Thursday, April 23, 2009

MORE FROM MY SCRAP BASKET

I LOVE SIMPLE THINGS. THEY OFTEN HAVE A SWEETNESS AND NAIVETE TO THEM THAT SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE! WHILE STITCHING THESE, I IMAGINED A CHARMING LITLLE VILLAGE, WHERE FAIRIES RESIDE, SPREADING HAPPY DUST FOR ALL TO IMBIBE. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS CORNY, BUT IT'S FUN TO IMAGINE HAPPY THINGS. IT'S KIND OF LIKE BEING A CHILD AGAIN, WHEN EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE!





Wednesday, April 22, 2009

SEE SPOT RUN

SINCE I'M IN A GARDEN SHOW THIS WEEK-END, I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT GARDEN ART. I HAVE BOXES OF BITS OF JUNK, (YES I COLLECT THIS STUFF), AND I WANT TO START WORKING WITH IT. THIS IS MY FIRST PIECE. IT'S SIMPLE BUT WAS LOTS OF FUN TO DO. I WISH I HAD TIME TO MAKE MORE THIS WEEK, BUT IT TAKES HOURS TO SEARCH OUT JUST THE RIGHT PIECES. I JUST LOVE DOING THIS SORT OF WORK, NO MATTER WHAT THE MEDIUM. ( AND TRISH. I HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR MORNING CUPPA TODAY!)





Monday, April 20, 2009

YOU WILL FIND.............

THESE NEW ITEMS IN MY SHOP. YESTERDAY, I FINE TUNED SOME CORNERS IN THE SHOP AND TOOK A FEW PICS OF SOME NEW ITEMS THAT I HAVE ADDED. IN ONE OF THE ROOMS, THE WALLS WERE PLASTERED, REAL FERN PRESSED IN WHILE STILL WET, AND A GREEN WASH WAS APPLIED WHEN THE PLASTER HAD DRIED. I WISH I COULD SAY THAT THIS WAS MY DOING, BUT IT WAS DONE BY MY FRIEND REBECCA WHEN SHE HAD A SHOP IN THIS HISTORIC BUILDING MANY YEARS BACK. IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND GENERATES MANY COMMENTS. I'M HAPPY IT'S STILL THERE.























































































































Saturday, April 18, 2009

DOODLES

I HAVE BEEN PONDERING ON WHAT TO DO WITH SEVERAL TIN CEILING PIECES TO MAKE THEM DIFFERENT. I AM IN A GARDEN SHOW NEXT WEEK-END, SO I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT URNS AND FLOWERS, ETC. THE FRONT SIDE OF THESE TINS ARE A GREAT SHADE OF GREEN. (I SAY FRONT BECAUSE THAT IS THE SIDE THE OLD PAINT IS ON) THE REVERSE SIDE IS JUST TIN, BUT STILL HAS A GREAT PATINA. I STARTED DOODLING ON THE REVERSE SIDE WITH A PIECE OF WHITE CHALK, KNOWING THAT I COULD JUST WIPE IT OFF. I KIND OF LIKE THE DOODLES! I THINK I WILL LEAVE THEM THERE, BUT I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ON THE GREEN SIDE. IT WOULD BE FUN TO HAVE SOMETHING ON YOUR WALL THAT'S REVERSABLE! DEAR READERS, IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, TELL ME, TELL ME!









Wednesday, April 15, 2009

SILK SARI RIBBON JEWELRY

AT THE LAST FLEA MARKET I DID AT KANE, ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS WAS SELLING HANKS OF SILK SARI RIBBON. THE COLORS AND TEXTURES STOPPED ME IN MY TRACKS! THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL, SO I BOUGHT A FEW. SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON WITH THIS RIBBON ARE BROACHES AND A COUPLE OF CHOKERS. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS, BUT FOR NOW THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH.






















































Saturday, April 11, 2009

SIMPLE TREASURES

ONE OF THE ITEMS I FOUND WHEN I MADE THE TRIP OUT TO JOSIE'S ANTIQUES, WAS THIS PACKETTE OF VINTAGE TRIMS. I SNATCHED IT UP WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING BEYOND THE TOP OF THE STACK! I JUST KNEW IT WAS SOMETHING I HAD TO HAVE! WELL, IMAGINE MY PLEASURE WHEN I FINALLY TOOK IT APART TODAY! OMG! THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT MAKE MY HEART RACE! I SIMPLY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PART WITH THEM! I THINK I WILL FIND A SHADOW BOX TYPE FRAME AND DISPLAY THEM IN THERE SO THAT I CAN ENJOY LOOKING AT THEM WHEN I'M IN MY STUDIO. THESE ARE FOR SURE STAYING AT MY HOUSE!












































Thursday, April 9, 2009

ALICE'S FAVORITE TOY

LIKE ANY FIRST BABY IN A FAMILY, ALICE HAS MANY TOYS TO CHEW AND DROOL ON, BANG ON THE FLOOR, THROW ACROSS THE ROOM, COAT WITH PABLUM AND PUREED FRUIT, AND MAKE TALK, SING AND SAY THE ALPHABET! BUT THIS IS WHAT SHE HAS FUN WITH THESE DAYS! GO FIGURE! SHE'S ALSO FASINATED WITH THE GLOBE. SO...... SHE MAKES IT SPIN, PICKS A SPOT, AND OFF THEY GO, WITH HER MOTHER AS CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP! LIKE HER MOTHER, I THINK THIS LITTLE MISS HAS SOME GLOBE-TROTTEN GENES IN HER.


(TAMMY IS GOING TO KILL ME FOR NOT EDITING THESE PICS! BUT HEY, THE HOOVER IS, AFTER ALL, READY TO GO AFTER THE BOAT DOCKS!)



AND........THIS IS HER PASSPORT PHOTO! CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW!







Wednesday, April 8, 2009

APRIL KANE

I JUST LOVE THIS PICTURE! CAN'T YOU JUST SEE THAT THESE TWO LADIES WERE UP TO SOME MISCHIEF MAKING! I WON'T TELL! NO WAY! I'LL SAVE THAT FOR WHEN I NEED IT! HA! ANYWAY, THIS WAS AT THE END OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY AS THESE GALS WERE PACKING UP. DENISE ON THE LEFT AND JANICE ON THE RIGHT. YOU ALL PROBABLY REMEMBER FROM A PREVIOUS POST, WHEN JANICE HAD A BLANKET OVER HER HEAD WHILE LIFTING A HUGE HOOCH BOTTLE! ? WELL, THAT'S HER! DOESN'T SHE JUST LOOK INNOCENT? (HEY, WHY DON'T THEY LOOK TIRED?) ALAS! ONLY TWO OF THE PICS I TOOK WERE WORTHY OF POSTING! THIS ONE AND.....................THIS ONE OF SANDY, THE OTHER HALF OF RHUBARB REIGN. SHE IS ALWAYS SMILING! SHE AGREED TO LET ME TAKE THIS PIC OF HER DESPITE BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF PACKING UP AFTER A VERY BUSY WEEK-END.