day 8, 30 days of thanks continues.....

I am so glad that so many of you are enjoying the 30days of thanks! and i'm enjoying all of you who are also participating! it really is fun to read the different things we are thankful for, be it strong and powerful like FAITH or daydreaming like me about a house that i would love to buy. again it just shows me how unique and different people are and that is what makes it interesting. how boring would it be if we all discussed the same things?

So today i am thankful Starbuck's holiday drinks! it is the only time i the year that i go to Starbuck's as i find their coffee to be very strong and i just can't drink it. In Oct. i start inquiring about when to expect the holiday drinks to begin. so this year i was told Nov. 8th and i put it on the calendar. This morning i got to sleep in and then when i got up, i showered and headed over to Starbuck's to order my drink! i ordered a vente 1/2 caf extra hot egg nog latte! and i picked one up for my husband too. ususally he will stop by and pick up a starbuck's card for me that he loads with some $ so that i can pop in whenever i want! i try to go everyday during the season and savor every moment. i can remember the first time i had an eggnog latte. we were living in Kirkland, Wa (a suburb outside of Seattle) and my husband and i were out and stopped at a kiosk of Starbuck's and i saw the drink being advertised. so i ordered one (being such an eggnog addict) and that was that!

so if you haven't tried one, you must! if you don't like eggnog, you can try peppermint or gingerbread.

here's a toast of my eggnog latte to my friend, Kim, who also LOVES Starbucks and their holiday drinks!

day 7, 30 days of thanks continues....

Today i am thankful for the ability to dream about things. not dream as in sleeping, mind you, but dreaming/hoping/wishing, etc. Like some people dream of winning the lottery. Ever since my husband showed me this property for sale, i've been dreaming about this house. I find myself thinking about it and thinking of how awesome it would be to have this property and all the space that comes with (i think it's like 12 acres or something!) this property is chocked full awesomeness! i don't want to describe it too much, because i want you to take a second and look at it. look at the pictures and dream with me! take a look at the second picture - that would be my studio! okay, now that you're curiousity is maxed out, here is the link: http://www.landandfarm.com/lf/s/63/116190.asp - and also notice the guest cottage where i would put all my friends up! wouldn't this place make an awesome art retreat? so since artfest is taken, artnsoul is taken, artunraveled is taken, artiscape is taken, artnest is taken - what shall we call this fantasy art retreat? how about Deveney's Divinities? (wow, that should be my next business name!) i want your input here!

i'm a featured artist today!

Jessica of Funky Finds has featured my etsy shoppe on her "go to" blog. Her blog picks out all kinds of funky little stores and helps give them some attention by talking a little about them. So today is my turn - yay! go take a peek at her blog and leave a comment that i sent you!
http://www.funkyfinds.blogspot.com/

p.s. i feel a blog giveaway coming soon!

altered guitar now on etsy!

for those of you who have been missing my art, have no fear! i've been posting something to be thankful for every day during the 30days of thanks, so haven't really been showing my latest creations - but trust me, i am still working! this is a childs guitar that i picked up at a flea market. last week, i got the crazy idea to collage it and then embellish it with bottle caps! i love how it looks! this is the 3rd guitar i have altered and i have to say, they always look so cool. now if i could only get the rock world to take notice! visit my etsy store at: http://www.keeshagirl4.etsy.com

day 6 - thirty days of thanks.....

Today i am thankful for - my room or as i like to call it, my sanctuary! When we originally bought this house in 1995, it was 2 separate rooms with very low ceilings. We decided to knock the wall down that separated both rooms and turn it into one big room! We raised the ceilings which helped tremendously. I found some empty space in the walls and had some built- in's created (some bookshelves and a place to put my t.v.

i have tiny little paper lanterns lights dangling from either side of the bed. i collaged them with bits of tissue paper. i love turning them on at night. it is such a nice, ambiant light and makes my room so peaceful. From an old duvet, i created the poofy swag thingy that lays over the top of my bed (first picture from the bottom of my bed). it is sheer with purples and green tones in it. it was the perfect thing to throw up there as it needed something. under neath it in the middle (so if i am laying in my bed i look up at it...) i hung some purple flowers and a purple fairy that my sister had given me). i like to think that she is swinging over me with her wand easing my stress and sorrows and granting all the wishes i have in my head! (picture # 3 from the bottom).

My room reminds me of a garden. i have lots of houseplants around and the since green in my favorite color, it's all around my room. The walls, believe it or not i painted gold and then rag rolled a beige and taupe color over. on top of that i painted vines of grapes that go up the walls. sometimes i get this crazy idea to repaint the walls and do something super cool, but then i stop myself right there! they already look super cool and i don't want to mess up the chi i've got working!

i've surrounded myself with things i love and funky little pieces of junk furniture that i repainted or collaged. (pictures 5,6 & 7). the last photo is a painting i did on the door that leads to my walk in closet (with dormer ceilings though - so i'm always hitting my head!). The painting is an angel i did in my likeness holding my kitty, boo.

i hope you've enjoyed the tour of my sanctuary. i find lots of peace, serenity and rest here.