Music Collage

I haven't been posting any photo art that I've done in

a very long time! So, I will be posting some as I come

across it in my files. This is one I made yesterday. I

hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoy creating it!

Thought Of You - A Poem and Art

Hello, wow, it's been a long time since I've posted

here! I have been dealing with some health issues

and I haven't been feeling so creative lately!  I'll

get back into the swing of things soon... I did a bit

of crocheting the past week or so... but nothing

too great to post here. Unfinished projects...that's all

I needed... lol ...I'm an expert at those! 

Below is a new art I made the other day. 

Below this photo is a poem I wrote quite

some time ago that I had not published yet...

Thought of You

I thought of you today

Like most days

You always cross my mind

How could I know

Love would be so blind

My heart will never be the same

I only have myself to blame

For falling for someone like you

Who would only rip my heart in two

Now the pieces left cannot be repaired

Love opportunities are there

But it has me running scared

Trying to keep my mind busy

But the tears still flow

I remember the love

That you once had shown

Making me feel so good inside

Until you crushed my pride

Took the very heart of me

And broke me down piece by piece

I am not the same woman I once was

I cannot find the smile I had

Each day I try so hard not to cry

But no matter how hard I try

All I can do is wonder why

Love is gone

All I want is to be free

Free from these memories

That keep killing me

(c) 2013 Debra Ann Beach

Caligrrl Poems

Have a beautiful weekend...I may have to paint, sew

or do something with these hands...maybe crochet or

knitting... I have too many ideas and not enough time! 

Enjoy the weekend, friends!! May it be creative

and inspiring, as each day should be! 

Vintage Christmas

Merry Christmas Eve to all! 

I don't know about you, but I just love the vintage style 

Christmas, holiday and other images from years ago.

I've always loved the Victorian style of anything! 

I collected some old vintage style Christmas images and

made them into collages. I like how they turned out. 

I wanted to share my greetings with you and I hope

you have the best Christmas ever... It's hard

to believe another year has flown by! 

I would like to thank each and every one of you for

taking the time to check out my blog and see the latest

happenings that are going on here with me. I appreciate

your friendship and support in my work.

Take care and may God Bless you all with much love,

 light, health, peace and happiness! 

Wishing you all the best in 2014 and always!

Merry Christmas!

Debra

This week's projects

I took a little break from sewing today and made a photo

collage. Something different for Friday the 13th...

A set of coasters made from felt and fabric, 

double thick with the felt... to match the place 

mats I made last week! 

Working with the felt scraps, I thought I would

try my hand at making some little flowers!!

So, now to think what will be next... hmmm....

:) 

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!! 

Peace & Love

Debra

Beautiful Sunday wishes!

Enjoy your Sunday and new week ahead! 

Debra

Which do you like the best? 

Memorial

In honor and remembrance 

of all the people, families and loved

ones affected by the tragic events

of September 11, 2001, I made

this collage last night, you 

are welcome to share this, 

if you like. 

God Bless everyone!

Spring Cleaning

Hello friends,

It's been quite some time since I've posted here. 

I have many projects I've been working on in my

home such as spring cleaning and getting rid of

the clutter. I have so much to do, it's just over-

whelming and I'm trying to do a little at a time. 

I've taken a break from writing and arts until I

get my house in order. It will be wonderful when

I'm finished and everything is set up for creating

again. I'm excited and anxious to get things done. 

In the meantime, I hope you are having a great 

Spring so far. We were getting some snow flurries

here just last week. Today is gorgeous, I must 

get my clothesline ready for the freshly washed

bedding, etc... nothing like line dried sheets, they

smell so good. :) Have a great weekend everyone.

Coffee sounds good right about now... :)

Spring is Here

Happy Spring! With all the snow still coming down, 

it sure doesn't feel like Spring yet! Below are a couple

photos I've put together and added some effects to

blend them together and make them look more artsy

with a painted look. I have been enjoying working with

this type of art lately and have many more to do. 

