You already know my obsession with Crayola Crayons. I buy them every year as school supplies are put out for children returning to school. I love the smell of brand new Crayola crayons. Do I ever use them? Well not so much as I want them to stay fresh and pointy as in brand new. Once in a while I allow myself to give one or two bright colors to Mr. C when he needs to mark something he is working on. Then they are broken and dull and thrown away. Mr. C is not attached to crayons.
It seems I also have a penchant for buying other art supplies. There is something that "draws" me to buying them thinking I shall be able to actually draw or paint like an artist. For the most part my supplies merely sit in the cupboard looking fabulous. As I advance in years I find I am buying more selectively. I now prefer finer quality artist materials. Does it make me an artist? No. Sadly my drawing skills are completely absent from my creative talents. However, I do like knowing I have the proper tools if I suddenly wake up one day and magically have drawing skills. Isn't that how osmosis works? If you buy it...it will come? Really!
These pencils I got in 2005. Never sharpened and certainly never used. So when I recently purchased my new titanium pencil sharpener I thought it was time to sharpen my beautiful pencils. Just in case I might be able to use them. Silly me!
Last week I got my newly sharpened pencils and some marking pens and placed them close to me at my favorite sitting spot near windows of light and nature. I have lots of stamped images, photocopied images and those little "stained glass" books for children to color. Knowing I am still a child inside I began to color. Pretty soon I had quite a few colored pieces completed and ready for future projects. It is amazing how just a few minutes can result in such a peaceful way to spend time and produce results. My pencils are no longer virgin and my markers will not run dry from lack of use and have to be thrown away with never getting to enjoy their beautiful inky colors.
As I was blissfully coloring it became easier for me to shade and really play with the colors. I was enjoying myself. Children enjoy themselves and create art so freely. Why can't I? It is hard to see but I added some 3D snow for Santa's hat and the bunnies tails. With just a few simple supplies I was able to truly relax and get lost in the act of coloring.
What do you enjoy doing in precious few minutes that is truly relaxing?
Our weather is glorious...sunny and cool. No more rain or snow for now.
Thank you for your well-wishes. I usually don't advertise that I am sick. I am realizing maybe I just ran myself completely down to exhaustion and open for illness when I was caring for Mr. C night and day. I am on the mend and will take much better care from here on out. Also thank you for well wishes for Sisty. She is doing remarkably well and is approved for her big trip next week to come and visit. Hooray!
Today is mending day. Remember the embroidered towels from decades ago. Each day had a chore and that is how many households functioned way long ago. I never have set days for chores. It just happens that I need to do some mending and today is a very good day to do it. Hem some new pants for Mr. C and stitch a few ripped seams. Do you darn socks? I wore a pair of wool socks yesterday and got a hole in one of them. They are still new so I don't want to throw them out. I think I shall darn that hole! I do know how because I used to darn socks all the time.
May you have a week filled with Creative Bliss...
I share your love of crayola! enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteI lveo coloring and the smell of a new box of crayons and colored pencils is great. Love it. I do have crayons and also buy a box every year when school is starting, but I do wait for the school to start and get them on sale for nothing almost, or when they have the sale where you find them 1 penny or alittle more.
ReplyDeleteLvoe the coloring you did. The one with the pumpkins is probably my favorite.
Hope you feel better, take good care of your self and happy crafting. Ana
How wonderful that you spent time playing with your pencils and markers! That's much better than letting them sit there while you miss out.
ReplyDeleteI too love fresh boxes of crayons and pencils. They are full of promise and so pretty! Good for you to break open the box and get using them. It looks like you had a great time, and that is what it is all about.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you are on the mend, and that your sister is doing well enough to come and visit! Yay! for both of you : )
Hugs,
Terri
Gosh.. don't we all have a way of collecting and collecting with full intentions of them being used! Phew! Glad to see I have a fellow partner in crime.. LOL! I used to love to color. In the lines. Never would stray. Wasn't that the purpose of the heavy dark lines?? And I still stay within the lines in so many areas of my life. Try as I might, it's so very hard to be a free-stylin' kinda girl! Maybe someday!
ReplyDeleteYes there is something about the smell of a crayola crayon.
ReplyDeleteI also remember learning to darn socks and have my Mum's darning mushroom in my sewing box. Happy days. Hugs Mrs A.
Oh Sherry, your post made me giggle!!
ReplyDeletePerhaps it has to do with being in schools during our working lives.All those gorgeous colours of the crayons!!I even like the smell of stationery!!
That boxed set of Prisma Colours made me very tempted to rush out and buy a set!!I use the Terra Cotta colour quite a bit, and the black, and a few other fav's as the waxy texture colours so well on fabric for my doll faces.
