SUZAN BUCKNER

We sold stuff this weekend at our town square trade day, and with the husband being broken, I had to do it all myself. I am too lazy for this job--lol..Boy, am I tired!

I bought a few new books to cut-up, and some great pieces of hardware for assemblage art!! I have never actually DONE assemblage art, but hey! if I ever decide to---I have plenty of stuff to do it with!!LOL...there wasn't much out there this weekend. I will probably have to go buying at a mid-week flea market to finish getting my fix.

That's about it--I need to go get some stuff done tonight, since I have been gone all weekend--I hope everyone has a wonderful Monday!!!

Hello!! The first of October is just around the corner--and I thought I would donate some "freebies" for you to use in your artwork. Please feel free to use this in any manner that you so choose. Hope you enjoy!!!

Hello fellow bloglanders!!! Heather Robinson from Creative Solace, and I, Suzan Buckner from Thrifty Collage Artist have started a new challenge site for your entertainment and enjoyment!

Every Tuesday we will be giving you an off-the-wall, wacky and sometime twisted challenge. The name is FLUFFY FATBOTTOM's TWISTED TUESDAYS!

Please join us there!!!

Whew--this one was a stinker. I had it all done, and loved it, then took swirl stamps and went all over the edges. I then HATED it...LOL..so, I had to do some creative slicing and dicing and put it back together again..

The husband is doing well! He's playing catch up in his college classes, and moving around now. I have him off all meds, and he's only taking Tylenol..so, he's more alert and awake throughout the day!

We got our new computer. The screen is HUGE, and it's got enough memory to play all day, without re-booting!! The old computer had to be rebooted after every two or three web pages.

I have to sell antiques this weekend, and since my helper is wounded--I am going to have to do it by myself, which I am going to hate! So, if I don't write for a few days--you know that I am still stewing over having to do manual labor..LOL.

I did these two this morning while watching re-runs of the Gilmore Girls. I am totally addicted to that show, and watch it twice daily! Yes, I even make plans for my day around it...LOL..I am buying the DVD package of it for my Christmas present to myself..and then I am going to watch it constantly. My pieces just flow when it's on...LOL..I am also addicted to Crossing Jordan...but that's about it..well--unless you count The Closer, and Saving Grace..Ok..that's all the shows that I watch--which has NOTHING to do with these two pieces...LOL..

This is the first one for Wednesday Stamper--Fish. This is an image, with foam stamped seaweed, and fish cut-outs. I then went over the whole thing with a hazey blue chalk pad.
Then I did this one--for Wednesday Stampers Challenge--FISH, and Saturday Stampers--Trees. The Tree is a mixture of a foam stamp, and a Stampin Up leaf stamp.

I bought this ribbon doll at the first of the month at our city trade day--She is such a beauty!!! I just found her tonight...LOL..had forgotten where I put her.
And this is another piece that I did last night.

Thank you Jo Capper-Sandon for tagging me..LOL..(if you could only hear how dry, and unemotionally I just said that...LOL)

I have to tell you something about me using 3 letters of my middle name--which is easy because my middle name is KIM.

K--is for Kimberly. She is my beautiful daughter, and has been the saving grace of my life. In fact, her middle name is Grace. I love you SHE WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING!!
I--is for Intelligence. I have always thought myself to be very intelligent. It has come in handy, getting me out of the scrapes that the Stupid side of my brain has gotten me into...LOL.
M--is for Mean. Up until about 7 years ago, I had a mean streak in me. This was reserved for only those deserving of it.

Now, I have to tag 3 people...which I might do later...but right now, I am enjoying my first cup of coffee, and can't think beyond my little 3 letters.

Thanks Jo!!!

The husband had a rough day today---so, I sat nearby, while he snoozed on and off--and basically just glued my heart out. I will be glad when he is off the meds, and can feel good again! I miss my silly, funny man! We were going to get things done today--like going and getting our new computer--but he just wasn't up for it! So, here's the product of today's sitting at home--doing nothing....

Here's six 4 X 4's, and one odd sized piece.

I took this piece (which I had done earlier in the year)--and...

