Thursday, December 13, 2012

Finished Hungarian Floral Bird

Last week I showed you my work in progress, a Hungrian folk art bird in pen on paper.



Here's the bird and her floral tail all colored in.  I'm very happy with the color. 
She might just get wrapped up as a Christmas gift (If I can bear to part with her.)

 
I hope the holiday season is going smoothly for all of you.  I am 99% done with my shopping and now I am sending out holiday cards.  I don't do cards every year but this year we have a cute picture and I was able to get it together in time.

 

I am calmer than I was last week despite a bit of stomach flu in our house.  The most stressful thing left of the holiday season is figuring out where to put our Elf on the Shelf every night.  This is the first year we have had one (was I the last mom to hear about these things?)  My daughter was pretty sad that we did not have an elf in our house so she wrote Santa a lovely letter and our elf arrived the next day!  Keeping her moving each night has been a bit of a challenge.  The other night I woke up with a jolt at 3:30am realizing I hadn't moved her!  A few nights before that it was 5am.  Still...if this is the most stressful thing I have going on right now, I'd say I'm doing pretty good!

Sharing with my friends at Paint Party Friday.

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29 comments:

  1. A very nice painting, and an absolutely gorgeous family!!! Happy PPF!
    Rinda

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  2. Happy PPF and Seasons Greetings!

    I love your floral bird painting.... it's gorgeous.

    Happy family pic too :) Good luck with the Elf movements!!!!

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  3. Fab painting... like really fab... and the card is fabulous also... as to being the last to hear of the elf in the house thing... no clue what it is... I completely missed that one... maybe it isn't a thing here in Australia!!!

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  4. Loved your painting in B/W, like it even better in color! Lovely job!
    Absolutely wonderful family portrait! Never heard about elf thing either, I suppose it hasn't arrived in Finland... I am sure that kids love it! :)

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  5. Beautiful painting, love the colors you've chosen here!
    And GREAT holiday card!
    Happy PPF,
    Stephanie

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  6. Love your painting, the colors are beautiful! Happy PPF!

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  7. Your bird is beautiful, and your family is gorgeous.

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  8. What gorgeous! and laborious work, I really like. Saludos

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  9. Wonderful! Love the bright colors and flower design. :)

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  10. I didn't know about the Elf on the Shelf until after mine were too old...don't know how I missed it either- apparently it has been around for generations (as an older lady explained to me). Your bird looked great last week just black and white but, wow, the colors are amazing in it! happy PPF!

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  11. nice to see it coloured in so beautifully! Gorgeous family photo, Merry Christmas!

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  12. Fab family portrait, love your story of elf-stress, and your work looks absolutely fantastic colored. I believe art is meant to be shared! We can always create more. Happy PPF!

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  13. Lovely work and family portrait!!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  14. Beautiful painting and family portrait. Thank you for sharing. Happy PPF, Annette x

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  15. Great painting! Ok, I've NEVER heard of The Elf!??? I'm the worst mom ever! I must get our home one. Great family photo...your family is darling! Happy PPF!

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  16. Wonderful painting and love your photography of your family for the Holidays ~ Happy Holidays to you ~

    (A Creative Harbor) aka artmusedog and Carol ^_^

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  17. Love your family portrait. Don't you love it when things come together? Your painting is wonderful too. HPPF

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  18. your floral bird painting is gorgeous!!! And what a really lovely family portrait-beautiful family! Happy PPF!

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  19. what a lovely bird! cute family too :D

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  20. That bird is gorgeous. The colour really adds to it. Lovely picture of your family! I'd never heard of the "Elf on the shelf", followed your link right now to find out about it. Looks like fun!

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  21. visiting from paint party friday - your bird is refreshing and very pretty. glad to have stopped by. Betty

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  22. Your Hungarian Folk art bird looks beautiful coloured in and finished, someone will be very lucky to recieve this as a gift :) Your family photo is lovely and will make a great card. happy PPF

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  23. Thanks for all the lovely comments! I have been so upset by the horrible tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut yesterday that I have not been able to visit other Paint Party Friday entries to leave comments...and I hope to respond to you all over the next few days. In the meantime I am hanging out with my kids this afternoon, giving them extra hugs and love. ♥♥♥

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  24. I am so drawn by your painting - the colors are incredible. Great family photo!

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  25. Your painting is so charming and your family is beautiful. Hope you're all recovering from the flu. I, too, have been stunned by the tragedy. Holding each other close. Happy Belated PPF!

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  26. Your art piece is so lovely. Who ever gets it will be thrilled!

    How fun to seek the elf...a new tradition to me! Sounds like fun.

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  27. adorable, Rita! both your drawing and your family portrait. You're so pretty! Would love to see pictures of your Elf on the Shelf. (We don't have an elf, we have Edward the Eagle. Long story!) Wishing you and your family a beautiful Christmas season. xoxo

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  28. I love seeing the change with the colors you added- so pretty! And your family looks lovely. Happy PPF!

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  29. The colors are gorgeous! I'm not sure I could let her go, either!

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