Sanderella

Life

2011-06-14T23:43:00.000-07:00

I've been away from blogging as life has taken control! lol. Our new boutique cafe is built, a new and first grandson is born, and the fourth daughter graduated! it's been hectic, but wonderful. I'l get back to posting pictures very soon!

Recycled Coffee Sleeves

2011-04-05T00:21:00.000-07:00

Use old sweaters to create reusable coffee cup holders! fun Fun FUN!

Store Opening in May!

2011-02-26T08:23:00.000-08:00

We are very excited about our store opening in May! Still lots to do!

Change Butterfly Easle Card

2011-01-14T12:09:00.000-08:00

Another easle card using K&Co paper -"Embrace Change"

Butterfly theme easle card

2011-01-14T12:08:00.001-08:00

Love using this paper from K&Co to create butterfly/change themed easle cards

More Square Easle Cards

2011-01-12T19:24:00.001-08:00

Once i start i can't stop! (i miss my cuttlebug)

Circle Easle Card

2011-01-12T19:21:00.000-08:00

My cuttlebug broke !!! :( and i'm not very good at cutting out circles by hand but i am happy with the way the card turned out! Such fun!

Easle Card Day!

2011-01-12T19:20:00.001-08:00

I enjoyed doing the easle cards today!

Flower Masks

2011-01-11T21:05:00.001-08:00

From Craft Stamper Mag - mask flower cards

Lovin Craft Stamper

2011-01-11T21:00:00.001-08:00

Gesso over the background gives some depth - i like the results!

Shrink Plastic Tiles

2011-01-09T23:44:00.001-08:00

I did the Tim Holtz tutorial on making tiles with shrink plastic in the UTEE melting pot, then colored them with alcohol inks. Was great fun - alto i couldnt seem to avoid bubbles!

alcohol inks and fragments

2011-01-09T12:15:00.001-08:00

i used alcohol ink right on the fragment and then used archival ink to stamp a design and immediately rub it off to leave a resist look. I love the stained glass effect and the color mixture. These make great pendants! FUN!

Xmas card making is fun!

2010-11-30T00:41:00.001-08:00

i had fun doing this card from the recent card making mag!! I used my little mouse stamp and glossy accents. On the front in the corner i have a push button to play "twinkle little star". LOVED making these - but they took VERY VERY long! lol.

Gift Card and Bon Bon Displays!

2010-10-04T15:36:00.000-07:00

It was so much fun making these stands to hold "gift tags", Brooches, or any little sales items!!! I love them!

Leather Flower Pins

2010-09-27T11:44:00.000-07:00

Using scrap pieces of leather and running them through my cuttlebug i fashioned these pins! Coloring on them with promarkers. Great fun and good use of scraps!

Recycled Coffee Cup Holders!

2010-09-27T11:34:00.000-07:00

Using old sweaters, vintage lace, and a stamped image on recycled canvas i sewed up these coffee cup sleeves! My girls said they could also be a cool wrist cuff!!

Wedding card

2010-08-12T22:41:00.003-07:00

Saki and Linds were so sweet to send me pics of the card i made for their wedding

busy summer!

2010-08-03T21:25:00.000-07:00

Well i completed an album for my friends wedding this past weekend, and of course, finished it at the very last minute and failed to get photos of it!! So i've instead posted a photo that Angie took of one of my felted pieces! She's such a good photographer!

Society Cupcakes

2010-07-13T01:26:00.001-07:00

I am a fan of society cupcakes in Wimbledon!!!!!!!

The BEST cupcakes in the world!!

www.societycupcakes.co.uk

Fairy Chimneys

2010-07-12T00:52:00.000-07:00

The "fairy chimneys" of Capadoccia Turkey were so amazing, apparently left years and years ago from volcano's they have been "scratched out" inside and used now for dwellings and hotels and whatever. What an enchanting place it was to visit! WE went to an underground city that went 8 levels underground!! Kinda spooky!

What happened to time?

