Sticky Fingers

Hi there. Today I am joining my first blog party which is hosted by my friend Amisha at her blog Gorgeous and Fun Things.

Amisha's theme for the blog party today is "How To Learn". Like Amisha,  I love to learn from books and magazines. I have taught myself many different projects and crafts by reading about it. I flood my brain with as much visual information and articles about what ever topic I am interested in. For me, this is the best way I can learn. I can read those directions over and over again until they sink in, rather than being shown once. I have a vast library of Art and Craft books....

Here's some mixed media books in my studio...

and here's a stack of books and magazines on my nightstand....

and here is a stash of art instruction books...

and some fine art books in the television cabinet and...

a small stack to read in the living room.

So as you can see for yourself, I LOVE BOOKS!

Today I am working on a project I got from the book, "The Artistic Mother: A Practical Guide To Fitting Creativity Into Your Life" by Shona Cole. It is a little "glitter station" made from a tiny vintage wine glass that I have embellished with pearls. Glueing those pearls ONE BY ONE on to the edge of the glass was MURDER! My fingers are all sticky with the residue of glue!

They are still a work in progress, as I have more embellishing to do but I did want to share them with you today.