A TRIP TO DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES ART DISTRICT...ALICE IN WONDERLAND MURALS

SINCE MY MIDDLE SON IS GOING TO COLLEGE IN LOS ANGLES, WE GET TO VISIT THE AREA ABOUT EVERY TWO MONTHS.

I had been eyeing the artwork on some of the buildings surrounding the Art's District of Los Angeles, which happens to be only a few blocks from where my son is going to the top architect school in the world.

So, we drove there and took photos.

I hope you enjoy them as much as we did!

LET US BEGIN WITH THE MAD HATTER

AND THE RED QUEEN

A VERY FREAKY WHITE RABBIT BUT HE DOES HAVE HIS POCKET WATCH!

THE CHESHIRE CAT, NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT!

THE HOOKA, SMOKING, CATERPILLAR

THE MARCH HARE (ABOVE THE CATERPILLAR)

TWEEDLEDEE AND TWEEDLEDUM (YUP! THAT'S HOW THEY'RE SPELLED!)

THE JABBERWOCKY

ONE OF THE WALLS DEVOTED TO WONDERLAND, WITH A RED HEART CARD ON THE LEFT SIDE.

AND HERE IS QUITE A VOULUPTIOUS ALICE, WANDERING HER WAY THROUGH THE STREETS OF L.A.

PART OF ONE WALL OF THE MURAL WITH MUSHROOMS AND THE DODO BIRD INCLUDED.

ONE WHOLE WALL AT A DISTANCE.

I hope you have enjoyed this tour of what goes on in the Los Angeles' Art's District.
'Alice in Wonderland' has been a favorite book of mine since I was a child, which is a long time ago.

I have no less than eleven Alice related books in my personal library, including 'The Annotated Alice' and also, a vintage stage play booklet with the script and parts.

Until next time, when we meet again...who knows where I shall take you next time!

posted by Teresa in California

MY PROFESSIONAL ARTIST/ILLUSTRATOR/CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR, BROTHER, TROY HOWELL HAS CHANGED HIS WEBSITE...PLEASE COME TAKE A LOOK

IT IS WITH DELIGHT I SHARE MY BROTHER TROY HOWELL'S WEBSITE!

PLEASE CLICK ON THE ILLUSTRATION ON MY RIGHT SIDE BAR OF THE DRAGON FOR THE LINK TO TROY HOWELL'S WEBSITE.  THIS PARTICULAR ILLUSTRATION IS ON THE JACKET COVER OF 'THE DRAGON OF CRIPPLE CREEK, OF WHOM TROY HOWELL IS THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR.  THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON BOOKS.COM

IF YOU ARE SEEKING YOUNG ADULT ADVENTURE 'THE DRAGON OF CRIPPLE CREEK' IS A TALL TALE ABOUT A YOUNG GIRL NAMED KAT AND A DRAGON NAMED YE, WHO IS FOUND IN A DEEP GOLD MINE IN THE MOLLY KATHLEEN MINE, IN CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO, WHICH BY THE WAY IS A REAL, WORKING GOLD MINE WHICH HOSTS PUBLIC TOURS.  THE SECRET LIES IN THE MINES BELOW!!! BEWARE!!! HIGH ADVENTURE!!!  

Troy Howell has been drawing since he was two and a half years old, when he used a red crayon and drew a small, round, railroad track upon our parents aqua green carpeting.  It's been a lifetime of drawing since that amazing day when our parents realized his talent!

Troy Howell is the American Illustrator for all of the jacket covers for the 'Redwall' children's book series by Brian Jacques of England.  You can view more of the illustrations from those books on Troy's website, under the heading of 'Illustrations'.   

THE FIRST AMERICAN BOOK JACKET IN THE SERIES ILLUSTRATED BY TROY HOWELL.

 I will add this note, as there was another illustrator who did the internal black and white illustrations whose name does appear inside the book.  My brother's name only appears on the jacket covers themselves, not on the internal ISBN number catalog number as only the illustrator who did the internal illustrations was listed instead.  Thus is the way of the marketing of published books. You don't always get your name recognized, except Mary GrandPre sure did when she illustrated the American Jacket covers for the Harry Potter books!  Life is not always fair in the art industry.  That is the difference between some publishing companies.  Some give royalties and some don't. 