2010-07-11T04:23:00.000-07:00

Was it really March when i was last on here?! How did that happen!

our family trip to Greece and Turkey was amazing and included visiting all around the UK to loved ones as well!! Since then i've taken a felting upholstery course in New Hampshire and just now have returned from the Philippines where it was super humid and 35 degrees+ but had a lovely time at my friends wedding and (of course) went on the honeymoon! I was so intrigued by everything i saw in my travels, especially in Turkey, as you can see the carpets, textiles were amazing! Currently we are developing property and building a store!! It's been an exciting 2010 so far! I feel very blessed.

Celebrating Spring

2010-03-19T19:59:00.000-07:00

Spring is here so early this year and i'm in the mood!! I purchased gorgeous glass flowers at the Tucson Bead show and i've been making a "Spring 2010" flower collection! These are the brooches.

New Bangles

2010-02-25T14:03:00.001-08:00

In the evenings i'm now painting bangles! I have a lot of wood bangles that i plan to paint - it's so relaxing and it feels just like i'm coloring! This isnt yet fully complete as i have to add some more dots and then some sparkle and spray finish.

Sink from Mexico

2010-02-25T14:00:00.001-08:00

Check out this handpainted sink i purchased in Mexico!

Viva La Mexico!!

2010-02-07T18:15:00.000-08:00

We walked to Mexico!!! And i actually purchased the hand painted sink that i've wanted for years!!! LOL Francis had to carry it over the border - it was wrapped and taped up in a dog food packaging!!! The border patrol called the agriculture inspector!! OMG so funny. Cant wait to redo the bathroom now!!

Hotel Room View

2010-01-24T21:27:00.000-08:00

As i sit posting, i look out our hotel room window and watch the fireworks from Disneyland!

Gorgeous paper craftings!

2010-01-24T21:22:00.000-08:00

I apologize for the poor quality of the photo - the paper crafting is so lovely. I am placing an order at Ranger and have 2 days left of the show. There's new colors of distressed ink pads, new sizzix dies - i could add on to my order and bring in any items to the UK that i can get before i come in April if you let me know!! Maureen - what was the wendy stamp Wendy Vecchi? i'm still looking. remind me - what stamps you already have (i got your atc card covers)

surprise gift!!

2010-01-24T21:15:00.000-08:00

i was able to secure a surprise gift for my cuz for when i come to the UK in April!! (actually i have to be honest, i blackmailed her - but REALLY it was a trade..........)

New stuffs!!!

2010-01-24T21:02:00.000-08:00

Steam Punk Birdie

2010-01-23T21:59:00.000-08:00

LOVED doing this!!!

Wedding Card for Kris and Roger

2010-01-23T18:38:00.000-08:00

This is the card i made for Roger"s sisters wedding

Tim Holtz at CHA!!

2010-01-23T18:14:00.001-08:00

LOVED the Tim Holtz class!!! LOVE the new Distressed Ink colors too!!! And love my signed copy of his newest book!!!! I'm in heaven...............so inspired.

Compassion Broach

2010-01-14T21:54:00.000-08:00

I'm hooked on doing these now! I've seend some pics where she is wearing blue, sometimes blue inside red and sometimes blue outside, so i'm going to try that next.

Mary

2010-01-13T18:35:00.001-08:00

When i was in Russia there were Mary Icons everywhere. Then when my cousins took us to a wonderful village called Lincoln we went into the cathedral and i saw the icon again. I have attached the photo of the icon from the cathedral that has inspired me to create this pin. The face is polymer clay that is dusted with perfect pearls. I've machine felted the body and embellished with sequins and beads. I'm in love.

Photo Album Gift for Orang & Tanya

2010-01-05T21:40:00.000-08:00

Clay faces and pendants

2010-01-05T21:34:00.000-08:00

I'm working with polymer clay to come up with some faces for the women pins and then i started to make just pendants! I'm using the pearls pigments to color them, they look like porcelin afterwards!

Soldering

2009-10-12T11:15:00.000-07:00

I am getting better at soldering!! My youngest daughter Gelly is working on digital art for me to encase in my soldering! Trying to prepare for my upcoming Xmas shows!

Felted Baby Moccasins

2009-10-12T11:11:00.000-07:00

Again, finding more projects to use my felting on!

Felted Earrings w glass leaves

2009-10-12T11:07:00.001-07:00

I am trying to find more uses for my felting and making jewelery seemed a natural course to take!

