Last night I received a phone call from a mutual friend, who is a book publisher, to see if I would be willing to design a cover for a book. I was extremely excited and asked what the catch was? The catch was that they needed it by today. She had two artist flake out … Continue reading
Filed under Ornaments …
I DID IT!
I actually submitted not one but four pieces to Celebrate 365 (my amazing husband was the driving force behind this because I would not submitted anything). I submitted four ornaments (a snowman, a tree, a star, and an angel) with the explanation of the donation to charity and a description of each piece. I guess … Continue reading
Ornaments Almost Finished!
So I have been a busy little monster (elf seems so obvious)… I have been painting, painting, painting and painting today. The pictures aren’t the best I took them with my cell phone – I am going to do everything at once tomorrow. Star Ornament – 50% goes to The Trevor Project. The ornament is … Continue reading
Works in Progress (Quick Post)
I sent the box out this morning! It was such a relief to hand that box to the mail lady 🙂 Now I am back to working on ornaments. The star will have the Chinese Character for Love in the center and will be shiny. The tree will be more green and not so blue. … Continue reading
Thankful Thursday – Ornament Donation Breakdown
Instead of my normal Thankful Thursday post I am doing my donation list for my ornaments instead (I think very appropriate). So I have spent quite sometime thinking about the breakdown of each ornament (my goal is to have 5 of each, ambitious I know with two small children) and my reason why I chose … Continue reading
Pumpkin – Paper Clay
Okay I must admit I think I am addicted to this stuff. I am have a blast working with it, I just need to get some real armature stuff. I have so many ideas, I am doing basic Halloween stuff but can’t wait to work on Christmas I might actually try and submit something to … Continue reading
Crazy Holidays & Finished Projects…
Well now that the holidays are over I finally got a chance to take a breather (I also hope I get time to post more this year!) Being a mom of a four year old and a teething 3 month life has been crazy! I have enclosed pictures of all the finished projects I did … Continue reading
Polymer Clay Ornaments
I decided this year to start a new tradition with my kids. Each year opposed to buying a Christmas Tree ornament from the store I would make them one. There are many reasons why the biggest one is the cost of those ornaments. I have a hard time paying $12.95 for an okay ornament that … Continue reading
Salt Dough Name Tags or Ornaments
Well I made salt dough ornaments last year for the first time since elementary school. I needed a cheap easy way to make Christmas Ornaments for friends and family. So I made salt dough ornaments and painted them with acrylic paint and used a spray sealer. I personalized each one with their name, the year, … Continue reading