Three Muses Challenge 31 - Something Old, Something New

Well it's the last challenge for 2009 here at the Muses. Thank you so much for supporting us over the last seven months, it's been a fantastic experience for Marie, Bev and myself, making so many new friends and seeing our little community grow and prosper.

We hope you will continue to visit and post your lovely work here and may we take this opportunity to wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous 2010.

So without further ado, here is a little inspiration for this week's theme of SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW. I can't wait to see what this theme will mean to you.

(Credits on my blog.)

Three Muses - Challenge #30 = Home Sweet Home

The aboriginals in Australia call the place of their birth their "belonging place". I've always liked that term. No matter how far we stray, there is a place in our hearts reserved for our belonging place...for home. I've tried to depict the excitement of a young couple, ready to establish a home of their own. (For more about their choice, see my blog). I hope you are all snug in your homes this holiday season, filled with the peace and content that is the spirit of Christmas. You have all enriched my life in many ways. Thank you.

The Three Muses Challenge - Mail Art

It's Wednesday morning here in Western Australia so it is time for our challenge.

This week's theme is MAIL ART which can be anything you make of it. Old letters, postcards and cards, and stamps from far off places are so full of nostalgia for us and it is a delicious exercise to use them in artwork. My problem was knowing when to stop so my collage is a wee bit busy!

We can't wait to see how you use your "stash" of mail ephemera.

The lovely Miss Beverly will be along soon to post her sneak peek for next week.

Credits for my collage are HERE

Three Muses Challenge #28 - Bottles & Jars

I learned the legend of the blue bottle tree from the venerated Storyteller, Kathryn Wyndham, of Selma, Alabama. The legend, originating with the African slaves, is that the blue bottles ward off evil spirits, who fly into the blue bottles at night and are trapped, then evaporated with the morning sun. If you're vigilant, you may still see blue bottle trees in the gardens of the south. I may have shared this story before in response to a challenge at Mixed Media Monday over a year ago, but I couldn't resist repeating it. I hope you've enjoyed hearing about it!

Three Muses Challenge 27 - Fun and Games

Hi it's me, Ann, and this week I have chosen FUN AND GAMES for my theme.

What does FUN AND GAMES mean to you, what will fire your imagination, will you be inspired by playing cards, bingo, a board game or games that people play, or something else entirely?

We can't wait to see what you will create, but just in case you need a little help to get you started, here is a sample I created for your inspiration.

Remember that any medium and any style goes here at the Muses, all we ask is that you have fun. So enjoy.

{For credits see my blog.)