Mermaid Musings on a Monday

kuzu-zangpo

(Bhutan for Hello)



a recycled junk mail bottlecap magnet by inkspired

sold on Saturday!!!

Yes, it's true.

I actually sold a few things at the Adams County Fairground Craft Fair.

I am trying to remain positive,

it was actually a bummer of a craft fair.

I was placed in the second, much smaller building.

That's okay, you get to know those around you

 and it can feel much more friendly.

Unfortunately,

the sponsors of the fair neglected to post ANY signs

directing traffic to our building.

:0(

The main, larger building seemed to have much much more traffic.

(several people reported)

Well, as any craft fair vendor will tell you,

YOU HAVE TO HAVE TRAFFIC TO SELL THINGS.

recycled bottlecap magnet by inkspired

www.inkspired.etsy.com

A single sign placed on the door that says

'more crafts'

is not really going to get people to come see what's up.

sigh.

It was a very good learning experience.

I saw some fabulous displays.

Lots of very creative people.

Met many very nice crafters.

:0)

"Blue Hair with Pearls" Collage Art Doll using all recycled paper

www.inkspired.etsy.com

My FABULOUS all-day helper was

Amber

My WONDERFUL friend

Julie

brought us lunch, soda,

and some encouragement.

"Blue Lagoon" Collage Art Doll

using all recycled junk mail

by inkspired

www.inkspired.etsy.com

Of course, the danger of going to craft fairs - vendor or not

is buying other crafters' stuff!!!

Yep,

I succumbed.

We did purchase a very nice quilted polar fleece blanket/dog cushion for

The Tanner.

The vendor was just behind me all day, and she was very nice.

Her blankets were great!

After the show she surprised me with a gift

of a leash cover; blue with multi-colored dog paws all over it.

I haven't tried it out yet,

but I know Tanner will be super spiffy and the envy of all the neighbor dogs!

The other items I purchased are for gifts

so nothing more to be said!

Collage Art Doll made from all recycled junk mail by inkspired

Oh! Oh!

I should mention that ALL my unframed

Collage Art Dolls

are on a super discount sale

for the month of October!

Each unframed CAD is only

$15 each

:0)

"Mermaid Fashionista"

unframed Collage Art Doll by inkspired

www.inkspired.etsy.com

I have decided that this needs to be a 'Mermaid Monday'.

I purchased the neatest (American slang for really cool) collage mermaid on etsy.

"sleeping mermaid" by www.EKM79.etsy.com

I purchased a couple more of her collages for gifts.

Wow, does this woman have talent!

Her collages are very different from mine,

don't you think?

"Long and Lean" Collage Art Doll by inkspired

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recycled bottlecap magnet with all recycled junk mail by inkspired!

Time for a little mermaid fun!

Coloring fun -

stained glass look Little Mermaid from Dover Books

a little mermaid humor -



vintage illustration



Some mermaid hippie art -

"Marisa Mermaid"

some cross stitch mermaid crafting -

and let's finish with just a bit of mermaid Tattoo Art -

Thanks for listening to my Craft Fair Tirade.

I really can't end without thanking

Michael

my most wonderful husband

who patiently puts up with my last minute jitters,

goes to the office supply store the night before

to pick up some things I have forgotten,

runs to the credit union to get cash for my money box,

gets up at 6am to help me do last minute stuff,

follows me to the Craft Fair and helps unload all my things,

(Did you notice this was all BEFORE 7am?)

shows up at the end of the Fair to help me load all my things,

and generally for just being an all around super duper person!

Thanks!!

I also want to thank my most patient son

Peter

who had just moved two days before,

and still got up and arrived at my house

BEFORE 7am!!!

He was a great help in unloading my stuff at the fairgrounds.

He has always been very supportive of my art,

which is just such a huge gift on his part!

(He also thinks I'm slightly crazy, but oh well!)

oops,

I almost forgot to thank

Pam

who helped me get my things ready for the Fair,

and stuffed many a plastic bag with art and descriptions and business cards.

Saved me loads of time!

Well, before this gets too goopy, I better sign off!

I hope you have enjoyed some Mermaid sightings today!

inkspired

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http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/

A Mermaid Monday

aloha

[Hawaiian for hello]

a fun series of digitally altering famous people into other things,

like a merman - Jim Carrey

Today is a mermaid kind of day.

I'm hoping to see the mermaids in the new Pirates of the Caribbean soon.

I like unusual mermaids,

and pretty mermaids.

You can leave me out when it comes to

'let's make an almost pornographic image/photo/painting,

pop it into a mermaid costume and call it a mermaid' arena.

I don't particularly like ugly mermaids either.

You know, the scary ones with weird gill things going on

and talons instead of fingers.....

So

let's have a "nice" mermaid day today!

One of my mermaid Barbies. I try to collect them whenever I can.

very sorry, unknown artist

Do you know who painted this? Let me know:

dominoes@myinkspired.com

"Mermaid Sighting"

Anne Hathaway

No decent mermaid day would be complete

without a lovely Liana's mermaid costume:

These are from her Paper Boutique line of paper dolls.