Cuttlebug!

2009-08-24T20:39:00.001-07:00

Just took my new cuttlebug out of it's box!! o how i wish my cousin could just row over............

Visit to Niagara Falls

2009-08-23T12:36:00.000-07:00

Had a lovely week in Ontario seeing lots of friends relatives and sights! Finally getting down to some felting "orders" for a wedding in Wales next month!! I'm almost sold out of pieces at the local gallery so i've got lots of felting work ahead of me!

New Career?

2009-07-21T13:56:00.000-07:00

Two of my bestest friends in the world. We did a surprise dance on stage during the reception complete with smoke machine!! We performed "Dancing Queen" from Mama Mia! It was so much fun!

The Wedding!

2009-07-21T13:45:00.000-07:00

My daughter designed and made her own wedding dress as well as the bridesmaid (3) dresses. I felted her a wrap as it was COLD in the mountains in April!

a surprise visitor

2009-07-21T00:34:00.001-07:00

My husband bought me a bird feeder - look what it attracted!! I think it was a "bear" feeder!

Boot Sale!

2009-07-10T19:09:00.000-07:00

Having a garage (boot) sale tomoro and then off to Vancouver for a few days. We will return just in time for the "Star Belly Jam" music festival!!!!!!!!!! Time is flying by! I'm 'thinking" of all the stuff i want to make, after visiting my cousin i have even MORE ideas now!!!!!!

On Honeymoon!

2009-05-01T11:14:00.000-07:00

I'm away from blogging once again! My daughters wedding in Banff was absolutely gorgeous - it was a week long celebration allowing everyone to get to know each other very well. It was wonderful. Now i am honoured to be asked to travel to Disneyland to meet up with the honeymooners for their last 4 days of honeymoon!!!!!

Woman Pin

2009-04-15T17:43:00.000-07:00

i made this last night for a friend for her birthday!! I was very happy with my first "wild woman pin"! My cousin Maureen bot me the book last July and i have been wanting to make these since then.

felt earrings

2009-04-06T00:57:00.000-07:00

These earrings are difficult to see - i've got to get better with my photos! I'm trying to find a use for scraps of felting by using them with beads and fibres to make earrings.

Felted Leaves

2009-04-06T00:53:00.000-07:00

I've been using my new embellisher to make felted leaves!

spring wrap

2009-04-03T20:54:00.000-07:00

This could either be a wall hanging or a wrap. The inside layer is made with silk fibres, then over top is silk chiffon and then merino wool, all felted together. It is quite heavy and would be very warm.

Spring Collection - skirt

2009-04-03T20:50:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to make different styles of skirts. This one is in "panels"

Spring Collection Shawl

2009-04-03T20:44:00.000-07:00

I did my spring collection in flowers. This was featured in the window of the gallery for March.

Jacket for Wausa

2009-04-03T20:38:00.001-07:00

This is the back and front of the jacket that i made for Wausa for Xmas . Wabie helped me to get it stitched and formed.

making friends

2009-04-03T20:31:00.000-07:00

You really wonder what they think dont you?

From Disney to San Diego Zoo

2009-04-03T20:27:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful trip!

Disneyland

2009-04-03T20:24:00.000-07:00

I love Disneyland. We decided to take our 2 youngest girls on a family trip to Disneyland and San Diego Zoo. It was a wonderful trip. When i'm at Disneyland, the creativity that is involved in even just dreaming up how to create such a fantasy land amazes me. I could just sit in the middle and feel the energy spark me!

finished room(s)

2009-03-29T17:25:00.000-07:00

So this is how it looks finished!

New Living Room!

2009-03-29T17:23:00.000-07:00

We did the living/dining room only - it took us a week.........

I'm back!

2009-03-29T17:17:00.000-07:00

After our late Christmas i seem to be caught in a hurricane!! We've been painting and decorating so i wanted to share our results!

it's Xmas!

