This project is a great way to up-cycle your tin cans. All you need is a few tools and you can create cute little bird feeders. To decorate my feeder I used polka-dot tape and red hemp cord. First punch a hole in the can with an awl… Using a […]
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“Blue Winter” ~Painting with Quilled Snowflakes
Wall Art with Fiber Paste, Stamps, and Paint
Instead of sketching a design, I’ll often cut out paper and play around with the pieces until I like the composition. In keeping with my New Year’s resolution to rid my home of mass produced art, I made this simple wall art for my downstairs powder room. The more I […]
More Butterfly Canvases
These two butterfly canvases are available on my Etsy shop for medical research. All proceeds from my shop are donated to research for Cockayne Syndrome. My little boy, Knox, was diagnosed with this extremely rare disease when he was 8 months old. He’ll be celebrating his 3rd birthday this July, […]
Chatelaine for the Artist
I still play. I create things that are totally unrealistic and completely impractical, just for fun. I was watching Dowton Abbey and noticed a chatelaine, worn by the housekeeper, Mrs Hughes. Chatelaines were a ‘useful’ form of jewellery, worn when women’s clothing had no pockets. They were dangled from the […]
Paper Butterfly Collage with Nail Polish
I played with nail polish on paper. It didn’t turn out like I expected, but the colors were pretty! So I made a small collage with it… I used a rubber stamp for the butterfly and cut it out… Hope you’re having a great week! Thanks for […]
Girl with Kites
Just playing around with some of my paint cards from Home Depot. I’m trying to come up with some new designs for a mosaic. By the time I finished this, I decided it would be better as a painting. Or maybe a design for cards? Thanks for stopping by! […]
‘Free’ Mixed-Media Butterfly Canvas
This small black 4″x 4″canvas is one of my many “tried to do something on here but it didn’t work’” canvases that I have lying around. Today it got a make-over. First, I covered it with a thin layer of fiber paste. Taking this pretty silk butterfly, I gently removed […]
Bird and Topiary
Having fun with my scissors again…