{"id":297,"date":"2007-08-27T17:33:25","date_gmt":"2007-08-27T17:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sarahblankstudios.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/27\/mondays-whimsy-2\/"},"modified":"2007-08-27T23:56:20","modified_gmt":"2007-08-27T23:56:20","slug":"mondays-whimsy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sarahblankstudios.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/27\/mondays-whimsy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday&#8217;s Whimsy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And now, a little bit of Monday&#8217;s Whimsy. And a whimsical Monday it is, for I returned from a trip with lots of vintage goodies. And socks! I have been very, very crazy for socks, especially knee socks.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahblankstudios.com\/images\/blog\/070827_2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\nI discovered the BEST paper store ever, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paper-source.com\/cgi-bin\/paper\/index.html\">The Paper Source<\/a>. I am thrilled that they have a website. Their store was so lovely, packed with so much paper, and the BIG flat sheets (not the square 12&#8243; by 12&#8243; scrapbooking kind, although they do carry that on their website). I bought a stack of pretty papers that remind me of dollhouse wallpaper. I sometimes use paper in the backgrounds of my paintings so these will be perfect. I am always on the lookout for calico prints.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahblankstudios.com\/images\/blog\/070827_3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\nHave you ever seen a spider spinning a web? I spotted one in the woods the other day. The way that the the sunshine was beaming down upon it it looked like a silver orb amongst the trees. As I approached closer, I saw the spider was only half complete with his wonderous silky creation, so I stood there and watched for a few moments. The spider was big and scary and I tried not to get him in the photo.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahblankstudios.com\/images\/blog\/070827_4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\nThis morning I found a perfect feather&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahblankstudios.com\/images\/blog\/070827_5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\nWhich reminded me to take a picture of these little guys. They are salt and pepper shakers. I think they are just so folksy and wonderful! I think that they are supposed to be penguins, but I am imagining them as blackbirds. I love blackbirds, especially red-winged ones. They are very particular about where they live, so the conditions have to be just right to see them. They enjoy a setting that is half meadow and half watery, like a lake or pond. What is your favorite bird?<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahblankstudios.com\/images\/blog\/070827_6.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\nA little sneakpeak at a painting I have been trying to finish, on an oval-shaped canvas. It needs a lot more painting details (especially on the boats), but I am hoping to be done with it today, and it will soon be in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop.php?user_id=5080439\">my shop.<\/a> The girl is a bit forlorn, and reading. I think she will need a companion, to be painted on another oval canvas.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahblankstudios.com\/images\/blog\/070827_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\nHave a wonderful Monday, the last Monday of August!<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahblankstudios.com\/images\/blog\/border1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And now, a little bit of Monday&#8217;s Whimsy. 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