2008-12-15T21:23:00.000-08:00

No pics to post. If i cant scan them, or find them already in the computer, then i'm at a loss still..... I'm not booking any shows or fairs for the first part of 2009 so i hope i'll have time to improve on my computer skills. My time has been busy updating my neglected home and preparing for xmas and company. all my girls come home for xmas and it's a wonderful time, and now Cathy and all the boys are coming too and we are so excited. We've had 10 below weather the past few days brrrrr! We bought a hot tub from neighbours that were moving and it's been so wonderful sitting outside on the deck in the hot water, with the cool air, overlooking the lights of Nelson village shining and sparkling on the lake water. I'm planning to get some Xmas prezzies made this week. I've just finished painting 2 bathrooms! One is turquoise blue and green with a sponged "wave" running along the walls. I glued plastic "bubbles" onto the wall and accented with blue and green glass. It looks like a spa!! The other bathroom is lime green with purple and has TINKERBELL border and stickers and accents!! I LOVE that bathroom! My purple damask wallpaper and orange damask wallpaper arrived, so i need to plan the living room, how to work the wallpaper in with the pink and purple paint i have purchased for it! We haven't had our own house for so long, i'm having fun "decorating"!!!

I'm Back!

2008-12-02T09:13:00.000-08:00

I had a wonderful show and 2 weeks of travels and am happy to be home. I still have 2 more shows this coming weekend so i'm not quite finished yet. I've got to start on my Xmas gifts very soon!!! I got a magazine and my youngest who turned 15 yesterday did the tutorial and i really like the pic!
I hope i get blogging more now that i'm home.

Xmas hangings

2008-11-02T19:02:00.001-08:00

I'm hooked on soldering - now i'm making these hangings to sell at my upcoming shows. They have xmas sayings. Angie (my 14 year old) did all the digital work for me! It was fun! I'm frantically working to build stock for the 3 shows i have coming up starting mid November so i havent been "blogging"!

Soldered Bracelet

2008-10-23T12:02:00.001-07:00

I made this bracelet with family photos. I can have photo on one side and a word or whatever on the other side. It's fun to make these.

Circle Spun Scarf

2008-10-09T10:23:00.001-07:00

Connie led me to the site to create circles!!! I can see myself sitting up late nights experimenting with different photos and making circles!! how fun! Thanks Connie!

Post Art & Soul Retreat!!

2008-10-08T16:41:00.000-07:00

The retreat has finished and i just completed an additional course at the Studio of Sally Jean Alexander (her book is "Pretty Little Things"). I could barely sleep all week, learning sooooo many new things and taking far too many classes from 9 am until 10 pm every day!!! I didnt get a LOT of projects completed as my focus was on learning techniques, but i will try to post samples of what i did do, when i get back home this weekend. One quick technique to share: put alcohol inks on a stamper (piece of felt) and dab all over glass. Give it a few minutes to dry, then stamp a design on the glass using black ink pad (not stayz on). After a few minutes rub off the black ink with a paper - you will see that the black ink acted as a resist and you have a clear design left on the glass! We had little "make and takes" of these in between classes. There were 2 ladies from ENgland that attended Art and Soul as well. 600 people in total!! I hope to get back into the swing of blogging when i get home.

Sanderellas Suitcase!

2008-09-12T23:55:00.000-07:00

I paper mached this vintage suitcase and added embellishments. I used metal tape over cardboard letters to make my name stand out and then used alcohol inks to color the metal and rubbed the inks off of the letters.

Recycled Tetra Juice Necklace

2008-09-12T23:54:00.001-07:00

The rolled beads are made from tetra juice boxes!! I combined them with wood beads to make this necklace.

Felted Vest

2008-09-10T21:55:00.000-07:00

This is the back of a vest that i felted with merino wool and silk.

Felt & Silk Scarf Finished!

2008-09-10T21:50:00.000-07:00

I finished the felted scarf! It's made with silk cocoons that are torn apart - you can see it better in the close up.

Garlic Festival

2008-09-08T12:55:00.000-07:00

I had a stand at the Garlic Festival on Sunday - we camped overnight - it's a bit chilly in the evening already but it was so gorgeous on the lake! Now i'm back to felting! I should be done the scarf today so i hope to have it posted in the next couple of days!

Fanciful

2008-09-03T13:55:00.000-07:00

I've decided to hang onto summer too by bringing the last bloomers into the house to smile at me all day!

