August

The video is a practice video I made with Final Cut Pro, it depicts my paintings and my husbands song 'Kimberlee' which he gave me for Christmas a few years ago.

August already, I just found a painting muse and it will probably take me five more days to begin. Well, my new muse will be my first canvas painting since I've been taking chemotherapy. My Doctor said to keep painting. I can't think of anything I'd rather do.
Crafting and jewelry has slowed down for a slight pause while I oversee a new canning business. 

 It's sad to realize there are only 20-25 days left of swimming. 

Summer is going away for a while and when I'm missing the days of swimming I will fall in love with color, that will tide me over to the next time I can dip my feet into the light blue water of the pool!!

LA Vintage Findings

Are you creative? Do you like to make your own jewelry and crafts? Have I got a treat for you! I went out to visit my brother in LA and he gave me these findings! I believe I have 25 pounds of these types of findings, which can be used for twenty five thousand craft projects types too.I've offered just a few on etsy to start sharing and will add more as I can.

They can be used to embellish a frame, an ornament, make a belt buckle,  make earrings or design a pendant!

Pick them up at my etsy for a small price and have a homemade Christmas in the bag! Send me an email and I'll send you some directions for craft ideas too. Use your new vintage findings on a whole plethora of crafts .

Hot fun in the summer time!

Come visit my etsy treasury!

Pimitive Folk Art Windows

EEEEKKKK, My son in laws(Bill) brother (Steve) tore down a house and got these windows. 

Bill got a few of the windows from him to give to me and I 

finally can do a little creative project to get my mind off of winter cabin fever and the woes and cares of stuff. 

The concept, make stuff to get your mind off of stuff, it's the old adage 'fight fire with fire' . 

So the window is a very primitive folk art piece of a airplane for the baby's bedroom, it's not the most complicated thing and it's rather whimsical with warm tones. It has hooks to hang it and  should make the room pretty country boy looking.

 

 

I have two more to do, the second will be for a little girl, the third another little boy!

Since I'm getting back into the swing of things after cancer treatment I expect the next two to be a little better then the first. If you want a primitive window for your childs nursery contact me at kim@creativehandyworks.com or via this blog.

PS.Tonight when Bill brought me another window he brought flowers too, isn't that sweet! What a great guy I have for a son.

Oy Vey Where are the Scavengers

The Valentines Day Scavenger Hunt wasn't too well received, overlooked, I suppose. I came up with a winner for participation. Karen Medcalf and if she sends a notice, I will be sending her a pendant. I'm gearing up to get to my first painting of 2010. Looking forward to getting back to the board and brushes. Comments welcome.

A Christmas GiveAway

There is a Christmas Giveaway at my  bazaar here are the rules:
Go into the giveaway blog  (http://creativehandyworks.blogspot.com/  and simply leave a comment. If you want 2 chances to win - leave a comment and become a face book fan of Kimberlee Ketring Designs. If you want 3 chances to win - leave a comment, become a fan of Ketring Designs on Facebook and subscribe to my newsletter at the Art Propaganda blog called Mustard Seeds, all the links are on the right side of the page. Go to the contest page! http://creativehandyworks.blogspot.com   The winner will be announced December 1st, click here to see what you could win ( http://kimberlee881.etsy.com ) Remember leave your email and message wherever you go for more chances to win.

Announcing Consider The Sparrow Series Pendants

Announcing My Consider the Sparrow Pendant Series
The story behind my pendant is based on Luke 12:7 (KJV) 

Here is the story I got from a web page that sums it up pretty well

Consider the Sparrow

--A Message from Jesus

My eye is on the sparrow as she flutters about in search of food and a place to nest. I guide her to a resting place, and she trusts Me. She doesn't worry about what she doesn't have. She just goes about her day and trusts that I will provide her needs. How small and numerous are the sparrows, and yet I know and watch over them all. I remember and care for each one.

