I love miniatures. The skill involved with making them is amazing….
These are… jawdropping…
The artist’s name is Dalton Ghetti… you can go to his site and buy postcards of his work… 😀
Insanely Beautiful
Brain Hemisphere Hat
Brain Hemisphere Hat made of paper.
– We have got to do this, when our printer is working again!
Then we shall all go out and wear them in public… 😀
This is how you create a Teddy Bear from a sock
This is how you create a Teddy Bear from a sock | The Meta Picture.
Could be useful for some cuddlies for the Operation Christmas Child boxes later on in the year… 😀
The Grumpies Go Adventuring…
There was nothing to do
There was not much to say
The Grumpies were grumping
On this dark, wet, wet day.
Then Grumpy Mum leapt
To the doorway, and through
“Let us go to the shops-
Get up, Grump One and Two!”
So they trailed through the drizzle
To the Centre nearby
And with nary a grizzle
Came upon – Market Day!
There were sights, sounds and prizes
At the suburban Fair
Blessings of all sizes
For the Grumpies to share…
First they lined up for burgers
Free at Mos-burgers’ beginning
With buns made of rice,
Tender beef – they were winning!
Old friends were sighted
Waved “Hello, How’d-ye-do!”
As littlest Grump
Enjoyed the petting zoo.
And last but not least
There was a free raffle
The Grumps got their tickets
To see what they could snaffle.
On the last of the spins
Big Grump won a treasure –
The pink, nesting boxes didn’t thrill him,
But the chocolate gave him pleasure!
And so, they walked home,
Tumbled through their front door..
Still a wet, dreary day,
But Grumpy no more!
The End
😀
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At the end of that tale,
I respect Dr Seuss
Sometimes, to find rhymes
You must use words abstruse!
Good Morning Fridge!
And a happy bright morning to you! 😀
I don’t normally search the internet looking for fridges, but this one came across my path… I could see myself in this sort of kitchen.
It would probably help wake me up..
Source: bigchill.com via Jennifer on Pinterest
I just love colour! 😀
Source: zilverblauw.nl via Cavale on Pinterest
Sand
The sunburn has receded, and the photos were transferred to the computer without complaint, so here is the post that should have been yesterday’s….
We started off fairly early, so we could get on the beach before the worst of the sun… it was a good trip down. We felt like we had a bit of an escort part of the way…
We got to the beach, and met up with friends… the kids had a great time, even though the surf was a little bit variable… the beach was quite crowded on Saturday… this is the beach later on, at Surfers..
After lunch we walked along the esplanade to check out the sand sculptures. This was first place – called Calico Jack.
Not my favourite, but intricate. I’m not sure what the story is behind it.. the theme was “Pirates in Paradise”, so each entry had to depict that theme in one way or another.
I can’t remember what this one was called, and I only took one photo… it wasn’t till later that I realised that there were two maps carved on the right hand side (Africa and South America). I gather the cogs represent big corporations/technology, and how that impacts on the developing world – are we the pirates?
This is called “Quicksand”… music piracy affects us all..
I have no idea what this is called, or what it’s about. It’s just “Wildcard Entry”…
A couple of the sculptures had flat panels on the back, with intaglio images (where the image is cut into the background) I enjoyed these… I’m more of an intaglio person than a bas-relief person. This is a treasure map..
This one was probably my favourite. It’s on the back of one called “Captain Morgan at the Edge of the World”.
Crisp and clear…
Each entrant had 8 tonnes of sand to work with. They could only use sand and water, but the sand was brickies’ sand, which is different to the average beach sand. Each grain is more square and sticks together like building blocks, whereas the sand on the beach has rounder grains… that would explain why our sandcastles never look this good 😀
The sand is compacted into wooden forms, and entrants climb to the top and carve downwards, removing the wooden form in layers as they go.
There was also a large collaborative piece using 40 tonnes of sand. That was still being worked on while we were there.. it was more “Pirates of the Caribbean” than the others. Here’s some views of it..
There was a tent for the kids, where they could make their own creations. The sand appeared to be the brickies’ sand, so it stuck together well. They spent quite a while there…
All in all, it was a good day, despite the sun.. By the time we left, it was a bit quieter.. the way we like the coast 😀
Arthousecoop Again…
Just signed up for another couple of projects from the Arthouse co-op… the last one I did was last April, for the Fiction Project – here’s the link to my post back then –
https://1000fieldsofroses.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/done/
These new ones are free to enter… the first one is about writing a letter to my childhood home –
The other is getting everyone who signed up to take a photo of a meal or snack that they’re having at the same time, and posting the photos in, where they’ll all be displayed together. By my reckoning, this means I’ll have to be up with a camera and snack at 3am in a couple of weeks….
Anyone want to join me? 😀
The Artist Preaches
On Wednesdays we have a sort of home group in the afternoon, where friends come over, we talk, pray, spend time together and with God. Every week is different; every week is good…
Normally hubby has something to talk about, we open the Bible and discuss the topic of the day. Today he didn’t have anything… but that wasn’t a problem, as littlest bean decided to share with us what he had read in his morning devotions. He actually read us two readings, and both were just right… He often just has to read us a verse, and it always fits with whatever we’re talking about 😀 This afternoon he blessed us with God’s word for us today…
Later we were praying for one of our group…. littlest bean prayed, then suddenly ran off to his room, where he grabbed his sketch book and a pen. He diligently scribbled for a bit, then came up with this –
It’s a cup overflowing – very significant for the person being prayed for… it’s also a cocktail glass, so we figured there must be Spirit in there 😀
He then kept on drawing….
Trees bursting with fruit (also significant…) The first one has a lovely deep root system… the second is just about to get rained on…
We all got one of these at the end –
I love my little preacher boy! 😀
