Zazzle Address Labels

I just got off the phone with Zazzle because the balance they emailed me does not equal the balance my account page shows. I've had a discrepancy with them for most of the year. At least I'm making some sales there. The nice man on the phone tried to explain to me that the discrepancy is caused by royalties on foreign sales.

Earlier today I did design some new address labels and put them up for sale. http://www.zazzle.com/rose_labels-106061030023476026 If it weren't the day before Thanksgiving I'd try to design more. For one thing, I need to bake an apple pie and make some mincemeat cookies to take to the Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow down in Southern CA. Cooking happens!

And I have to make a library run. In short, today is going to be full. We'll see if I can squeeze some more designing into Zazzle if possible. What got me motivated was looking for return address labels on Vista Print. After scrolling through hundreds of designs, I thought I'd be more satisfied designing some myself. I'm supposed to be an artist after all.

Acrylic Floral Painting by Fayme Harper ©2011

Leaving Behind My Favorite Roses

The moving van is in the drive-way. I was walking by the back door and saw my rosebush had made a good-bye bouquet just for me. I will miss it so much. I hope the new owner keeps it in the yard so future renters can enjoy it. If you want one of these photos to frame, this link is a promo code to my shop Shoebox Ranch.

How to Make a Boutonniere With a Real Rose

How to make a boutonniere: http://floralshowers.com/floral/tutorial-how-to-make-a-boutonniere/
I ran across this trying to figure out how to make one out of kitschy stuff and thought my readers might find it useful.

Gourds, Needle Punch and Rose Stickers

Today I had a to-do list as long as my arm so I didn't get to work on crafts much. First thing in the morning I dyed 2 gourds with the little felt cubes.  One is Sienna and the other Berry. We got the dyes at the Welburn Gourd Farm. 

With Valentine's Day coming up I've been working on a bunny holding a heart done in needle punch. I got most of it done last night and then had no time to work on it tonight. We went out to dinner for my boyfriend's birthday. Now it's just after midnight and my eyes are way too tired to be working with a sharp needle. You definitely don't want to plunge one of those into your hand.

This weekend I have creative events both days so tomorrow will be about packing and getting organized.

Oh and I just made my second sale ever on Zazzle. I sold some rose stickers!

Dragonfly Needle Punch by Fayme Harper

The World of Art

Photo caption: Two ladies were walking their kids.

I've gone back over some of my recent posts and added photos.
I needed to balance the mental with the physical so I went out and tackled an overgrown vine in the garden this morning. Nothing like taking your aggressions out on sprawling jasmine, thorny roses, and tangled lantana vines.

I've been watching some PBS shows on India and Iran. I must say I love all those saturated colors. It's nice to see countries that aren't afraid of color. Plenty of peacock blue, tangerine, fire engine red and saffron. I love the minarets, the mosques, the mosaics, the calligraphy. The USA is such a new country we don't have those rich treasures of ancient architecture.