Friday again! New WIPs...

In case you wondered, WIP = works in progress.
Sorry for the icky pictures, but I just took them indoors because it's pouring rain outside!  Which is the good news, perhaps, as it might help break the heat and humidity we've had.  We aren't used to it feeling like 40 + Celcius. 

The first two are in the butterfly series, the last one, as is probably obvious, is not.  They're each almost done but still not quite right.

Today the Toronto Outdoor Art Show starts, and runs through Sunday.  I'm not in it, but I know a handful of people who are so I'm hoping to go check it out.

Feelin' Hot Hot Hot

Pleased with today's world cup semi result, Spain vs. Netherlands in the final should be a good one.
 
I really should come up with a better system for painting.  I have an easel, which is great, especially for larger pieces, but with small ones, I usually work on the floor.  I like being able to spread supplies out, but it doesn't do my back and knees any favours.

I've got some neat Etsy related news -  I've had an item featured in a treasury list, and another on a blog!

Tuesday

It is a very hot and humid few days here.  I'm doing a fair bit of painting, I've got 10 canvasses (little ones) in the room with me, although I've actually been working on half that many this week.

I also took a few moments outside to watch a butterfly and try to get a picture.  It wanted to keep moving so it's not a good image, but I'm sharing it at any rate.

Sunday

I am catching up on watching quarter-finals I didn't see yesterday, and have been posting new items to my Etsy while watching.  Here's a picture of one of today's new listings, and also the photo of bee balm I said I would post.  

Saturday

So, I've been out and about much of today, and will have to catch up on watching the world cup quarter-finals this evening or tomorrow, but it's been a nice day - lovely weather.  Went to a garden centre with my mother for a while, picking some new plants, and among those we chose was Bee Balm.
Bee Balm is a plant we discovered about 2 years ago I think, when we spent a day at Dundurn Castle, and got chatting with the gardener there.  It's a relative of mint, and bergamot , which is used in Earl Grey tea as a flavouring.  It's got bright red flowers.  I will post a photo soon.

I also picked up some flyers I had printed, to have on hand at the show coming up mentioning the show in November.

TGIF

OK OK, so I admit that I barely even remembered that it was in fact Friday today, between the Canada Day holiday yesterday, and me working from home at the moment...

I was intending to list at least one new thing to my Etsy today, which I have not done yet.  I might get to it before bedtime, or I'll try to do it tomorrow.

On Wednesday I had a near panic, remembering that it was the last day to submit images for this stage in a competition I entered. 

There's another show in November I've been accepted to, also.  I had originally applied to Hard Twist, but got into the simultaneous event, Piecework, instead.

Happy Canada Day!

I was taking some photos of the newest beaded pieces a little while ago and my little flutterby friend came back.

One of the new necklaces, which I've nicknamed Ladybug Garden:

I made a matching bracelet too.