HERE IS ANOTHER EXCEPTIONAL ILLUSTRATION TROY DID FOR 'CRICKET' MAGAZINE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.  THIS COVER WRAPPED AROUND THE ENTIRE CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE COVER.

TO SEE MORE OF TROY HOWELL'S EXCEPTIONAL ARTWORK PLEASE VIEW HIS WEBSITE WHICH ALSO HAS A LINK TO HIS BLOG.

TROY HOWELL ALSO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE CHILDREN'S CLASSIC BOOK  'THE DRAGON OF CRIPPLE CREEK' PUBLISHED BY AMULET BOOKS.  THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON AMAZON BOOKS.


THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHORS AND CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATORS.

MANY OF TROY'S ILLUSTRATED BOOKS CAN BE FOUND ON AMAZON BOOKS.COM

WELL, MY DEARS, TIME FLIES DOESN'T IT? HERE ARE PHOTOS OF ATC'S AND A MIXED MEDIA DOLL ASSEMBLAGE.

I HAVE BEEN CREATING ATC'S FOR A SWAP WITH A FRIEND, AND ALSO A MIXED MEDIA DOLL ASSEMBLAGE SWAP WITH ANOTHER FRIEND.

I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THE THREE ATC'S FROM MY FRIEND, AND MAILED HERS OFF AND SHE RECEIVED HERS TOO.

HERE IS ONE OF THE THREE ATC'S I RECEIVED FROM MY FRIEND JUDY.  I ADORE IT!

SORRY THIS IS A LITTLE BIT BLURRED FROM MY CAMERA.  WE CHOSE THE THEME OF 'FOLK ART PRIMITIVE' AND THE ATC'S  WE PAINTED WERE BOTH 'FIRSTS' FOR BOTH OF US.

HERE ARE THE THREE ATC'S MY FRIEND SENT TO ME.  I ADORE THE GIRL WITH HER KITTY.  PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR A LARGER VIEW.

HERE ARE ALL THREE OF MINE WHICH WERE SENT TO JUDY.  MORE INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS FOLLOW THIS ONE.

HERE IS ONE OF THREE ATC'S I SENT TO MY FRIEND.  I TRIED FOR A PRIMITIVE GRUNGY STYLE.  I THINK SHE LOOKS LIKE A QUEEN, SO I USED ALPHABET STAMPS ON THE REVERSE SIDE IN BLACK INK TO PRINT THE TITLE OF 'QUEEN'.

I CONTINUED WITH THE PRIMITIVE GRUNGY STYLE AND NAMED THIS ONE 'SHEEP' IN BLACK INK ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE ATC.

AND A BARN.  ALL WERE DRAWN AND PAINTED FREE HAND, OUR OWN IDEAS.




AND I JUST NOTICED THAT I NOW HAVE 300 FOLLOWERS! YAY!
I WILL BE HAVING A GIVEAWAY VERY SOON! PLEASE STAY TUNED.

AND NOW FOR THE FINALE' THE MIXED MEDIA ASSEMBLAGE I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THREE MONTHS AT HALF HOUR INTERVALS OFF AND ON, FOR ANOTHER YEAR ROUND ORNAMENT SWAP. SHE HAS A BOUFONT HAIR DO, WHICH IS ACTUALLY WOOL ROVING SCULPTURED AND PAINTED WHITE WITH GOLD ACCENTS.  IF YOU VIEW AN OLDER POST OF MINE YOU WILL SEE WHAT WENT INTO THE DOLL WITH THE RAW MATERIALS.  I SEALED THE DOLL WITH KRYLON MATTE FINISH. SHE WILL BE WINGING HER WAY TO DEBI VERY SOON!

HERE IS A CLOSE-UP OF MARIE ANTOINETTE'S FACE. 

HERE IS THE BACKSIDE OF MARIE ANTOINETTE WITH HER HANGER.   THIS WAS NOT THE ENTIRELY FINISHED DOLL AS I PAINTED OVER THE SPLOTCHY BLUE AND PURPLE ON THE SPOOL SO IT WAS ONE SOLID AQUA COLOR.  

Thank you for viewing and remember you can click on each photo for a larger view.

Posted by Teresa

ANNOUNCING A GIVEAWAY OVER AT WILLOWING.NING WITH TAMARA! BLOG HOP LIFE BOOK 2015 EVENT!

HELLO, EVERYBODY!

