Hello & thanks for stopping by today!
This time around, it's all about the PINK!
PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!!
This is my good friend Kathy today,
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| Dakota is constantly nibbling on her! |
She is an amazing woman! She's a "Frenchy." Meaning, she was born in France, but you'd never know it until you hear her speak French! She's one of the most down-to-earth people I know! She's generous, kind, funny & a FANATSTIC cook! She's an awesome mom & I assume, wife, cuz she & her hubby Tim have been together a long time!! Several years ago they moved to the mountains & she got a horse...2 horses, 2 cats & 2 dogs later...She teaches riding lessons to all the kiddos (including Maggie) & is simply enjoying life now. But it wasn't always so...
She was 1st diagnosed when she was in her early 40's. She went through a tough surgery to remove & reconstruct the one breast (no chemo or radiation). All seemed clear until she had JUST hit her 5 yr mark & was diagnosed in the other breast. Surgery again, but this time chemo & radiation was needed...during her last round of chemo, we invited them to come to Maui with us...
No hair, insert for her bra & swims suits, tired, sick feeling, but along she came for a much needed break from all the cancer chaos! She's had a much tougher time coming back from this one but it's been almost 2 years now & she's doing awesome (as you can see from the silly horse pic above!)
So, I dedicate this post & my PINK project to my good friend Kathy! May you have many, many more healthy years with us all!!!
{Sheesh! Sorry to get so
wordy, but I wanted to share how breast cancer has touched our family,
as I'm sure it has yours or someone close to you.}
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For my PINK project, I altered a Barbie! Have you ever done this? It's challenging, but SUPER fun when it's all done!
(You can catch a glimpse of my Travel-Steampunk Barbie HERE)
First, I sprayed her with a primer (very important step & be sure to cover her hair w/plastic wrap or it'll be grey!); then I covered her with tissue paper to add some dimension & texture - plus this allows you to "cement" the doll into the position you want when she dries (I only had polka-dot tissue on hand!!); cut out images from the following COLLAGE SHEETS & glued them to her body:
(That was a little challenging when printed on cardstock. So I reprinted them on regular computer paper & they were easier to manipulate.)
added bright pink paint to her entire body with my fingers; added PAPER FLOWER wings & flowers here & there; mixed light pink paint with gel medium & mussed up her hair (let dry in this crazy fashion!);
applied a spray adhesive to her body, then sprinkled with PINK German Glass Glitter. Then I embellished her head with some eye-pins, beads & breast cancer ribbon charms;
her "SAVE THE TA TA'S" sign was made from some GLITZ "Beautiful Dreamer" paper scrap & letter stamps; covered the spool with more GLITZ paper; nailed & glued her to the spool & then finished by embellishing the spool a little. My only regret? I wish I would have put her arms up over her head with the sign!! Maybe the next one! :)~
SO, here's YOUR part of the Challenge:
Create ANYTHING in PINK! Really! ANYTHING!!!
Jean has so graciously offered up some really great prizes for those that participate in creating some thing PINK! {visit the challenge blog for more details!}
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| Think PINK GRAND Prize Package! |
When you're done creating ANYTHING PINK & post it to your blog & link it up on the Challenge Blog. We (the DT) will vote for our favorite project & the Grand Prize winner will be announced on the AP Challenge Blog & 3 lucky runner-ups will get a COLLAGE SHEET of their CHOICE!! {The only rule for this challenge is that the project must be created FOR this challenge (can be combined with another if you have obligations to meet!) }
So, c'mon! What are you waiting for?
Go get PINK!!
OH! I almost forgot!
We'd also like you to VOTE for your FAVORITE PINK project created by a design team member!
So be sure to stop by the Challenge Blog & vote!!
"TA TA" for now!
