Day 36

I got this design from Marcela's Masks book and really love the batgirl design. My dtr. likes it too BUT.......the blue is such a pain in the tookish to get off- it stains the skin so much- i think i might steer away from blue and green on the eyes. So i won;t be offereing this design- hmmm unless I do it in yellow/pink- not sure it will look as nice though. I used Paradise- 2 blue mixed together and dfx met. rose.

Day 35

This one is so simple, but i do a ton of them on the boys and soccer ball one on the girls. Did a gig last night- balloon twisted at a school event with about 200 kids for 2 hours. Closing the line went well, in that my system worked well BUT i had soooo many kids that still wanted a balloon and the event was over. One boy was crying. It kills me everytime. And yes, I did have that one person at the end whispering, how 'bout just one more for my sick kid at home? I always say no, because that would mean mutiny.
kim baker

Day 34

The bank balloon delivery went over great! Now I am a tad more brave for another drop off- i am thinking pediatrician's office, dunkin donuts and the local grocery store.

Painted my son yesterday as a robot face- i tell the kids it's the terminator, and then they all want it. I wonder if they even know who the Terminator really is.......

I used DFX silver with a bit of Mehron silver powder-makes a great silver base.

Day 33

Got St.Patty's on the mind......tried my first balloon "person" today (other than mario and luigi). I might try to give it to TD bank tomorrow and leave some cards- not sure if they will like it or be annoyed at me for solicitation......we shall see :)

Day 32

Phew! It has been days since I posted- sorry! I don;t have enough hours in my day!! I am sitting by the fire- we are finishing up our second cord of wood. For you pineys out there, you know that's a XXX-load of wood for one winter! I am so ready for spring. I stared at my daffodils coming up today, wishing they would bloom. I asked our local garden center where the pansies were. I am looking for robins. My son and I went on a leprechaun hunt in the woods today and found a snake tree that was guarding the hidden treasure. My son, explained to me that we should not stop our search because we were going to be rich! I will have to look some more tomorrow. No leprechauns though. Perhaps if I have a glass of wine or 2, they will be easier to see :)

My son (he's 6) is wheezing a bit with his cold/cough and had to have a nebulizer tonight. I asked my hubby to read to him while he had to sit with this nebulizer. I read to my daughter in her room but heard no reading in the other room. My son was still nebulizing, but my hubby was sleeping on him.....

Here is a face I painted the other night. My daughter said she liked it but not the colors. My kids are the best judges- they say it like it is. I used a new arty cake I got from Marcela's masks class.

Day 31

A cute monkey I learned at T&S. I am a bit speechless today from some bad news but plan on being more gabby tommorrow :)

Day 30

Why is it, that when it is 9:00 at night and I sit down to dabble I have to choose something that has teeny weeny lines that cause my eyes to go cross eyed?! I should stick with the full faces and lots of sponging. I wanted to try a celtic knot for st. patty's day but had a devil of a time painting it on myself. I'm Irish....my maiden name is Doyle.....so I should be a natural, right?? Hmmmm....not so much. I went to my stroke seminar today and learned that even if the person had the stroke 5 years ago, the brain has the ability to be "trained" in new and better movement patterns....which to me is kinda wild. I was always taught you had about a year to make gains and then, well you were stuck with what you had. Apparently, not so. We watched a video of a woman who was post- stroke who was probably 30 and had 3 kids, the littlest was 18months. I have no clue how this woman dealt. She struggled to flip a playing card over on a table. It was a victory to her when she did it. Her 18month old sat in a stroller beside her at rehab.

Makes me count my blessings. I also counted my blessings that Icould run out at the lunch break, do an hour gig and make $ in a such a fun way. But it's not about making money one bit, is it? It's about enjoying the ride.

kim baker