NoNoNoNo Pictures 1 and 2

These are the first two of 50 pictures for NoNoNoNo.

NoNaNoWriNoNoMo

(a.k.a. NoNoNoNo)
Non-National Not Writing a Novel Non-Month

They say a picture is worth 1000 words. So in response to those individuals who participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month - which encourages people to try writing a 50,000 word novel in November), you are invited to create 50 pictures between November 1st and Nov 30th.
You can do paintings, drawings, pencil sketches, collages, digital photography, print photography, graphic design, ink-blots, pastels, watercolors, pencil-crayons, Crayola crayons, or whatever tickles your fancy.
Just do 50 images in those 30 days (which averages to 2 images per day). The focus is on quantity, not quality.
Post your works of art to your website, or blog, or just show 'em to your friends at coffee*. Be free. Express yourself!

Flocktober

Monday is my long, long day for work.  It's 9:30 pm, I started about 7 am, and I have at least another hour before I"m finished.  So, this will be a brief post.

I took these pictures at my favorite place on earth-Galveston, Texas.  The first two won blue ribbons at the county fair this year.  The others are just some I took that make me happy.  Not that blue ribbons don't make me happy too!

 

And with that, I’ll bid you all a good night.

Camera bags and yo-yos

It's been a busy week for sewing.

My new camera doesn't have a case. I haven't bought one because I like to carry it in my purse, and a bag large enough to fit the camera won't fit in my purse. It isn't really a problem-I'm very careful with my purse, because I'm use to having a camera in there. The lens has a cap, but I was worried about the viewing screen getting scratched. I know it wouldn't be a catastrophe, but there is no point in taking chances.

So, I bought some gorgeous quilted fabric and made my own.



It is not quite as firm as I expected--it probably could have benefitted from some interfacing, but the inside of the quilted fabric was just so pretty that I wanted it to show. If I had used 2 layers of the fabric, it would have made it too bulky. So, this will work just fine.

Just look at that gorgeous inner fabric.



I still need to put some sort of closure on it, but it fits nicely in my purse and will keep it from getting scratched.

And for Yoko, we have yo-yos! Do these colors look ok? Because if not, I can easily adjust them. I'm using mostly primary colors, but if you'd rather, I can put in more pastels or florals.



I meant to make more butterflies today, and I did actually get more cut out, but machine time just didn't happen. Maybe tomorrow.