I hope you are enjoying the cooler weather, which tends to make my mind more creative.  The heat saps my strength, and I do ever so much better in the cooler weather, and my creative spirit soars at this time of year.
Does your spirit soar too with fall in the air?

Anyway, back to what I am posting about. TAMARA OF WILLOWING.ORG HAS ALREADY GIVEN AWAY TEN SPOTS IN LIFE BOOK 2015, BUT THERE ARE STILL MORE CHANCES WITH OTHER INSTRUCTORS WHOSE BLOGS ARE LISTED ON THE LIST OF GIVEAWAY CHANCES. THE DATES OF THEIR GIVEAWAYS ARE ALSO POSTED AND THE GIVEAWAY WILL BE GOING ON FOR VARIOUS INSTRUCTORS.  PLEASE CLICK ON MY LEFT SIDEBAR WHICH WILL TAKE YOU TO WILLOWING.ORG.  ALSO, PLEASE JOIN TAMARA'S WILLOWING NING WHILE YOU ARE AT IT.  IT'S SUCH A LOVELY, INSPIRING NING SITE TO BE A PART OF.  THANKS FOR LOOKING!

IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH WILLOWING.ORG YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.

IF YOU HAVE NOT YET DISCOVERED TAMARA'S WILLOWING NING SITE YOU ARE IN FOR SOME AMAZING ART WORKSHOPS.  RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A GIVEAWAY GOING ON.'  PLEASE CLICK ON THE ICON ON MY SIDE BAR AS ALL OF THE TEACHERS ARE DOING GIVEAWAYS ON THEIR OWN BLOGS FOR THIS HUGE BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY EVENT. HURRY, AS THEY ARE ALREADY GIVING AWAY SPACES FOR THIS WONDERFUL CLASS WHICH HOSTS OVER 25 ART INSTRUCTORS.  PLEASE JOIN WILLOWING.NING AS THERE ARE OTHER ART VIDEOS TO CHOOSE FROM.

THANKS SO VERY MUCH!

post by Teresa

A RARE FIND...LIMOR WEBBER DESIGNS...EDUCATOR FOR SEVERAL ART MANUFACTERS...INCLUDING FABER-CASTELL

THIS IS WHY I BEGAN MY BLOG IN MARCH OF 2011...TO CONNECT OTHER CRAFT PERSONS TO EXCEPTIONAL ONLINE MARKETING, WORKSHOP, AND TUTORIAL INFLUENCES.

Limor Webber found my blog and is now a follower.  PLEASE CHECK OUT MY LEFT SIDEBAR TO CONNECT TO HER: LIMOR WEBBER DESIGN BLOG AND SITE.

Among the various art related formats Limor hosts, is the fact she is an Educator for a number of artist supply businesses.  Which means she teaches art concepts with the mediums she acquires from these artist supply sources.

It is always a pleasure to find kindred spirit artists who are so energized by what they do, I definitely wanted to post about Limor's wonderful Blog and Shop.

Not only does her blog offer online mixed media workshops, you can also access her SHOP from her blog, which carries Mixed Media Kits, Mixed Media Canvas Kits, Ink, Markers, Prima sources, and also her blog gives the latest Mixed Media online tutorial information and classes, including Art Journals.

I AM CRAZY, IN LOVE WITH HER BLOG AND TUTORIALS!  IF YOU GO TO HER BLOG SHE HAS A FREE TUTORIAL YOU CAN CLICK ON FOR THESE BEAUTIFUL MIXED MEDIA TAGS! ENJOY!

THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE MIXED MEDIA TAG WORKSHOP THAT IS NOW BEING OFFERED ON LIMOR WEBBER'S ONLINE WORKSHOP, WHICH YOU CAN ACCESS THIS INFORMATION ON LIMOR'S BLOG ON MY LEFT SIDEBAR.  I  AM ALWAYS EXCITED TO POST ABOUT BLOG EVENTS FROM OTHER WONDERFUL ARTISTS!

I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AN ORNAMENT EXCHANGE

HELLO, EVERYBODY!

I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AN ORNAMENT EXCHANGE WHICH INCLUDES THREE DIFFERENT ORNAMENTS.  THESE ARE YEAR ROUND ORNAMENTS A PERSON CAN DISPLAY ANYWHERE IN THE HOUSE.

