Our weekend was filled Fairies and Gnomes with help from Oatland Island’s Fairy and Gnome Fest. My daughter built a Fairy House and the Booga, well was the Booga. I love this picture of her… I see some Photoshopping in my future with this photo Our Fairy Princess with the Fairy House she built Booga … Continue reading
Filed under Progress Photos …
What I am working on… Pictures
So I decided (with nudging from Robi on Tuesday) to create some pieces for the Creative Paper Clay Design Team. The deadline is the 15th (I like pressure – lol) so I have been working very hard to get these pieces done. Last night I was up until the wee hours finishing the fairy so … Continue reading
Desk Organzier Made Out of Cardboard
Well I had planned on typing this post this weekend but I find my self typing it on a Monday morning sipping my coffee. I am once again taking the Come 2 Chat Challenge, this weeks challenge is Cardboard Classic. You take any type of cardboard (cereal box, old shipping box, etc.) and reuse it … Continue reading
Work In Progress – Pug Drawing
I love Pugs! I have wanted a pug for a long time but I have a Booga and a Princess so a pug is not in my near future. My new drawing is a pug. It is drawn on 6″x6″ Hot Pressed Illustration Board with an Ebony Pencil. Sorry the photos are fuzzy – I … Continue reading
W.I.P – Wednesday (Believe it of NOT!)
It has been a wild week and I have several things I am working on. Of course I am working on the giant graphic design project. It is starting to come together rather nicely. I have decided not to show stuff until it is a little more refined. I have been working on my blog … Continue reading
How To Do Faux Lapis Lazuli–In the Paint Box
I have always had a fascination with faux finishes whether it was stone, wood, leather or brick. There was just something about it that always fascinated me. My earliest recollections of this fascination was in Middle School (Junior High) I started building doll houses. I called it my secret shame – lol, not many people … Continue reading
Did you hear?
THE PACKERS WON THE SUPER BOWL!!!! So I am one happy PACKERS fan On Sunday I went to a Super Bowl Party and made cookies (instead of a cake): My green and gold football and XLV cookies. Note about the footballs I bent an old cookie cutter into a football shape because I didn’t … Continue reading
Work In Progress Wednesday…
Wow it is Wednesday – HOLY CRAP!!!! I am working on a ton of stuff relating to my Graphic Design Project (I am going to do a sneak peak of the design project). I also have a cute V-day Card started (not a fan of hearts or V-Day but it is the right thing to … Continue reading
How I prepare for The Paint Box…
So I read Roberta Cohen’s blog post about how she prepares for her show and I was amazed (and a tad bit jealous). I in no way throw my show together at 11am but I am not that organized. I do layout and try to plan what I do but with the Booga it is … Continue reading
Homemade Casting Stuff Test Pieces… Pictures
I spent the weekend working with the casting stuff. It made me realize I am too damn impatient for casting stuff and I need to expedite the process somehow. I am going to try Borax I am not sure if it will work but it is worth a try. The things I have learned in … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 