Happy New Year...2023!

Yay!

 Happy New Year!

2023!

I love when we have a new year....time to reflect, gain some wisdom from the past and have new goals!

Do you have health resolutions?  New business goals?

Time to organize? Plans for a vacation? Personal Goals?

Now is a fabulous time to brainstorm what you want from this next year, and set some goals.

Split the goals up into smaller goals if you need to.  

The only way to change is to work on these smaller goals each day.

You can do it!

My goals are:

I am working on my diabetes( my A1C is 5.8) and weight (overall health)....I have art goals and I am organizing all my hoard of things (plus getting rid of excess).

I love making new calendars.

I created this artwork on my iPad using procreate. It looks like a painting with paint right?

Click here to download this phone/tablet calendar.

Click here to download the desktop version.

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Made 2 sets of snowman ornaments... all with a snowflake/rainbow scarf theme.

They all sold.

I used my vintage pipecleaners for arms.

The scarfs were dyed silk cut into strips.

These are started from muslin...like my dolls in my charming dolls book.

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At a family Christmas party ...we made crayon shavings ornaments

We took a glass ball, shaved crayons into pieces, put them inside the ball and heated it with a blowdryer. We made sure to hold it with some craft pliers. When the crayon melts you swirl the ball around to coat it.

They turned out really pretty!

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Another party I went to was the doll club party in Spokane....hosted by Elise.

She had so many gorgeous trees!

Beautiful handmade ornaments...

I love the Victorian flair.

I posted alot more pics on Instagram.... check out my Instagram and follow me if you like...there is alot more content there.

I loved this Santa mouse...he was amazing!

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My husband & I had our 26th wedding Anniversary....

I made this little sign on procreate (my favorite tool).

We have been very happy... I feel very blessed.

Plus, he got me a lovely necklace.

I made a Gonzaga rug for my hubby...our local team

I had to shave it alot....but it was fun!

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I have been creating lots of art thru procreate....these are a few ..

a Blue candy land piece...class form Mindy Lacefield.

I love gingerbread men.  I'm going to be offering prints of my work soon.

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Davy has been very naughty...getting felt from my studio....beating it up and playing with it.

He is such a cutie!

This is a sneak peak... of some valentine projects coming soon.

These were some of my favorite projects thru the year.

We had a great Christmas!

I hope your new year will be awesome!

It's May day!

It's already the fifth month of the year!

Time is flying!

Before you know it...summer will be here. I like the weather of spring though...mild but not freezing anymore.  It's a great time to plan out summer ideas and work on projects.  I love working on the garden and flower pots. Plus my daughter is getting married in September, so there is a lot to plan and figure out.

Above is the phone or tablet calendar wallpaper for MAY.  Click here to download it.

The theme for may is Nurture. Time to nurture the garden, and of course your family and yourself.

The desktop calendar can be downloaded here.

Enjoy the outdoors...and relax!

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Strawberries and Bees....

This collage sheet of my art is a fun printable to use to make all kinds of crafty goodies.

It is brand new!

You can make all kinds of fun projects with it!

I have a fun mini tutorial video on Instagram..check it out!

I painted the art work...watercolor...they are my own design. You could make tags, stickers, add as embellishments to scrapbooking, journals pages, add to crafts, frame, and much more!

Just print when you need them...over and over. You can print on white cardstock, matte photo paper, sticker paper or glossy presentation paper.

I made ornaments for my tree...I have a narrow white tree up all year round....for all the holidays and right now I have a spring/summer theme.

It's only $3.99

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This is a SET OF 32 Preemie Mini FLASH CARDS...with a theme....FLOWERS!

I created these. THESE ARE SO AWESOME BECAUSE THEY ARE SO TINY!

The words you get are: Tulip, rose, lilac, lily, pansy, petunia, daisy, orchid, zinnia, violet, cosmos, buttercup, daffodil, dahlia, heather, hyacinth, iris, jasmine,peony, primrose, aster, crocus, delphinium, geranium, honeysuckle, lavender, marigold, phlox, sweet pea, wisteria, yarrow and snapdragon. Each one comes with a number.
They measure: 2 7/16" x 1".

You can use them over and over... just print on CREAM colored cardstock (1 sheet is all that is needed for one set) when you need them, AND CUT OUT, this is a digital offering.

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I made quite a few patriotic finished items and put them on etsy.

They are my chenille stem dolls....some are on hats....

I also have a pattern to make them on etsy too.

This is my wrecking ball style ornament...with my flash cards.

Smaller kitty cat....with a USA sign

Here is a larger shot of all of them. 

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I also have my mini patriotic flash cards on etsy....on one pdf download.

32 words to celebrate all the upcoming patriotic holidays like memorial day, flag day, armed forces day, 4th of July and veteran's day!

Print on cream colored paper and cut out.  

I made my signs for my chenille stem dolls with these.

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I made a variety of art this month.

This large watercolor painting is nothing but doodle!

I drew whatever I liked ... all together...it reminds me of doodles on a "pee chee"folder in school.

For this one I was thinking about under the sea and summertime. 

It is not my usual but It sure was fun.

These are mickey type mice...friendship!

I love how the hearts are green.

This one is available on Instagram...look for the post.

This one is "May"...

hoping that you have an amazing month!

Until next time!

Retro TV time... tiny embroidery

Time for a little TV.

Isn't this so cute?!

My daughter made this adorable TV pin/brooch blank....I designed the embroidery inside and stitched it up!

I drew up this little design...just to play with it.

This is how the TV looks before using it.

The center slips out. 

I cut a piece of cotton batting using the inner shapes as a guide.

Place some glue on it.

and put the batting on it. 

This will make a soft center for my embroidery to be placed on. 

I stitched it up while watching TV....lol.

2 strands of floss and one strand for the windows.

I stitched it during "Survivor" and washed the blue marker off.

Then let dry.

I placed the embroidery over the center piece with batting on it.

then pushed the TV over it and glued it in place. 

I glued a scrap of black felt and a pinback.

It is so sweet and any small design makes and interesting piece.

Even just pretty fabric is cool...like this Henry Glass cat fabric.

They should be in her shop in a day or two!

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My new business cards came in and I love them...vista print.

This one is showcasing my daughter Selina's hexies and my embroidery designs.

This one is for my fabric design.

I love pansies and had to make a collection for that. 

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This is my "April" one of the coloring pages calendar that I colored....it sits right by my computer in my office.

This week I have the 12 month printables on sale in my other etsy shop called ShirleyHudsonDesigns.

It is only $3.99.

You get all these designs to either color or you could use them for embroidery designs.

They are fun to color and use...they can be clipped to a clip board or hung up.

I may have to stitch up the America basket soon.

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Come to home matters!