THIS IS THE FIRST ORNAMENT I HAVE ALMOST COMPLETED. IT IS A SPOOL DOLL ORNAMENT, AND THE TECHNIQUE I LEARNED FROM Jo AnnA OF MOSS HILL STUDIO BLOG IN 2008.

I RAIDED MY CRAFT ROOM SUPPLIES AND BEGAN PAINTING AND GLUING THESE EMBELLISHMENTS ONTO THE SPOOL.  I  APPLIED ALLENE'S TACKY GLUE ONTO THE SPOOL AND BEGAN WINDING THE HEAVY STRING EVENLY SPACED LIKE THREAD ONTO A SPOOL.  AFTER THE GLUE DRIED (24 HOURS) I GLUED A DOLL HEAD TO THE TOP OF THE SPOOL WITH THE TACKY GLUE.  IT WAS A PROCESS OF GLUING AND PAINTING AFTER THAT. AND THE DOLLY'S EYES WERE GLUED OPEN WITH A TOUCH OF GLUE ONTO THE EYE LIDS. THEN I PAINTED THE HEAVY STRING THE COLOR OF MY CHOICE.  I FOUND SOME CROCHETED LACE AND SCRUNCHED THE LACE UP TO FORM UPPER AND LOWER WINGS WHICH I GLUED THE TOP ONES ON AND LET THEM DRY. AND THE NEXT DAY, I GLUED THE BOTTOM WINGS ON.  I ADDED MORE LACE AROUND THE DOLLY'S HEAD GLUING IT IN PLACE.  I DID USE THE GREEN YARN AND GLUED IT ONTO THE HEAD FOR HAIR. I PAINTED THE WINGS, AFTER THE THE GLUE DRIED.  I SATURATED THE WINGS WITH PAINT, AND MADE SURE I PUT SARAN WRAP AROUND EVERYTHING ELSE SO THE PAINT WOULD NOT FLOW ONTO ANYTHING BUT THE WINGS. I ALSO PAINTED THE DOLL'S FACE WITH SECRET TECHNIQUES I LEARNED WHILE TAKING Jo AnnA's BELLA ART DOLL CLASS (WHICH IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE BUT Jo AnnA HAS OTHER CLASSES TO OFFER).  PLEASE CHECK OUT Jo AnnA's MOSS HILL STUDIO SITE WITH A WEB SEARCH.

HERE IS WHAT THE ANGEL DOLL ORNAMENT LOOKS LIKE SO FAR. I STILL NEED TO PAINT THE HAIR ANOTHER COLOR AS I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE WOOL ROVING IN ITS NATURAL SHADE.  SHE DOES LOOK A BIT LIKE MARIE ANTOINETTE WITH HER HAIR PILED HIGH ON HER HEAD.  PLEASE CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR A LARGER VIEW.  IT MAY TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO CONNECT.

HERE IS THE BACK VIEW OF THE ANGEL DOLL ORNAMENT.  I STILL NEED TO ADD AN EMBELLISHMENT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WINGS.  (I USED ANOTHER SPOOL FOR THIS PHOTO JUST TO BALANCE THE DOLL AS SHE WAS LYING DOWN.)  I ALSO NEED TO ADD A CLEAR SEALER TO THE DOLL'S FACE AND ALSO SEALER ON THE PAINTED THREAD. 

THANK YOU FOR VIEWING WHAT I AM CREATING.  I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED WITH THE COMPLETED DOLL ORNAMENT IN ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK.  IT IS A TEDIOUS PROCESS OF GLUING AND PAINTING WITH DRYING IN BETWEEN ALL COATS OF PAINT AND WITH THE GLUING ON OF THE HAIR AND EMBELLISHMENTS.

I HAVE TWO MORE DIFFERENTLY STYLED ORNAMENTS TO COMPLETE.  I WILL BE POSTING ABOUT THOSE ORNAMENTS AS I PAINSTAKINGLY GO ABOUT THAT PROCESS. 

I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS POST AS MUCH AS I HAD POSTING ABOUT IT!!!

posted by Teresa

THE WHITE RABBIT IS TOOTING HIS TRUMPET!!! AND THE WINNER OF MY MAD TEA PARTY GIVEAWAY IS??? CARMEN OF MOONLYF!!!

THANK YOU, ONE AND ALL, FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE MAD TEA PARTY.

