Meet my fun little Jack-o-lantern character.....he came to life for my 10 Minute Warm Up today!!!

Happy Tuesday Everyone....I just made some amazing butternut squash soup for today and used all the amazing ingredients that we grew in our garden....from the garlic and onions to the Butternut Squash.....

this soup will warm anyone's heart and soul on a chilly beautiful day like today....and speaking of Squash and pumpkins....I took 10 minutes to whip up this fun little character!!! I think I will take 10 minutes to colour him and share him again in colour....what a fun start to the day.....

Happiness!!!

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10 Minute Warm Up is about taking 10 minutes of your day to breathe, relax, open up your mind to possibilities and then create something....you can be inspired to sketch your coffee cup....something on your desk....your table....anything....try it....it is a great way to start the day....then pop back here and share it so we can all see and be inspired by each other!!! I have a linkie thing here so you can add your work any day of the week ....Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and....Sunday....so join me!!! won't you!

Happy Tuesday Everyone....and Happy Creating.....

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10 Minute Warm Up Monday.....It is getting chilly out!

I don't know what it is today....but I just can't get warm! It was a chilly and breezy morning and you can feel that Autumn is ready to attend a party.....Some leaves are changing colours and I bet this weekend it will be amazing to see more colours and beautiful scenes....It is always funny how we get inspired by the things that surround us....and lately I am longing for some pumpkin spice flavored treats and warm cups to share .....it is one of my favorite Seasons....Fall....and I am planning on taking in every moment!!!

Today I challenge you all to take 10 Minutes to Draw some leaves.....and pop back to share them with me!!!

Happiness!!!

Enjoy!!!
Join me!!!

10 Minute Warm Up is about taking 10 minutes of your day to breathe, relax, open up your mind to possibilities and then create something....you can be inspired to sketch your coffee cup....something on your desk....your table....anything....try it....it is a great way to start the day....then pop back here and share it so we can all see and be inspired by each other!!! I have a linkie thing here so you can add your work any day of the week ....Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and....Sunday....so join me!!! won't you!

Happy Monday Everyone....and Happy Creating.....

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Illustration Friday - Skinny

Hi Everyone....I don't think you can get any skinnier than Harold....he is so skinny...he passed skin and bones and now is just bones and bones....

Have a wonderful Friday !!!

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Diana

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Illustration Friday "infinite" and some updates!

Hi Everyone....

What a busy week ...but a wonderful one at that....I had two book readings on Friday and they were a huge hit....the children loved the two books I read and were excited to be the first to get a reading of my book coming out in the next month.....I was so touched by the children I almost cried from all the cuteness....

I will be working all weekend to catch up with some projects and took a mini break to create a piece for IF...the prompt is "infinite" and I created this special magical candy jack-o-lantern....you see it has infinite amounts of candy that keep coming out of it...it is every child's dream ....and every adult's dream too....

Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend!!!

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Diana

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Feeling "Batty" and my latest custom creations

Hi Everyone...

Bats are so interesting....do you know that some of them live up to 35 years....

I have always thought about them during Hallowe'en or a good "Dracula" movie.......but they really play an important part...

I found some links you may want to check out.....



Build a Bat House

Make a Quick No Sew Bat costume

I also added a new line of Handmade pendants that are customized using your photos...
I create these using photos clients e-mail me. They are totally neat and people just love them....

Of course I had to make one with our cute munchkin Cole...

I love creating!!!
Have a wonderful and inspiring day!!!

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Diana

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More Hallowe'en Inspired Illustrations coming right up!and a blog link....

Hi Everyone...
one of my favorite things during this season is looking for that perfect pumpkin...and then carving it and saving all the pumpkin seeds....

we roast them with Fleur de Sel from France and eat them up!!! they are so delish.....





I also wanted to add a pumpkin from my past....it won first place in the pumpkin contest....I carved the face and stitched ribbon to make the stitches...I also added food colouring to add some fun....




Hugs and see you tomorrow...
Diana

and for anyone that has not been to The Secret is in the Sauce...blog you have to pop by!!!

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more more more....October - the month for some fun Hallowe'en Art....

Hi Everyone....

Remember when we were all younger and getting our Hallowe'en costumes picked out and made was one of the funnest projects!!!

I never was a Mummy...but sometimes I thought about it....something fun about being hidden away ....

I found this cool web site called....How Stuff Works....and located some info on Mummies....

here is an excerpt
Along with Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster and the Wolfman, the mummy is one of the great figures of the classic horror-movie genre. And it's easy to see why: In a sense, mummies are real-life, tangible ghosts. They are bodies that stick around long after death.

and to read about Modern Mummies you can click here....and you can even see a movie clip with some Modern Day Mummies...this also lead to the process called plastination....that was created by a bunch of scientists and lead to the modern day shows referred to as "Body Worlds" pretty scary.....and neat at the same time.....


See you tomorrow!!!!

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Diana

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October - the month for some fun Hallowe'en Art....

Hi Everyone...

Everywhere we go there are all these Hallowe'en inspirations around...so this month I will be featuring some of my Hallowe'en Art work...

This is a piece I did last year for a Children's Literature Magazine....

Hope you enjoy it and pop by all week...

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Diana

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