Artwork & Updates

Ok, this is going to be a really long post....

I think everyone knows by now that I'm one of the world's greatest procrastinators. :P How long ago did I promise this post? And now it has much more in it than I originally intended...:P

First off, I had a wonderful birthday. Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy one. :) I have a few good pictures...those who want them can talk to me, as I'll be uploading them soon.

Lately, I've been acquiring lots of music from David Arkenstone, all of which is very good. How can you not like a guy who named one of his kids Valinor? :P

I've been reading the autobiography of Richard "Little Bear" Wheeler for the past week. It's an awesome book! I highly recommend it to everyone. ;)

The recipe blog that I mentioned starting up a while back has been started. :) I'm sorry that I haven't mentioned it before now...

Slowly, but surely, I will get recipes on there....and little pokes from friends don't hurt a bit. ;)

Knitting is something that I've been doing a lot of...hats, scarves, shawls, blankets...I'm addicted. :P I'm determined to learn how too knit socks and sweaters soon... Until then, I just need to find more people that I can clothe in hats and scarves. :P

Now for the main focus of this post...some artwork from my sister and I. These are all Pendragon themed. Those of you who have not seen The Burns Family's movie Pendragon: Sword of His Father definitely should. It was made by a Christian home-schooling family. The "Southern" Burns family is a part of our home-school group. :)

We went to my grandma's house yesterday to celebrate birthdays (hers, my brother's, and mine) and I helped her place an order for her copy of the DVD (why she waited until I was there rather than having me help over the phone if she needed me to is beyond me! :P) and she made us all laugh by saying "I have to pay for shipping and wait 3 to 5 days for it to get here when I live about 15 minutes from their house? Isn't there a way that I can ask them if I can just drive over there and pick it up?" LOL!

Also, for those of you who love movie soundtracks, the Pendragon soundtrack is one if the best - if not the best - that you can get. ;)

Now, for the artwork...

First up are some drawings. These were done by my younger sister. She was inspired to begin drawing people after seeing some pictures that I showed her of my dear friend Lizzy's wonderful drawings. :) With much encouragement and help from Lizzy, she has become very good over the past couple of years. (Thank you, Lizzy, we love you dearly!)

As usual, click them all for full size. :)

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Artos Pendragon

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Wenneveria

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Cadeyrn

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Next are some desktop wallpapers that I have made using screenshots from the movie and photos that the Burns family have posted on their site and on Facebook. :) Some of them also have quotes from the movie on them, and one has a poem that I wrote that was inspired by the movie. :)

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Artos Pendragon

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Wenneveria

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Cadeyrn

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The Vision of Artos

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The Strength to Accomplish

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A Purpose For Your Life

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There Is No One On Your Side

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"Who Follows the Pendragon Back to Badon?"

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"A Very Intense Camp Personality"

I have to comment on this one...

Let me just say that I nearly died laughing when this picture came up on Facebook. I had been searching for the right picture to use with this quote, too...it was perfect!

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Brotus

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Well, I hope that you all enjoyed these...

Now, my birthday is officially over and I stayed up way later than I meant to! :P

First Lyrics Meme

Hey, how about another tag? :P
This time it's from Margaret at It's A Fine Life.
I'll get to it in a minute...I thought everyone would enjoy a short update on what's been going on in my life. ;)
The highlight of our year is always our annual home-school conference, and this year's was last week. This one was by far the best one yet. I do plan on posting about it, hopefully sometime soon. ;) That was Monday through Wednesday. We got home a few minutes before midnight...
The Sunday before was spent preparing to leave early on Monday morning. It was really late when I got to bed on Sunday since I had so much to do...I got a call on Saturday afternoon asking if I'd like to have a table in the vendor hall to sell my jewelry - free of charge! Thursday was spent cleaning up the mess that I left from preparing, and from Friday until now I've been sick. And this time I can't blame it on Danny...:P During periods when I wasn't too ill to think clearly I was corresponding with a few people who ordered custom items at the conference. :)
So, there you have it...a short update. :)

Also, I'd like to ask you all to pray for Lizzy, who is not feeling well right now. You can read a little more on the subject at the bottom of this post on her mother's blog. Thank you. :)

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Now for the tag. :D

Put your music library on shuffle. Post the first lines of the first 25 songs that come up. (Skip over songs where the first line contains the title, songs in languages you can’t order a drink in, and exceptionally mumbley (my spell-checker says that's not a word :P) singer-songwriters {And instrumentals}.) The game: Guess which songs the first lines are from! Google=cheating.

1. The broken clock is a comfort, it helps me sleep tonight/Maybe it can stop tomorrow from stealing all my time...

2. I know this tension that you speak of/We're in the palm of a hand making a fist...

3. We’re sending out a message to the future/That words could not communicate...

4. Thought that I could hide/Oh how I've wasted time/I spent my life running from You...

5. You break the glass/Try to hide your face/Recorded lines that just will not erase...

6. A beautiful and blinding morning/The world outside begins to breathe...

7. I've got my memories/Always inside of me...

8. The fight is over now, the bright lights turned somehow/The strength I have is running out, the current pulls me down...

9. Wash away the thoughts inside/That keep my mind away from you...

10. Has everything you’ve counted on left you right here with no warning?

11. This time, This place/Misused, Mistakes...

12. Did you think you were immune to this/Did you think you could escape without infection...

13. Is my imagination running away or is all this really happening to me?/Am I a prince in a far-away land filled with fantasy?

14. You might think that you'll never be the one to save the day/Or do anything that matters in the world...

15. I could see Snow-covered hills/You were walking, I was standing still...

16. I am all around you and I see everywhere you see/I am everything you believe...

17. All these places I have been/All these faces I have seen...

18. There's no need to say a thing when I'm before You/In this silence I feel refreshed with peace...

19. I used to rule the world/Seas would rise when I gave the word...

20. Face down with the LA curbside endings/With the ones and zeros...

21. We should get jerseys/Cause we make a good team/But yours would look better than mine/Cause you're out of my league...

22. Every tree and every stone/Every rushing wind that moans...

23. Time moves slowly while you're gone/I haven't heard your voice in quite some time...

24. Do you dream that the world will know your name/So tell me your name...

25. Can we get back to where we started?/When creation lived peacefully in Your hands...

I tag:

Whoever sees this and feels like being tagged. ;)