IT WAS A GRAND OCCASION THIS YEAR!  EVERYONE PULLED OUT THE STOPS FOR THEIR PARTIES!!!

 I WAS ENORMOUSLY ENTERTAINED!!!

AND CARMEN OF MOONLYF HAS WON MY 'MAD TEA PARTY' MIXED MEDIA CANVAS.
I WILL BE CONTACTING HER VIA EMAIL.

THIS IS THE MIXED MEDIA 'MAD TEA PARTY' CANVAS CARMEN WILL BE RECEIVING.   YAY!!!

 MAY EVERYONE HAVE A LOVELY REST OF THE SUMMER.

AND NOW I AM OFF TO MAKE SOME MIXED MEDIA ORNAMENTS FOR AN ORNAMENT EXCHANGE.

  I ENJOY KEEPING ORNAMENTS IN ALL CORNERS OF MY STUDIO YEAR ROUND....ANGELS, DOLLS, TASSELS, STARS, HEARTS, DECORATED CONES, SOCK CREATURES, ALL KINDS OF GOODIES WHICH ADD HAPPINESS TO MY STUDIO.

 IT'S WHAT KEEPS THOSE CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING!!!

LOTS OF LOVE AND HUGS!!!

posted by Teresa

IT'S TIME FOR THE MAGICAL, MARVELOUS, MAGNIFICENT, MAD TEA PARTY!!! JULY 14TH UPDATE!!!

WELL...THAT WAS FUN, EVERYBODY...

I AM HAVING MY DRAWING AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, YES, MONDAY NIGHT, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY PUT YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS IN FOR MY GIVEAWAY, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS POST, AND YOUR NAME WILL BE ADDED TO THE DRAWING. IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE, YOU 'MUST' INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THE COMMENT SECTION.

 I WILL HAVE MY DOWN'S SYNDROME SON DRAW THE NAME OUT OF A WONDERLAND HAT! HE LOVES TO DO DRESS-UP PARTIES AND ALSO LOVES TO POSE FOR PHOTOS!
GOOD LUCK!!!

I MET LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS, AND ENJOYED EVERYONE'S BLOG PARTIES.

I WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF THE GIVEAWAY, ON TUESDAY, JULY 15TH. YAY!!!

THE GIVEAWAY.    PLEASE CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR A LARGER IMAGE.

 

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!! I WISH I HAD SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!!!
 

HERE IS A FREE PAPER DOLL CUT-OUT FOR YOU FROM A COPYRIGHT FREE SITE.  ENJOY!!!  PLEASE PRINT IT OUT ON CARD STOCK ON YOUR OWN COMPUTER PRINTER. RIGHT CLICK ON THE IMAGE AND CLICK 'SAVE AS' TO YOUR OWN FILES.  OR CLICK 'FILE' WHERE EVER THAT IS ON YOUR COMPUTER (MINE IS AT THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE) AND SCROLL DOWN TO 'PREVIEW PRINT' OR JUST 'PRINT' AND MAKE AS MANY COPIES AS YOU WANT AND ENLARGE IT TOO!

 THE MAD TEA PARTY BEGINS HERE!!!!!!!!!
HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN FOR THE 'MAD TEA PARTY' YES?

I ALWAYS LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN MAGICAL MISS VANESSA VALENCIA HOSTS THE 'MAD TEA PARTY' ON HER BLOG 'A FANCIFUL TWIST' !!!!

YAY!

WITHOUT MUCH FURTHER ADO, LET US BEGIN ON OUR JOURNEY OF WONDERLAND.

COME WITH ME AS I OPEN THE PAGES OF 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND AND THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS' BY LEWIS CARROLL....

IT WAS A VERY SUNNY DAY WHEN ALICE BEGAN READING ABOUT HERSELF IN A CURIOUS BOOK. SHE BEGAN TO FALL ASLEEP AND WAS BEGINNING TO YAWN, WHEN SHE SPIED A CAT TRAIPSING ACROSS THE GARDEN.   'HMMM' THOUGHT ALICE TO HERSELF, 'I WONDER WHERE THAT CAT IS GOING OFF TOO?'

'I'M LATE! I'M LATE! FOR A VERY IMPORTANT DATE! MEOWED THE CAT.

