Distraction

Cleaning off my work table and found this.  At first, I couldn't remember what it was supposed to be

Then I remembered so I made this.  Pincushion dress form I designed for 2013 Day With Dolls.

Now I have together back to work.

Play day Monday

Yesterday spent a great day with my friends Janet and Mabel working on Valentine Mini Books.  What a great way to pass the time.  And did I mention lots of laughs!

And their books came out great!  Wish I had taken pics of their finished pages as they were wonderful. Snowed in today, so I am working on finishing my book with all the items I put in the kits.  Also between glue, paint and glitter drying, kitting up the Mermaid doll.

New Class at the Artsy Soul

Scheduled for Feb 1, 2014.  She is mixed media.  Her face is a stamp, her body is colored with stenils we will create inclass and archival inks, markers and glitter glue.  She is shown with a clay piece on herchest, but the possiblitlities are endless.  She has an aluminum wire rmature which makes her poseable and as you can see, she can stand alone.  Her face can also be drawn and colored.  She is simple to sew, a pancake body and head.  Minimum sewing skills required.  The Artsy Soul is located in  NJ.  Call Colleen to reserve  a spot 609 549-6350.  prework required.

One more card but not the last!

Inspired by Colleens tiny doll with the cowboy boots.  Sorry, no pic.

 Now the saying.

Wait for it

Hostess Gift

 We have some wonderful friends who host a Holiday party every year.  This year we arranged for a sitter for my MIL so we could go together and stay-I usually only stay an hour.  Well, the snow kept us home, but we did enjoy the Brown Bottoms and Chocolate cream pie I made.  I also always bring a handmade hostess gift.  This year it was to be this bird house ornament.  The number is their house number.  It is made from chipboard and paper, cut with a Sizzix die.

 

more Cards and still more to go!

 Face is a digital image made from my tiny snow leopard doll.  made 12 of these.  Was trying a technique for the bachground using watercolor paper, dry embossing and gesso which I didn't put on thick enough.  But they came out ok.

 Snowman cards. Sizzix sie with embossing folder.  The tags in the had are mini ticket stamps from Red Lead.  53 done.  About 20 to go!

Finished Book now on Etsy

When I teach a class, I make a book or doll along with the students so I have one for demo purposes.  This is the Sketchbook Journal I made when I taught the class.  I usually leave the cover plain or with low embellishments because it is 5" x 7", small enough to fit in a purse.  I got carried away with this one.  The shrine is made from layers of chipboard, die cut, some dry embossed then colored with lots of products including Gilders Paste, Inca Gold, Acryllic metallic Paints.  The center of the shrine is paperclay as is the figure and the architectural elements.  The chain around the shrine is set in a niche I cut.  the cable around the center is actually twisted twine that was stained, painted, gilded then pressed in place - I left a small groove around the center.  The book cover itself if made from paper on canvas panels that form the base for the covers.  The spine is chipboard and linen.  I placed a piece of distressed leather over the spine, dry embossed and colored with all these wonderful products.  The part I love the most is the buckle clasp.  I formed a piece of 16g double hard stainless steel wire into a loop and covered it and 4 head pins with bronze apoxy sculpt.  I impressed with stamps, then enhanced with all those wonderful products.  The strap is from a heavy suede skirt, colored again with all sorts of things so it blended in.  It is now listed on Etsy in my shop, link on the left.