my Gratitude Journal and

Have quality time with my daughter.

Besides all this I have what I do everyday, 

cook breakfast, lunch and dinner, yeah! everyday...

Go shopping

housework, 

take care of my pets (a bunny and a Golden Retriever :)

work part time, 

take my daughter to school 

and pick her up.

I know that besides all this things that I already do everyday, is going to be hard to incorporate some more because my day is already busy. But lately I've been curious how others do it. And listening to some people here and there and reading some self help books, I come to find out that it is possible. There is a way. I've been trying it out by putting in practice a mix of different advice and it's working so far.

I'll write about this in another post :)

Thank you for visiting me :)

#artjournal

#dailyroutine