Derrolyn Anderson's Blog, page 9
January 14, 2015
January 9, 2015
January 8, 2015
I'm on Instagram!
I blame ☆drea☆ wears the cheese and my daughters for spurring me on, but I've added one more time-sink to my already busy day.
Come join me at : http://instagram.com/derrolyn/ for more random pictures and stuff :)
I still won't go on Facebook.
January 7, 2015
You might be an artist...
Most of these. Unfortunately, my crippling self doubt is usually followed by a soothing round of binge eating :P
January 2, 2015
The grass is always greener...
Why is it that I get dozens of ideas for new books when I'm struggling to finish my current work? It's self sabotage, like my mind is going, "look at the shiny object!".
January 1, 2015
But keep it down today, okay?
December 28, 2014
Bookish Jewelery
Earrings. The story is all in your head.
I don't even wear a watch and I want this one!
Grammar police necklace :)
Hmm... Which one would you choose?
Cute! Now this one I could make with a little bit of polymer clay :)
And this would be fun to personalize with your favorite quote :)
December 24, 2014
Happy Holidays!
Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
December 22, 2014
Christmas Crazy
When we first moved into our house, our new neighbors sidled up and asked us : "Sooo... Do you like to put up Christmas decorations?"
I was all, "Yeah, sure."
Little did I know I'd moved to Crazy Christmasland.
The light-show probably peaked about eight years ago, and we've all been cutting back a bit now that our kids are grown. People get out of their cars to tell us that they've been stopping by for over a decade, and that coming to see our lights has become a family tradition, so that keeps us going.
Plus, we all really DO have fun with it, and throw a yearly street decorating party with a bonfire and lots of Christmas cheer of the wine country variety. Hopefully we'll manage to keep it going for a good while longer :)
This house is directly across from me:
Trust me, my phone's camera doesn't do this justice! He's got the cool retro Santa cracking a whip on the roof and animated deer and snowmen. It's awesome :)
The folks on either side of me really go for it too.
So in the spirit of neighborhood camaraderie, I put my painting skills to work and did some plywood cutouts, starting with the eight foot "Coca Cola" style Santa :
Then I added a gingerbread house (Nutcrackers and ballerina in background) :
A lion & lamb:
A penguin skating rink that doesn't photograph too well :
And my personal favorite, Raphael's angels :
I was super late getting them up, but considering the year I've had, it's a miracle I got it done at all. Now I can just sit back and watch the fun.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all!
I was all, "Yeah, sure."
Little did I know I'd moved to Crazy Christmasland.
The light-show probably peaked about eight years ago, and we've all been cutting back a bit now that our kids are grown. People get out of their cars to tell us that they've been stopping by for over a decade, and that coming to see our lights has become a family tradition, so that keeps us going.
Plus, we all really DO have fun with it, and throw a yearly street decorating party with a bonfire and lots of Christmas cheer of the wine country variety. Hopefully we'll manage to keep it going for a good while longer :)
This house is directly across from me:
Trust me, my phone's camera doesn't do this justice! He's got the cool retro Santa cracking a whip on the roof and animated deer and snowmen. It's awesome :)
The folks on either side of me really go for it too.
So in the spirit of neighborhood camaraderie, I put my painting skills to work and did some plywood cutouts, starting with the eight foot "Coca Cola" style Santa :
Then I added a gingerbread house (Nutcrackers and ballerina in background) :
A lion & lamb:
A penguin skating rink that doesn't photograph too well :
And my personal favorite, Raphael's angels :
I was super late getting them up, but considering the year I've had, it's a miracle I got it done at all. Now I can just sit back and watch the fun.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all!
