(287) Coastal Pictures

At the beach.

Pretty flower in Long Beach.

Coast from Fort Columbia.

The Battery.

Inside the Battery

Battery tower.

Decay.

Beautiful rust.

Door at the Battery.

Home again.

(288) Map Design

So this project was a piece of work and I will add it as there were several hours involved to produce the final product.

After many hours of layering and adjustments, here is the map and directions card for our invitations!

The final cards will be printed on a green velum. Tomorrow I send them to print and then tomorrow evening I will assemble the final product before going to Bridal Veil to send them out.

(294-290) Bunny Mobile

Here is the second bunny mobile constructed for Ann:

Cute little green bunnies with pink pearl necklaces:

Long eyelashes and a traditional pearl necklace for the pink striped one:


I can't wait for her to get it and I hope she enjoys it!

(289) Beach Serenity

Tonight I have a class wet-on-wet oil painting style (Bob Ross). The topic of the class is Beach Serenity. I am not a huge fan of beach scenes (as I am not yet very good). It is the last class I am registered for this summer.

There is another class I might take in September painting the "Waterfall in the Woods," but I am going to wait until the last minute to register as I want to see how stressed I am with the wedding. Time seems to be soaring and before I know it the wedding day will be here. Two months and I will be getting married.

In the meantime I should stop blogging and go find my camera equipment. Tomorrow I head to the coast for my annual celebration of randomness. We started the new event to celebrate my job last year, and I decided to continue the tradition this year so Chris, Cara, and I are headed coast-ward.

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A copy of the instructors version of the painting.

My fluffy clouds.

Add a little placid water.

My version of the image in its final state. My rendition of Beach Serenity!

(298-294) Eight Bunny Bodies Complete

Now I have the bodies and majority of the embroidery complete. Just in time, Carin's baby shower is next weekend.

Chris helped me find sticks to construct the mobile. Here is the final product, I will post .pictures for the second mobile shortly once it is fully constructed.

Striped bunny:

The pink twins:

Mobile bunnies:

Constructed Mobile.

Clay and Long Adventures

It is amazing how at certain times in your life you connect with people that you know will have a lasting affect. I ran across one such soul most recently at my job. Her cynical humor, light hearted humor, and creative spark brought me back to life when I was beginning to get lost in the weeds at work. I will miss my friend who's life is guiding her out East.

I was just admiring her site the other day and thinking of her, then out of the blue she sent her travel blog. She must have heard my thoughts. So for those interested in reading about her travel adventures as she makes her way from Oregon to South Carolina: http://jayzor.com/blog/

Invitation Design

So I did not intended to cross pollinate from my other blog, but today as I was finishing the design for my wedding invitations I came across http://friendlyplastic.blogspot.com/.

Neat concept of molding plastic that can be used for craft projects. I will have to revisit this once I return back to crafting.

Wedding planning is getting closer to complete so in no time I should be back blogging regularly! In the meantime check out my wedding invitation design here: http://www.nollkamper.com/2010/07/invitation-construction.html

I am quiet pleased with how it is turning out.