Made this piece from it.
Then, I took this piece--(which was in a previous post)--and...
made this from it.

This week's Think Monday--Think ATC Challenge is Coca-Cola.

Whew...it's been a strange last 24 hours--my husband was in a four wheeler accident yesterday, and broke his face (literally in 4 places), and his arm. He's an older gentleman, so--it scared the heck out of me! I had to rush him to the emergency room, and he has to facial reconstruction surgery Monday to fix him. They put his arm in a cast, so that will probably heal with no problem. He's doing fine, they sent him home, and I am keeping him on his meds, so that he sleeps through most of this. I did finally get him to eat some food today--I am sure it wasn't comfortable, but he needs to eat.

This morning I was outside with Petey the Wonder Dog, and we were on the front porch. He was chasing flies and such--and he was on the top step. (Our porch is about 4 feet off the ground)...He's watching this fly..his little head held high...he was going to get his target (I think he eats them, which is GROSS!)...and he leaps off the top step..Not to the ground but to mid-air--and SPLAT...I laughed until I almost cried..and I am thinking to myself--if this dog breaks his leg, I am letting him in the house, and I am going to get in my car, and going to my house in Florida. Let the two of them take care of each other...LOL...

These are altered paint chip samples from Home Depot--

"ONE ROSE" 8 1/2 X 10 on mat board w/stand

Well, today I took our laptop to the doctor today, it has been sick...so, as we sat there, talking to the sweetest young man about it, he pulled out these large paper tags, and I asked for some!!!LOL...He gave me a few of them--and didn't even question "WHY" I wanted them...LOL. I was so excited!! Free cool tags--with strings!! (I will alter one tonight for your enjoyment!

Anyway--we asked this young man about buying a computer. What brand would he buy, etc...He asked what brand we had now, and we told him that in 1999, my husband had our computer custom built, and that we loved it, but it was getting old..etc...So, the young man tells us of a place, right around the corner--where they will custom build us a computer. So, we leave the computer hospital, and we drive literally around the corner--and we go in this place. The person at the counter is great, and starts telling us what they can do, and what they have----AND WE BOUGHT A NEW COMPUTER!! WOOOHOOOOO!!!...dancing a jig here (see below!)...

We are going to have a gazillion megs of RAM, and a tremendous hard drive, and A 19 inch WIDE SCREEN---DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS???? It means that on one screen, I can visit 3-4 of you all at one time!!!!LOL. Ohhh, it's going to be dreamy!!! The best thing is that it cost $793.00...for EVERYTHING--I feel like that is certainly a great deal! It'll be ready in a couple of weeks---so, I will let you all know!!

This morning while watching "Gilmore Girls", I did these two pieces. The "One Rose" one is done on an old picture frame back, you know--the cardboard kind with the big stand thingie attached! It is soooooo cool, because it stands up by itself!! The second one is 6 x 9, with old ledger paper as the background from Jamie at Tales From the Terra-Cottage. Also, the band across the bottom came from her--(I hope she doesn't mind me using it--it was TOO pretty to pass up!) She also has awesome stuff in her Etsy store--Art-e-ology--so hop over there and get some!

Ok--off to see the Wizard..the wonderful Wizard of Oz...Everyone have a fantastical, great, happy, artistic night!!!!

This is a paper doll that I won on my twin's site--LOL--bet you all didn't know I had a twin out there, huh?? Heather Robinson of Creative Solace selected my name out of a hat--and I won! She calls this doll "Space Cowboy"...and it's mine, mine, mine!! It is so totally awesome!!! Heather isn't my birth twin--we just share many, many things about ourselves--which is REALLY scary--knowing ME...LOL.. The doll did not scan as well as I would have liked--It has a witch's hat with a metal star at the top, and a skull and crossbone charm in front--a bat charm hangs at it's neck, with a clock embellishment under that. She has cloth leaves clothing, and a rhinestone embellishment at her waist. She is BEAUTIFUL, and I LOVE HER!! THANK YOU HEATHER!!!!!!! She sent me something orange, just like Lori did yesterday! I Love ORANGE!!!!

