Mermaid Musings

Hello!

Let's have some Mermaid musings today!

So what is my fascination with mermaids?

I suppose I would like the ability to swim in the ocean -

the freedom -

the ocean life -

the seashells -

the beauty of all things that surround mermaids.

I really don't like it when movies portray mermaids as ugly, or cannibalistic or revengeful.

That destroys the fantasy of it all!

Besides, mermaids get to play with pearls,

and sunken treasures,

and pretty fish,

and beautiful seashells,

and all sorts of wonderful things!

Miss Universe competition, Miss Dominican Republic

Today's blog is for fun and fantasy!

vintage illustration

Oh yes, and as for all that

'luring men to their death' business,

you just have to remember:

Mermaids just wanna' have fun!

Ned Land, singing in '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea':

"Got a whale of a tale to tell ya lads,

a whale of a tale or two,

'bout floppin' fish and the girls I've loved

on nights like this with the moon above.

A whale of a tale and it's all true,

swear by my tattoo.

There was Mermaid Minnie;

met her down in Madagascar.

She would kiss me anytime that I would ask her.

Then one evening her flame of love blew out-

Blow me down and pick me up,

she swapped me for a trout!"

1950's pin up mermaid!

I know I have posted Ned's song before,

but I enjoy it so much!

Did you sing along as you read the words?

I always do!

I apologize for not having credits for many of my mermaid clip and art. I gathered these before I realized about giving credit, etc.

I am always very willing to give credit for any art that shows up on my blog. Just e-mail me with the info, and I will post.

dominoes@myinkspired.com

"The free

Mighty, music-haunted sea."

- Anna Katharine Green

'Mirabilia' Mermaid Queen xstitch

'Sea Fire' mermaid sconce

'Water Goddess' figurine

Fishing Lure Mermaid

"When a person knows who she really is,

once she understands her true wild oceanic self,

she discovers her

Old Mermaid self."

- Myla Alvaraz,

from 'Church of the Old Mermaids'

Some mermaid coloring pages:

Disney's Ariel, 'Little Mermaid'

vintage clip

Dover, from a stained glass mermaid book

The Mermaid

Who would be a mermaid fair,

Singing alone, combing her hair,

Under the sea,

In a golden curl

With a comb of pearl,

On a throne?

I would be a mermaid fair;

I would sing to myself the whole of the day;

with a comb of pearl I would comb my hair;

And still as I comb'd I would sing and say,

"Who is it loves me?

Who loves me not?...

-Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson

by Warwick Goble

unknown artist

A Japanese advertisement

This next mermaid is found in Costa Rica.

She disappears at high tide.

This mermaid (girl in a wetsuit) is Vancouver, Canada's version

of Copenhagen's Little Mermaid.

Here is a mermaid statue in Warsaw, Poland:



Here is a couple of my mermaid Collage Art Dolls.

You can find more for sale in my etsy store:

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

Well, that is it for today.

I so enjoyed visiting mermaids today!

Have a fantastical day!

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

dominoes@myinkspired.com

http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/

More Gardening Fun!

Hi!

First, apologies. Yesterday I had a blog all ready except for two things, and it all froze on me.
Yikes!
I have no idea why this popped into my head, but I saved it. Only there was just half of the blog by then.
Eeek!
I had spend 1 1/2 hours getting the thing ready.
Grrrrr!
So I started on More Gardening Fun!
And it happened again, only this time I didn't have a chance to save it in another program,
                           SO THE WHOLE THING WAS GONE!!!
Panic!
Search help, search anything, search, search, check my computer - is it that?
Nope!
Blogspot had 'technical difficulties' and would be closed.
Big Sigh.
Checked it again this morning - no  posting.
Bigger Sigh.
Checked again this afternoon.......
AND IT WORKS!!!!            HIPPITY HOPPITY HOORAY!
now....on to more gardening fun:

Can you tell I'm itching to get gardening?
I don't know about other parts of the country, but here on the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains, you have to wait until danger of frost is over.
That's May.
Except it snowed a bit on Wednesday.
Sleet on Thursday.
Sunshine and blue skies on Friday.
Waiting for another storm to blow in over the weekend....
That's weather for you in Colorado!

My first garden consisted of carrots and radishes.

My dad had to take over the watering for a couple of months while I was a counselor at Hidden Falls Ranch, Wayside, TX.
By the way, if you know any kids ages 8 - 17 that need a week break from you,
This is a super duper ranch camp!
On the edge of the Palo Duro Canyon, TX

Following is a simple scherensnitte cutting.
Simply fold your paper in half.

Line up the pattern on the fold where the dashes are.

Cut out the open spaces, starting with the smallest first.

Where the pattern touches the dashes,

DO NOT CUT so you have "bridges" when the cutting is opened.

Use a paper hole punch for the flower centers!
You can also use a small heart punch for inside the watering cans.

Here is the cover of the pattern booklet.

See our double watering cans on the front?



"Mary, Mary, quite contrary"

'sunken gardens'
oh, yeah, this will be my backyard someday...
only the statue fountain would have to be a mermaid!

Ann Kovach's Paper Dolly Fun with gardening:

I'm adding cleaning and baking day,

so you can have more outfits to play with!

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time."

- John Lubbock

A Gardening Shrine, hand painted and decoupaged by inkspired.
One of a kind, original.

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

World War I vintage poster

Here is a little dress to wear when observing others garden!

Bohemian Glamour Barbie

(She's a favorite, but I don't have her yet!)

"Janet Laura" from the late 1920's - 1930's

"I think that no matter how old or infirm I may become, I will always plant a large garden in the spring.
Who can resist the feelings of hope and joy that one gets from participating in nature's rebirth?"
-   Edward Giobbi

vintage clip from Dover Publications

see side bar for web site

This is a Gardening ROCK!

for sale at: http://www.artbykathycarr.etsy.com/

This is one of my Rockin' Art cottages.

I like my flower beds by the base of the cottage!

Rockin' Art by inkspired. This one is sold.
By the way, the bay window is totally painted.
There is no difference in the actual shape!

You never know what you might find in your garden:

photo taken at the Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado

Well, I'm off to edit some more of my new line of original

Collaged Art Dolls.

These are made 100% with recycled junk mail!

I have listed many in my etsy shop,
since I couldn't work on any blogs!



until tomorrow -

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

dominoes@myinkspired.com

http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/