Hopefully soon, the snow and cold weather will

cease and we will have some snow drop 

flowers blooming! Enjoy your day!

Artsy Angels

Lately I haven't been doing so much in the

crafts or art departments... I'm still discovering

new things in my photo program... different 

techniques and effects. I did these yesterday

and thought I would share... Have a great 

week ahead!  Be inspired and creative... 

Flowers!

Happy Sunday, friends. I hope your day is a

beautiful one. Today we have sunshine in 

Alberta, after last evening's snow fall. Spring

is definitely coming soon... and I can't wait!

I'm making a series of floral art, I've been using

many photos and mixing them together to make

the bouquets. Below are 2 samples, the

bottom photo has a bit more of an oil

painted look to it. Subtle change but

a nice effect, in my opinion. 

 

Weekend Words & Angels

Hello friends, happy weekend! I haven't posted in quite some time, so 

here I am!! :) I've had a busy week and have worked on a few things.

Still learning my new software and haven't been up to sewing or any

other projects since I lost my computer's drive. So for now I have

been working with what I have left. I sure do miss my pc...it ran

much faster and better than my laptops. But, until I can get it running

again, I am left to work with super slow systems, always freezing up

and acting like a zombie, lol  Slow to do anything. I'll be trying to clean

up the drives so I can function better. I had a lot of work on my pc that

I have lost. Just a word of advice, beware of the "cleaning" software, 

it has "cleaned" too much and now the Windows OS is gone &  lastly,

everything on the drive. Major bummer, but, that's life, right? 

Sometimes you just have to go with the flow... and carry onward. 

Life has a funny and amazing way of putting things in your life, as

well as taking things away... but all in all, it seems to always work

out to be the best thing for yourself at the exact time you need it. 

God has a way of taking care of everything we face in our lives and

it can make each of us, a much stronger, wiser and better person.

Have a beautiful weekend, friends.

Blessings, love, hugs and smiles, always,

Debra 

Happy Sunday!

The weekend is sure flying by! We have a beautiful, sunny day here

today. I hope the snow melts and we have a longer Spring

this year. Sunshine is getting me in the mood to do more

sewing or something. I may end up working on my book a bit

today... I've been a bit down about my pc crashing... but

I'm thankful I still have my laptop so I can still access my

sites and all. 

Below is a sample of one photo I did... I love Monet's art. He's 

my favorite, and I wanted to do some photo art in a Monet-ish

sort of way. I love this, what do you think? I have some more

done and I am doing some different styles that I will have in my

new book of art and poetry. Much work to do on it yet!! 

Have a lovely, creative and inspiring Sunday!

Love, Debra

Friday Frustration and a Quilt of Memories

I dislike pc problems, who doesn't? It's been a frustrating 

week. I managed to see an actual drive screen on my pc 

lastnight, it took most of the day, today, to just get BACK

to that screen... it is running very, very slow... sadly slow.

It's a nightmare. I have discovered that my entire C drive

is gone, well. most of it, along with my Windows 7... 

no operating system to boot the thing up! I tried a program 

called Ubuntu, which loads up the pc but I still can't get to 

my files which were on the C: drive...and now happen to be 

on the D drive for some odd reason... it's best not to use

those "clean up" pc programs, I've learned my lesson... 

sometimes they clean it up a little TOO MUCH!! 

 Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ...so aggravating! 

So, another day of not getting my hard drive to boot...

tomorrow is another day, thank God... I hope

I can do something with it... I've been so patient all week,

trying not to stress out. But I can only keep calm for 

so long!!! (tearing hair out)  lol    

Actually I cut my hair today... about 3 or more inches off... 

it was halfway down my bum and I had begun to start sitting on it... 

and not only that, but with winter and the static electricity 

in the dry air... it drives me bonkers with all the clinging 

it's doing, especially on my winter coat... ugh... no wonder 

I hibernate in the winter, besides the bitter cold, I have to deal

 with my unruly hair wrestling with my coat over which one 

will win the fight to drive me insane!! hahaha... 

