WarehouseArtchix

We Interrupt this blog ....for some breaking news!!!

URGENT NEWS....there's a new chix at the warehouse!!!  Two years ago when we started warehouse artchix, we had three chix, and thru the years we have always had three, but only two have remained the same. Some of the girls have come and gone as life has pulled them on other paths,

but now we have added a new chix...GIGI EWBANK!  Gigi is unforgettable!!! She is full of energy and creativity, a mini dynamo, she can shop the junk and fill the trunk faster than any girl I have ever known!  She is always on the lookout for treasures and makes friends wherever she goes! Here she is all dressed in her western attire for the Paper Cowgirl Art Retreat this past weekend~~

 We want to welcome her to the warehouse artchix and think she will be a wonderful addition! Especially with our new adventure about to begin...the Warehouse Artchix has gone public....at least once a month it will!  We will be hosting art and decor sales events each month as we fill the warehouse with a treasure trove of unique art and accessories for your home....the first sale is coming soon on August 8th, so be sure and save the date!!!!! And welcome Gigi, we are so happy to have you join us!!!

 

More Paper Cowgirl Fun!

 

Here is the lovely Mrs. Tina Wright, our Home Is Where You Roost Soldered Art teacher! What a cutie she was and what fun we had in her class. I felt like we really learned a lot from her, she gave great instruction while she told us about her barn home and studio....here is a peak at our project from that class-

our little class packs even came with one of the silver trays to solder on~ this is Tina's piece that she had as an example:

 

Here we are, Sandra and Gigi working on our little soldered houses=

  Our classmates, Rita and Susan could not have been any sweeter to sit by! And do you notice our cute name tags, Cindy and Tina stayed up till wee hours of the morning make them for us out of crepe paper! So cute!!! Stay tuned for more pics of the retreat and our actual soldered pieces! I have so many pictures to post!!!

 

PAPER COWGIRL RETREAT- a rootin' tootin' good time!

   The warehouse girls have had a new adventure!  We just spent the last three days in Waxahachie at the Paper Cowgirl, a fabulous art retreat!   We met lots of wonderfully creative women , took some great classes and learned so much!  The art, the friends and the food were fabulous!!!  We started it all of with a meet and greet at The Doves Nest, where we got to shop after hours....

 

We met some of the fun ladies that would attend class with us

 Friday morning started with a soldering class taught by Tina Wright, where we (Sandra and Gigi) learned how to make a soldered house filled with a handmade collage...I think I mastered the art of soldering based on Tina's saying ..."Flux is our friend", then after the class, we had a delicious lunch. Gigi and I snuck out to do a little  junkin, found a garage sale and a little resale shop, where we found some vintage treasures.  The second class was Cindy's  Artful Journaling , where we started with a vintgage book and learned to layer images, make packing tape transfers, use  napkins for images and to do hand lettering to create wonderful journal pages.  A day filled with fun!  Stay tuned for more ...day two was another fun filled day! 

Something New on ebay!

If you get a chance, check out the listings on ebay under seller 7thstsudio, slowly but surely listing paintings and pieces for you to bid on!  Trying to catch up with art and life, so check it out!!!  -Sandra

Let Your Heart Take Flight!

Here it is!  The FABULOUS gift that Debra Johnson made me for my birthday!!!  I love it, it just makes me so happy and I want to hang it in every room of my house!!!  Debra, I can not thank you enough! This is one of my very favorite gifts of all times!  It is so me, pink, red, green, turquiose!!!! All my favorites!  and it sparkles, has a tiny hidden jewel in it....I LOVE IT!!!!! Don't you all wish you had one too????

Doesn't Get Any Better Than This!!!

  This just seemed to be the theme for the day on Wednesday!  Have Fun!  I started the day out with my dear friend Patrice, a fellow Interior Designer, and just all around darling precious!!  We had breakfast at Mimi's and caught up on all of the things happening in our lives, our work, our families.....just good girl talk, then it was off to work to get some things ready for a client appointment on Friday...found some great treasures for her and finished up early enough to hit the nearby Ross to search for goodies, the best kind, the "less expensive" kind!!  I found plenty, I know the cashiers and the people in line behind me always wish I had chosen another day to shop....had a basket full ...some for me, some for my favorite man Kenny, some for friends and some for clients even (yes, they like those bargains too!!) Who doesn't like to get the look for less???  If you want to pay full price, you just go ahead, but me...I like the deal, the hunt for the deal and the joy of placing something lovely in my home and knowing that I got it for a great price, that makes it even more enjoyable in my book! 

