Week 16 of Donna Downey's 48 Weeks Journal Workshop ~Paint your truth spill your story~

Hello and a wonderful good day to you. Since the last post the weather has changed significantly to a crisp fall.  Last night went to 42 degrees and was windy I had the porch door screen open and all my wind chimes were just a signing....it is a beautiful sound. I have all types of wind chimes from wooden ones, to glass, and metal such a relaxing beautiful array of music. Yesterday we made soap five types to be exact which was basically a bit over 260 to be exact. A lot of the ones everyone has been asking for. Since we were on the third floor (it rained all day and I mean sideways rain and hard rains) so we worked inside as much as we could although life goes on outside too despite rain. All the animals need care no matter what type of day it is. While I was waiting for the oils to cool and and the lye to cool down to mix the two I would paint layers. We even worked on a few roll ons, sugar scrubs, etc. Getting ready for the holiday shows of course. I had already got the background on this painting done last week so on Tuesday night I started on the girl. I used a stencil from Donna Downey (the stencil was is called sketch) and made her totally different than the stencil it was just a baseline. I quite enjoyed the process. The overlay was a transparency from 2007 from the company Fancy Pants which if you are a paper artist you will know that company. It just added to the colors so well. The stamp was a Dina Wakley stamp from the Ranger Homage to Frida. The stencil for the butterflies I got a Micheals a long time ago and it may be a Martha Stewart one, it's blue. One again the journey to this was amazing a I enjoyed the entire process, so whimsical and colorful. If you would like to see about the class go to Donna Downey's  you can see the class there. 

 as you can see how large the book is. It is a Moleskin A3 watercolor journal I bought from Amazon. I actually just bought another one recently.

You can see the ink and the butterflies here 

                                      More of this whimsical girl and the lovely overlay.

The stamp set is a Dina Wakley "homage to Frida" the Paint your truth and spill your story.

Wanted to show the shimmering of the inks 

more of the shimmers

The full of journal page if you would like to see any of the other classes I did you can go to each week to see them

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Week 7

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Week 9 

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Week 14

Week 15 

Go to Donna Downey's for the class to JOIN

I could hardly believe I am at 17 weeks now.......its just amazing! I am so proud of myself and yet I have learned so much along the way and had I am encouraged to keep going which with my busy schedule and orders that have to go out. I MAKE TIME FOR IT!!! Its HARD but I should be inspiration for YOU to get your paintings done too!!! Trust me its worth it!!!

So COME ON PICK YOUR JOURNAL UP and PAINT!!!!!

This is another journal I work in like a junk journal or a smash  journal its the place when you have extra paint or things you want to stash stuff or a remembrance. This was actual a mermaid card my mom sent me for a birthday card many years ago. I cut the grasses out with the Silhouette Cameo and the starfish is hand cut using paints and inks made this page. 

 Our new family member has come to live with us "JACK" the story is on my INSTAGRAM @stampmom9

Some of the upcoming shows 

This one is November 2 from like 9-5

This one is always fun too!!! 

We went to Ocean City MD last week a show and to see all my art buds at Art And Soul Retreat it was a very nice beach side room with the ocean roaring and a wonderful cool breeze.

I saw Eric Scott a famous Art Journalist and He signed his book for me

I had a blast and the book is great too!!!

You can order off of Amazon

My family all love snapchat which I am stampmom9 or Dawn Gallop if you want to join in on the fun

Crystal and Skylar having a blast

Skylar did her pumpkin and it looks so AWESOME

Love it!

Jack has settled in nicely this Friday will be a week and it seems like he has been forever now just fit right in.......gotta love it 

So we have been making soaps like crazy getting ready for the holiday shoppers and so many requests 

This is the face bar FINALLY MADE it has been the most requested all year and now those that have been waiting shall receive WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!! 

An ADORABLE Snapchat from Alexis I LOVE THEM and MISS them soooooo much!!! Even my boys keep saying I wish they could come back again. They had so much fun here, everyone did! 

On Monday we had a few deliveries to make and while out and about relinquishing supplies we stopped in Jerry's Artarama in Virginia Beach and low and behold LOOK who was there the AMAZING BOB ROSS!!!! I love it! 

Bruce got in on the fun too!!! I mean who didn't watch Bob......!!!! 

LOVE! 

