sorry for not posting the winner yesterday of Mindy's paint your workshop class.. I got home sunday night and I had a million and one emails and tasks to get done yesterday (i have made a commitment not to work on sundays including answering emails, etc.. as I truly believe it's the Lord day).
so first off! here is the winner of that class! so excited!
Posted by: HegeF | January 07, 2012 at 11:06 AM- email me girl!
okay SO.. this past weekend I had to go to Utah for a meeting and since I was there, had planned to spend sometime with my some of my trues as well. I know you have all heard me talk about about my true'sbefore. Those are my closest friends. My friends who love me no matter what mistakes I make.. what misgivings I may have.. what stupid things I do or say.. lol. Those are the trues.
(love that I am in my baggy sweats and furry snowboots and everyone else is in cute little outfits. haha. that's me!)
they also encourage you and support you and inspire you to take leaps and fly. AND FOR ME.. (I understand everyone is different) but they are also the ones who are honest with me and tell me when they think I am taking on too much, or not having enough patience.. or not making the right decisions. Those are my trues.
This weekend I was able to find security in my trues.. man I think we spent the better half of our time just laughing so hard I thought I was going to pee my pants. I haven't laughed so hard in FOREVER. and then of course we had our moments of just heart to heart talks.. we talked about our kids, our families our work.. our fears. It was a great weekend. It's been interesting for me because I have had a hard time this past year really trusting... I think we all sometimes go through ups and downs with friends and when we have heartbreaks from them, we pull back a little bit from all of our other ones as well because that's just our nature. To retreat. to close ourselves off abit. We don't want to give ourselves to things we aren't familiar with and things we don't know. It's a beautiful thing though.. when we let down our walls and our hearts and take chances in those things we don't know. Beautiful wonderful things start to happen that we dont expect and we create new relationships, new friendships.. that we CAN find security in. This weekend I was able to find that.. with all the people I spent time with. I know i had to go down there originally for a work thing.. but I kinda felt selfish for staying and spending time with my friends as I knew i had so much to do at home and i had just been gone, and gone and gone. I actually fretted about doing it. But I AM SO GLAD I Did! Sometimes those moments are worth it! sharing your heart is SO worth it.
I came home with this new energy.. this new outlook on life and what I want out of it and the things I know that will make me happy and what I am willing to do for them. and I keep laughing everytime I think of some of the funny things we talked about or did.. even the car ride home was hilarious (my friend mer came down with me). Just a wonderful weekend all together.
Anyhow.. had to share. you know how i like to share and keep it real.
I also wanted to tell you about ONE more class that I just found out about this past weekend! Many of you know I ADORE donna downey..she is a good friend.. we have been friends for YEARS.. and I mean years.. I think at least 8 or more! I am super excited to be teaching at her store next month for two weekend in a row. It's gonna be a blast! Donna is a mixed media artist.. I would say someone who really started getting into mixed media long before many of us where.. she really helped bridge the gap between papercrafting and mixed media. She is a true innovator. If you are familiar with Donna's blog..you know she is SUPER creative.. she has a video that she does every Wednesdays and I can't for the life of me remember what's called and I am too lazy to look it up was i type! lol.. but she does an art journal page and shows you the entire process.. and MAN is it cool! oh wait! it's inspiration wednesday... pretty sure that's what it's called. Anyhow.. SHE is now starting a NEW e-course.. a monthly one.. where you can subscribe to it and each month you get a new class with her.You can subscribe month to month.. or for a year.. or just buy it on a monthly basis.
Its called Canvas Create.
it's a monthly video series on creating canvases that I think is just going to be FABULOUS!!! Donna is a plethora of awesome inspiration so I am going to have to take this one too for sure!
anyhow.. that's a little bit of fun to liven up this serious post! lol Oh and another piece of FUN.. NEXT week I am heading to Puerto Rico (remember in november when I thought I was supposed to be going and then it wasn't the right weekend?? lol) well we have rescheduled it to NEXT weekend and the awesome thing is now it's just at Yamille's store..Memory Box. Which I LOVE because I get to teach smaller classes and they are more intimate and private! I will be teaching She Art Canvases and techniques using pastes and masks and of course all the other textures. She has opened it up to the public as well (not just those who originally attended the event) so if you live in the area and want to come! You can check out her info HERE on facebook!
well I better get to work today. got lots to day! I am MAKING TODAY COUNT!
I hope this year you can find yourself opening up to new things.. letting others in.. and finding security sometimes in things we don't think we can.
Have a wonderful tuesday!
I saw Donna's announcement about the new workshop when I woke up this morning, so today started out amazing! So excited to be able to learn from her, as I am quite addicted to her Inspiration Wednesdays. Someday I really hope to attend an event where you and Donna are both teaching. I know that you've had them in the past, so Im hoping to be able to save up and catch a future one! It would be sooo awesome!!!
Posted by: sarah p | January 10, 2012 at 11:23 AM
LOVE Donna Downey too and I am so excited about her new Canvas Create courses!! LOVe it!! I have taken her Fun with Fabric class and it FABULOUS!
It's also great when our spirit gets renewed..whether it be by friends or by Soul searching, it's a way for us to continually grow as artists and women!!
Blessings!
Posted by: Kim Boken | January 10, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Your weekend sounds great!
I'm happy you came back all jazzed up and ready to fly...
