Happy New Year ;o)

Hi Everyone ;o)
Happy New Year ;o)
I have to tell you first, there is going to be some swearing in this post! You have been warned ;o) LOL! I don't want to offend anyone ;o)

You all know, I have had one fucked up 2014! I could say, a year, I would love to forget. I actually for some of the months stopped living! I hate people who manipulate, who are sneaky, who lie! I hate them even more, when they think they are better than you! And, make you feel, you have no self worth! I have always said, a person with a dollar and a person with a million dollars, is the same in my eyes! It's your soul, I only care about! I also hate when these people bring out the worst in you. Things that you never thought were in you!

Now, I have to say, as much as I would love to forget about this year, when I look back, I have had many blessings too! And, when I look at the people who wronged me, I have to thank them too, because I didn't realize how much I didn't love me! I also have to remember, they didn't make me stop living, I did it to myself! No blame. I have to take full responsibility! Hard to do!

You know, I didn't even dance on my birthday! Remember this? Yuck! LOL! This was my birthday!

Those yellow jackets were telling me to look inside my soul! That's why they swelled my eyes shut! You know I believe in signs!

Well, I get it now! It's time to take my power back! It's time to live and put myself first! It's time to truly love me ;o) Yes, I have to admit, I am still going through shit, but everyday is better, and I do truly believe ;o) You say in what? I believe in me ;o)

Speaking of signs, in 2013, I was given a purple glass heart from a friend. Well, when I was dusting my bedroom in 2013, I put it somewhere and I forgot where it was? All this year, I have been looking for my purple glass heart! Just last week I found it! Don't know why I put it in one of my drawers? But, when I held it, I thought of a saying Oma Linda had on her blog. "Daddy Jack's Saying- If you find a thing lost for many years, it will be the answer to dry those tears." When I looked at this heart, the answer came pure and simple to me, "love".

A quote from one of my Goddess Cards, " The lower levels of human bickering, judgment, and chaos are just that: lower levels. I choose to do my work from the level of the higher consciousness, where love reigns supreme. It's here where the most good can be done. So, focus your thoughts on the good things that you can find in people and rise above all appearances otherwise." "Unconditionally forgiving yourself and others and opening your heart to more love!" (forgiving is hard to do, especially forgiving yourself!)

Ok, lets get this party started! Enough being serious! LOL! I want to dance ;o) This song below, is my song for 2015 ;o) "Time Of Our Lives".  You may not know this song, or you may not like this song, but for me, please turn up the volume and dance ;o) If you don't want to dance, just turn up the volume ;o) I'm watching you! LOL! Let's put out some good energy, to welcome in 2015 ;o) No more worrying! I'm trusting with all the love in my heart ;o)
"As we look to the New Year,
We have to hold on to what is good,
And, let go of what is bad!"
"Shake it Off"! LOL! Keep on Smiling ;o)

Love you all! You are all so important to me!!!!

Big Hugs, Happy 2015 ;o)

Merry Christmas ;o)

Big Hugs and Many Blessings everyone ;o) We have family coming over today and they are staying for a few days. Tomorrow is turkey day ;o) Yummy ;o) 26th, back on to diet! LOL!
It's funny, when I look back to last year, we had the major ice storm! We were without power for 4 days! Not this time! We have spring like temperatures and the grass is showing. I hope for snow tomorrow ;o) 

Happy Winter Solstice ;o)

For those of you who don't know, Winter Solstice, is the shortest day of the year. It happens when the sun's daily maximum height in the sky is at it's lowest, and the North Pole is tilted furthest away from the sun. When this occurs, you have the least number of daylight hours and the longest night of the year.
The Solstice is celebrated for the re-birth of the sun ;o) The end of the Solar Year has come, and a New Solar Year begins ;o)

On this special day, I would like to do a giveaway ;o) I feel, for not only me, so many of us, have had a very hard year and many of us are still going through things! For me, it came down to a lot of how I felt about me! Me loving me ;o) So, as the sun returns, I feel I have returned too ;o)

I found this book of poetry in my favourite store and I have to admit, I bought one for myself ;o) By J.K.E Rose. She is from southern Ontario, Canada ;o)
"The Dragon In The Room" "Is Love Too Much To Ask For?"

