Cool Canvases

This is my contribution to a swap I did using encaustic wax. I used these wide canvases and painted them with acrylic paint first. Then applied Glimmer Mist, papers and the wax. I attached the smaller canvases to the wide ones. The Mona Lisa image is a napkin.

Solder Crown & Folk Art Angel

Several friends and I got together a while back to make solder crowns. This is mine. It took longer to decide what to put between the glass as art and tape it than it did to solder the whole crown together.

I bought this angel several months ago on a trip to Canton. I bought another one this past time I went but do not have a photo of it. I gave it to a friend for her birthday. The body of hers was made from a book and the wings were wood so it was a little different. They are simple but very cute and folk artish.

More Alice Pages

Above is pages for April's book. Below are the ones for Anne's.

I am done with everyone's journals. Just have to wait till I get mine back to see what has been done in it. Can't wait!!

My Son's Birthday

My young man is 17 today! It seems like yesterday he was just a little one. They grow so fast! We celebrated by going to eat dinner with two of his friends at a local Mexican restaurant. His Father and I gave him a trip to see his friend that lives in Colorado. So he will be going in August for his first commercial plane ride. Last year on his birthday we took him on his first plane ride ever, but it was a private plane. I told him this plane ride will be different than the last one. Probably not feel like he is flying. The other flight was a little bumpy. So to say the least he is excited about going next month.

Art, Jewelry & Pillows

I made this bird cage pillow for a friend's birthday gift last night. Wrapping it up today but wanted to post a photo of it first. The crown one I made a few weeks ago for myself. They both are made from a linen type material. I just bought a pillow form to insert inside the casing I sewed. Believe me I am NOT a seamstress so this had to be easy if I did it. The images are iron-ons. Don't remember where I got the crown one but the bird one came from Olive Rue on Etsy.


This cute little birdie came in a kit from http://www.junkart.com/ . Everything came in the kit from the fabric to the spool and bird. Even the banner. It says SPRING on it but it's hard to see in the photo. My wonderful friend Mary bought the kit for me at Paper Cowgirl http://papercowgirl.blogspot.com/ a few weekends ago. It was fun to put together.

These are some new bird pendants I came up with to sell at Stamp Asylum http://www.stampasylum.blogspot.com . I still need to add them to my Etsy store.

Burlap Curtain

I added a burlap curtain between my den and kitchen. Love this bird cage image I bought from Olive Rue on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/OliveRue?ga_search_query=oliverue&ga_search_type=seller_usernames She has some great images for iron-ons. Check out her shop.

Tie back for curtain.

Detail of the bird image I ironed on.

Wonderful Wooden Houses

I bought these great wooden houses yesterday at The Red Shed http://redshedonline.com/ in Grapevine. My friend Mary and I headed out early to get the best deals. I ended up buying art that my friend Jeannie made. This one sits on a table and the others I mounted to a wall in my house.

Later we went to the grand opening of Patina Green http://patinagreen.typepad.com/ in McKinney. If your in the area you have to stop in at this store! It was so beautiful. It's in the downtown area of McKinney on the square. Nice furnishings and organic fruit and supplies. We found some old papers with great writing to use for collage and wonderful fresh flowers. Unusual ones like artichoke, kale and wax flower. You can also eat lunch there. The owner's husband is the chef. Well worth the trip!