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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

McLain Plaid

Today is really Tuesday... but the DIVA needed to take a break... great going Laura... I think it is a super good idea... when you need a break... your inner self is talking to you and YOU listened... super good...  besides.... Change is A GOOD THING... for everyone... 

So today... the DIVA has asked us to do the plaid thingy... 

Weekly Challenge #180: "UMT - MacDee by Anneke Van Dam"

Last week's Bijou challenge was so much fun!  i'm so glad you all enjoyed it.  This week is the Use My Tangle challenge, and this week's tangle to try out is called "MacDee" you can see the step-outs here
 
 
LOL... I love it... last week was fun and Bijou still is hanging around here.. I guess because I have so many snails around...  he feels good and at home... not a problem for me... that is for sure... 
 
Okay... my last name is McLain... use to be MacLain three generations ago... but all things get changed around as time goes on... don't they..???  (My maiden name was also Scottish...  Bonnie Prince Nelson...)  so I carry a lot of the Scots blood in me... that is for sure... on all sides of my heritage...  so I know what the Mac Lain plaid is... but I went on line and found this really stunning picture of the plaid... as I didn't feel like going and digging out the kilts, etc... so here is the plaid..
 
 
OMG... when I was on this site... they had womens GOWNS... and I fell in love with this gal's dress and the whole thing... the background etc... 
 
Now if you really study this picture... it is the SAME plaid as I have shown you above... it is just that the reds are muted etc... but I wanted to show both of these features...oh my... 
 
Well I knew it was going to be a long tangling day... but that is okay... I had made our gluten free muffins and they were cooling.. lunch was ready when Glenn comes back with some firewood... fall is on the way... so I was pretty comfy and ready for a nice morning... 
 
The sky got really dark and the heavens let loose... lots and lots of rain... but that is okay... Glenn got the tractor into a garage and was okay... no lightening hit him... etc... a terrifying thing in the mountains... 
 
Okay... back to tangling... I get so carried away...
 
FOCUS...
 
So here is my thought.. .I wanted to do a plaid fabric in the background... 
 
 
AND a ruffle at the bottom of this fabric...
 
AND also a brooch... 
holding the skirt up... but I wanted it tucked underneath...
 
No wrinkling of the fabric... I knew that would drive me crazy... so I kept that even... and the ruffle... good I know what I am going to do...  or do I???? 
 
 
Here is the way it turned out...
 
 
 
My plaid didn't come out like the blue of the dress... at all.. not enough colored pencils... LOL..

 
But I do like it... hey I spent the better part of my day doing this...
but I wouldn't do another plaid like this.. .that is for sure...
 

 
But the medallion is nice..
 
I did have fun creating this... and that is really all that matters to me...  Learning lessons about life, me and my art...
 
Thanks for stopping by for a visit... and hope that you have a fun time with this tangle too...
 
Have a GREAT day...
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie 
 
 
 
 

17 comments:

  1. this is a very nice colorful work

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  2. Hi Bonnie! Great post, I really enjoyed reading it ;) gorgeous art you have created!! It looks very complex. I admire your patience. ;)
    Hugs,
    Ingrid x

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  3. Enjoyed the personal story and your approach to today's challenge which you illustrated beautifully with such vibrant colors. Very nice.

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  4. I love your colorful plaid and your story about the MacLain tartan. Adding the brooch was a good touch!

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  5. What beautiful tartans - that dress is amazing. your tile is so lovely and colourful and I like how you have the ruffle and the medallion.

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  6. Your plaid is beautiful, Bonnie, and so is your post. I love the dress too.

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  7. That dress is amazing! And so is your tile!

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  8. Wow, you did a marvelous job, I love your plaid, at least you didn't do it as a background, but as a plaid spread over something, with a beautiful Rouche and a nice medallion. Chapeau...

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  9. What a nice post, Bonnie. I love the story behind your plaid and the finished piece was worth spending a nice rainy day working on.

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  10. Lovely tartan! Very feminine, bold and strong at the same time.

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  11. Love the color in this. Was interesting reading about your heritage.

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  12. Lovely tile with fantastic colors. I like it :)

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  13. That post was entertaining, loved it; I felt your energy in it and the result is gorgeous! My compliments!!

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  14. You put a lot of work into this wonderful Tile. Beautiful Bonnie. Loved reading your post.

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  15. Beautiful and colourful tile! Wonderful your post, too!

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  16. Bonnie, thank you so much for your story! It made me smile ;-) Your plaid is lovely! And ooh, how I'd like to put on that dress....

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