Thursday, December 31, 2009

It’s a new year

Winter has arrived, the bare trees are silhouetted against a stormy sky…

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The snow is falling…

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It’s time to head inside, sit by the wood stove...

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and stay warm!

 

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Happy New Year!

Friday, December 11, 2009

The sixteen days of Christmas

Where Women Create blog is giving away some beautiful things for Christmas – check it out and sign up!

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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Feliz Navidad

Merry Christmas from Arizona! 

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It’s snowing golden leaves…

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The Cottonwoods are golden and the air is crisp, time to start decorating the tree… 

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With an angel on top…

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Find Santa around the house …

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Bake pies…

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And set out the Mexican hot chocolate and cookies…

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Here are some vintage images to enjoy…

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Time to get back to the studio and work on Christmas presents, Merry Christmas!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Christmas blog party!

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Save the date! Bella Dreams is having a holiday blog party on December 5th – join in, it will be such fun!

Saturday, November 14, 2009

New old stuff

I have a job that occasionally requires a lot of my time and then I go and take a class in payroll accounting - so poor me! no time to spend in my studio. Just spreadsheets, journal entries, withholding tables and tax forms. But I did take some time out for the Jerome Humane Society's semi-annual rummage sale and here are some finds:


pretty Japanese teacups



an English teapot



enamel dishes, lots of old jewelry to re-purpose



a fierce Indonesian? puppet



and a needlepoint pillow to "Victorian up" with tassels and fringes and all that. The money from the sale benefits animals - so lots of great stuff for a good cause.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A nice surprise

After a tiring day at work I arrived home to find a package at the door, it looked like a book but I hadn't ordered anything - so I opened the box and found this very nice book from Bead & Button magazine -




Inside is an article for earrings I designed that originally appeared in this issue of Bead & Button



How nice to see it in a hardbound book with all the other lovely projects




Here are some close ups of the earrings - I call these my "specimen" pictures - they're not very interesting photos, I just pin 'em to a card and shoot.



The center beads are 12 mm, 8 mm and fire polish drops.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Fairy in jar, continued . . .

A fairy stopped by - just long enough for me to take her picture and then she flew off. I guess the jar is working!

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Fairy in a jar . . .

I've noticed a lot of people have captured fairies in decorated jars; while it must be nice to always have a fairy around, I don't like to see creatures in cages - so - I thought I'd decorate a jar and see if a fairy would move in. Totally free to come and go, maybe just hang around the studio for a bit -




Lots of glitter and sparkle, pretty flowers and some rhinestones - I'd like to move in! Now it's time to be quiet and wait.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Oak Creek Canyon


Between Flagstaff and Sedona there's a magical place called Oak Creek Canyon; the creek flows through a land of red rocks and limestone cliffs. Hawks soar overhead, ravens caw from huge cottonwoods, pines, oaks and sycamores. Come for a stroll through a meadow dotted with apple trees...



a forest of tall pines...



stop by the creek...



see golden rocks in under the trees...



limestone cliffs...



and big red rocks...



lots of big red rocks...


and a misty evening farewell from Coffee Pot Rock!
Soon the fall colours will fill the canyon and it'll be time for another visit.

Friday, August 14, 2009

This blog needs a banner...

The first step: print the letters on card stock, then paint with an airbrush.



Tissue paper and foam core for the background -

Lots of glue for texture, then paint, more glue, more paint



The letters on their background with sparkly trim and red paper lace edging -

The test photo; I like the background but it's not what I'm looking for - maybe I'll use it next spring. Fall is just around the corner, my favorite season, and time for pumpkins and black cats!


Remember that tidy studio? Here's the reality - I do clean up between projects.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Creative Bloggers

Thank you to all who visited! What a lovely experience - many thanks to Karen Valentine of My Desert Cottage for being such a gracious hostess.