Start to finish is...finished!!

Hi everyone!

Crazy weekend so far...upset tummy and exhaustion have reigned for the last few days...I thought they might keep me from writing again, but fortunately, I am starting to feel a little better.  Lots of exhaustion still despite getting 11 hours of sleep last night, but the tummy problem seems to have settled down...fingers are crossed that it stays that way.

Also my internet connection went down for some odd reason yesterday.  Not sure why...even the tech help folks couldn't understand why it wasn't working.  It seemed like things were conspiring to keep me from writing.  Well, I'm feeling better and the connection came back today, so I am here to tell you...drum roll please...

...that my start to finish project is now...FINISHED!!!!!

(lots of fanfare and applause from the audience ensues)

I had finished the front:

And I just needed to finish off the back.  Well, I liked how the red stitching looked on the back (it formed a heart, too, oddly enough :-) ), so I didn't want to cover that up, but I didn't like how the black stitching of the "you" and "me" looked, so I wanted to cover that.  I found some little cardboard hearts I liked, painted them red and then glued (more Mod Podge) them over the black stitching:

And I signed my usual signature (my initials and my Renaissance Woman initials, along with the date I finished):

Done!  Finished!  Complete!  Hurray, hurray, hurray!

I can't believe I started with a simple canvas and some paint:

And slowly worked my way to a finished piece: 

Wow...what a journey.  I loved every minute of it, and I hope you enjoyed it, too.

So, now what?  Well, the piece is done and ready to sell should someone wish to purchase it (I guess this is where my Etsy site would come in handy...I need to work on that!).  I have a laundry list of things I'd like to do next, including:

set up an Etsy site

finish some of the other pieces that have waited while I finished this one

learn some new techniques

experiment with some of the cool supplies I have

start some new pieces...I have LOTS of ideas

etc., etc.

Never a dull moment or a lull...too much to accomplish and try and create.  I just need to get to it.

So now I'm off to "get to it"!  Starting where, I'm not sure, but I am game to jump in and do something!

Until next time...happy, creative days to you!