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Phew! finished, finally. And off it goes to another member of the moly squad! This was from the themed group monster molies in case you couldn’t already tell.

So this is just a preview of something I started working on earlier this week. Actually it’s part of a larger project I’ve been working on for a few weeks now.

Long story short: The Boyfriend and I cannot agree upon a bedspread/cover that we both like. The ones I like are either too plain or in colors he feels are too girly, example: teal. While his choices tend to be a bit to boyish or with scratchy fabric, example: forest green and burgundy, yuck!

So a few weeks back I decided to make us a quilt. That way I could pick the colors I like and include some sort of a pattern that would please him as he doesn’t like the ol’ plain stuff that I do. LOL!!

Anyway, being the art-eest girl that I am I started sewing together a bunch of scrap fabric that my Quilting Mama had in her stash. She does share sometimes I gathered up the fabrics and separated them into piles by color: creams, reds, browns, greens, and blacks. I then started piecing everything together willy-nilly, because as I’ve been told by both my mother and crafty younger sister, I can never follow the rules. This is of course followed by the ever present eye roll because apparently in their books being an artist is the same thing as a rule breaker.

LOL!! Whatever!

So in addition to all the scrappy goodness going on, I decided I wanted to make a few special additions to our quilt. Personalize it a bit. So that’s where this little guy comes in..he’ll be sewn into the blanket surrounded by all those scrappy fabrics.

More pictures to come…followed by a finished quilt! Woot!

Oh yes, sad but true. So many things to do, so little time to do it in. The neglect can be traced specifically back to late May, early June, when I simultaneously started a new job and moved residences. Can I just throw this out there for all of you? Learn from my mistakes and don’t ever EVER, move and start a new job within a months time of each other. EVER!! It sucks, it’s hard to get caught up, and I am still trying to juggle catching up on bills, personal projects and sifting through the unwanted items I somehow manage to keep dragging with me every time I move. Part of my disappearance has been the old art supplies were stashed in boxes buried away in the garage, partly just not enough time to play catch up. But I have brainstorming and planning and should have lots of new and exciting stuff to blog about…soon

I’ve been a very bad blogger, it’s been such a crazy time for me lately that I just realized I hadn’t posted anything since JUNE!!! Holy MOLY!! How did that happen?

I’ll tell you how it happened, I quit a job, got a new job, and moved all in the same month!! I’m surprised I’m still alive to be honest, LOL!! What with packing and then unpacking, all my supplies are still pretty much in a box, somewhere…I’m looking for them

Anyway…I am just now finding my bearings again and should have more to post soon. Sheesh, I still can’t believe I’ve let it go this long…bad, bad blogger!!

Here’s a little something to keep you entertained…the latest in the on going moly saga…for Ben:

Our Moly 68 Group has a Pin Up theme going overall, but Ben requested that when we draw in his book we follow a sub-theme of Fairy Tales….it’s been quite interesting seeing how that’s come out so far…okay so I was only the third person to draw in his book..but so far it’s coming along wonderfully!!

My monster-moly group over on flickr has been amazing. It was the first group I joined and to date has been the most successful, we are actually just past the halfway mark and I should be getting a completed book back in about, oh, I dunno four or five months, LOL.

This latest entry is for Esek’s book, and has come all the way from Greece! It’s stopped in Italy, Spain, Mexico and is now on it’s way to it’s third stop in California. When you really stop to think about it, the journey these books go on is so fascinating.

Anyway, here is my entry…with a similar looking octopus from my last entry, LOL, but you know, different. For instance this one is a different color…and look! he’s wearing a sailor hat, LOL!!

Anyway, enjoy! And here are a few blurry pics of the progress this book has made so far:

Molies, molies, everywhere molies. Monsters and Dames is this books theme…doesn’t it seem like a mermaid would count as both in a way?? Oh well, I added a giant octopus for the hell of it. Enjoy

My latest entry in the International Moleskine Exchange. This one is part of group 68, which has a Pin Up theme. This is Jose’s book from Spain, he started his book with a vertical format rather than horizontal and asked that we try to create a sort of apartment or storied look. So his entry which you can see here is on top and then my entry is “downstairs” in the bathroom below, LOL.

So what you are seeing below is the energetic blue brush strokes from Jose, then my line work, which I’m using as a cut-away sort of floor/ceiling. I used some patterned paper for the walls, to give it a more “home” feeling versus just any old bathroom, LOL, and even put a crack in the wall. I love these exchanges, they are so much fun to do…Now if only I could get paid to participate, that would truly be a dream job.

Run, don’t walk from….it’s….wait, what is that?? Oh never mind, it’s nothing but a harmless moly monster. Part of my Moly Exchange, this group is monster themed. This is in Bea’s book and her monsters have seemed to be hanging out in space lately so I took a little inspiration from the Joker by the Steve Miller Band….ahhh yeah.

Dear Blog,

I owe you an apology. I know I haven’t spent much time with you lately, it’s not your fault really. It’s just I’ve been so busy with other projects that I’ve had no other choice but to leave you neglected. And for that, I am sorry.

I promise to get back to regular visits very soon. The Exhumed game is underway and I have been creating new pieces for the level designer. I won’t be able to share those, but I know you understand.

I also have three molies in my possession that I need to work on for the International Moleskine Exchange and those I can share with you in just a matter of days!! Woohoo!! They are for the pinup exchange, the monster group, and an opened theme one. All of that, plus my website is finally getting it’s much needed face lift. I will finally be able to show it off in a matter of a week or two, YAY!!

I promise to get back to you soon, please be patient with me. Thank you for your understanding.

The Bad Bo-Belley Blogger

So April 7th is one of my sister’s birthday….and sadly this is the first chance I’ve had to post the painting I made for her. I did a google search and looked up silly and famous quotes about sisters and found this funny one and thought it would work out perfectly. It did, the birthday girl loved it.