An obsession with a certain shade of blue....*winks*

Ever since I painted my chair with Martha Stewart's chalkboard blue paint last year, I've had big plans to makeover other pieces of furniture with the same colour. The two storage pieces I have in my bathroom were the perfect "victims" of my obsession...*evil music plays in the background*

First up was this old and tired wood storage unit which was practically screaming for a makeover. *winks* 

Next up was this wooden organizer. I do love how much brighter my bathroom is after painting these two pieces in blue. :)

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Well friends, it's time for me to take my annual bloggy break. Thank you for visiting me in 2015 and leaving encouraging comments on my creative projects. I really appreciate the support! :) Happy Holidays! See you in 2016!

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When the boys play mahjong....

So I'm going to let you in on a little secret....the adult Yams are mahjong addicts and the Yam boys [aka nephews] have picked it up too! *dramatic music plays in the background* 

Actually, the Yam boys just like to use the mahjong pieces as building blocks. *winks*

Playing along with Stuck?! Sketches.

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The "rescue" mission

Last Friday, my dad went out for a consulting session without his lower "pearly whites"[aka dentures] so my mum and sister set off on a "rescue" mission after repeated calls on his mobile yielded no response.

Yep....it could totally be a script for a cheesy tv show.*LOL*

Turns out my dad had swollen gums so he didn't want to wear his dentures anyway. And his phone didn't ring because it was low on battery. Nothing like a drama out of nothing.... but I did get some great photos! *winks*

Playing along with Stuck?! Sketches with totally random stuff found on my desk.:)

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Mixed media girl on a wood panel

I have been having fun drawing and painting my mixed media girls on different substrates. This one's on a 12x16 wood panel frame. :)

The substrate was prepped with a few layers of white gesso. Then I sketched my girl with a Prismacolor coloured pencil. 

Next I went in with paint, inks, pastels and pencils.

I finished off with white highlights using a white pencil and white paint pen.

What do you think?

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Little Miss Dress Up

Meet Little Miss Dress Up....my niece S! While her brothers are rough housing on my bed, she's always checking out my accessories rack and telling me how everything is just "so pretty"! *winks*

And her face absolutely lights up when I ask her if she wants to try them on. She's a girly girl like her Aunt. :)

Playing along with My Creative Sketches.

P/s: Furiously trying to use up the patterned paper scraps before the end of the year...can you tell? *LOL*

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Bits and bobs on my monogram

I'm always happy to use the bits and bobs in my "save-it-for-a-rainy-day" stash. Like on this monogram.

I was going for a monochromatic red but didn't have any tonal variations in my stash to create a visual impact so I decided to add another colour.  With Christmas in the air, green seemed like an obvious choice. *winks*

If you scrutinize the monogram, you would notice that the lace was "pieced" together.....don't throw away those little bits of lace! The green "bling" was from an old choker necklace.

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Using packaging materials on my mixed media canvas

You know that I love to reuse packaging on my artwork. Can you spot the packaging materials I used on my mixed media canvas? *winks*

There's the wrapping tissue base for the canvas. The distressed patterned paper base was the backing for a pack of Prima tags (as seen on this canvas).

And the translucent ribbon came with a box of tea. :)

I finished with Maya Road spools, pearls and buttons.

Playing along with ARTastic challenge. 

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My first Christmas wreath

So I decided that this was the year I would actually try decorating a wreath for Christmas. 

I did a Google image search for Christmas wreaths and boy were the majority time-consuming! Who has time to cover up the entire wreath with yarn first and then decorate it, right? *winks* [My wreath is pretty small actually...hahaha]

Oh well, I decided that I kind of like the organic feel of the straw wreath so I added some pops of colour with Maya Road vintage lace tape. A couple more Maya Road embellishments - Bottle Brush Tree, deer resin, bottlecap star and vintage bead and I was done in 30 minutes. :)

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Adding to my monogram collection....

So last week I bought a few Typo wood letters to add to my wall of decorated monograms. :)

I used chipboard to create the circular textured design on the base.

Then I embellished with a mix of pearls, lace, tassel and blooms,

It turned out really pretty! :)

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Life is an adventure....*winks*

Indeed, life is an adventure in the Yam household. Especially when the 3 nephews + niece come over to spend the day. :)

And apparently it includes weapons of the toy kind.  Note nephew #1 holding a dagger and a machine gun, my sister holding a sword and the 4 kids in fireman hats. *LOL*

Yes my friends. This is my real life....lots of noisy and crazy fun! *winks*

I had a field day mixing patterns on this layout. And even took my sewing machine out for a spin. :)

Playing along with Stuck?! Sketches and The Studio Challenges.

P/s: Happy Thanksgiving US friends! :)

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Combining two of my current fave things....

No prizes for guessing what my current fave things are...*winks*...mixed media and drawing. :)

I really wanted to just do an abstract mixed media piece using stencils and colorants.

Then I got stuck. My piece really needed a focal point. Before I knew it, I was drawing and painting a girl's face on my canvas panel. *winks*

It was actually quite hard to "play" on a textured surface that was loaded with layers of stencilled paint. But I actually love the texture on her face. :)

What do you think?

Playing along with The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.

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