September 19, 2010

Young Talent In Blogland...

Today, I'd like to introduce you to a new blog friend. Taylor is the daughter of Lori Ellis of Rasberries and Rose Petals...and I think you'll agree, Lori has raised a delightful young woman. Her new blog is Lady Lemondrop's Sunroom. Taylor has agreed to write her own introduction for me, so without further delay...

Hi! My name is Taylor. I have been a crafter since about 3 years of age, thanks to my mom. She always had little crafts for me and my sister to work on at home. I am a big fan of animals and nature, I love to draw and paint, and I have recently taken an interest in knitting. I am also a big movie fanatic. I will watch any movie except horror movies. My favorite actress of all time is Audrey Hepburn. I have most of her movies and books because I am just an "Audrey freak" like that. I decided to make a blog because I wanted to interact with people on the internet in a different way than Facebook.
My biggest interest is knitting. I didn't exactly grow up around people who knit or anything. I started knitting because I wanted to make hats and scarves for the Warm The Children program that a couple ladies at my church were a part of. And now, I have become completely addicted. I absolutely love knitting! Hats are my favorite, mostly because they are quick and usually pretty easy and self-explanatory. I am trying to broaden my knitting horizons, trying to knit more advanced things like shawls or gloves. Sometimes it is very difficult, but I actually find it almost therapeutic. If I am ever stressed out about something, I can sit down and knit and I feel better after a while. I have probably about 5 or 6 projects in-the-make right now. I like having a lot going at once because if one makes me mad, I can just put it down and grab another!
I also really like art, though not necessarily all parts of it. My favorite area of art is painting. I have taken art classes all through my school years and even had a private art class outside of school. I also like drawing, but painting is definitely my thing. There is just something about being able to do all sorts of different things on a picture, whether it's using a thicker brush or using a TON of paint. I like to experiment with it. I have recently taken interest in silhouette pictures. I was never really good at drawing people's faces, so I decided to try their profiles only. I was so happy with how it turned out that I made it into a silhouette (because I don't like drawing eyes and noses and mouths). I really only use acrylic paints, but I am going to try to use oil paints or watercolor. That should be fun.

I am all into Shabby Chic. I love all things shabby, white, and pink. Most of the crafts I do are a kind of amateur shabby-ness. I am not quite a pro, but I guess I can only go up from here. Quite honestly, I think I also get my love of all things shabby from my mom. I like to keep my crafts very colorful. My favorite color is PINK and I use it quite often in most of my projects. Pink and Green! I am really only just starting now with making crafts as decorations. I used to do a lot of scrap booking, but now I can't find any pictures to use for it. Maybe someday I will get back to it!

So that's pretty much me right now. There are a few things yet to come, though! Beginning in October, I will be taking a cake decorating class. I am super excited because I have always been thrilled with all the different kinds of cakes and such. It will be quite an adventure for me. I also hope to find a lot of inspiration from blogging to help me expand my creative side! I love to try new things! I hope that being in the blogging realm can help me (and I'm pretty sure it will!). So, there it is! Hope you learned a little about me from these few paragraphs. I would love to hear from you, too!

See you around!
Taylor

Thank you, Taylor, for writing to tell us a little bit about yourself. I'm proud to be a follower of such a beautiful, grounded and talented young lady. Girlfriends, you can link over to Lady Lemondrop's Sunroom by clicking here. I hope you'll all visit her blog, introduce yourself and welcome Taylor to Blogland. I'm sure you'll love to follow her as she shares her creations with us.

16 comments:

  1. How very sweet to introduce us to Taylor. However, the link did not work for me. I will try again.
    Happy week...

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  2. Thoroughly enjoyed Taylor's blog. Thanks for introducing her.

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  3. So nice to meet you Taylor, it is so wonderful to see and hear about someone just learning new crafts and skills, way to go!!! Love the painting!
    Hugs,
    Margaret B

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  4. Hi Donna! What a beautiful, lovely and very talented young lady you've introduced us to. I'll pop over to say hello. Have a fun day, Sweetie! xo Paulette :)

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  5. What an amazing young woman! I will go right on over and visit Taylor's blog.

    xo
    Claudia

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  6. Wow, What an amazing young lady. You dont find young woman like that as often anymore. I will be happy to go over and welcome her.
    I came to see if you had the Sept. ATC posted yet, but I will come back.

    My partner was Debbie and I posted her ATC on Saturday. I also posted my entry for the ATC Holder Challenge last night if you would like to take a peek at them you can at http://scrappingwithsherry.blogspot.com/

    Hope to see you there! Sherry

    PS. Dont forget to vote for Blissfull's ATC Holder Challenge...

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  7. WOW! Thank you for introducing me to Taylor! What a talent - I would love to see more young ladies developing talents instead of texting... thanks for your driving comment too!
    I SEE MOTORCYCLES!

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  8. Hi Donna! Thanks so much for introducing Taylor to your readers! It meant a lot to her! She is a sweetheart, if I do say so myself! ;)

    I did not know you are from our neck of the woods...it truely is a small world!

    Big Hugs!
    Lori

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  9. She's adorable! I will have to go and check her out! I have been out of blog world for awhile so I will have to go and catch up on your blog and what you have been up to! :)

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  10. What a darling girl!
    She looks so much her mama did at her age, too.

    Thank you for introducing us to this talented young blogger!

    Hugs
    Anne

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  11. Thanks for introducing us to Taylor. What a pretty and talented young girl. I'm going to head over and visit her now.

    ooxx's...Tracy :)

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  12. Such a talented young lady! Thanks for sharing her with us. I'm excited to visit her blog!

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  13. Thank you for bringing Taylor to our attention. There is nothing better than encouraging each other and especially those younger.
    Debbie

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  14. Thank you for bringing Taylor to our attention. There is nothing better than encouraging each other and especially those younger.
    Debbie

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  15. Hey Donna!
    Thanks again SO MUCH for introducing me to all these wonderful new people! :) It really means a lot to me

    Taylor Kay

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Blessings, Donna