Donna's new adventure sounds like a lot of fun to look forward too.
Hugs from Israel
Limor
Posted by: Limor David | January 10, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Christy
Thank you for posting this, I am so excited!! Your art has totally inspired me and got me thinking more "crafty" aside from just stamping my cards which I love to do. I am so excited about Donnas classes and to go back and watch all her WEdnesday videos.
I so wanted to attend that weekend art workshop that you and her were posting but it was sold out, then I see there is a second weekend and it is also sold out (unless its a long weekend, I'd have to look again) Anyways, I so wish you could come to the Boise area and teach some of these fun classes or even if you did them in the IF area I'd bring my suburban packed full of people:) I have gotten so many people hooked on to your art and you! I know if you did something in the Boise or Portland area my family from that direction would come too, they love your online classes. Ok, enough for now. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Dawn B | January 10, 2012 at 11:58 AM
I love Donna Downey too. Her Inspiration Wednesday is great I love watching the videos each week. She also has the Collage Monday post that are great inspiration. I would love to take one of your classes at her studio it is just a few hours from me but the drive would be hard to do with out an overnight maybe one day. I hope you have a great trip.
Posted by: Katie | January 10, 2012 at 01:25 PM
Well I, like SO many others LOVE Donna Downey. I have been watching her Inspiration Wednesday's since she began filming them and that is another reason why I KNEW I had to attend SPARK this last fall~~ALL OF my FAVORITES in ONE PLACE for a WHOLE WEEKEND!! Well it was TRUE HEAVEN on EARTH and I LOVE you ladies EVEN more than I did before meeting you all in person, because of how TRUE, GREAT, INSPIRING and GIVING that you all are!! =) I am SO in on Donna's upcoming classes and I look forward to a FABULOUS YEAR FULL of nothing but CREATING HAPPINESS!! =)
SO GLAD you had a GREAT time on your trip with your True's and that you got some MUCH NEEDED bonding time~~we all need that to be even BETTER for ourselves and for the ones that we LOVE!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK my Dear Christy!! =)
Posted by: Larissa Heskett | January 10, 2012 at 01:45 PM
Wow! I'm the lucky winner!! I'm SO happy!
Sounds like you've had a fantastic weekend, I'm dreaming of a weekend like that!
Checking out Donna's class now, can't get too much inspiration...
Posted by: HegeF | January 10, 2012 at 02:48 PM
So glad you had time to recharge with your friends. I have already signed up for Donna's monthly canvas class, am excited about that. Wish I could attend the soulful artist weekend, maybe someday....Enjoy your trip to PR.
Posted by: Donna L | January 10, 2012 at 03:28 PM
I needed this today! Thanks so much for the story of your trues and the ups & downs of friendship!
Posted by: Megan | January 10, 2012 at 05:15 PM
thanks for keeping it real. i think Sunday should be a day to keep for family and the Lord. good for you. glad you were able to enjoy time with your trues. enjoy Puerto Rico
Posted by: laura huffman | January 10, 2012 at 05:42 PM
Pleased to know that you took the time to be with your Trues and pull yourself back together again. We become so fragmented by all the must haves, work and even the things we want to do for others. We all need to take the time to be True to ourselves so that we can be all that we need and want to be for us and for others. We "know" this but it's difficult to take the leap. I saw Donna's post early this morning and I would love to take the class, can't seem to get the dollars to line up though. I have signed up for the the Art of wild Abandonment class and Dirty Footprints 21 Secrets! Puerto Rico is a great story and a great time will be had by all.
Posted by: Liane Townsend | January 10, 2012 at 06:44 PM
Hey Christy! Glad you had fun with your trues. I am actually taking classes from Donna this coming weekend here in Oklahoma. So excited! I have to keep my creative brain fed or I am just not happy. I love how sweet and giving you are dear girl. Take care of yourself and don't forget to rest. You are a blessing to so many.
Posted by: Medeah Kitsmiller | January 10, 2012 at 09:23 PM
Sounds like you are refreshed and ready to go!!! Love that:)
congrats to the winner. Enjoy!
Posted by: Leslie | January 11, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Sounds like you had an amazing time. You are going to be one very creatively busy lady, ENJOY!!!
Posted by: Donna P. | January 11, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Glad you had so much fun with your trues. I'm off to the beach this weekend with my trues. We always have a fun time. It's a yearly ritual! Love that Donna has a new class. It will be great.
Posted by: carol m | January 11, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Donna's class looks awesome. She's so funny. I'm on my way to go check it out.
Thank you for loving me and being my TRUE.
muah!
c
Posted by: chrissy | January 11, 2012 at 03:43 PM
Hey... I feel like your groupie. Everything you put out there, I sign up for. Haven't tried the face stuff yet, but I'm sure that's coming! LOL Donna was hilarious in her description video.. now I really want to take this one. Guess I need to get to work so I can afford all these classes! Love you and all you do Christy! Keep the inspiration coming!
Posted by: Amber Stull | January 11, 2012 at 10:10 PM
Hello Christy
I love Donna D. Style and her creations. She came last year to PR, she is so creative and a funny lady too.
Nice to know you are friends.
Just waiting you visit our country PUERTO RICO, I'm excited taking your class so see you soon.
Greetings, Sonia
Sonia-Studio60
Posted by: Sonia **Sony** | January 15, 2012 at 01:02 AM