Patriotic Tea Party!

I have created a Patriotic Tea Party!

This painting was a lot of fun and actually helped me get through some stressful times.

Art is very healing.

Sometimes just getting out the supplies on a big table gets you going! 

I always start with a large canvas (hobby lobby was packs of them at great prices)

I take old papers and with a matte medium, apply them to the canvas.

Some of my old papers crack me up....I guess they lied about dieting stuff way back!

Terrible how this kind of fraud was allowed, but it still is really.

I like adding recipes and cartoons too. 

Sometimes I glue some tissue paper too. You just have to apply these carefully so they don't wrinkle.

I drew a few ideas down....

from my sketch....I think it is a good idea to do this before hand.

I started adding paint...letting some of the old papers show through. 

I really wanted the teapot to have a flag...because usually teapots have flowers or sweet designs...

I wanted it to be different. 

Roses! 

I work on one area, and then go to the next while it dries. 

I sketched a spoon at the bottom.

Adding greenery. 

Folk art is very forgiving....lol.

It's ok to make mistakes or be a little sloppy. 

Things are coming together, but I didn't like all that space around the teapot. 

Lots of shading.... 

coffee or tea? 

I added a patriotic banner! 

I slipped it in and I love it! 

This is my process and I had so much fun.

This is a perfect project for a rainy day!

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My daughter Selina ( with a fox camera app)....

She is a happy girl because she has a new laser machine and it works like a dream.

Her other machine broke down and caused all kinds of trouble... right after

quilt market!  Now she is almost completely caught up on all the orders and feeling much better!

When it rains ...it pours!

It's almost Father's Day!

Just need to be able to say how you feel?
Tell Dad with this Woodsy sign.  (only $3.99 this week!, u download and print)

Makes the perfect gift for Father's day 

or when baby is born and there is a new daddy in the family.
Looks great hung up in the man cave.

This is a dollar store frame...painted white....so easy!

Hope you have an amazing weekend with your dad....your step-dad, your father in law, uncle, grandpa or cat daddy...lol.

Christmas angels and snowmen

I sewed and painted a few dolls recently...

they were very fun and addicting to make.

I rarely make dolls to sell...but I did put these on etsy! 

There are snwomen... 

Large angel... 

She is machine free motion stitched...she is hand painted. She has a vintage lace flower in her hair with velvet leaf. The angel is stamped, distressed and glittered. She had fancy trims and funny legs. 

Green and red mini angel.... 

Pinky angel....

This crazy snowman... 

and his mini friend....

Come see them in my etsy shop!

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Being thrifty~making pendants from scraps

Hey ladies!

I have been SO darned busy the last few weeks...I have had zero time to have fun and play!

What with graduation stuff and huge orders....and lots of tasks in between, I felt like I was always doing something that had to be done. 

Until now~

I made some fun pendants...and they could be key chains too.

My daughter makes these mini hoops.

Some times the outer hoop part doesn't make it though "Quality control".

The inner circles always make it....so she has lots of the middle circles.

I hated seeing them sit around.

I decided I needed to play around with them.

I drilled a hole and got out my papers. 

I have lots of paper punches that I already punched out....another thing just laying around for a long time.

I decided to glue them....mod podge them.

This shot is in mid process....I also decided I wanted them double sided... a design on each side that is different. 

Here is a sweet butterfly! 

I found some phrases I had typed up on my old typewriter...cut them out and glued. 

This chickie poo has a chick on the other side. 

I sprayed some gloss spray on them ...both sides and added a jump ring. 

This is three layers of paper punch flowers. 

This is easy enough for kids to do!

They were addicting to make and it was fun to get back to crafting up a storm!

With all the pretty papers out there...can you imagine the possibilities? 

There is also great digital art on etsy....like bottle cap circles. 

I even just paper punched old scrap papers...which is the bottom beige circle. 

This only took me a couple hours to make a whole bunch. 

Some are for sale in her etsy shop!

But more importantly...I felt artsy again...it revived me and made me feel inspired.

If you want to do something like this and need wooden circles...hobby lobby has them in their wood section.  

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Painting...what a process.

On Sunday....it rained and rained...so my daughter said she wanted an art day!

We got out a million supplies and got busy!

Above is the finished painting...."the Queen of Fun" 

It started as a blank canvas...adding papers...old books and tissue papers.

Then I added paint...my favorite colors and more white.

Plus lots of scribbles.

To me it was still a mystery...I didn't know what I was going to paint. 

Then I added some darker colors...

covering up...but layering. 

Here I decide I want a queen with flowers.

It is taking shape. 

Adding more details...more colors...it is fun playing around. 

Here it is close to being done...cute and sweet...my style...lol. 

After that I did this Halloween painting...I thought why not...everything is all over the table anyway.

I just love Halloween....can't get enough of it!

Here is one of my daughter Selina's paintings...

WE had a blast together. 

Here is another cutie by Selina.

I love doing things with her...we get along like peas and carrots!

Hope you too had a fabulous weekend!

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