Altering these drink coasters is fun! They give them to you at restaurants no matter what you order so they are easy to obtain. Fortunately for me, my friend gave me some to play with. I love taking something that has no spiritual meaning to it whatsoever and turning it […]
Christmas Time
Our Favorite Snowflake Book
This is another book we have on display during the winter season–The Snowflake, Winter’s Secret Beauty, text by Kenneth Libbrecht, photography by Patricia Rasmussen. It’s an incredibly comprehensive book on snowflakes and the pictures are spectacular! Like most of my art books, I primarily bought this for the images, but it certainly […]
Altered Drink Coaster Ornament (#2)
Here’s my drink coaster covered in glue and ready to be transformed into a beautiful ornament. Forgive the sticky appearance of my table top. This time of year there are lots of adhesives being used in this area. First, I covered it in some canvas paper. I’ve never used it […]
Altered Coaster Christmas Ornament
My incredibly creative and resourceful friend, Missy Trantham, made this beautiful Christmas ornament. There are two things about this ornament that I LOVE. First, it’s made from a drink coaster that she saved from a recent dinner at Chili’s! Awesome! The coaster makes a very sturdy base for collage and […]
A Window Full Of Snowflakes
It was just a few flurries off and on throughout the day, but our recent “snowfall” was enough to get us in the mood for snowflakes! Every year we decorate our piano room window with lacy paper snowflakes. We can pretend in one room, at least, that our Christmas is white […]
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Sticks
During the holidays a lot of my artistic energy moves to the kitchen. Normally I don’t like to cook, but during the month of December I love to make sweets and treats. We tried this simple and fun recipe yesterday and it was a big hit. All we needed was a […]
Mixed-Media Christmas Cards Using Photos of Children
These are two of my favorite Christmas cards that I’ve made for Christmases past. It was one of those rare times where I was able to create the exact thing (well, pretty close) that I saw in my head. For this first one I used one of my art “models” […]
Nativity Scene Advent Calendar
The arrival of December marks the beginning of our advent calendar! No, I didn’t make one this year 🙂 I kept my eyes peeled for several weeks before I decided on one. This one was my absolute favorite. I found it at Barnes and Noble. I love all the details! The design […]