'LIT - 03/08/11 - Top 10 Places to Visit with Hubby!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

I've been a bit distracted with trying to acquire my new dream studio, but here's my list for this week's LIT List It Tuesday. And yes, I want to go to Disneyworld. I think I'm the only one I know who has never been to Disneyworld!

'Top 10 Places to VIsit with my Hubby!' -

Sakura glaze pen and mixed-media on original painted grid paper,

tweaked digitally in MS DIE (DIgital Image Editor) with

layers, gradients, and transparencies

See more LIT lists here.

Dream Studio - window 2

Please keep praying for me to get my dream studio. Every little bit helps me get one step closer to my dream!

Thanks for visiting - and stay tuned for my new giveaway coming soon!

Peace,
LuLu

'LIT List It Tuesday - Feb 22 Top Fave Foods!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

For List It Tuesday I'm sharing my Favourite Foods!

'Top 11 Foods in 2011'

Ingredients: Glaze pen on my painted pallet/grid paper,

tweaked in Photoshop and MS DIE using gradients,

layers, saturation and transparencies

Check these other lists here!

What's your fave food? Have you discovered sushi yet?
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Peace,
LuLu

LIT - These Are A Few of My Favorite Fun Things!

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,
This week for List It Tuesday here are some fun things I LUV to do!

'Fun Things' -
gel pens, glaze pen, on scrapbooking journal spot

What are some of the fun things that you luv to do? Would love to see your comments on this - or any of my posts.

Here are more lists if you want to sneak a peek.


Peace,
LuLu

'LIT - List It Tuesday - 12/14: How to Distract Yourself in 758 Ways!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

For List IT Tuesday this week, I took inventory of most 'stuff' in our living room. It serves as the 'family room/media room/foyer/copy center/dining room/library/gym/art gallery'.
 

'How to Distract Yourself in 758 Ways'

We have 'zones' - I guess you would call them... Near the front door, we use a 6 ft. tall  Japanese shoji screen as a room divider to visually separate the 'foyer' from the main family room.


Shortly after we moved into our house, one of my antique pianos was even in the corner of this room - which also served as the music studio. But that baby grand took up almost half the room! Decided I didn't really need two pianos in the house! So I soon arranged to have it moved to the home of a friend who was searching for a piano. They have lot more space in their living room, and are taking quite good care of it.


Anyway, this room serves so many functions. Too many! I'm thinking that hubby and I need to do some purging and re-organizing for the new year. It's time to read my Feng Shui books and put them to good use!


Do you have a multi-function room in your residence - a room that's not your kitchen? How do you delineate the room functions? Would love to see your comments.


Meanwhile, here are some more lists for your List It Tuesday viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting - and please come back again soon.

Peace,
LuLu

'LIT - Ode to Travelling Light!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

Yes, I'm a tad late for List It Tuesday - was scrapbooking at our annual holiday potluck crop...Meanwhile, this is a photo with the list of about 100 items of 'stuff' I'm carrying around in my purse...

'6.5 lbs of stuff being lugged around in my bag!'

'Ode to Travelling Light'

by LuLu

I must learn

to travel light -

yeah, right!

Actually I AM working on paring down most of this detritis. For example, do I really need to carry around stuff like my iPod charger when I go shopping or to PT?!

What's in your bag today? I would love to see your comments to this post - or to any of my other posts.

Here are more lists for LIT.

Thanks for visiting - and please come back again soon.

Peace,

LuLu

'LIT List It Tuesday 11/30 - Have tools. Will travel!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes


Howdy and welcome,


While I was reorganizing my small travel tool pouch from last weekend's retreat, I had the brilliant idea to actually list what's in it for today's List It Tuesday!

There have been many iterations, trials and changes, to this little orange pencil case, but this might be the final configuration! It was SO stuffed before the photo, I could not even zip it closed.  The orange color really stands out so I can always grab-n-go really fast! Note: I put non-essential tools in gray pencil case that's still a different color from all my black pencil cases.

How do you store your essential travel tools? Do you use a little pencil case? A toolbox? or a MACK truck?!!! :-)

Would love to see your comments about this post - or any of my other posts.

Thanks for stopping by - and please come back again soon.


Peace,
LuLu

'LIT List It Tuesday 11/23 - Top Chick Flick Picks!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and welcome,

For this week's List It Tuesday challenge, I had to conjure up a quick list due to my weekend retreat and PT on my sprained ankle for Tue and Wed.
You are wlecome to print this list if you have any interest in my movie picks.

My Top Chick Flick Picks - Nov 2010

Digital

Ms Publisher & MS Digital Image Editor

Alphabetical order

1. Elizabeth I
2. Elizabeth The Golden Age
3. Enchanted
4. Kate & Leopold
5. Marie Antoinette
6. The Duchess (warning: true story, tear jerker)
7. The Stepford Wives (new version with Nicole Kidman)
8. The Young Victoria
9. Titanic
10. View from the Top (very positive)
11. Washington Square (warning: tear jerker)

Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by - and please come back to visit again real soon!

Peace,

LuLu

LIT- List It Tuesday 11/16!

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,
Here's this week's entry for LIT- List IT Tuesday. See the contents of this list on my Give-A-Way post.

'News Flash!'

Digital

c   mlh1  2010

TECHNIQUE:
This piece started with a scan of one of my original collages - made from a cut up workstation desk blotter. It had lots of random media, colors and organic shapes. Using PSE and DIE, I tweaked saturation, lighting, and added transparent shapes. Finally, I inverted a handwritten list and pasted it on top of 'frame'.

I really enjoy the texture of handwriting used in mixed media pieces. Here I'm going for the texture more than for legibility - although if you look closely, you can make out a few words!

I'd love your comments on this piece. What do you think of all the layers?

Check out all the other neat lists here at LIT.

Thanks for stopping by - and don't forget to check out my Give-A-Way!

Peace,
LuLu