Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Days of Christmas

On The Second Day of Christmas
I give to you......

Cheesecloth
This is one of my very favorite, very inexpensive tools.

You can get a 6 yard package at your favorite wally world store for

....well I can't remember for sure but maybe 3 or 4 dollars.

As you can see, the package back says there are, "hundreds of uses".
Here is what I do with it.
I cut off about a 8 or 10 inch piece of it to use while I'm painting.
I wet it in my water jar and squeeze it out.
No matter what my right hand is doing,
I always have this little piece of wet cheesecloth in my left hand.
I use it to blot my brush after swishing it in the water jar.
I use it to wipe off my pallet knife because acrylic dries so fast on it.
I use it dab and blot and smear paint on my canvas.
I use it to wipe watercolor pencil off of my piece
when Norah'S evil eye dislikes where I have used it.
I use it to wipe of rubber stamps after using in acrylic.
And
When you walk away, it dries real fast.
I use the same piece over and over an over
until I want a fresh piece.
Then,
I might use the dried piece
like the one in the above picture under my hand
in a collage.

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I have to tell you, I received two wonderful packages
Christmas Eve
via US mail.
WOW
I got my copy of the
Altered Abbey Skinny Book Swap
I will share more on that later.
But, if you ever get the opportunity to do a swap like this...
all I can say is
DO IT!!!!!
The other package was......
my "Complimentary Copy" of
January/February
CLOTH PAPER SCISSORS
Do you know what that means?


Yes, it means the contents of this little package

did get published.

Very very exciting!!!

More later,

Sharon

14 comments:

  1. Published? You work is published? You sneaky little devil, hiding that information at the end of your post - hiding it under the cheesecloth are you? LOL!

    C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S

    Darla

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  2. Yippeeee.....I am pretty excited to be able to see something of your in CPS!!! I can't wait.
    xo Rella

    fbnmrhwx = I kid you not..that is the word verification I am typing under this comment!!! What the heck is going on with the length of word verifications???

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  3. Congratulations! Well deserved! I can't wait to get my copy to see your creations on glossy pages :-)

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  4. I always enjoy CPS but now I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing it!Well done! You deserve it!

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  5. Big congratulations! I can hardly wait to get my copy of CPS now.

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  6. Congrats on the magazine publishing your work. I can't wait to see it.

    Thanks also for the cheesecloth idea, I had been using old washcloths, but I will try this too and see which I like best,

    Kate

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  7. Hey, cheese cloth -- what a great idea. I'd been using paper towels, newsprint, or my clothes or whatever was handy.

    I'm pumped about your being published in CPS. I heard it's kinda hard to get in over there. I love that mag and can't wait to see your fab-o article. (Love the mail art package, btw.)
    sallyt

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  8. i am so happy for you...you so deserve it...i can't wait to see...blessings and peace to you and yours, rebecca

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  9. Sharon, CONGRATULATIONS
    I wonder if I can purchase this mag in Australia?
    YOU TRULY DESERVE THIS
    I look forward to sharing your journey through the coming year!
    Marelle (Australia)

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  10. Congrats on the publication I am so so happy for you, cant wait to see it.
    Love the cheesecloth - i do the exact same thing.

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  11. By the way you can buy CPS at Borders in Australia.

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  12. Congratulations Sharon, can't wait to see your work in print.

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  13. Hi..I'm back. Yup, late night visit.
    wondering if you are still awake, too. Looking at wee little angel on my faerie tree created BY YOU!!..wishing I had the new Cloth Paper Scissors to read (about you) since I can't sleep yet...

    xo Rella

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  14. hi sharon,
    wishing you a most wonderful new year in 2008! it sounds like good things are already in progress - i'll be watching for your article in CPS, a big congratulations!

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