i've never been to Paris, but my love for that city is apparent...i just sent my sweet sis, Mary Ann, my contribution to the 2009 Spring Itty Bitty Book Swap.
when i think of spring, i see the colours white+robin's egg blue...there's something refreshing about those colours...i automatically think 'fresh', 'anew' and 'life'.
y'know...after a deep winter freeze, all bundled up in layers and the world in a type of darkness...spring to me is a breath of fresh air...
in this challenge, i brought in 3 lil' bluebirds visiting the city i dream of...birds are already tweeting about in front of my studio...flittering about around the bushes...i love the sounds of birds chirping...to me that's a sure sign of SPRING...my 3 lil' bluebirds are fluttering about a lil' eiffel i drew...bringing with them strands of pretty + fresh garlands...decorating this lil' tower with freshness + sweetness!
"anew...your fresh...sweet life..."
what a happy thought esp. during these hard times we are all going through...
what a happy thought esp. during these hard times we are all going through...
i know my sis likes vintagey images for her itty bitty group but nothing really caught my eye when rifling through the net for cute lil' spring images...
so i thought making a lil' tower would be nice or so i thought. when i showed my dh my finished product, i asked him what he thought this looked like...and well...my dh isn't the most creative soule out there but he made me laugh...he said it looked like an 'oil tower' like the ones jr ewing had on his ranch... oy vay... leave it to my dh to spoil my creative high...
well...i guess it sorta looks like an 'oil tower'...well at least a 'tower' at that...lol ;)
i don't know about you, but it takes me awhile...several runs to create something...until i finally think maybe this is just right...
the lil' birdie, the milk glass and the robin egg blue eggs gave me the inspiration for this challenge...i really LOVE these colours...
well, i'm off to celebrate my mom's b-day party at Chinatown with the family...i hope my sis and our flickr group will like the spring tower...or even chuckle abit if it does remind them of an oil tower...
the lil' birdie, the milk glass and the robin egg blue eggs gave me the inspiration for this challenge...i really LOVE these colours...
well, i'm off to celebrate my mom's b-day party at Chinatown with the family...i hope my sis and our flickr group will like the spring tower...or even chuckle abit if it does remind them of an oil tower...bonne nuit!
xoxo jo ;)
5 comments:
Those are very sweet Jo! I'm fascinated by itty bitty books. They look like such a fun project to undertake.
I adore that colour blue. It's very springy though we are in autumn here in Australia.
Your pictures are gorgeous! I hope all is well
How lovely! These are so pretty! I love the blue and white together.
Have fun in Chinatown!
How was Chinatown?
Thanks for your sweet words! I can't wait to see what you and Joy come up with!
bonjour, Gracie and Dionne! thank you so very much for your kind + sweet thoughts...sometimes i think my pics can be plain...but i like simple...i know my art work isn't a whole lot of shabby or vintagey enough but the blue+white combo spoke to me as being 'a breath of fresh air...' we sure need that over here...wow, Gracie...Autumn with the leaves falling in your world...that's another favourite season for me...layers, soft + woolly sweaters, boots, hats...hope you're enjoying all the beauty Autumn's bringing to you! the lil' fam & i are doing good...coughing subsiding, spirits lifting + looking forward to warmer weather...thank you so much for thinking of us!(and you're out of harm's way with all the goings on in Aussieland...will be thinking of you my sweets!)
oh, Sweet Dionne! yes, Joy and i have made contact and what a lovely partner she is...we're doing like a speed e-mailing pen-palship...to try to get to know each other so we could find the perfect lil' treasure to share with each other...thank you, thank you for hosting this sweet swap and opening doors to other kindred spirits...ANNNNNND...also, i could KISS you (ok...HUG YOU!) how sweet of you to be my very FIRST FOLLOWER ever!!!!! i didn't even know i had a following...lol...you surely made my NIGHT even SWEETER!!!! i'm giddy with delight and honoured that you've added me + my lil' world to your impressive universe...can you private e-mail me with your snail addy? i'd like to send a lil' something to you for being my VERY FIRST sweet FOLLOWER...you are just the SWEETEST lil' heart out there, bless your lil' heart! xoxoxoxo jo ;) (ps...CHINATOWN was incredible...slow at first, hilarious at time but the food was AMAZING!!! except for the eggroll...my lil' Ian said this: "um, mommy, why does my eggloll taste kinda like 'horse-poo?'" i in turn said: "no way, can CHINATOWN's eggROLL ever taste like 'HORSE-POO'"...um i take that back...i tasted it and well, for a 6.5 yr old lil' trooper, he really does know his EGGLOLLzzzzzzzzzzz...tee-hee! xoxoxoxo jo ;)
Yay! I am your first follower, woo hoo! I am sure there will be loads more to come! And a surprise in the mail?! You don't need to do that, but of course I am not going to deny you, I would LOVE snail mail, hehehe.
LoL about the horse poo eggrolls. But I am glad you guys had a fun time out there!
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