Launch of My New Online Art Store

Crashing Waves - 8 x 10" Acrylic

ART

My new online store launched today.
I am super nervous but thrilled at the exact same time.

I have to admit that my art hobby is very recent. I have only done 17 canvases but each one was painted with all my heart.

I have always been a terrible sketch artist but recently I discovered that painting is completely different than drawing.  I am stress free and happy when I paint.  I paint LIVE on Periscope so please come by and say hi.

Most of my mothers side of the family were amazing artists.  My mom, aunts and my grandma especially. Some of the paintings she created were pure masterpieces.

I specialize in scenery and abstract art but I am willing to try anything.

ART PRICING:

All 5 x 8" Paintings ---- $ 20.00 CDN (plus shipping)

All 8 x 8" Paintings ---- $ 25.00 CDN (plus shipping)

All 8 x 10" Paintings ---- $ 30.00 CDN (plus shipping)

*Paintings come with a personalized thank you card and are numbered & signed by Leslie Star

Store Link: http://www.lesliestar.com/p/my-art_3.html

To purchase larger canvases please email thereallesliestar@gmail.com with any comments/requests.

You can also access the store by clicking on "MY ART STORE" on the top right hand side of this webpage.

Thank you in advance for supporting my journey into the art world.

Leslie Star 
xxoo

Another Online Dating Story - The "Strangler"

The story I am about to tell you tops my worst online date ever.

I met this guy named Joe.  He was super cute, had his own truck and looked well put together.  We went to a Sushi restaurant and as we were talking I asked him what he did for a living.  He said that he is currently not working as he was on sick leave.

I kept trying to dig a little further to find out what his profession was.  He eventually told me that he was an RCMP officer and was currently involved in a court case as he got into an argument with his boss.

I stopped talking about it for a little while as I saw it was making him super uncomfortable.  He paid the bill at the sushi place and we then decided to go to the beach.  We took separate vehicles as I didn't trust him enough to get into a car with him.

We met at the nearby beach and sat down on one of the benches and talked for a couple of hours. We found that we had lots in common.  After our conversation we decided to go and get a coffee to wrap up our date.  We met at Tim Horton's and he again paid the bill.  He then asked me to go home with him to see his barn. Yes, barn.. he lived in a barn.

I thought that was really weird and of course I declined.

After the date I went home and did some Google searching on him.  I found out that he was fired from the RCMP for violently attacking his boss and his fellow co-workers.  He allegedly attacked them because they called him a "fag" and he went ballistic.  He is literally known as "The Strangler".

I couldn't believe when I Googled his name the first image of him was him in court.   I would have never guessed he would have been so violent.

Needless to say, I have not had the best luck with online dating.  Learn from my mistake and try and get to know who you are going on a date with before you go.

 Joe - My online date

Tips -- Online Dating for Women

I have a LOT of experience with online dating and below is one of my interesting stories and 10 tips that I would like to share with only you about online dating.

I once went on a date with a guy that I met online. We had dinner and a few drinks and got the bill. He paid which was nice. We then went to another restaurant up the street to get appetizers and drinks as we were having fun and it was still pretty early.

After what I thought was great conversation, the bill came. He then asked me if I wanted to go home with him. When I told him 'No,' he said, 'then you can pay the bill.'

Needless to say, that was a horrible date.  I have been on a lot of horrible dates, which is why I now have rules about online dating as I have learned from my mistakes.

You can find love online and with a few of my tips I hope to make it a little easier for you.

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10 ONLINE DATING TIPS FOR WOMEN

1.  Never lie to yourself or compromise in what you want in someone.

2.  Get to know the person you are about to go on an online date with before you meet in person. You never know who you are meeting just from a computer screen.

3.  Don't show much skin as you want there to be a second date. Make sure whatever you wear is clean and doesn't have holes in it. Wear a black cocktail dress or a nice skirt and shirt combo or wear dress pants and a nice shirt.

4.  Be comfortable and try and remain calm. Do some breathing exercises and know that your date is just as nervous.

5.  Meet in a popular area and take your own transportation to and from the date. Suggest that they pick the activities.

6.  Don't talk about anything too deep. Try and keep the conversation light and try not to talk about yourself too often. You are on a date to meet a new person so try and find out about their personality.

7.  Let your date take charge and let them pay for your food. You deserve to be treated like a Queen.

8.  If you felt you had chemistry, send them a quick message online the next day or follow up with a text/phone call in a couple of days.

9.  If they do not call you back within a couple of days - they are not interested. Give up and don't call them or message them. If they wanted to get to know you, they would contact you.

10.  There are plenty of potential partners out there so don't be afraid to go on a different date every night of the week.

Happy Birthday Buddy!

I'm Back Bitches!

I told my best friend Ian that I have been thinking of blogging heavily again and since today is his birthday I thought I would write him a blog.

He said that he checks it all the time even though I haven't updated for months.

That gave me so much inspiration to know that people still enjoy checking out my site.

I have spent months thinking of how to improve this site...

Let me know if you have any suggestions by sending me an email lesliestar@lesliestar.ca or adding me on Facebook.

I have been friends with Ian since we were 13.   I met him online through another friend and have been besties since pretty much day one.  He has been there for me when no one else was.  Ian is a very hilarious, strong, witty guy that is a soon-to-be daddy.

Let us all sing him a very happy birthday and wish for all his dreams to come true :)

Stay tuned for more posts!