'NO, NO, NO',  THOUGHT ALICE TO HERSELF.  THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT? IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE THE WHITE RABBIT WHO SAYS THAT...NOT THE CHESHIRE CAT!'

BUT IT WAS THE CAT, JUST THE SAME, WHO WAS RUNNING TO THE 'MAD TEA PARTY'.

'WELL', THOUGHT ALICE,  'I HAD BETTER FOLLOW THE CAT, OR I TOO, SHALL BE LATE FOR THE PARTY!'

SOON ALICE FOUND A HOLE IN THE GROUND WHERE THE CHESHIRE CAT HAD DISAPPEARED.

'WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE?!' SAID ALICE.  AS SHE FELT HERSELF FALLING DOWN INTO THE HOLE AS SHE SAW THE CAT DRIFTING SLOWLY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLE.

DOWN, DOWN, DOWN ALICE FELL, DEEP INTO THE EARTH.  (ALICE DOLL MADE BY 'RHISSANNA'.  PLEASE SEE HER BLOG LINK ON MY RIGHT SIDE BAR WITH THE TWO BLACK RABBITS WITH FAIRY WINGS).

'CURIOUSER, AND CURIOUSER', THOUGHT ALICE AS SHE KEPT FALLING DOWN THE HOLE WHILE SHE LOOKED AT ODD THINGS.  SHE SAW THE CHESHIRE CAT AND A TEA POT SO SHE KNEW SHE MUST BE GETTING CLOSE TO THE 'MAD TEA PARTY'.

SHE SAW A CELLO FLOATING IN AIR, SO SHE DEFINITELY KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE SOME CHAMBER MUSIC WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT THE PARTY.

SHE SAW THE FLOOR COMING UP FAST AND SHE LANDED WITH A BUMP!

SHE LOOKED AROUND HER AND SAW THE CHESHIRE CAT SITTING NEXT TO A LITTLE WOODLAND HOUSE (MADE BY VANESSA OF 'A FANCIFUL TWIST').  

'THAT WAS A VERY LONG WAY TO FALL!' REMARKED ALICE. 'I MUST BE OFF TO FIND THE PARTY, AS I AM THIRSTY AND HUNGRY AFTER THAT ADVENTURE!!!'

ALICE SOON FOUND A CHAIR TO SIT ON, NEXT TO THE CHESHIRE CAT.  THE CHESHIRE CAT HAD INVITED HIS CAT RELATIONS, AND A SWEET MOUSEKEWITZ NAMED CHERRY COBBLER (MADE BY VANESSA OF 'A FANCIFUL TWIST') CAME TOO!

THE RABBIT SHOWED UP BUT SINCE HE WAS LATE, HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO DRESS UP FOR THE PARTY!

A SWEET CAT SERVED PIE AND A DUCK SERVED MILK FOR THE TEA. THE TEA CUPS WERE STACKED HIGH ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AND ALICE FINALLY HAD SOME TEA AND PIE.

BEING FULL OF PIE AND CAKE ALICE DECIDED TO WALK OUTSIDE TO ADMIRE MORE OF WONDERLAND.

ALICE ADMIRED THE FLOWERS ON THE PATH, ONE WAS SUCH A BRILLIANT BLUE! IT MATCHED HER DRESS WHICH MADE HER HAPPY.

ALICE DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME.  WHEN SHE GOT HOME SHE MADE A 'MAD TEA PARTY' MIXED MEDIA CANVAS IN MEMORY OF THE FOND TIME SHE HAD AT THE PARTY.

THE MAD TEA PARTY GIVEAWAY. THIS IS AN 8 INCH BY 10 INCH, MIXED MEDIA CANVAS WITH LOTS OF TEA PARTY EMBELLISHMENTS, SEALED WITH CLEAR GESSO.  (PLEASE CLICK ON THE PHOTO FOR A LARGER VIEW) CREATED BY TERESA OF 'A MAGICAL WHIMSY'...YES! THAT'S ME!

