Fly Over Cre8Topia

We are Havin' a party...spooky party...

scary party... witchy party...

a

Frequent Flyer Party
here in

Cre8Topia

come join in too ...it's the original Halloween blog hop ...
and
Cre8Tiva takes a  

A MidNight FLY OveR...

my Freebie is ready for all visitors to download..

just click on image, then copy

This is an original 6" x 6" digital painting from original artwork, doodles and textures and some PhotoShop brushes from Obsidian Dawn dot com. Please take a painting with you on your flight...you can frame it as artwork, use it to make napkins, coasters, decorate treat bags...be creative with it. You can print it as many times as you like...but it is for personal use only!!!

I must wait for the party tho...i am away, far away in New Jersey doing a good deed... painting enchanted murals an abused women's shelter (and i just happened to be on Nate Berkus Show)...without blog access...so i will catch up when i return..

I have several FREE
Downloads during the month of October to celebrate the 1 year anniversary (tomorrow) of my radio show - Artistically Speaking...so check back often!!! and visit my other blog about learning to make a living doing what I love...
Cre8Tive Compass Blog
where you will find projects & ideas like this...

Quick, Fun Decor Project

photo from Lowe's Creative Ideas

This is a way cool idea for creating giant spiderwebs for your Halloween decor! This is made with friction tape or electrical tape...you kids might even enjoy helping you create this one!!!

Step 1: Start with two long strips of black electrical or friction tape for the outside edges of the web. Measure strips to fit your desired space. Secure to wall using tacks or stapler.

Step 2: Attach similar long strips of tape at random intervals between the first two.

Step 3: Connect long strips with shorter strips, working your way out. Avoid lining up the shorter strips.

For this project and more creative decorating ideas visit Lowe's Creative Home.

visit the other wonderful party goers by clicking below...

taking wing...soaring

this week i started taking flying lessons...no, not those normal one involving aircraft, control panels, maps, auto pilot and fuel...special flying lessons of the sort where i am learning to soar...my heart open and my own uniqueness on display...

let me back up for a minute...i suppose that this could very well involve aircraft, control panels, maps, auto pilot and fuel...for who but myself is at the controls of my life and business? who but i charts the course of my daily life and business? who but the world around me fuels my creativity?

you may believe that i already know how to fly...and, at times, i may even have reached my dreams here in Cre8Topia...but one can always dream bigger...right?

so i find myself heading into the wind with hundreds of other would-be flyers...here...with kelly rae roberts as flying instructor extraordinaire...

Cre8Tiva & i will be sharing our experiences as i go through flight school the next 5 weeks...my expectations are really big:

1. increase awareness of Cre8tive Compass Magazine, Blog & Radio Show 1 & 2
2. learn to monetize my blog & etsy
3. establish new and meaningful connections

all photos by Rebecca E. Parsons taken on Amelia Island, FL

art as prayer...

art for me is prayer...it is allowing the energy to flow through me to create as no one has before me and as everyone has before me...creation is the moment i am most present in my life and at one with the universe...Cre8Tiva in Cre8Topia!

One World One Heart...magic carpet giveaway...

Ride the Magic Carpet 

Tour over 1000 Artful Blogs

Win Amazing Stuff

what a fun time OWOH was this year
thank you all who visited and subscribed to
my magazine & began following me...

welcome to Cre8Topia...i am Cre8Tiva, muse extraordinaire of Rebecca E. Parsons...to connect is one of the greatest gifts to me....connecting with so many other creative bloggers worldwide is especially heartwarming...and this is what Lisa Swifka  @ a whimsical bohemian blog is creating again with her 4th annual One Heart One World global blogging event...it is about connection, about blogging, and about creativity...exactly what Cre8Tiva loves... 

please follow me and i will follow you back.... 

if you subscribe to my online magazine for cre8tive entrepreneurs i will give you an extra entry...

 ...so here is a Magic Carpet giveaway meant just for you...

