Final Stop for Ideaology

 

 



 

 

I have looked for years for the "ideal" place to keep my ideaology.  I am a collector one would say.  I have a tendency to purchase if its on sale, if I'm running low,if I find out its no longer going to be availableor because I just plan feel like it. In the past, I have tried a host of things that I thought would work, only to find.... they didn't.

I started out just keeping them in the original packaging thinking that would be easier. Ha!!! Then the obsession began and that filled up a room rather quickly.  I next turned to a clip up device that would have it all on display and readily handy if I needed it.  This method took up to much space and I ended up just spinning and spinning until I was the one falling to the ground.  I then took it all to a binder method  with a zip lock storage containers. Once again utter failure.  Like a binder could contain me.  What was I thinking.  I then moved onto the tackle box... now this is before Tim came out with his Ideaology box which appeared to be the same concept and has worked for me up until now.  I never got into the Ideaology box... maybe because I have never seen a box up close.  My good old tackle box has worked great for me but I have to say a few weeks ago, I was scoping out a store that's new to me and "OH MY GOD!!!!"  The amount of raw wood products just waiting for me to alter.  My daughter Haley had to drag me out!!! But not before I grabbed this one little gem.  Once I told her what I "needed" it for... she was totally on board.

 

 

Now that I have it done. I think I need to venture up and grab another because I think I need two of these sitting on my desk. Now I have a method of Ideaology storage that will allow for it all to sit on my desk within arms reach.  What more can a girl ask for??? I mean really. 

 

 

 

So this box was raw wood that I painted with Claudine Hellmuth paint then covered with various papers from the Tim Holtz Crowded Attic Collection.  Most of my Idealogy fits into really nicely.  I am looking for a font that I like to slip into the fronts so each box is labeled perfectly.

 

 

Hope you like my new home for all my Ideaology!!!

 

Tara



Let it "B"

 

 

While its been forever since I've spend any time in my studio, I am making a vow to spend at least an hour in there everyday for at least the next three weeks. Then I have to take a two week break so my family can move.  Hopefully my new space will be bigger and better to work in and will produce all the projects I have jumbled in my head.

 

 

 

 

I decided to jump into a canvas for our new basement. When I completed  it my stepmom saw it and decided she needed one as well.  Below is the canvas, I made for her and my dad's living room.  I used a variety of techniques from dry brushing and antiquing. I found most of the metal items at Hobby Lobby and Michaels.  Dad is an avide duck hunter so I thought the feathers fit in perfect. Hope you like what I did.

 



Tattered Flower Challenge...Spring????

Here in the Mid-Missouri area, celebrating the coming of spring is definately questionable this weekend.  There is a chill in the air and you can feel snow in the air... I know a lot of people really enjoy that fluffy white stuff but to me it is definately the ultimate four letter word.  After the winter we have had, I have had enough... Mother Nature ---enough is ENOUGH. Bring on the sun and fun.  I am ready for green grass, the feel of the sun on my skin, flip flops and beautiful flowers.

 

Now when I think of spring, I can not help but think of the spring of 2001... April the 6th to be exact.  That was the day my life change for the rest of my life.  I became a mom. Now some women are born to be moms and know they will be great moms from the very beginning, then there are women  like myself that never knew what an amazing gift if was to have children.  Haley is now going on 12 and I enjoy her a little more everyday.  Where has the time gone???  With every coming of spring I know another year has gone by and I wonder how time passes so fast.  This piece is from her second birthday. 

When I saw the distress paints I could see Haleys sweater set from pictures when she turned 2.  I made flowers out of the tattered flower die cut and scrunched them together and wrapped them with flower tape.  Hope you like my little creation of my not so little girl.