Have a great totally artful week and remember let me know if you are working on the same pages as I have not seen any of them but Donnas', I am not a facebook person so I DO NOT SEE the stuff you ask me about.....I can hardly make these post or even post to Instagram there is no time for much else, but I do get what I can done and I am very thankful for that!!!! So please tag me or send me a message. THANKS 

Cyber Hugs, 

Dawn Gallop

PEACE OUT!!! 

NOW ON TO MAKING WEEK 17 

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Week 15 of the 48 Weeks Donna Downey Journaling Workshop ~She Created A Life.~

Hello again as fall is here one can hardly tell when today it was 96 degrees and JUST plain HOT. Not very fall like at all. I was working over at the kitchen today I was thinking about all the cold days we have and how much that extreme cold is so painful to me. My fingers and toes just can't take it, I make HOT HAND sandwiches for my toes and fingers at the markets. Wear layer after layer and still I am COLD. Today however that cold was miles away and I was asking myself is it really this HOT and yet I LOVE the heat...but it just seems without the moisture that we normally have (we are in a mild drought) it just seems so much more hotter and more like a baking feeling. Yet I do believe that the heat is probably much more easily tolerated than the cold is, with heat ya sweat and that cools ya off a wee bit.....anywhoooo to the painting. THIS WEEKEND IS THE Newport News FALL FESTIVAL at the Newport News Park.  My pickles made the post. SO we have been super mega busy....Now I have been back in my studio it has been much easier to create, but since it is on our third floor of our house....it is harder as it is not as convenient to just run out on the porch and slap a coat of paint on. So in between something whatever it is I am doing or we are doing, from goats, to chickens, to pickles, to cheese, to just life (you know mom stuff) I run back over to the house run to the third floor and slap a coat of paint on. I quite enjoyed this painting....I guess more my style as I love painting faces and watercolors. If you would like to learn more about this class go to Donna Downey 48 Weeks Online Workshop

 My journal is a large Moleskin 16 1/2" x 12" which is why I use the shoes in the pic to show how large it is. It has become my most favorite surface, it is strong and large enough to paint and draw on easily. It is amnestying A3 size if you would like to get a journal like this. The A3 Size Moleskin Journal

In the class Donna tells you how to paint and uses Kate Thompsons techniques in this one, I have several classes with Kate at Art and Soul Retreats and have greatly enjoyed them thoroughly. So far I have pretty much been lucky enough to have most of the supplies, I don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing.....when my girls lived here they would help me organize my supplies. Bruce now helps me with it and will even come look for them if I can't find what I am looking for. 

 She created a life. Yes I did!!! I found so many wonderful quotes on this a life 

                         The wings are so shiny with Stickles and of course such a great color.

she turned out so nice and like I said a joy to paint

                   I don't know if the pics can show it is but it has such nice texture and details

I really like this part, you can see the light and the power of the star, as it fades into the sometimes not so great times, to this beautiful soul working so hard and following her dreams and despite the days and moments of difficulties SHE remains Strong, Hopeful, and Radiant.

If you would like to check out some of the other weeks you can do so here 

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WEEK 6 

Week 7

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Week 9 

WEEK 10 

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Go to Donna Downey's site if you would like to JOIN

I made candles last night I will be taking them out of the molds today. We go and set up today in Newport News.

Just a day in the Life :o)

Dusty and me Friday on SnapChat 

More pickles YUM! We have all of our products ready Colten boxed soaps last night.

Colten boxing soap last night, behind him are the drying racks. We worked extra extra hard to get ready for this show.....plus I have had lots of calls asking us if we are going to be there. Colten will be going to Smithfield Farmers Market tomorrow. However keep in mind he will only have one table and mostly eggs, pickles, and some soaps. A very limited selection. That way he doesn't have to drive the trailer with him. He will only have one tent too and will be in our usual spot. 

Come out to Newport News Fall Festival we are going to be located in the Country Store Section space 1 and 2.

Remember to stay POSITIVE, Happy, smiling, and kind. 

Dawn Gallop

Some of the videos from last year at Newport News Fall Festival 

A great place to be this weekend. 

HAPPY FRIDAY......