"The Introduction reads,
Hundreds of years ago I had a mother born in Ireland. I think the Vikings must have raided her village because I have an affinity for the Norse- I am tall, I am blonde, I am stoic- stereotypically and perhaps completely inaccurately Norse.

Anyway, as I gathered my poems, I realized they were really a broken saga....strength challenged, strength lost, strength found- How to make sense of them? The Viking futhark, both alphabet and symbol language, would be the guideposts to follow on the road to me, wherever that is. I have kind of thrown myself in front of you gambling that my saga is much like yours and my words will make sense to you. This book is maybe more terrible warning than good example but I have learned important things- don't hesitate to love; don't hesitate to leave; and don't pretend there are no dragons.

If life is a journey so is love- it can be either a forced march between prisons or an epic quest. I am finished with forced marches. Now I am on an epic quest chasing dragons- within and without- because I know with all my heart that love is not too much to ask for."

I know whomever wins this precious book of poetry is going to love it! If you like to win it, just tell me in your comment and you will be entered ;o) If you don't tell me, you won't be entered. I will announce the winner on Thursday January 1st, 2015! Just to let you all know, this is not a big book. For some of you, you could finish it in a night.

Many blessings ;o) You all mean so much to me! I truly mean that! I don't know what I would have done without you all! You are my Sunshine ;o)

I leave you with the last paragraph of the book ;o)
"After The End"
There is a Japanese art called "Kintsukuroi". It is a way of making something beautiful out of something broken. Shattered fragments are put back together with molten gold and silver. The piece is returned to its original shape but with all fractured lines held together by veins of precious metal. The scars are visible. The scars are what make each piece unique. And I think that is so for all of us. We all have scars from battle, win and lose, and the scars tell all our stories. We are held together by our healed wounds and we glitter like dragon treasure when the sun hits us.

Big Hugs ;o)

What do you think?

I had a dream the other night and when I got up, I couldn't stop painting!
In my dream, I was inspired by Gina ;o) Gina creates everything amazingly! You name it, Gina does it! Everything she makes, you can feel the passion.
Gina paints what she calls, "Bubble People". They don't have any faces, but you sure can feel everything! Hope you don't mind me showing these Gina! ;o)

So, in my dream, I saw my crows, with Gina's faces ;o) They were "Crow People" to me ;o)
This is my first one, and I am keeping it ;o)
"I Do" (8" x 10" canvas) (sorry it's dark, took the picture inside)

I have an entire series I would like to do for my shop, on smaller canvases. What do you think? I won't be hurt if you don't like it!
Big Hugs ;o)

It's Snowing

I know "They" say Winter is the time when everything goes to sleep, but it's when I come alive! LOL! I just got new hot pink snow pants and it's snowing! Yepeee! This photo makes me laugh! I hope it makes you laugh too ;o)

I hope everyone is having an excellent day ;o) We are getting tones of snow ;o) I've also been playing around on Facebook! I guess I should get some painting done? LOL! Talk to you all soon ;o) Big Hugs ;o)
(if you are seeing word verification on my blog, it's not me, it's blogger!)

New Crow Art

Hi Everybody ;o)
We still have no snow ;o( I hope we get some soon ;o) Just a little would be nice ;o)
I hope you're all well ;o) Everything is going great around here ;o) I have some new art to show you ;o)
 "Snow Maiden" (5" x 7" canvas)

"Contact" (6" x 6" canvas)

"Blessings" (8" x 10" canvas)

This painting is now on hold, but I still had to show you ;o) So many of you who do mixed media art, say, you see an image in the background, after you have painted, well that's what happened to me with this angel. I knew this painting was going to be called "Blessings" when I started it, but when I looked closer, I could see the angel. I thought that was really special ;o)

And, my special order that I am doing. 6 paintings all together. I have finished number 3 ;o)
"Motherly Love"(the babies are coming out of their eggs)( I took this picture inside, it's a lot brighter in person)

The first three paintings all together ;o) The next one is the 4 children playing ;o)

A quick question to you. Do you think I should join Facebook to list my art?