As if all of this did not make for a memorable day all in itself, I finished up the day by meeting my fellow Warehouse Art Chick Debra Johnson for some Texmex and margaritas.  We met at Anamias in Coppell and just shook our head yes when the waiter asked if we might like some chips, queso, guacamole???? Yes, we will take it all and a margarita for each of us!  They came to our table and made a fresh bowl of guac to our specifications, it was big enough for a family of four!!! But Deb and I had no problemo making haste of it!!  All of this made for a great evening, catching up with Deb, eating yummy food, sipping drinks, but to top it all off, Debra came bearing gifts!!!  She had a pretty package for me for a belated birthday.  It is always so nice to get a present, but when that present is a handmade piece of art...well, there is nothing that compares!  To think that someone created something just for me and that it is so lovely and well....it was just amazing!!!  I will take a pic this afternoon to share it with you...you will covet it, I promise!!  I drove home last night reviewing my day in my mind and thought the best way to describe it is to say that God placed two of his loveliest angels in the midst of my day, both so filled with his love and both with such servant hearts, that it was just a gift to spend time with each of them and my heart was full at the days end....still is!  And for those of you familiar with Debra from the warehouseartchix site or her own blog at littleyellowhouse (see sidebar) if you think she is entertaining to read...she is even more fun in person and so much fun to hit the grocery store with after a few margaritas, we both needed to get some things from the Tom Thumb down the road, and to peruse the isle of the grocery with her is just plain fun and entertaining!!  Only hope your day was as much fun!!! LOL-Sandra

SpRinG is SpRuNg and I'm having FuN!

  Awwwwwwwwwwwwww, the birds are singing and the trees are greening, this is the most wonderful time of the year!! SPRING brings a renewed sense of hope, an anticiption of what is to come.  The trees start filling out, the flower buds start showing thier heads, the azaleas come into bloom and the birds begin to serenade the whole event!  I think Spring is like a grand production, God really outdid himself when He created Spring.  It is like an opera or an artistic masterpiece, filled with explosions of color and sound...throw in a little rain, some cool breezes and the warm sunshine and what a mix it is! 

     It is this time of year that I kick into high gear, my energy level soars, my creativity longs to be let loose, my mind turns to things like gardening, cleaning, creating, simplifying.  It is the one time of year that I love to start the day outside, sipping my coffee and seeing the backdrop of the day begin.  My mind races with all the things I long to do before the heat of a Texas Summer drives me back indoors.  The added hours of daylight make the days seem long and luxurious to me...cooking out, sipping a glass of wine, planting tomatoes , even mowing the grass is enjoyable.  Makes me wonder if there is some place on this earth that this is the norm all year long, where the climate is mild and the days are long...if that exists, please let me know, I'm on the next plane there! Enjoy this Spring day that the Lord has blessed us with today!!!  I know I will!!

What a Fabulous Day!!

What a wonderful way to celebrate a Birthday!!! This last Monday, my friend Gigi took me for a day of fun to Waxahachie...and if you have not ever been there, you are missing out!  

We headed out from Irving at about 11:oo and drove into the square right at lunchtime. We headed to my very favorite place!  The Dove's Nest.  Talk about good food!!!  It is always so hard to decide what to order there...but I usually end up ordering the Medley so I can have one of their wonderful salads and then my all time fav, the chicken salad with apricots!!  If you ever get the chance, treat yourself to a delicious lunch there and don't forget to pick up a cookbook while you are there.  I can testify that every recipe is the best!!! It is my most used cookbook, of course not including my old Betty Crocker one!!  O.k., more about the day, after lunch we covered every inch of the shops at The Dove's Nest, some of the most unique displays to inspire my creative soul.  One of my favorite's is Cindy's from Yapping Cat Studio.  This girl can paint on anything and make it so special!!  I have been buying treasures from her for years now, and I still have every one of them! Her lettering is the best, I am green with envy that my script does not flow like hers!!! You can see more of Cindy at www.yappingcatstudio.typepad.com  After perusing the Nest, we headed next dooor to The Crafty Scrapper, I had seen some of the pictures that Cindy had taken when the Paper Cowgirl Retreat was there, so of course I had to check it out.  All I can tell you is that I left that incredible shop without my Birthday Fun Money and I don't even do scrapbooks!!!  I found wonderful inspiration, papers, ribbons and more for my artwork!!  If you do scrap, this is heaven on earth as they have sooooo much good stuff and a huge art bar area to create!  Here are a few photos of Gigi and I outside the store:

 

 Well, I did want to load more pictures, but typepad seems think otherwise...not sure what the problem is, but I will try again later.  After the Crafty Scrapper, we continued around the square and shopped every antique mall we could find.  Loaded with treasures and tired, we loaded up and headed home.  I can not think of a better way to spend my Birthday!

 

 

 

CUPID SAYS.....the winner is...

  Cupid was a little slow on the draw, but he has shot his arrow and plucked out a winner for the frilly fun Valentine Heart Box!! And, drum roll please.....the winner is Cindy from www.yappingcatstudio.typepad.com .   Congratulations Cindy, but never fear, we have more than one winner here!  Renae from www.pocketfullofprettys.blogspot.com, is also a winner, she will recieve some Valentine sweetness too!  Now I don't have Renae's address, so please email me and let me know where to send it off to, and as for Cindy...well, I am making a special delivery to Waxahachie this evening and will leave it with my friends there so they can hand deliver it to her the following day!!!  I am meeting my daughter in Waxahachie this evening to celebrate a Valentine dinner and to lavish her with goodies for the Holiday of Love!!!  Well, thought I would share some photos of the loot these two winners will make off with ...Congratulations and Thank You from the bottom of my heart for reading the blog!!! And to everyone out there in blogland, HAPPY VALENTINES  and may cupid fill your day with LOVE!!!