DIY Bleach Pen with Stencil

Alright people if you haven't tried the DIY bleach pen designs on your clothes yet then you are missing out! I have seen some DIY's on the internet that walk you step by step through the process, this is not that blog...not for sheer laziness on my part. Not exactly, I would be lying if I didn't admit that to be a contributing factor, the full truth is that it is just so easy a full tutorial would seem offensive to your intellect. ;-) 

Pretty huh! Simply lay your stencil down(work in a well ventilated space folks) on your dark cotton fabric, make sure you put some cardboard in-between your fabric so it doesn't bleed, stipple and smear till you see full coverage, pull stencil straight up carefully and viola! If your impatient like me you'll have a blow dryer handy so you can see the results even faster! 

I told you easy and with some WOW factor!

My awesome stencil from hobby lobby, love that place!

A little free hand action on my leggings.

Sorry for the un-edited pictures, thats the sheer laziness kicking in... I'm a busy mama, what can I say. Hope you enjoyed this "tutorial", if you need more then what I offer (I wont hold it against you) then check out this gal... Also I have yet to try this but I guess you can make your own bleach pen, the name brand stuff is pricey and goes fast, especially if your like me and start bleaching everything in site!

Pinterest LOVE!

My love for Pinterest runs deep, I am a creature who seeks all things aesthetically pleasing, I am a Libra after all... Today when perusing through some of my pin boards I was taken aback by the beauty in some of the photographs. But which ones to share? This may have to become a weekly or at least monthly post, call it my pinning and pining...he, he, he or not. That is a bit of a tongue twister.  Hope you enjoy a look into what makes me swoon...

All the links back to either original artist or place from which I pinned can be found on my pinterest boards, under Inspire...Creativity...Beauty or My Style Pinboard.
We live in such an amazing world, full of so many brilliant and creative souls, I thank and applaud you ALL.

Peace
-Gypsy Lov'n

Nothing is original...

Inspiration Everywhere!

So after rambling on about how this blog is moving forward and how we will be posting weekly we are finally back.  The hiatus was due to a failing computer and out of commission camera, lucky for us, both have been fixed and we are up and running...again!  In the meantime Dylan and I have been soaking up the end of summer with; river trips, Nevada City Summer Bizarre, (more to come on that) frozen yogurt treats, musical street performances starring our very own Dylan Page and thrift shopping.  Since we didn't have the opportunity to be photographing or blogging our experiences as of late we have been focusing on being mindful in and of our surroundings.  A rock found on the shore is now the conception of a necklace, a dress found in the thrift store is now the topic of an up-cycling clothing line we are dreaming up...Inspiration is everywhere!!!  For me it was found in fistfuls at the Nevada City Summer Bizarre, I wish I had my camera with me there was so much to see, so many beautiful and creative people!  I was most impressed with Selena Martino's new line at Three Corners Designs such talent this woman possesses, I left her booth with a badass necklace  and two new pairs of earrings and the feeling I want MORE of Three Corners!  Ask and you shall receive right.... I asked and she is going to deliver with an exclusive interview for Gypsy Lov'n!  We cant wait to get a sneak peek at her newest beauties and to hear where she pulls inspiration from, stay tuned in for more.  Make it a beautiful day!

Colorful Expressions: Part One

Colorful Expressions: Part One

I have been surrounded by and inspired by ART my whole life, it seems my most profound life experiences and the most important people in my world are either artists or they themselves are a moving changing beautiful canvas that reflect art in the pure essence of themselves! I generally would like to think I fall into the second category myself =) I have had a hard time declaring outwardly "I am a Artist!" I find it intimidating to put labels and pressure on myself with such declarations. My husband Quincy and daughter Dylan however are Artists and I would be in shock if either declared to be anything but! So what makes an artist? Who is the judge of what works and what doesn't? Therein lies the beauty of ART... it is free form, free choice! I can call squiggly lines on paper child's play, I can announce to the world that such things are not ART, I can shout that a preschool aged child could make that! But the beauty is it changes nothing, it is ART...squiggly lines, dots, swirls, ink splatters...we are all essentially artists, the only difference is some of us are smart enough to get paid for our ART! One of my favorite artist Vincent Van Gogh was considered a joke during his life, but he still painted, he continued to create...if we were to define what being an artist is, I think Vincent would be a perfect example. He no matter what people said about his work could not put down his paint brush. He could not shut off the inspiration around him, he had to create! I am envious of his sheer passion his vision/version of the world is; simply put, beautiful.

"Starry Night" by Van Gogh, 1889, Oil on canvas

“Looking at the stars always makes me dream. Why, I ask myself, shouldn’t the shining dots of the sky be as accessible as the black dots on the map of France? Just as we take the train to get to Tarascon or Rouen, we take death to reach a star.”- Vincent Van Gogh

The above images are mine they include oil pastels and paper collage