Sanderellas Suitcase!

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

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

Felted Vest

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

Felt & Silk Scarf Finished!

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

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

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

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

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!!

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

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!

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

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

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!

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