New Decos

A few of my latest pieces

Handmade Mini Note Card

Here are the two note cards I made using the template below.
The cards measure 3x3 inches square and the finished envelope is 3.25 x 3.25.

 

Envelope Glue Recipe

1 tablespoon school glue

1 tablespoon white vinegar

2 drops mint extract (cinnamon extract or your favorite flavor)

Mix together and store in a container with lid.

Paint a 1/4" wide strip on the edge of you handmade envelope and let air dry.

When ready to seal moisten or lick and press closed.

Note: The consistency seems a bit runny but it works well!!

Cupcake and Eiffel Tower ATCs

Here are the last ATCs I made.

Dance ATC Swap

This is two of 4 cards I made for a Dance Theme ATC Swap.
(hand drawn and painted acrylic and pen on phone book pages)

Blue ATC swap

This is an ATC I made for a Blue ATC Swap
(Collage, pan pastels) I used images from vintage magazines, paper samples, a fast food bag, art magazine, and crafting magazines.

It's Spring!!

Here are a few things I've been doing lately:

Chinese New Year ATC Swap

I made these ATCs but have not swapped then yet

This is the cover of a mini journal I made using Teesha Moore's Make a Journal instructions on YouTube and using some of her journaling techniques also on YouTube.

Organizing Art Supplies

I saw several great ideas for organizing your studio online. Wild Strawberry's apothecary-cabinet was my favorite. I went to the Scrap Exchange looking for an cheaper alternative for the shoe organizer and I found 4 old desk drawers. They cost me $4 each!! They were a cream color so I didn't paint them, just cleaned them up. I like the shabby chic look so the wear on the edges is ok.

I had lots of drink cartons in the recycle bin and I have been trying to figure out how to reuse them. they are the same depth as the drawers. I used the cartons to make drawers and storage boxes.

 

 

I used some heavy chip board for shelves and secured them with a staple gun. I covered every thing with a variety of vintage newspaper (1963 Wall Street Journal), phone book white pages, old book pages and free papers from the ethnic grocery store, The older papers were a tea stain color that went well with the color of the drawers. I also made tops for some of the cartons that I cut top off of for tall storage boxes. I finished the drawers with vintage glass knobs and broken costume jewelry and hemp string. Total cost of my organization project $18.00.

Blue Haired Girl

I finished a second small painting on one of the Arizona Green Tea can canvases I made. The ginseng green tea is my favorite and I love the design and colors on the can. There are small bits from the can peeking out around the edges. I like this blue haired girl with the flower in her hand. I started it last week and finished it tonight. I was inspired by Teesha Moore. I love her journal pieces. I saw her stuff in Somerset Studio once. I would love to take one of her classes.

I joined an altered book swap and I made these Valentine pages to swap. I can't wait to see the pages I get.

Trying something new

I have been painting and creating mixed media pieces for the past 4 months.

I started with collage, acrylics and colored pencils. Now I really like water color and collage.

 Here are some I have not finished yet.

Summer Classes

Kimberley and I are going to have craft classes this summer June 7-12 at SeeSaw Studio.
We are calling our collaborative efforts Something Handmade we are offering eight different classes, 5 evening classes and three Saturday classes. Photos of some of the projects are below.

Felt Flower Purse - Use an original pattern to make these cute bags.

Fabric Post Cards - Use a pattern or make your own
design on a fabulous post card you can actually mail!!

Mini Applique Quilt - create an original mini
quilt using fabric scraps, trim and beads.


Applique Pillow - Make a whimsical pillow
to match your decor.