I'm a list maker. it's how I survived when working, but just doing jobs as needed is fine!!
Having less clutter saves me so much time having to reorganise it and keep tidy.
Judy x
Love Crayolas! The smell brings back memories of childhood. xxoo
ReplyDeleteI do exactly the same thing with Crayola crayons! When I buy them and the only thing I do with them is to arrange them in colors, like a rainbow. But like you I hate not having a point so to me the crayon is ruined after you use it. So I have boxes and boxes no one touches but me. Silly really. I also have several pastels, watercolor sets and wooden pencil sets. Now I do use those wooden pencils, go figure.
ReplyDeleteSomeday our hands will be graceful and artistic!
I always learn something new about you! Crayons...hmmmmmm I too can't draw a hoot but i can trace like the best of them!!!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear you've been under the weather!!! Take care of yourself...or you won't be any good to anyone else!!!!
you certainly enjoyed your play time. I have some crayola from when Helen was at school, she is 37 now, now that`s what i call hoarding as I have never used them, mind you my granddaughter did have a little play many years ago when she was younger but at 15 is not interested in creativity, music, make up etc more her line now!Also have some tubes of water colour paint, these are hardly used to, maybe I should have a de clutter day but I can guarantee if I decide to rid myself of something you cam guarantee I will then need it, think I am like most people on this point.
ReplyDeleteI miss the days when the boys were little and we used to spend ages colouring. It is quite amazing how time flies when you get stuck into a a colouring session, lol.
ReplyDeleteCrayons and their scent get to me too! I agree, art supplies can be addicting to acquire... not enough time to use them all, but a good idea to just P L A Y!!!
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Hello. I really enjoyed visiting your blog and seeing your creative creations..Lovely Lovely work indeed. LOVE your recent ribbon pincushion.. Truly very pretty..Hugs Judy
ReplyDeleteI love the smell of a new box of crayons, too! I'm not gifted with any artistic talent, although I wish I was. Both my parents are pretty good and my father enjoys painting all the time. I do have a lovely bunch of colored pencils, nicely sharpened sitting in a dressed up tin in my craft/sewing room. I think I've used them once in the five years I've had them.
ReplyDeleteA fun post!!! I enjoyed reading it...I am a collector of sorts of my creative things, but have slowly been letting go of them...mostly my sewing items, I am so into this papercraft now, that it has taken over!! Hope you are feeling better, and thank you for all the nice comments on my blog, I appreciate it!!
ReplyDeleteHi Sherry,
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are feeling better. Love your creative day spent with your art supplies. I too love crayons and art tools. Such an inspiring and fun post. Your colored projects are darling!
Thank you for stopping by and your vote. So kind of you!
Happy Autumn and Happy Creating!
Hugs!
I love crayons and coloring too. I'm a real push over at this time of year when every store you are in has school supplies on sale. I stock up!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are on the mend. I too have this thing about art supplies. I blow caution to the wind when it comes to art stores. My wallet always leaves thinner than when we entered the store. But a girl has to have what a girl has to have! Right. LOL
ReplyDeleteI am always buying art and office supplies..I need to stop it. I don't use them all that much anymore..I guess I just love having them around. I collected those tin boxes of crayons..and just found them the other day. I cannot get rid of them..the tins are dated in the 80's or 90's. I'd forgotten I even had them.
ReplyDeleteYou asked what we do to relax..I guess I play the piano. I go from song to song to song..I can lose a lot of time and really relax when I play.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear that you haven't been feeling 100%. Do take care of yourself, sit back and enjoy those crayons again. I still remember the joy of a new box of crayons. Your artwork is beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI am coloring challenged. I have a small set of, you guessed it, unsharpened colored pencils on my craft table. I keep using them on occasion pretending I don't notice the disappearing point. Copics are a whole other thing. I never seem to buy the "right" colors and I don't like how they seep into the back side of the paper. Must practice...
ReplyDeleteThese are great Sherry.
ReplyDeleteI love the smell of new Crayola crayons too. :) All your colored artwork looks so pretty spread out like that. You must have had a very lovely afternoon sitting by the window creating! So sorry to hear you were not feeling well. As I'm obviously playing catch up, I so hope you're feeling better by now. Sending hugs. xoxo
ReplyDeleteI hope you are feeling much better. Take care of yourself and get plenty of rest. Your colored images look amazing!! I collect colored pencils and markers, too but I just have no coloring ability whatsoever. I try sometimes, but I'm never happy with the result. Feel better soon and Happy Wednesday :)
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A Mermaid's Crafts
Fresh crayons, sharpened pencils, new journal books. I understand completely. The promise of all those new shiny tools of creativity. They are irresistible. I am glad you used them!!! They deserve to be loved by being used up!!!
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