Ramping up for the Holiday Season

As Halloween ended, I jumped head first into some awesome ideas that had me up way into the night - what is the best way to adhere crayon shavings to the inside of an ornament? Can I use sand as glitter inside an ornament? What will I do with all this sea glass that I've been finding (from the trip in Rhode Island and my daily life in Virginia Beach)?

What do you think about these beach sand ornaments? Handpainted beauties on the outside, Hand collected and cleaned local sand on the inside?

These weren't totally done, I finished them off with pretty tops, and a photoshoot on a fir tree. Talk about beachy christmas-y!

     

Of course, originally - I was just making some awesome digi camo themed ornaments because of my love for a sailor... which then grew to a different digi camo for my respect for the army... but that's for another post! Or you can see them on the etsy shop!

I'm happy for all the changes coming up. It's been a year of something, and I know it's just getting better every day!

Blessings!

Chelsea

An Amazing Holiday Month

A month of amazingness has gone by. My "holiday" season is almost officially over. I am back and ready to post, create, paint and scheme. I have some awesome ideas coming up from all the mini-paintings I have been creating and would love some feedback (poll open until 12/5 11:59pm) --->

In the past month:
I have had my first sight of floating/falling snow in my remembered history!

Visited Pennsylvania and climbed a (little) mountain.

The View of State College from Mount Nittany

Celebrated a birthday (not my own)!

Had Thanksgiving with friends and visited Alex on the ship - no pictures to be posted, but he did juggle basketballs!


Put up a Christmas tree, painted ornaments and opened presents!

Alex painted this one!

I painted this one!

Oh and we climbed soo many things.

Belaying in Milton - Great Rock Gym up there!

Climbing in Jax, The Edge Rock Gym