*Newsflash: Artwork available on e-bay!

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! Hope your all having a blessed week!


Well I finally got around to posting some artwork for sale on e-bay! I listed 3 peices of artwork and in a bit I will also be setting up my etsy shop with some jewelry I've created to sell as well.
Honestly, I love creating but the setting up online is what makes me hesitate so much...but I really need to bring in an income somehow so I might as well do that as if it's my job!


I have been really busy creating new bracelets and have designed some really unique necklaces. I have been getting lots of orders too but I realized very soon after that it's not always possible to recreate duplicates since the beads or charms I find are not always available when I go back to the stores I got them in. This has made me realize that from now on I need to stress that these are all unique pieces...unless someone custom orders a multiple design from the beginning so that I can buy all the materials/beads at once! :)


I also just created a fan page or what I like to call a 'like' page for my artwork on Facebook which you can find on the side tab to the right! Here is one of the three on e-bay as the top pic as well...my angel has a link to e-bay and you could find the others from there! (This blog is acting up and not letting me post anymore pics so these are what I was able to post!

*Sold*

Have a wonderful day & God Bless! Cre8tvlyYrs, Gina

Walking by Faith and not by Sight...

II Corinthians 5:7

That is how I have been these days...especially since my schedule has became more busy these days! As a Catholic-Christian and now being in the Choir...these next 4 days we have masses that begin today and our Choir sings at all 4 masses. It is a whole meditative/reflection of the Passion and Sacrifice our Lord has done for us and we end it by celebrating his love and resurrection on Easter Sunday. Now I am not required to be at all 4 masses but I would like to...so I will see if I am able all depending on if I am able to. I have always wanted to experience what we call the 'Tridum' which is the 3 days of reflecting before Easter Sunday...so what better way than by being a part of that in the choir? I think I just talked myself into it...lol.

As for my creative stuff...definately been busy...my jewelry designs have been keeping me busy with orders...I do not even have time to post pics as my jewelry just gets bought before I even get a chance to even take a picture! I count my blessings...and I even have been drawing just about every day...haven't had much time to paint yet but after Easter I do plan to paint and finish up some of my artwork...maybe even post some to sell on E-bay. I am now also offering slideshows to my memory artwork services over on my CYMMbyGina.blogspot.com site >> check there for more information! :)

Well just wanted to be sure and wish everyone....the whole 100,000 million of you who stop by every day a whole hearted 'Happy Easter'!!! Not the Easter bunny kind...but the beautiful love of Christ kind...that he died for us...because he loved us soooo much! Love you all too & God Bless! Creatively Yours in Christ, Gina Arzaga

Just a little update...

Hello there...just in case someone happens to stop by and visit my very lonely blog here! lol! Honestly I would like to post my artwork more often but can't seem to fit time in to do it! I have been crazy busy with artwork & life! Trying to balance everything is challenging but I feel I am getting better at handling it! I would like to at least try to post once a week to mainly post my current artworks and stuff but I need to see which day would be best to do it. I'm going to try for Wednesday or Thursday...we will see what happens since obviously I'm not too great at being consistent here! Last time I posted about my ADHD struggles...but let's not go there right now! Don't want to seem like that's all that goes on in my life...lol! So I'd like to share a little about what I've been up to...I have been making jewelry and drawing a lot. I've been creating art journals for years but they were more like the scrapbook type...you know papers and embellishments with journaling. I enjoy all that but since getting more and more into developing my artistic style I have decided to draw things that represent what most inspired or impacted my life and I have really been enjoying it! I also do the *Illustration Fridays* on each Friday and it's been fun! The other thing is that I feel like my creativity has really began to open up more...I am feeling my mind sparking back up with sooo many ideas! I am trying to keep myself from overloading by writing or quick sketching my ideas so that I can keep the creative energy flowing and to keep myself from getting stuck again! I'm also trying to find the right way to sell my artwork and jewelry so I am planning to continue on this path that I truly believe the Lord has led me to. I have lots of series that are in the 'sketchy' process...such as some really cute spring/bunny stuff, expressional art, home decor type art and spiritual art which includes angels and my other passion for being pro-life. Sooo little by little this blog will become more active!! Well I just thought I'd share a little update of what I've been up to and I'll post pics as soon as I get a chance!

Without RAIN there would be no RAINBOWS...

