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Thursday, October 20, 2011

LADYBUG ROCKS

A Flock of Ladybug Rocks
After a couple of weeks with no time to paint I managed to paint a flock of ladybugs. I also took pictures and typed up step by step instructions and published a free tutorial: How To Paint Ladybug Rocks. I'm thinking about doing more tutorials, just not sure what to do next, after all, ladybugs are pretty simple. But then maybe some people would like more complex projects to work on?


So this is my entry for Paint Party Friday: I hope you will stop by and marvel at the amount of beautiful art that is all around us and the wonderful artists that share their visions with us.

Now one of the reasons I haven't gotten to a lot of painting lately is because I have been quite fixated on getting as much wall building done as possible before it starts freezing at night and I have to stop the concrete work. Also I've been working in my garden and last week got my first harvest of baby lettuce. Have loads of work to do out there before frost too. I will probably get back to painting more regularly when the weather cools off a bit more.

PS: I just discovered Marsha's Spot with a blog hop for Squidoo writers. Sounds like fun so I've jumped right in and listed this post for the first time.

21 comments:

  1. Very fun ladybugs - I love all of their different personalities!

    Ladybugs are my mom's absolute favorite... I see some of these in her future!

    xo
    Kristin

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  2. Thank you Kristin! I resisted writing this for awhile because ladybugs are so simple to do and I'm sure there are other tutorials out there along with the instructions in Lin Wellfords books, but so many people have asked me to start doing these (how to paint rocks) that I thought I would start with this one and see how it goes.

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  3. Oh, how fun...I remember painting these as a kid. Lucky Ladybugs are always welcome at my house!

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  4. What darling ladybugs, Mary! Great job. I'm also very impressed with your concrete wall building. Faye

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  5. Cute LadyBugs...each one unique! Happy PPF!

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  6. Cute! I know that ladybugs are lucky and you have painted a whole lot of luck! :-)

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  7. Hah, adorable work! Love their different expressions, makes each of them unique even though they're all similar~

    // -T.W-

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  8. Loving your ladybirds, all such great characters. Happy PPF, Annette x

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  9. hehehe i love the one with it's mouth open in shock :)

    xxa

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  10. they are too cute for words... I like the one at the back that looks like he is madly plotting the downfall of all the others xx

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  11. Adorable ladybugs!! Nice to be able to find such perfect rocks.

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  12. so creative. who knew that some ladybugs have mustaches!?! :-)

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  13. Thank you everyone! I really appreciate your comments!

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  14. Oh how cute. I love ladybugs. They are just so delicate. Perfect little creatures. Nice job. Happy PPF!

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  15. Love all the different expressions on their little buggy faces.

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  16. Mary, I am delighted to see you in Marsha's blog hop! I love these ladybugs! I want a couple, so I do hope you sell them!

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  17. Thanks Ruthi, yes I do sell them! In fact I need to get some more made as we are going into the best sales months of the year, from Nov-March, besides the holidays we have a lot of tourists that stop by the shop and my rocks are my best sellers. Thanks for stopping by!

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  18. Thanks so much for linking up with me!
    I love your lens and your ladybugs are too cute.

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  19. Mary, please email me at: ruthcox at abitosunshine dot net

    I would like a price on a "family" of 6 ladybugs for a Christmas gift!

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  20. TOO CUTE. How fun to have then sprinkled about.

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