I believe in Fairies

2008-09-03T13:48:00.000-07:00

I've been making clay mermaid fairies - they're fun! Made with Polymer clay. I need to learn how to make the "crevises" darker - i'm trying with chalk right now.

Batik

2008-09-02T19:30:00.000-07:00

Here's my batik project!! I did 2 when we were living in Thailand - and of course, bought all the supplies to continue doing more. That was 5 years ago!

I'm felting!!

2008-09-02T19:17:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my felting room!!! Can you see the bed under my felting table? I give up my felting room when we have guests!!! I thought i would get a lot done now that school is back in and the kids were off to school today, but as you can see, "tinkerbell" (my kitty) thinks she can have me all to herself for "play time"!! This is the "before shot" of the scarf i'm working on - using silk cocoons and merino wool. I will post the finished product photo next when it's completed!

Insanity

2008-09-02T18:58:00.000-07:00

I was reading a local magazine that was touching on the fact that create people have what is referred to as a touch of madness. It was quite interesting and said how Van Gogh had been diagnosed with many "illnesses" but that he was most likely "insanely" creative! I think i experience that insanity as well, not only bcz i see everything in life in TECHNI COLOR but i have sooooo many mediums/projects/stuff that i want to do - that now i'm thinking that i'll never have enough time in 2 lifetimes to accomplish it all!!! All this before i go off to the Art and Soul Retreat to learn even more different things!! LOL. Here i've finally figured out how to photograph the chair that i worked on and get the pic into the computer (after 4 hours). My cousin is a wiz at this stuff and i wish we weren't so far apart so i could be at her door getting tutored! I bought these old chairs and then paper mache'd them with gorgeous tissue papers from France. Then i stamped on top of that, added some finishing touches and recovered the seat! i have 5 more to do - and i'm planning to do each one differently. I was going to do this to our dining set but was worried my husband wouldnt like it so i bought this one to "experiment" with! It really needs it's own spot as it kinda blends in to the room when i have it in front of the fire place. Need a bigger house, so i can "house" collections separately!!

summers over!

2008-09-01T20:26:00.001-07:00

i cant believe summer is already over! I'm busy reorganizing my craft room so that i can get back creating!! I'm accumulated even MORE "stuff" over the summer that i have to add to the pile!! I'm looking forward to the Art and Soul workshops in Portland Oregon at the end of the month and then i'll already be into the Christmas Season! Time is moving much too quicklY!

help

2008-08-20T09:42:00.001-07:00

ok, now i've gone to customize and changed all the color selections for my blog and pushed save and when i return to my blog it's the same old pink color and the changes aren't happening. But when i return to customize they are still there! HELP!

More Math Fun

2008-08-20T09:13:00.000-07:00

This kaleidescope was my first and was the easiest with only the 4 photos. i printed 2 in reverse and then figured out the angles i'd need to make up the 360 degrees for a complete circle.

Kaleidescopes!

2008-08-20T08:50:00.000-07:00

I am intrigued by the mathematic requirements of making kaleidescopes - i find it bring logic and reasoning into the creative process. Altho i find it draining - it is also inspiring at the same time. I seem to like these kind of challenges. But not everyday! This one is of me in a kimono in Japan March 2008

confused

2008-08-15T01:27:00.000-07:00

why are these not posting on my blog?

August

2008-08-15T01:25:00.000-07:00

i cant figure this out - i'm trying to write but it doesnt show on my blog!? It was easier when my oousin was beside me!!!!!!! wahhhh

2008-08-15T01:23:00.000-07:00

i'm not sure how to do this. Still trying to figure it out - dont have my cousin beside me to show me the steps!

UPDATE

2008-08-15T01:21:00.000-07:00

Just finished the Shambhala Music Fest! It was a great time. I've now got 2 exchange students from Japan staying with us for a week. Not a lot of time to get on the computer!!!

New Start.

2008-07-28T15:03:00.000-07:00

I started this Blog but then thought 'who will look at it', while staying with my cousin Maureen in England (See Links), she lectured me on Blogging and blogland so have decided perhaps someone will look at it after all (I hope). I am posting a picture of a pendant I made using broken china and solder, it is a gift for someone who loves to recycle the second pendant was a gift for Maureen .

2008-01-20T15:21:00.001-08:00