October 19, 2012

Remember to Play

A playful work in progress

Sometimes it's easy to forget to play. I bought bubbles for my daughter's party and it cracked me up how much they used them. We adults sometimes get so caught up in surviving life that we forget to enjoy it.  I'm wishing you a weekend full of playfulness!

{Also, the lovely Rachel Awes is graciously sharing a few of my paintings on her blog today! Hope you'll check it out!}

25 comments :

  1. a good reminder heading into the weekend : )

    love and light Catherine

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  2. that background looks great...and bubble painting is a great way to combine fun and bubbles... doesn't get much better than that... my daughter used to spend hours doing it...xx

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  3. Yes, we should play often! Cute background! HPPF!

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  4. Yes we need to play, definitely..... and your painting is such fun!
    xx

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  5. I sometimes think about how easy it was to use our imagination when we were kids. Today it's like we don't even think about the stuff kids come up with to play. You had fun, I can tell. :) Great wip!

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  6. Love this playful piece, and yes, I think your'e right. Everyone needs to play!

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  7. What a fun painting. Your blog is adorable, too. This is my first visit, but I'll definitely be back. Just added you to my Bloglovin' feed. Happy weekend to you!

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  8. Wonderful reminder and love your WIP ~ enjoy ~ ( A Creative Harbor) ^_^

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  9. Just found you via a beautiful mess. Love your reminder to play. Happy Weekend!

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  10. Bubbles and Balloons are great for fun play! Thanks for the reminder!

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  11. Play is so important. Good for you - love the buttons and beautiful artwork. Happy PPF

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  12. It's so true, we get so caught up in what life's throwing at us it gets pushed to the bottom of the pile! I'm so glad I visited Rachel today because it brought me here to your wonderful blog.
    Jess x

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  13. You're so very right! We forget to enjoy the simple things sometimes, or to take joy in the things that used to make us so happy. Bubbles are an excellent example. Last year at my graduation party, the kids used up all the graduation bubbles we had just having fun outside playing with them. So I dug up bottles and bottles of bubbles I had stashed away from over the years (given as gifts most of the time) and let them have at it. I found it so amusing that something I had forgotten about and never got around to using, were used up in a matter of hours by these kids. Life is funny that way :

    And I'm sorry with your momentary (insert appropriate word here) at your daughter's party. I think it's important not to be cliquey though, so even if she wasn't, and even if you were saying something for her sake instead of to keep up appearances, it's important that it be said. Maybe it wasn't the right time, but hey! That's life right? We all make mistakes and put our foot in our mouths from time to time : ] I'm sure she has already forgiven you and that picture of her smiling says so : ] She's beautiful btw! And the 1D cake is super cute. I don't really get the 1D thing, but probably because I'm not a kid anymore. I'm sure my parents didn't get my love for *Nsync back in the day haha.

    I like your tent painting--it sounds like the perfect way to watch movies!!

    I also like what you wrote about your internet persona. I love it when bloggers have these revelations. I'm excited to see where you go with it : ]

    (All caught up again!)

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  14. Wonderful WIPs!
    Loves seeing you featured on the all I did was listen blog today, too!
    Marvelous!

    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  15. I recently went to New York and a street entertainer was blowing enormous bubbles and it was such a delight to watch the adults as well as the children staring and chasing them in wonder! I love how your painting is coming along, can't wait to see it finished! Happy PPF!

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  16. Playing is such fun and look forward to seeing this complete Catherine. Happy PPF, Annette x

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  17. Great reminder and I can't wait to see what happens with this piece. Happy PPF!

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  18. A wonderful playful background...the use of buttons makes me smile.
    glad the kids had fun with the bubbles. Such a simple inexpensive way to play. I look forward to the face that will appear of this painting later?

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  19. aw, these are so sweet! and i love that rachel awes! xo

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  20. this is going to be lovely. I like the buttons!

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  21. thanks for the reminder, so true!

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  22. Lovely WIP...I am reminded of my own work (from the outline I suppose) I am sure it would turn out great!
    Thanks for sharing...HPPF!
    Deepa
    http://deepazworld.blogspot.com/

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  23. Love your play here! I checked out Rachel's blog...so great that what she does with sharing other artists.

    Happy end of the weekend!

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  24. Hi Catherine,

    Thanks for the reminder, I'll keep it in check when I get frustrated with mess ups ; )
    I see you got to play with that background, looks already lovely.

    
Annabelle m^._.^m ~^..^~

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