Big Hugs

Winners and New Crow Art

Hi Everyone ;o)
Hope you're all well ;o)
We've been having a very dark gloomy day today and there is no snow. I hope the sun comes out soon and I do hope we get some snow ;o)
If you are wondering, yes, I am behind in blog land, again! Uggg! I will be around ;o)

I have 4 winners ;o) Yes, I said 4 ;o) I had 44 comments, so I took that as a sign to have 4 winners ;o)
The names are Kim From The Wiccan Life ;o) Yeh Kim ;o)
Debbie from Craftymoose ;o) Yeh Debbie ;o)
Lorraine from Whoah There Cowboy ;o) Yeh Lorraine ;o)
Nicole from Nicole Beadwright ;o) Yeh Nicole ;o)

Please e-mail me at stacy8@rogers.com, with your address ;o) I have to go shopping now ;o) Yeepeee ;o) LOL!

I will leave you all with some new art ;o) I took the pictures inside, so they are kind of dark.
"Pole Dancer" 12" x 16" canvas (I might be keeping this one!)

"Strength" 11" x 14" canvas

"Chosen One" 5" x 7" canvas

Do you remember the special order I am doing? Well, I finished the second painting ;o)

I can't wait to see all these paintings together!
Big Hugs ;o) (question, what do you think of my header? Do you like it? Be honest ;o) I can take it!)

Some Special News ;o)

Hi Everyone ;o)
Hope you're all well ;o)
I've been slowing trying to catch up with you all ;o) Yes, I know I am still behind, sorry! ;o)

For the last few weeks, I have been in my "wondering" moods. Yes, I have been crying, but I have been thinking a lot too. Too much! My mind has been too clogged to paint! Not good! I have to say, since October of last year, I said to my mom, I feel great change. I don't know if it's just with me, with our family, but I just feel things are changing. Usually, "my intuition" is right. Sometimes, it scares me! I know this is part of why I have been so emotional!

I went to one of my favourite stores today. It's a hippie/spiritual/feel good store ;o) Sometimes, people just go in there to talk. People are truly themselves there. You start talking to strangers, and by the end of the conversation, you feel like you have known them for years! It's a special store ;o)

I was talking to the owner and I started to "cry". I told her, it's been a crazy year. She said to me, it's good to release, it's good to cry. I'm getting rid of all the stuff. It's better to get rid of it, than to keep it in. She gave me a hug and said things are coming to you Stacy. Good things. It's your turn. I looked at her and said, what do you mean? She said, I bet you have always put other people before yourself. Doing things for everyone, but yourself. I said, maybe? ;o) LOL! She said, well, it's now your turn ;o)

I don't know how we got onto the conversation, but I told her I was an artist. She said, Stacy, you never told me! So, I went home, and quickly got some of my paintings and went back to the store ;o)

You know how you can tell when someone really likes something? Well, I could tell, she really liked my art ;o) Her eyes were smiling ;o)

Then I almost fainted! LOL! She told me, she is doing a wall of local artists ;o) She looked at my Etsy shop and told me, she likes all my pieces. What???? She would like to have this wall all set up in a week. What?????? And, if I do any new pieces by then, for me to show her. What????

So, I have put my Etsy shop on Vacation mode for now ;o)
I guess it's time to paint? LOL! The Universe has spoken! LOL!
I have to make little description cards for the paintings too ;o)

Is it Christmas yet? Nope, I still have to rake leaves ;o) LOL!
I'm excited and nervous all at the same time ;o)

I want to thank all of you for not giving up on me this year! You're truly special to me!
Big Hugs xoxoxoxo

New Crow Art

Hi Everyone ;o)
Hope you are all well ;o)
The wind is blowing strong around here today! I have to say, there is a winter chill! And, I love it ;o) LOL!
The sun just came out for a few minutes! I got lucky and was able to take some pictures ;o)
Enjoy the new art ;o)
aceo's 2.5" x 3.5"
"Positive Energy"

"Northern Winds"

"Winter Fairy"

"Safe Landing"

"The Bride" (6" x 6" canvas)

It's our Canadian Thanksgiving this coming monday, October 13th. We have family arriving on Friday October 10th and we are having our big meal on Saturday October 11th. Just to let you all know ;o) I always seem to be a few days behind in blog land! Sorry!