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE DRAWING FOR THE PARTY GIVEAWAY IT IS REQUESTED BY ALICE THAT YOU MUST, VERY PRETTY PLEASE, LEAVE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IN THE COMMENT SECTION.  THIS IS ALICE'S REQUEST OR YOU WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR THE DRAWING.  IT IS LIKE FOLLOWING THE WHITE RABBIT DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WHEN TRYING TO LOCATE PEOPLE'S EMAIL ADDRESSES WHICH SOMETIMES IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO SO. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO BE ENTERED INTO THE DRAWING WHICH I WILL BE DRAWING THE WINNER ON MONDAY AND ANNOUNCING IT ON TUESDAY, JULY 15TH, 2014.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT THE 'MAD TEA PARTY'

PLEASE CLICK ONTO THE 'MAD TEA PARTY' LINK ON MY LEFT SIDEBAR FOR MORE BLOGGERS WHO PARTICIPATED.

LOVELY TO SEE YOU AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME BY MY BLOG ANYTIME!!!

Posted by Teresa

IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR THE MAD TEA PARTY! COME WITH ME INTO A WORLD WHERE NOTHING IS AS IS SEEMS....

ARE YOU READY FOR THE MAD TEA PARTY? IT IS JUST WEEKS AWAY...JULY 12TH TO BE EXACT...

CHARLES DODGSON... ALIAS...LEWIS CARROLL....THE MAN BEHIND THE DREAM OF THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND BOOKS. 

YOU MAY SAY I'M A DREAMER....BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE...

I HOPE SOME DAY YOU'LL JOIN US, AND COME TO THE MAD TEA PARTY...

A LITTLE BIT OF A REPHRASE FROM JOHN LENNON...

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME TEA AND CAKE?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A BLOG TO FOLLOW THE MAD TEA PARTY.

PLEASE CLICK ON VANESSA VALENCIA'S 'A FANCIFUL TWIST' BLOG LINK ON MY LEFT SIDE BAR FOR MAD TEA PARTY INFORMATION IF YOU WANT TO JOIN IN ON YOUR OWN BLOG.

YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO JOIN IN ON YOUR OWN BLOG

COME WITH US AND GET LOST IN THE WONDERLAND LABYRINTH

I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN IN WITH THE FESTIVITIES ALONG WITH MYSELF AND OTHER WONDERLAND BLOGGERS.

TA! TA!   HOPE TO SEE YOU FOR THIS MAGICAL BLOG EVENT!

Posted by Teresa
June 16th, 2014

MAT TEA PARTY ANNOUNCEMENT!!! HURRAY!!!

IF YOU MISSED MY LAST POST ANNOUNCING VANESSA VALENCIA'S 'MAD TEA PARTY' AT HER 'A FANCIFUL TWIST' TYPEPAD BLOG, I AM INVITING YOU TO PARTICIPATE!!!

THE MAD TEA PARTY WILL COMMENCE ON JULY 12TH. 

THE QUEEN OF HEARTS REQUESTS YOUR PRESENCE AT THE MAD TEA PARTY.  JUST OPEN THE GATE AND WALK RIGHT IN.  THE WHITE RABBIT WILL ESCORT YOU TO THE CROQUET TOURNAMENT FOR A ROUSING GAME OF CROQUET.

COME ONE! COME ALL!  TO THE MAD TEA PARTY!!!  I HOPE YOU CAN PARTICIPATE ON YOU OWN BLOG.

DO YOUR OWN THING! TAKE LOTS OF TEA PARTY PHOTOS, ADD YOUR OWN MAD TEA PARTY STORY, WITH WONDERLAND CHARACTERS.  HAVE A BLAST!  HOPE TO SEE YOU AT YOUR OWN MAD TEA PARTY ON JULY 12TH!!!

PLEASE SEE MY LEFT SIDE BAR TO JOIN UP FOR THE MAD TEA PARTY.  CLICK ON THE MAD TEA PARTY ANNOUNCEMENT AND IT WILL TAKE YOU STRAIGHT TO 'A FANCIFUL TWIST' BLOG WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTY.

ON MY LEFT SIDE BAR, PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 'MAD TEA PARTY' WHICH GIVES ALL OF THE NEEDED INFORMATION.  THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME TO ORGANIZE YOUR OWN 'MAD TEA PARTY' ON YOUR OWN BLOG WITH MAGICAL DOINGS!!!

THANK YOU!  ALICE THANKS YOU!  THE CHESHIRE CAT THANKS YOU! THE MAD HATTER THANKS YOU!  THE WHITE RABBIT THANKS YOU, AND EVERY OTHER WONDERLAND CREATURE THANKS YOU FOR PARTICIPATING.  DON'T BE LATE!!!

POSTED BY   Teresa