Peace Out 

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Week 14 of Donna Downey's 48 Weeks Journal Workshop ~There's Always Hope~

Hello once again beautiful people, I am so very happy to be on my game here to be posting something earlier than usual. It sometimes a month can go by and I still haven't made a post. It's not that I don't have anything to share, just being busy and life can make it a wee bit difficult to make an actual blog post. I even have YouTube Videos to post and have not had to time actually put the videos together....I know YOU get it right!!! I never in my life thought one could be so busy even with having nine children, then it is now running a farm. It's good hard work no doubt and I love all my animals or should I say "my babies" as Bruce tells me. It is just so much to do always and so much to take care of....so that's why I am like impressed I have actually made this post earlier than the usual. 

I am calling this one There is Always Hope, as you can see on the timeline (so it is similar to one) this beautiful bird with "bling" is coming down and so called the paint is getting brighter behind it as this bird has brought back a newness to something. Whether it be this or that SOMETHING that is going on in your life right now may need just a tiny smidgen of hope, this painting sure reminds me of that. It has really spoke to me....a very emotional feeling or thought has come from within...when I watched Donna make this one on a video it was several weeks before I actually got to work on it. I had wrote it down the process and while it was on paper even before we went to Wisconsin which was August 17, so here it is Sunday September 15, 2019 and on Friday once everything was ready for the market and I had all the orders ready. I went up to my craft room which now since the Hurricane Dorian I moved all my stuff back upstairs for the winter weather that will be here in our busiest time of the year so no better time than to get it before the first frost comes. I put down all the ephemera that was in my stash in a fast movement, since I was back in my studio it was easy to find stuff quickly. I was not thinking or being selective I just started laying it down with gel medium. Letting the art speak for itself, using stuff all around me in my studio. When I was done, I looked at noting several things, I picked a July calendar (which is Tim Holtz), I picked a 9. I have a July birthday, I have nine children. The tag says WiSC FARM. We have a farm and some of our family are in Wisconsin. The little girl who is in the dress has blonde hair. So many elements that spoke to me. 

If you would like to check out the class go Donna Downey's Website 48 weeks 

 This journal page was like going "old Skool" for me almost like being a scrapbook page it was nice and felt good.

 the calendar, the license plate, the number, the washi tape, the bird and the girl are all Tim Holtz

                                                    The tea tag "be heard" from my tea tag

the bird I believe is Prima 

crackle paints 

the washi tape 

the paper with the key paper is Bo Bunny 

The textures, the colors, as always had a blast making this 

the crackle paint has always been one of my favorite elements 

If you would like to check out some of the other weeks you can do so here 

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WEEK 5

WEEK 6 

Week 7

WEEK 8

Week 9 

WEEK 10 

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

The power was out during the Hurricane Dorian and we used some of beeswax candles which is always nice to have on hand. 

 Bruce and I have been working non stop as hard as we can go to get more and more done. This was the hemp patchouli soap a five pound and a fifteen pound block after it came out of the mold. Then Bruce cuts them all.

He they are drying on the rack 

                                                         some of the owl drying

Every night when I finally sit down I start making bracelets for the market I have goals to get so many done a night to be ready for Newport News Fall Festival 

Texas Roadhouse on Sunday where we met with my wonderful art group and had lunch. The ladies that were involved in the art swap round robin traded their dolls back after a year of round robin it. 

From the tea cup "Be Heard" 

Terry, me and Lynn 

Terry and I 

sweet Sharron made us all the beautiful slap bracelets which I absolutely love!!!  couldn't stop looking at it. THANKS SO MUCH SHARRON!!! 

We have been so busy making all the pickles still have a few more to batches to get done before the NNWS festival and I should be able to, hopefully. Yesterday Bruce and I canned 63 quarts and 1 pint jars of pickles, from the Grandmas Sweet, Grandmas Sweet and Spicy, I did two batches of bread and butter pickles, and a ghost pickle (for all my HOT loving HEAT Seekers out there) those ghost pickles aren't for me by no means however Colby and Bruce will eat them. 

the sweet and spicy ones as all didn't fit on the table 

Last night we went back to our pottery class which was so nice...its at the Pocosin Arts in Columbia NC which we love going there. Bruce hadn't been not he wheel in a year gets right on and throws this perfect little bowl. I glazed a bunch of pieces last night. Enjoyed seeing our friends and talking with everyone. When you work all the time together its always nice to have a night that isn't work related. 

Well better close for now hope you have a great rest of the week....as it is HUMP Day!!!! 

Saturday we will be at SMITHFIELD FARMERS MARKET from 9-12 in the usual spot

hope to see ya soon. 

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