Big Hugs ;o)

Happy October, Winners, First Painting For Angela

Hi Everyone ;o) Happy October ;o)
I wish this season lasted longer! 2 months would be nice ;o)

Image Credit

Image Credit

Such a beautiful time of year ;o)
I would like to announce the winners for my giveaway ;o) (Thanks for all the birthday blessings!)
Wish I could give you all something!!!!
The winner of "Autumn Love"

........ Lone ;o) Yeh Lone ;o)

The winner of "Fly"

........ Ygraine ;o) Yeh Ygraine ;o)

The winner of the "aceo's"
.... Jan ;o) Yeh Jan ;o) (Jan, your package will be a surprise!)

Please ladies, e-mail me your addresses, even if you think I have your address ;o)
stacy8@rogers.com

Now do you remember this?

This was the start of the first painting for Angela. It changed a lot!
Let me introduce you to, "The Miracle" ;o)

I can't wait to see all 7 paintings together ;o)
Big Hugs ;o)

New Crow Art, A Special Commission, Fly Painting Finished for Giveaway ;o)

Hi Everyone ;o)
My eyes are back to normal ;o) Yeh ;o)
I'm trying to catch up with all of you ;o) I might not be able to comment on all your posts, but I have visited ;o) I promise ;o)

I finished some aceo's (2.5" x 3.5")
"Soul Mates"

"The Spell"

"Fly"

"Beginner Witch"

The week of my birthday, I had a very special person contact me to do 7 8" x 8" paintings for her ;o) Her name is Angela, and I asked if I could share all of this with you and she said it was fine ;o)
Angela is trying to have a baby and these paintings are representing her spiritual journey of her babies coming to her ;o)
I have specific things she would like me to paint in every painting, but other wise, everything else is up to me ;o)
The first painting is the mother and father, with their child. This is the background for it ;o) I hope Angela likes it! She hasn't even seen this, but I know she is following my blog ;o)

Now, do you remember this?

Well, it's finished ;o)

Go to this link here, for the giveaway ;o) Now, I have to finish the aceo's for the giveaway ;o)
Happy Autumn ;o)
I think that's it? LOL!
Big Hugs ;o)

Happy Birthday To Me?

Hi Everyone ;o)
Today is my birthday ;o)
Mom was suppose to take me to one of my favourite store's today. The store is in a small town, where everything has been kept, in that era. It's like walking back in time. We only go there around twice a year.

But,,,,,, yesterday (wednesday), around 2:00pm, I started to scratch! And, scratch! Mom is like, what is wrong with you? I said, I don't know? I was scratching my entire body! It was driving me nuts! I was scratching places, no lady should be scratching! LOL!

Went to bed last night. Tried to sleep. I woke up at 3:00am. I could hardly see! I went to see mom. My eyes, were swollen shut! And, the swelling went to on top of my lip area too. I took some of my drugs and went back to sleep.

This is a good picture of my eyes. They were completely swollen shut before.

Don't I look pretty ;o) LOL!
I had cream yesterday. I am allergic to milk. We are thinking, since my immune system is down, from taking things for the yellow jacket bites, this was a combination of the poison still in my system from the bites and the milk.

So, I didn't go anywhere today! I am just thankful, I didn't have to go to the hospital!
Tomorrow, I am going to see my eye doctor.

I am truly sorry everyone! But, again, I am so behind in blog land! I will try my best to catch up, but I think I won't be able to comment on all your posts! These drugs make me so sleepy!

All that being said, I haven't forgot about you!
I am having a birthday giveaway. I just haven't finished making everything yet!

The first painting is a 5" x 7" crow painting, "Autumn Love".

The second painting, isn't finished yet! This is a 5" x 7" baby crow painting, "Fly".

