Saturday, October 3, 2009

Pumpkin Glop,ladder and blueprints!!!

Hmmmmmmmmm I am having a very interesting weekend!!! Got you curious??? Actually putting the finishing touches on our newest EBAY Piece that will be listed tomorrow...

It involves all of the above.... still have you curious....!!?? I will just say...I am a mess, sticky, have 8 things going at once and I am still trying to name the piece....I am leaning towards 'Punkie Sprites'

OK...that's about it from the Creager Cave.... been a hectic last few days...so needless to say I am REALLY looking forward to my Saturday Night glass of wine ...hee hee.

Hope everyone is having a Super Weekend so far...

Hugs,
Jodi

Thursday, October 1, 2009

I Could Not Let.....


This WONDERFUL First day of October pass without saying Happy Happy Witching Season to one and all...
I have been doing a little happy dance all day long around the house... had my first cup of Hot Cider as our weather just today had an actual chill in the air this morning ...it was delightful and most welcomed. I also started to drag my decorations out of various hiding spots around the house ... cupboards, closets, upper shelves, behind boxes, in boxes, from the garage, in drawers. It is like seeing old friends again...memories rush back from Halloweens Past, good times and good scares. Each year I change things around a bit and plan little...rather choosing to play it by ear and see which way the Hallowmuse leads me... I think we should all post pictures of our decorations on our Blogs...what say ye?? I still have not found wonderful things this year in commercial stores...but when the time is right...I am sure I will make a ghost or two to hang about. I think too I am going to have a Seance here with all my local girl friends... should be fun and VERY interesting...have not done that for years...last one I did...a hand print was left in the center of a very BIG table we were using...where no one sat and the hand was huge ...I will smudge and leave open scissors near the table and take other precautions. I know some very spiritual gals here so it could get very interesting.
OK..enough of this hocus pocus...I am off to dreamland in about 10 minutes ..the moon is bright tonight so my dreams should be full of fun things...
Oh...and this is my 200th post.... saved it for my first October Post...
Sleep Well All...
Hugs,
Jodi

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

One Post Away for 200...do I actually talk that much???



Well of course I do.... talk talk talk talk...truth be known I should by all rights be up to about 700 posts by now as I could surely talk enough to reach that number...but alas I try to hold back and post more selectively as I don't want to run anyone screaming for the hills...
Instead...for all of you 'Spider Haters' out there...get your running shoes ready...just thought I would post two fun pictures (in honor of Halloween in our Midst) ... Richard and his pet Black Widow Spider......
I took this shot a few years ago right after Richard made this BEAUTIFUL spider for a doll setting we did .... Richard carved this little gal all from wood ...joints and all. So one day while Richard was napping on the couch...the 'EVIL' Jodi crept into the den , carefully placing the spider on his chest ...then stepped back and gave a little scream of course waking Richard to find the spider on his chest and close to his face...the VERY BAD Jodi...popped a picture!!! OK...two things , I didn't realize it would give him such a start as he made the bloody thing and finished it just the day before...but I guess waking from a sound sleep to see something so large in your face...would frighten anyone (who knew)...and second thing...(and what is not featured here in a picture) is Richard right after this... giving me hell for taking such a chance with his spider...claiming that "You have NO IDEA how close I came to flinging it across the room in terror!!! " OMG...I didn't even think of that...
The bad Jodi slithered off to her studio , whimpering forgiveness ...yet allowing the Evil Jodi to enjoy one more slight smile from the corner of her mouth ....BAD JODI BAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!
Hugs from the GOOD Jodi

Monday, September 28, 2009

My Thought for a Monday


One of my all time favorites!!
Happy Monday All ...and a Busy 'Crazy' week
Hugs,
Jodi

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Sunday Dis and Dats!