These next costumes fit her newer dolls, facing to the left.

Why not get out just a few beads, and make up this quickie mermaid pattern?

'Mermaid Mini'

Get out a few more beads,

take some more time, and make this 'down under' mermaid:

"I'm tired of all this nonsense

 about beauty being only skin deep.

That's deep enough.

What do you want -

an adorable pancreas?"

- Jean Kerr

a Laurel Birch mermaid fabric, made into pincushion,

www.RoundRobinFabrics.etsy.com

a Heritage stencil

These mermaids are all hand painted!

www.GlassGemsbyChristine.etsy.com

These next mermaids are just a few of the

Collage Art Doll Mermaids that I have made.

I use all recycled junk mail to create and hand cut

my costumes, tails, purses, hair, etc.

I have so much fun making these, it hardly seems like working!

"Blue, blue mermaid"

by inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

"Shopping for Lunch" mermaid

Collage Art Doll by inkspired

"Mermaid Pearls" original Collage Art Doll by inkspired 

 "Blue Hair With Pearls"

Collage Art Doll Mermaid by inkspired

"Lagoon Pearls" Collage Art Doll original

"Seriousness is the only refuge

of the shallow."

- Oscar Wilde

Mermaid Lagoon Limited Edition pin, Disney, from 'Peter Pan'

Mermaid pin by Kati Savage

Mermaid in Art Deco style

vintage cover of Life magazine

photo by Rene Maltete

original painting by joojoo, etsy

'Mermaid in the Sea' pincushion by http://www.pattidolls.etsy.com/

Mermaid musings...

enough for a little while!

Is there a subject you would like me to cover?

Let me know

dominoes@myinkspired.com

"Everything you can imagine

is real."

- Pablo Picasso

sending calming breezes and mermaid good wishes your way,

inkspired

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dominoes@myinkspired.com

http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/

YELLOW!

sanibonani

(Zulu for hello, to multiple people)

translates to mean 'we see you',

and your response should be

"yebo", meaning 'yes'.

kirigami with stamped/colored flower by inkspired

So happy you stopped by!

Today is simply a

YELLOW DAY!!

I think yellow is so cheerful and happy.

Too bad I can't type in yellow,

but you would be grumpy with me at the end of the blog if I did.

Instead, I will share yellow in photos,

paintings, rubber stamped cards, drawings...you get the idea!

Now yellow comes in many different shades.

And some unexpected things are shades of yellow,

like mermaids.

Who knew?

pitchmom from etsy

and mermaid hair -

and rubber duckies

There's yellow shoes -

 http://www.poordogfarm.etsy/

original Collage Art Doll

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

and yellow curtains -

yellow skies and yellow pirates -

The blue fairy book,

painting by Frank Godwin, 1931

paper cutting, unknown artist

recycled bottlecap magnets, http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

We have yellow letters:

recycled bottlecaps

with hand colored Art Nouveau Alphabet letters

recycled bottlecap with junk mail paper scrap

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

There's yellow fruit, and of course yellow flowers

some perhaps not as well known:

 vintage fruit crate label

 yellow sea flowers

yellow tulip stamped with cut kirigami background by inkspired

'Fairy with Golden Flower', original Collage Art Doll by inkspired

Yellow fluttering things

stamped card with kirigami background, inkspired

vintage illustration from "The Turned Into's"

Yellow things that

peep,

skitter,

and woof:

 kirigami and stamped card by inkspired

hand painted and stamped domino magnet by inkspired

and some that even roar!!!

hand stamped tri-fold card, unknown artist

Did you know that some rocks are yellow?

 rockin' art by inkspired

 custom order school bus, http://www.billierocks.etsy.com/

yellow turtle http://www.europeforcharity.etsy.com/

I have loved yellow dresses ever since I can remember,

so here are some fun ones:

 vintage dress patterns

 free paperdoll courtesy of OrigamiBears

vintage beverage poster

I couldn't possibly forget Liana's beautiful paper doll costumes -

from Liana's Paper Boutique line, from earlier in her artistic career

Next up I have yellow moons,

and a yellow flag

All of these scenery type cards can be found on stampscapes web site

I adore their stamps, and own a few myself.

Well, okay, maybe more than just a few....

Joan of Arc, painting by Frank Godwin

Next we have yellow scherensnitte,

yellow kirigami

and yellow cut paper art -

 kirigami cake doilies, and kirigmai decorating stencil

 http://www.yorokobinokatachi.come/

 kirigami made into a card, inkspired

decorated blown eggs, with paper cuttings

Well, it's that time again,

where I must say good bye,

until tomorrow.

Perhaps we will follow a path,

a yellow path,

and in time we will meet

to say hello!

 http://www.laybacklarry.com/

 yellow road markings, Maui, Hawaii

 http://www.miriadna.com/

'summer home cabin', by Cindy Smith; stampscapes

It's time for me to go eat....

some yellow food!!!

inkspired

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dominoes@myinkspired.com

http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/