You, My child, are far more precious to Me than all the sparrows combined, and if I show such concern for these small and seemingly insignificant birds, will I not also care for you?

I know your troubles and I understand your fears. I am here to give you faith and answer your prayers, but I need you to trust Me as the little sparrow does. You don't see her fluttering about in a panic, worried and flurried; she is calm and peaceful, knowing that My eye is on her and I will care for her as My own.

My eye is on you, too, and I stand ready to help. So trust Me, won't you? Let Me do the worrying!
 (http://www.activatedministries.org/activated/2003-11/consider-the-sparrow)

November Givaway

 This is my first giveaway.

For future giveaways visit My Etsy and pick out your favorites. Simply tag them by hearting them and let me know which ones are your favs.

Then I will know what to give away! 

 Here is the November giveaway, I am giving this free necklace(chain included not shown)  to the first person who goes to my etsy and buys this item.

It's an all around Deal! So come on and get it!

The Painting Muse

I made a down-loadable paint muse for you if you have a painters block and want to look at art to get your creative juices flowing. Click the title to get hooked up.
Look at some crafts I made for Christmas for my naked sexy crafts website

One of the things you'll notice about my crafts is that they are floral by design, I like flowers, maybe I should look at my own muse and try some new ideas.
This is from my "family frames collection" and they match the house decor. One may order frames that are designed any way imaginable, order any size too, this one is shown as a 5x7 as you see.



Look below at my Halloween Decorations I finally tweeked ( I put them in a frame)

Both of these can be purchased at my shop nakedsexycrafts.com

If your reading this posting and you go to my shop to buy them tell me during checkout the special code "SPOOKY BLOG" and I will send these to you with a 5.00  discount. 

 How do you like them apples? 

Crafting Boxes

Ok , here is the box I'm painting. It's a basic pine box pretty light weight about  10 long x 7 tall  x 6 deep.
Remember I chose some ideas from Google images but I firmly decided sunflowers were the design for me 

 I begin putting the sunflowers on the box. 

I completely cover the box with the flowers.

It takes about 6 hours to cover the box with sunflowers  and I keep working towards the finished project, shown below.

I put on fine detail and the leaves which takes another 6 hours. The colors used in acrylic paint are listed:

• Black
• Bright Yellow
• Holiday Green
• Citrus Green
• White
• Paprika Red
• Honey Brown
• Mulberry
  

If you want to purchase my box click here.

TopRight Left

Bottom Inside

Favorite Things to Paint!

Here they are a few of my favs

Look at the 'lot of pendants' below, get nine Christmas gifts bought at once.
What a deal, you won't find that kind of deal very often.

Above is my first handmade glass pendant it features a real hand painted design.

Lot of Hand Painted Pendants

Crafts a Waste of Time

So, whenever I write about crafting I think it's a big fat waste of time. But what I neglect to remember is that even when times are tough a person can pump out a craft or a piece of creative something they can make from their own hands and imagination. Even if it ends up at the good will it becomes something to that person who made it, such as a self esteem boost, because before it was done you didn't know you could do anything. But, well if it turns out like crap then you just confirm that you can't do anything. Give me a break, sometimes finding a niche is half the battle, how much time does anyone spend finding things they are good at? 'American Idol' is a testimony to a whole bunch of people following the wrong path. Can you believe how many people think they can sing, only to find out by Simon , that they can't carry a tune in a bucket. People wasting time, huh!

I don't even wonder if I'm good at painting anymore, I've made a few bucks at it enough to dispel 'the curse of the wicked servant' and I have gifts and great comfort of knowing I can take a rock and get five bucks for it just for painting it. But it's not about me, crafting that is, it's about you. Did I say that you could go rock hunting and get some 50 cent craft paint and evenhandedly bring back the pet rock. Those were the days my friend. Well even the little purse up there was only 79 cents at my local craft store, I'm going to put a bracelet or a necklace in it and give it to my thirteen year old friend at Christmastime.
Let me know what you think,