And now for my Mish Mash of Sunday Sillies... an array of odd ball photos that I recently popped!
First two are a shovel Richard just made and finished this morning for a new Halloween Elf piece we are doing...the dude is nuts...carved the shovel part from wood (and handle) then painted it to look like metal...
Next are the Elves from the piece...just hanging around on my desk top waiting for bodies...I would say they look pretty desperate for their torsos...
The Next two shots are taken in my back yard...not good shots as it was barely light and I didn't use any flash.... but I had to share... am I crazy or does anyone else see the Side View Skull in these two pics??? I sure do... I thought it was pretty cool!!! Halloween Approaches!!
Happy Sunday Everyone...Richard is taking me to breakfast and out to Michael's for Paint...
(heck with the paint...I want the pancakes!!!!)
Hugs to All
Jodi



Friday, September 25, 2009

Haint Update....


Things remain about the same in my studio...only change...Tess is getting a bit more active checking things out more in my studio...she tends to look upwards a lot more and sniff the air... she bolts out of a sound sleep only to look up and always follow something with her eyes...very interesting. I had a friend once who was very connected spiritually and conducted regression therapy sessions. He was very interesting to be around... you could walk into a home or building with him and he would be talking and all of a sudden just look up to the ceiling in the corner and give a slight smile....I KNEW he saw something...and sometimes he would say " nothing to worry about...it's just a guy, watching us, no harm"....YEAH RIGHT... so of course the rest of the evening I would stare at that spot...sometimes catching myself giving a little 'wave'...

I myself have noticed nothing new...oh, other than I have a bulb over my work table that keeps burning out ...it has burned out in the past, but I believe it is doing it more than normal...replaced two bulbs within the last 2 weeks...this is not normal for my work light.... interesting and have no idea what that might mean.

I continue to wait, watch and stay alert...

Jodi

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Ghosties Tap Tap Tapping at my soul


I don't know if it is the time of year or my over active imagination at work...but I swear lately I am having little 'visitations' in my Studio. I always seem to be a tad more 'in tune' this time of the year... hearing more and seeing more than say..in the spring, but lately things are getting really interesting.
I am always alone in my studio during the day...besides the TV and Tess wandering through checking things out ..I am alone (Richard is always on the other side of the house in his studio or in the shop outside....so the little thumps and items 'moved' YES MOVED!!! has to be something else other than Tess and Richard...or the TV for that matter (you have heard of the TV People...right!!) ...anyway... I have always been a sensitive individual who seems to pick up on little subtle changes , movements and oh so quiet noises...even as a kid they thought me part 'dog' with the high pitched sounds I could hear...
This all started last week , but I actually dismissed it as lack of sleep or too much work load... but I can no longer shrug it off as internal upheaval ... rather I think something has taken up lodging in my studio... and lets hope this 'something' is just passing through. Just so you know, I DO believe in the spirit life...and have over the years had many many 'encounters' ...thus causing me not to doubt that which I cannot disprove ... but over the last few years I have searched and searched for signs that I found myself missing... but alas, Nothing!! sniff sniff....until last week.
My studio is 20' by 20' , fairly bright with not much in the way of items that would cast shadows or forms on my walls... but non the less I have been catching movement and forms as I sit and sculpt. When I see something, I sit very still and wait for movement again...and sure enough, it is there. Even Tess will bolt from a sound sleep and look in the very direction of the movement...spooky, right! Then there are the muffled sounds (always heard when TV is OFF)...I can imagine what might be happening while the is TV on! Not a voice, not a moan...just a sound as if to let me know it is there. Then there is the 'feel' ...walking back into the room from visiting the kitchen or computer room... the feel that someone was just there, have you ever had that feeling? Like their presence is still hang heavy on the air , yet they are already gone...wow, that is an intense one! Lastly...items moved...but only certain items, ones that I use seldom or have any reason to move yet they are moved to odd spots, I always find this very amusing, like, if I were a spirit what would I move to get attention and or send a message...so of course I am reading much into the items chosen to be moved about.
I am not yet calling it what I suspect it may be...I will wait and watch for other signs ... and then deal with it. I must admit I am rather excited as I have missed any contact or connection to the 'other side' over these years...admitting too, I was profoundly disappointed when we moved into this house 8 years ago ..only to feel 'nothing'... drat!!!
Like I said, not sure what it is, or really even if 'it' is something ... but if it is not anything, than it is doing a pretty darn good job of pretending to be something... OK...that DID sound like the ravings of a Loony Woman...sorry!!

I will keep you up on any new happenings and why I think it may be here....visiting!

Jodi