Well it's been raining pretty much all through the night...which was the perfect ending to my day yesterday! I had a large dose of "tough love' yesterday about some personal issues...you know one of those days when you have to hear things about yourself that your not all that proud of? I usually don't like to post about the really personal stuff I deal with but I realized that I do need to change a lot of things and without going into details I wanted to include this part of my life here...sort of to document the dramatic changes I believe my life will be unfolding very soon. I believe that my artwork will be greatly impacted with the 'insight intervention' I recieved from 3 very close and dear people to my life...it was very difficult but I realize that it was necessary. Without going into details I'd just like to share the main reason for yesterdays 'tough love' session was due to my lifelong struggles with being ADD/ADHD. I had already realized I need to get on meds for it but yesterday really gave me a shove into knowing just how urgent I need to make changes in my life. I don't want this post to sound melocholy or too dramatic and I promise it will end in a better note...but lately I had been feeling as though I were living such dreary life...kind of like a ghost that's stuck in a house just wandering through it day by day...my faith was basically the only thing getting me through each day but I also hadn't realized how little my faith actually had become. I felt I was only alive around my family and when I was around my Confirmation students but I was giving all I had without refueling myself...which I have always done...give of myself until there's nothing left. So it took my husband, and both my parents to come and shake me awake from this horrible nightmare of a life...they want me to live to my fullest potential...as do I...so we all feel that the only way for me to get on the right track to my life's destination is to take the meds required to help me deal with my ADD/ADHD symptoms that are making my life so difficult. I really would like to point out here that ADD/ADHD is not an excuse nor is it all that bad...there are actually awesome things about being ADD/ADHD such as 'super focus' which would help me create awesome artwork among other things but the distractions as well as the 'super focus' grew out of control to the point of not being very productive at all...and had even effected my health and well being...that is what caused all the grey misty clouds that surrounded my haunted house in my life...yesterday was the final rain sort of how the rain is still falling all around my home right now as I type these words...the rain in life that is necessary to wash away all the dirty gunk on the windows of my soul and allows me to finally see the rainbow when the sun shines and pierces through the clouds...yes it is so true...without rain, there would be no rainbows! Here's to a a new beginning...I am looking forward to seeing how my life will change to finally have this 'brilliant' mind of mine under control! I'm hoping to be able to get started on the meds this week...then maybe I could also be a little more consistent with my posts here too! ;) God bless you all...especially if you took the time to read this post! :)

Love is in the air...

With Valentine's Day just around the corner that is! I love Valentine's day...I love the theme and colors...soo much so that I wish I could have a little house all decorated in that theme! lol! So I am going to be putting up for sale all my heart themed artwork on e-bay! So for now, I've begun by posting these 2 pieces from my *Vintage Flying Hearts* Edition: *Both Paintings Sold!*

*Each photo is linked to the E-bay posting!

I've finally arrived!!

"An artist never arrives too early nor is she ever late...she always arrives in just percisely the right time" -Unknown (adapted from Gandolf the Gray in the Lord of the Rings ;)

Well I am finally here with a fresh batch of enthusiastic news! The first and most exciting thing to me is that I have finally created my own website! I love how it came out (and without sounding like I'm advertising as I'd only like to share for anyone interested in creating their own website for free) using this awesome website company that my brother Alex told me about called wix.com! Anyways here's the link to my new website which is also in a link on the sidebar: Gina Arzaga's Multi-Media Artist Website

I hope to in the near future include a shop within the website but I have to wait a bit for that. I'm also going to be trying out e-bay again...it's kind of hard for me as I am never sure how much to even start a bid price for me work. I realize that I'm going to have to be doing my art thing in babysteps. This is all a learning process anyways!

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On a personal note; I am feeling much better and have even lost about 25 pounds since I last posted here! I still would like to lose about another 40 pounds at least but again...babysteps! The other reason I need to lose this weight is because I have decided that this is the year I really need to do what I need to do to attempt to have a successful pregnancy. Especially since I am going to turn 42 this February 6th and also there is a lot of pressure from not just my husband but family members as well about this subject! I also feel that I could handle this mentally...and that is really the important factor! There's alot of stuff through the years that have prevented me from being able to get or stay pregnant and I know that when I finally have our baby 'she' will definately be a miracle baby!

I am really excited about what the future will bring and although I don't like to set official 'Resolutions', I have been setting goals. I am determined to really put an effort into getting back into my art work as well as being more creative. I have been doing pretty good so far, I painted a cute painting for my nieces Birthday just last weekend and even began scrapbooking (the traditional/paper way) this Friday and that really felt good! I started a little scrap night w/my mom, sister, sis-n-laws, and nieces in which we will be getting together one Friday night a month to get us to do something bonding together. :)

Most importantly, my husband and I are still teaching a Confirmation class together and it's really a great experience to share our Faith and teach the teens about our Faith. We have a pretty big class of 27 teens (15-17 yr olds) so it's awesome when they actually listen and participate! It's been a blessing for us too.

On that note, God bless you for reading this! I will be posting alot sooner than last time as I am planning to post some artwork in the next few days for e-bay! Hope you all have a wonderful day! :) Gina

I'm still here!

Things have been a whirlwind for me lately...trying to stay on top of things and with an increase of activities and events I haven't had a chance to update this blog. I decided to tone down this blog a little as I realized that it was pretty much too distracting to me! lol I've been drawing here and there and even been working on designing some digi kits as time allows but I haven't had a chance to finish my projects up. Recently I added being a Pampered Chef Consultant to the mix so that's had me busy too! :)

Like most people, things have been tough financially but I'm optimistic that things are going to get better. I really do need to work though but it's hard for me with the ADD thing...I really wish I could have help with that. I was hoping my artwork would sell but it hasn't really...just a few pieces but then again I am really bad about marketing and promoting so not really too many people are exposed to my work. Soo maybe one day that'll happen for me...staying as optimistic
as possible!

Well if time is good to me today I do hope to actually paint again today...it's been a couple of months again...don't know why I've been soo distracted from painting and the creative flow has dwindled again. So I feel like I need to make myself paint something...anything...so most likely I'll do something more expressive/abstract just to get to playing with the paint again!

God bless, Gina