Some things I have been working on......

Just a quick peek at some of the things I have been working on the past couple of weeks. I have been extremely busy making things to put in the shop. I have begun to concentrate on doing some Americana items. Above is a picture of Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty that I recently finished. The picture above did not turn out very well. Here is one that is a little better.

I have also done up some prim stars......

Americana hand drawn tags, prim mini flag ornies, a stack of stars

and some prim Americana candle mats.

I have also been working on some little prim pictures with some larger ones to follow. Here are just a couple of the ones that I have completed.

And to end up this little message a "Dirty Ole Cat".

All of these can be found in Something Special - A Street of Shops.

Happy Easter!

The Smell of Cinnamon....

I have been making some wonderful pantry cakes over the past week and they smell so good. Here is a picture of a few of them.

I also finished a angel that I was working on I call her the Hospitality Angel.

I better get back to work now. More pictures to come. I also have completed a Hare and a Dirty Ole Cat but have not taken their pictures yet.

Hard at Work....

My creative juices are in full swing!

I can't believe it is Tuesday already. I actually spent most of the day thinking it was Monday. I have been busy, busy, busy creating. I have managed to make several items which are all in various stages of being completed. Several have the need for a touch here and a touch there to finish them up. I did manage to get some complete and into the shop this afternoon. Some I forgot to take pictures of, but here is a peek at a couple that I remembered to snap. I just love this little Americana Shredder Hare above and the Americana Shredder Cat below.

I am trying to get as many things as possible made before our SPRING OPEN HOUSE at the shop. I needed to take a little break so I thought I would post. But now I had better get back to work..... will try to add some additional pictures as I finish up the other goodies.

"Something Special" has been occupying my time!

Absent again for a few weeks I have been quite busy. The day after writing my last post I was invited to participate as a vendor in the opening of "Something Special" - A Street of Shops. I had to really concentrate all of my energy on getting ready so my posting went by the wayside once again. The shop opened yesterday and I am quite excited. Above is a picture of the area I am occupying in the shop. I am sharing the space with my mom who has Antiques for sale in the shop. I will be doing my usual prim items and other goodies. There are several other vendors in the shop with many different items available. A shoppers delight! If you are interested in coming to visit us be sure to check out our blog.... Something Special - A Street of Shops. Our hours are posted on the blog along with driving directions. We will also be posting about the vendors and their wares, new additions to the shop and special events we are planning!

Below are a few of the goodies I have made this past couple of weeks. They are all available for purchase at the shop!

I have been absent from my blog for so long. I need to really work on getting back into the habit of posting regularly. I anxiously await Spring as I am tired of snow and gloom. Over the past year I have not done as much art as I would have liked. I am starting once again to create and make things. The past few months I have been doing some swaps with my online art group "An Affair with Art". I had been neglecting participating in the group over the past year. I have started doing more with the group this year and it has been quite rewarding to my spirit. Here are a few pictures of the the things I have done. Something quite different for me was the "Wand Swap" which I just completed recently. The theme for my wand was "As the Crow Flies". I just love crows and made one out of muslin to sit atop my wand.

This wand was so much fun to make. I will be receiving a wand from one of the other members in return and I can't wait to see it! I will be sure to post pictures when it arrives. Another swap that I recently did was an Easter Egg swap. I made 20 eggs and will be getting 20 eggs in return. This is one of the eggs that I made.

I will have eggs galore to decorate with this Easter! The most current swap I am working on is a "Altered Spoon Swap" for which I have to make 2 spoons and will then get 2 spoons in return. I finished one of the spoons last night and still have one more to do. Here is the first of my spoons.

I really enjoy participating in these swaps as well as being a part of the art group. It is really fun for me to be able to receive and enjoy the work of the other members as well as be able to talk with them about ideas and techniques. Many of the swaps that I participate in are not things that I would normally do and I find it very refreshing to venture outside of my normal range of art.
Well that is about all I have to share today as I had better get back to creating. I have been dabbling in quite a few other things that I will continue to share with you as the month continues.

Natural Color

I don't have much time this morning and I have a very busy day ahead so I thought I would quickly post a few pictures. My daughter took these this past weekend when we went for a cookout at my parents house. Both of my parents love to garden and have such great flowers. They also have a couple of garden cats which are too cute. Hope these brighten your day!