This week's Wednesday Stamper challenge is Tryptich. (It means a 3 part picture that goes together, with continuous lines throughout all three.) I got the image of the little girl from Rein at plezier met papier--it was one of her Monday freebies. She has a fantastic site--you all go check it out! Thank you Rein!

Lori of Faerie Window sent me her pictures of the items that I recieved in the mail today--NOTICE the ORANGE COLOR!!! It's so perfect, and BEAUTIFUL!!! The hanging one says "We knew she was ready to go off her rocker when the bunny ears came out..." It is so precious!!!! You can visit Lori's etsy shop HERE, and purchase wonderful things like these. I absolutely love the Faerie-go-Round! I love the colors, the image, the rhinestones, and especially the beautiful little flowers (in orange)...THANK YOU AGAIN LORI!! YOU are a dear sweetie--and I love ya!!!

"Youth" 4 1/2 X 6 on canvas

I GOT THE BEST GOODIES IN THE MAIL TODAY!!! Lori of Faerie Window sent me the most beautimous things today!!! I got a gorgeous Faerie-A-Round, and a wall hanging altered cabinet card!!! Both have shades of orange and pink (my favorite colors!!!)...I wish I could show them to you all--but my camera isn't hooked up to my computer, and we cannot get it to work! Maybe, Lori will be a sweetie, and have photos of them, that I can share. All I can say is that they are FABULOUS and LOVELY!! THANK YOU LORI!!!!

This week's challenge for Think Monday Think ATC was to use a slide mount. I used vintage paper for the background, a german scrap, and a paper doll. The slide mount is one of those puffy sticker kind.

This is a tag that I found --I was just passing time while watching "Saving Grace".

I have just been creating and putting pictures up...SHE WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING came for a visit today, and Petey the Wonderdog (who is NEUROTIC beyond belief) almost chewed her up. It was funny! (HINT: MAYBE you should visit your wonderful mother MORE OFTEN--and the dog would KNOW you)...LOL...Anyway--S.W.K.E. brought her man with her. He's very sweet, and I hope she keeps him. This week--I am not mad at either one of them, so this week I like him...who knows how I will feel next week, though.

The Husband is working his tail off in college, and has little time for anything fun--the good side of this is that I spend a crazy amount of time making things...the bad side is ..I miss going anywhere!!!

Nothing has happened this week. I keep telling all of you--I am making art, because--I have no life...LOL..I hope you all are enjoying my daily pictures. Thank you all for the wonderful comments! They make me feel somewhat warm and fuzzy!

Well--I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead! Good-night!

IT'S OPEN!! I AM OFFICIALLY SELLING SOMETHING...LOL..(well, I mean--it's FOR SALE--I'm not selling until it's sold!). You can visit me at Ye Old Hags Haunt, and I am Hag #12. The three pieces below are what I put on there....oooooo this is so scary for me! (putting my stuff up for sell)...I am almost hyperventilating!

This week's INSPIRE ME THURSDAY challenge is "LIMITED PALETTE". I chose brown and red.

This is a 4 1/2 X 6 collage on canvas paper.

I got a wonderfully beautiful ATC in the mail today from Hermine of Hermine's Place. She sent all of the people that participated in her background challenge an ATC. Hermine, it's GORGEOUS, and I thank you so much!!!

Wow--One week has passed--and it's been a busy one! We sold antiques and collectibles on Sat, Sun, and Mon. at the local Trade Day. Sitting out in the hot sun, and heat. I haven't quite recuperated yet. I am sore all over, and very tired. (I didn't sleep well over the weekend). So, give me today--and I will be back to posting like crazy--I hope! I have missed seeing all of your new work, and visiting!!

The good thing is...we did very well! We had a good time, and I found 136 cabinet cards and old photos! I am going to post some of them for you to take as freebies (as soon as I catch up!). I also bought some old letters, and some books...and my husband got himself a new box of baseball cards, so he's happy!

Well...I am going to go visit a few, and then get busy on some challenges!

This is my entry for this week's 4 X 4 Friday. The challenge was BIRDS.

This is this week's challenge for Gothic Arches--the challenge was MOON.