Custom Collectible Dixie Doodler Bag called "love my friends"

This adorable 10-1/2" wide by 6" tall (closed) pink and yellow clutch purse is named 'love my friends' was created especially for OWOH. It has yellow flowers, doodles and words painted on it. Lined with pink and green polka dot cotton with a pocket inside, it will hold a cell phone, blackberry, iPod, credit cards and checkbook, money...just grab it and go! Made of durable #14 canvas, the purse is named, signed, and dated. (see other photos of clutch and the story behind the artwork below).

and the winner is:  #71 Cassey ba.......17@aol.com

here's the scoop...all bloggers with an active blog are welcome to leave a comment (ON THIS POST ONLY) about your One World One Heart magic Carpet ride experience so far, your worldly location (city/country) and a viable means to contact you (e-mail/blog address)...you will have a chance to win...  the clutch purse will be awarded on 2/15/2010 @ 10 PM EST with a random number generated winner...click the OWOH logo above to return to One Heart One World central...there you will find your ticket to over 1000 blogs in the right column...hop aboard the Magic carpet and visit the participating blogs from around the globe and interact with the bloggers...all have very special giveaways too!

after the festivities, please return to linger a while among my blog posts and discover the magical world of Cre8Tiva... where intuition and creativity meet to form intuitivity!!! if you like what you see, please feel free to follow me and subscribe to my free online magazine for creative entrepreneurs "Artistically Speaking"

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The Dixie Doodler - Doodle Bags...Functional-Collectible Custom Artwork!

Accessories, Clutches, Wallets, Totes and Jewelry

It's the perfect accessory for casual outfits or that little black dress. They always get attention! Mixed media artist, Rebecca E. Parsons line of accessories called The Dixie Doodler-Doodle Bags. Rebecca designs, hand paints, sews and fashions one-of-a-kind purses, wallets, and jewelry out of canvas dropcloths from her mural and faux finishing days.
"One day I was folding a dropcloth and noticed a heart-like paint spatter that I had signed and dated when it happened. It gave me the idea to make a tote bag. Because of where it was on the dropcloth, I could not get it in the right orientation for a tote, so I made a clutch purse. Every time I carried it, people would stop me and ask where I got it," Rebecca says. Lightening bolt idea. "I could probably sell these things!!!"

The Journey Begins

I am Cre8Tiva - Muse extraordinaire of Rebecca Elizabeth Parsons. I am a creative spirit beginning this creative journey into creative blogging. Although I have been blogging since 1999 with Live Journal, I am experiencing a renaissance, a rebirth of creativity in my life's journey, so I am starting anew today. I invite you to tag along and see what adventures happen  in my own little Cre8Topia.


Rebecca's Introduction:






Matthew, Casey & Chris, Me, Mike & Meghan, Chip & Susie

I am simply a child of God who is blessed to do what I love every day. I am the mother of four grown children who are creative, productive citizens of the earth. Chip of Murrieta, California, is my oldest creative spiritling who heads the motion capture scanning department for sports games for PlayStation. My twin spiritlings Matthew,of Fernandina Beach, FL an aspiring musician and Michael, of Charlottsville, Virginia, is a high school teacher and coach. My spiritling daughter Casey, of Atlanta, Georgia, is the Arts Education Director of Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and sings with the Atlanta Sacred Choral.


My children have brought more beautiful souls into my life. Chip gave me Susie, my sister and artistic friend whom I hope to have as a business partner someday. Michael gave me Meghan, my beautiful daughter-in-law who is also a twin. Casey gave me Chris, my witty devil's advocate and Wii sparing partner. Although I have no grandchildren (3 grandcats and a granddog),Cre8Tiva has an imaginary grandchild, Anna.


As I said, I am blessed to be able to create art every day. My studio is about 10 steps from my bed, so I can linger there and often have many projects going at once. My one unbreakable rule: Draw and journal every day.


I am a writer, muralist, decorative painter and graphic designer who is at a point in my life where I can make art for myself. My newest venture is The Lost and Found artwork which combines found objects, my artwork, mosaics, polymer clay, etc. into assemblage and collages. We will be showing some soon!!!

Please come along with me on this new path as Rebecca and I discover new directions and create new artwork. We hope to make many new friends along the way.



Blessings,
Cre8Tiva