The third prize, will be a crow aceo and a baby crow aceo. And, I will also put some other goodies in the box ;o) If I don't have time to complete the aceo paintings, I will  pull some from my shop ;o)
The aceo size is 2.5" x 3.5".

So, please, tell me which item you would like to win ;o) If there is more than one item you would like to win, tell me and I will put your name in for what you want ;o)

If you don't tell me what you want, then your name won't be entered.

I will announce the winners on Wednesday October 1st ;o) Hopefully I will have everything finished by then! LOL!
And, who knows, I might throw in a booby prize too ;o) Got to love those boobies! LOL!

I hope everyone has a fantastic day on my birthday!

Big Hugs and Many Blessings xoxoxox

Yellow Jackets

No, No, I mean Yellow Jackets!

Yes, these nasty buggers!

Before I start to tell you my story. It has been a beautiful cool day here. I had caught up with your posts yesterday in blog world, so I thought I would do some painting for my birthday giveaway and do some gardening outside. 

I am weeding and suddenly out of no where I am being attacked! 

I run inside and mom didn't know what was going on. I rip out my hair clips and I am freaking! One of them bite my arm, but there were tones in my hair! On the right side! Continuing biting me! I am squishing them and pulling them out of my hair. 

We ice packed my head. And, mom went to the pharmacy. Got me some good drugs ;o) My head still feels like tiny sharp pins are being stuck into it and it's throbbing! Very painful! They got me good! Lucky I am not allergic to them!

I will be taking more drugs soon. I took a low dosage before, but will be taking a higher dosage. I was told the pills would make me sleepy.

So, I will be late going around to all your blogs again! 

Uggg.....I guess things could be worse right? ;o) 

Big Hugs xoxoxoxoxo

( I don't have credit links for these pictures. If they are yours, please let me know, and I will give you credit!)

Happy September ;o)

Hi Everyone ;o)
Happy September ;o)
My birthday month ;o)

I would like to share with you some pictures of my Aunt Stacy ;o) My Aunt Stacy, is who I was named after. She died at a very young age of 32 from bowel cancer. Very sad. My mom said she was the nicest person! Always smiling. I do feel a connection with her. Were any of you named after someone and feel a connection?

This is a picture with her daughter ;o)

This picture is her and her hubby.

I will leave you with my favourite baby picture of me ;o) I know many of you have seen this one, but some of you haven't.

I have to admit, I had another down weekend. I have started to write again. I find writing helps me, get out what I am feeling.
Big Hugs and I will be catching up with you soon ;o)

Happy Mail and New Crow Art

Hi Everyone ;o)
I'm still here ;o)
I am so blessed with you all! I really am! I know we have never met, but all of you, mean so much to me! I continue to get e-mails from you and it touches my heart, so much!
I want to do something really special for my birthday month ;o) I hope I get everything finished! LOL!

Before I show you some new art, I would like to share some Happy Mail ;o)
Debbie from Beneath The Witch's Moon was having a giveaway for The Mad Tea Party, blog hop ;o) Two embroidered tea towels ;o) Debbie embroidered them! I won! Yepee ;o) Thanks Debbie! I love them! They are so cute!

At the same time, Debbie was having another giveaway, on her other blog, Sunflower House Art. For the Where Bloggers Create blog party ;o) She made a mummy doll and the eyes glow in the dark! I won! Couldn't believe I won both! Thanks again Debbie ;o) I love my mummy ;o)

Debbie, also sent me this little love mummy fairy ;o)

I got some special gifts too ;o) Kim made me the most beautiful wreath, and sent me two funny cards to cheer me up ;o)

Thanks so much Kim! I have the wreath up already ;o) Big Hugs ;o) I love it!
And, I got a very special handmade faerie knitted doll from Gina ;o) Her name is Ravyn ;o)

I love her Gina ;o) Big Hugs ;o)

I did get two paintings finished ;o)
The first one is called, "You're The One"! It's an 9" x 12" canvas ;o)

"Happy", 6" x 6" canvas ;o)

Big Hugs and I will be talking to you all soon ;o)