Speaking of Memory Makers (last post), I was just in Half-Price books today and what do you know? They had a big display table full of books on scrapbooking. I looked down and saw myself! I had a layout published in this book years ago and didn’t even think […]
Author: Scarlett
Painting for my Art Niche
I’ve had this up on my FB, but I wanted to go ahead and post it here on the blog. This is a recent painting I did in our downstairs art niche. The niche is in a small hallway and the landscape really opens up the space. This painting was […]
Sea Shell Tags
These are the first two in a series of over-sized tags I’ve been working on. The sea-shells are hand-drawn and torn out of my sketch pad. I’m ready to take a trip to the beach sometime this year! It’s been too long since I’ve seen the ocean.
Victorian House Mixed-Media for Somerset Studio
**I apologize for the frightful quality of these photos! I’m in the process of updating this post, now that I know how to use my camera!** This is not a new piece but it is my first mixed-media piece to get published. I’m just a teensy bit proud of it, so […]
“The Future” Mixed-Media Collage
-pages from Revelation, oil pastels, and acrylics on cardboard–approx. 13″x9″
Simple Thanks with Pressed Flowers
My Easter Basket
Isn’t this a lovely Easter basket ? With tiny little silk flowers and dried moss around the outside, the curved wooden handle gracefully arching across, and the pink, dainty butterfly adorning the handle, this is the sweetest basket I’ve ever seen. I just filled the center with new, soft reindeer moss-the perfect bed for pretty, painted eggs. Believe it or not, this […]
Posh Postal Tubes
Looking for a unique way to package a gift? Postal mailing tubes are fun to work with and best of all, they often show up in your mailbox, FREE. Here I have three that I recently “dolled up” in black and white. These are my favorite kind to work with. […]
The Bird Journal
My All Time Favorite Elementary School Project Making a bird journal with my oldest daughter in her elementary years was, without a doubt, my favorite and most memorable project. Her journal, which she filled to the very last page with drawings, writings, and pictures, is the most treasured keepsake I have […]