Friday 13 August 2010

Cupcakes and things



A busy week but I'm still smiling which is surely a good thing and therefore worthy of a Happy Friday post. And why not I say, why not?

Happy taste buds (not so happy waistline)

I've just eaten my fourth of these cupcakes. Not in one go, I hasten to add although I did eat three yesterday. What can I say? There were there... They were tasty... They called to me... Hosted an employee event at work and these were part of the refreshments. My excuses for consuming three in the space of a few short hours was a) naturally it was essential that I tested then to make sure they were suitable for general consumption; and b) there was a great deal of manual labour involved with lugging chairs, tables, bottles, glasses and general bits and pieces, so clearly I worke them off!

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Happy mail

Earlier in the week I answered the door to the postie to find a neat little package all for me! I was so lucky to win a giveaway on Claire Barone's Curious Emporium blog. This cute little bunny girl and a fancy brooch. You must check out her artwork which is adorable. Hers is one of those blogs I recently stumbled upon (but haven't a clue how I found her!), but now make regular visits. She has an Etsy shop too.
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Happy art


Although the back end of this week has been a little dry in terms of artistic output, last weekend certainly made up for it and the warm feelings of so much productivity persist! Here's another fairy! She was the sketchbook try out for what eventually became my Butterfly girl.

Now, I've written before about how so often I'll find mermaids appearing on the page when they were never intended, well from next week they can splash their way into my art as often as they desire for I shall be partaking of Suzi Blu's Sirens course. Week one will see us working on colour matching. My pencils are itching to get started. My bank balance is crying (for some new paint seemed entirely necessary). Watch this space for scales, tails and mermaid wails!

18 comments:

  1. Those cupcakes make me want to reach through the screen and grab ... a couple ... and scarf them down before even thinking about the calories they hold ... or the width they would add to my hips! Virtual cupcakes are THE BESTEST ~~ thanks for sharing them with me here, lady!

    Your prize is beautiful; will have to check out her blog soon.

    What a beautiful Butterfly Girl! Love the colors and "mysteriousness" of her.

    Wishing you a restful, inspiring weekend filled with much love, creativity, and bliss!

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  2. Looking forward to seeing your mermaids - I love mermaids. Have a great weekend.

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  3. Yay! Fabulous post..fabulous cupcakes..fabulous package..and AWESOME fairy art..I love her magical essence..she is gorgeous and radiant! Shine on!!

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  4. Your artwork is fabulous and I totally love the happy cupcakes and artwork. Happy Friday!

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  5. First of can I just say "YUM!!!!!!" I want one(O:

    This new fairy is magical and speaking of mermaids I'm working on one right now. I just love fairies and mermaids and angels. They are all perfect subjects with endless possibilities(O:

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  6. Love the 'bunny girl' - I also have a few pieces of Claire's delightful art.
    Your fairy is very special; I really like the bold colours.
    Enjoy painting mermaids...I was tempted, but I haven't finished the Piety and Passion class yet....:-)

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  7. Oooh, cupcakes ! I couldn't have resisted them either, especially after all that hard work. I am glad they are just on my screen and not in my kitchen - I am PMS today big time. Don't know it I could stop at four...

    Can't wait to see more happy art and I LOVE mermaids ! I will be watching !
    Big Love, Beautiful One !

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  8. Yummy cupcakes! And your fairy is lovely, can't believe this is a 'sketch'. Now i'm off to eat some very uninspiring breakfast cereal that will be even more unapetizing after seeing these luscious cupcakes! Sigh...

    Smiles

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  9. THANK YOU LISA XX THOSE CUPCAKES LOOK TOO GOOD .YUMMY .....

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  10. Thanks for sharing the yummy cupcakes and your happy art. I can't wait to see the mermaids! Have a lovely weekend!

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  11. I would love one of those cupcakes. I might have to go make some, but then I would eat them. The catch-22... Thanks for sharing, happy weekend!

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  12. Ooooh, I liked this post--I love cupcakes! Don't tell anyone, but I signed up for Suzi's class too--I know that I probably won't be able to do anything with it for a while, but I just like listening and watching her--she's my favorite teacher.

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  13. The cupcakes look wonderful and so does your artwork. Have a very happy week.

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  14. Those cup-cakes look sooo tempting, luckily the lovely art work isn't making me yearn for sugar even though both the images are very sweet.

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  15. Just returned from the mountains and what do I see, Yummy cupcakes - now I am hungry. Great art you received.

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  16. There's just something about cupcakes...sigh...wish I had some here tonight.

    Your artwork is wonderful. Others mentioned a butterfly but she definitely looks like a fairy to me.

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  17. I love your fairy painting - such great expression. And Claires' work would be fun to find in your mailbox! Cupcakes are definitely good reward for all your hard work - glad you were able to enjoy them and justify them, too!

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  18. ~happy tastebuds...we share! mine was angel food cake last week...and my waistline from the summer is not thanking me so much...i keep telling myself this is it! as fo ryour "sketch"...hhhmmm could you ever so kindly pass along some of your talent...simply beautiful faerie you have created...i am adoring your realm very much...warm wishes and brightest blessings~

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