Oh boy... rant time is over!! lol

So, I haven't been doing too much in the artsy fartsy area...

 I drew a little last night...nothing that special so 

I won't post it... lol   I've been watching CNN a lot, 

or listening, while I work on the pc problems... 

maybe that is stressing me out too... oops... rant. 

I got a little creative the other night... 

I toasted skewered marshmallows on my stove... 

does that count??  lol 

Maybe this post should have remained un-posted... ha! 

Well, that's my update... let me try to find something to post... oh yes!

 I found a photo today while searching for a Windows disc... 

which I never found. This is a project I worked on years ago.

 I am taking a pic of a pic...so  it's not too clear. But here is a quilt

 I made special order. All the fabrics used in this except for the 

borders and backing were scraps of fabrics that this lady had 

in her fabric stash! Most were just tiny pieces, but I ironed out 

each piece and cut them in triangles... I designed the quilt on 

my computer with EQ5... I scanned all of the fabrics and arranged 

them on the screen before I even started sewing it. There were 

so many colors and fabrics to use, so it took a lot of time to 

prepare, design and finally quilt it. It has some 

embroidery done by machine on the border which is 

hard to see, but I did a really nice font that I had purchased 

for my machine. The photos are all old family photos for this 

nice and wonderful lady, Polly. It was a gift for her 90th birthday

 from her family. She had passed on not long after but was able to 

enjoy it for awhile. Now the family passes it along so each family 

member can enjoy it for some time in their homes. The 

photos were printed on iron-on transfer paper which I

ironed on to the plain blocks... Everyone loved it and I was 

quite proud of it myself. :) It's amazing

what a little scrap of fabric or more... can become!! :) 

A treasured heirloom of all the fabric remnants from this

 wonderful and beautiful soul... may she rest in peace 

with love. She was a wonderful lady, very much

 loved and missed by all. 

Happy Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday friends! It's very 

cold and windy today, which makes

me want to stay indoors, curled up

with a good book, cup of coffee,

blanket and a nice fire. It makes me

dream of a beautiful house and garden

like the one below!!! lol  Well,

we can all dream now and then!

Enjoy your day, no matter

 what the weather!! 

Love & smiles,

Debra

Decisions

Today I have been working on some art

 for some undecided projects. I'm still thinking

of doing a book of photo art for download or

some greeting cards. I'm still undecided as

to which path I will take, maybe one, both or

none... lol  Well, that would be boring! ;)

In the above photo, I've combined 3 or more

pics for a nice Monet-ish effect. Oh, how I

love Monet... he truly inspires me in many of

my arts! Okay, time to get back to work...

Have a fabulous evening!

Photo Art

I had been working on a new video this past

week, but things came up and I had to put

the project on hold for now. 

These are some photos I've been working with

using different backgrounds. 

Below are trees using 2 photos combined

as well... I love the effect so I just made

a little comment out of it! 

 

I have been battling alot of pain and 

depression in the past several days. 

I've had a terrible migraine that won't stop,

 in addition to the normal everyday

 FMS pain. I hope to feel better, soon!

 Have a happy Monday! :)

More Photo Art

 I've been having some fun using photos and

blending them together to make some nice

photo art. I am practicing and trying some

different techniques. Below I've taken 

a photo of a lovely tree and combined it 

with different backgrounds and effects. 

Which one do you like? The river bank is

made with 3 or more photos, one I had done 

some artwork with, and then combined this 

project with 2 others photos. I really like

them both. I love trees and sunflowers... 

actually, all nature. Such great inspiration

to find in this beautiful world... imagine 

and create. Have a wonderful Friday 

evening and Saturday! I hope to hear some

feedback on my photo art so far... I plan on

putting a digital book together of my works

and would love to have your opinions!!

Until we meet again, blessings and love. 

Debra