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On A Whimsey's Blog (5)

MMMMMMMmmmmm smells sooooooooooooo good!

My prize (thank you!) for winning the side picture logo was spent at Om Shanti's shop!! I got the Minty Footy spray - not only very refreshing but smells lovely! I shall have the best smelling feet in UK and the freshest :) Continue

Added by On A Whimsey on June 16, 2009 at 2:43pm — 3 Comments

Wonders will never cease!

Yup, wonders will never cease! I actually managed a little time to stroll through Omshanti's wonderfully smelling shop which was a delight. I have now placed an order for Minty Footy Spray which will be wonderful after a long day on my feet! Thank you Creative Cafe for my wonderful prize for the side picture competition!!! Pat x Continue

Added by On A Whimsey on June 6, 2009 at 9:58am — 2 Comments

Really busy at the moment!

Although my first priority is my encaustic art I do have another now! My daughter and I have started our own business hiring out chair covers/sashes etc for weddings and other events in the Surrey/Sussex area for starters! Already had some enquiries and a couple of potential bookings! So exciting for us so I won't bore you all with it!! http://trimsandbows.co.uk if you fancy a look? Continue

Added by On A Whimsey on June 2, 2009 at 2:59pm — 7 Comments

Design Creative Cafe Side Pictures Challenge by Pat from On A Whimsey

I always love a challenge! Whilst working with my waxes I played around with various designs and so enjoyed mandalas that I thought I would give it a bash! For those of you who are not familiar with term 'mandala' think of your childhood when you used to play with a tube down which you could view moving beads etc as your rotated the tube. This would have been called a kaleidescope, remember? Anyway, moving on! A mandala is a unform pattern that can be viewed from any direction. The word "manda… Continue

Added by On A Whimsey on May 6, 2009 at 1:00pm — 6 Comments

Hi, I thought I would like to introduce myself!

My name is Pat and I live in the south east of England. As you may have read already I 'discovered' the medium called encaustic art which is basically painting with hot wax on different surfaces. I say I 'discovered' this medium because it was by pure chance that I heard the word 'encaustic' and curiousity got the better of me! Gosh, was I glad it did. I read up on it, experimented a little and found that paintings appeared very quickly. I love the texture and vibrancy of the wax. Since using… Continue

Added by On A Whimsey on February 8, 2009 at 9:16am — 1 Comment