Hello April~

Hello April!

Spring has really sprung....

everything is really coming alive!

It's a beautiful time of year...

the flowers are amazing and smell outside is so fresh!

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My April calendars are made from my pastel drawing...a rabbit peaking from behind a huge Easter egg.

Click here for the phone/tablet calendar design.

Click here for the desktop calendar version.

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Easter is coming!

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

I painted the flowers, bunnies,chicks, eggs, animals, and florals ...they are my own design. You could make tags, stickers, add as embellishments to scrapbooking, journals pages, add to crafts, frame, and much more!

 

This digital download is in my etsy shop.

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I also have another collage sheet of bunnies and flowers!

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Happy Easter!!!
This is a SET OF 32 Preemie Mini FLASH CARDS...with a theme....EASTER!
I created these. THESE ARE SO AWESOME BECAUSE THEY ARE SO TINY!

Use these on Easter scrapbooking, journals, and craft projects.

The words you get are: hello, spring, happy, easter, peep, chick, lamb, basket, tulips, sunday, bloom, bonnet, peter rabbit, renewal, yummy, it's easter, hippity, hoppity, eggscellent, jelly, beans, egg, hunt, hop to it, bunny kisses, easter wishes, coloring eggs, brunch, a good egg, cute chick, bunny, & chocolate.
Each one comes with a number.
They measure: 2 1/2" x 1".

They are sweet just placed in your decor.

I make little signs with mine for my dolls, available in my etsy shop.

I glue them onto a paper straw!

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I love making art ornaments....drawing, painting, and using colored pencils.

I have a blast...especially creating my favorite characters.

They start out like this...hand drawn on muslin and stitched. then I stuff them and paint.

It is a process.

Later I add details ...and then hangers and glitter.

Some are from "Here comes Peter cottontail" the tv movie.

I love kermie!

Some others I made....Check out what I have left!  They sell super fast.

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I made some new bunny dolls!  One easter and one spring. 

They are machine free motion stitched...she is hand painted.

They faces are so cheerful.

I decided she needed glasses.

This bunny is ready for Easter

Complete with pink pads on their paws and cottontails.

Check them out here. 

My book on how to make them is here.

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I got some egg garland at the dollar store and it was just ribbon and a few eggs on it.  So I decided to get out my tulle.

I added little bits of tulle onto the ribbon and made it fluffier.

My Easter tree looks fabulous now!

I highly recommend having a tree up year round...with each holiday represented...it so fun!

Check out my Instagram

and my facebook

and my website

Happy April!

Merry March to you!

Wow...Lovely March is here.

I am so happy...our snow melted and there is alot of green grass out there.

The green colors are so beautiful...life renewing!

To me...March is all about the green!

I painted this lil lady with shamrocks and thought it would be perfect for the March calendars. 

Click here for the phone/tablet calendar.

Click here for the download of the desktop version.

I am really happy about things getting better on the covid fight.  Its been 2 long years.  I am hoping it is truly behind us now. I guess we will see.

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I have a new little pattern:

Chenille stem doll ornaments pattern

Make these Chenille ornaments in no time. Artwork for dolls included!
These dolls are made using my doll faces... I painted.... a couple different leprechauns, a sassie lassie, bunny and cat. The images for faces are great resolution...they fit on one page...but can be print over and over.

I have pictures with all instructions....its super easy....simple supplies too! I give extra ideas too. Make a bunch for you and your friends!
Ornaments measures: 5 1/2" x 5"

There are 17 doll faces to a page. Copy artwork or print artwork again and make limitless dolls.
These dolls are great hanging in holiday trees, on gifts, would make cute wearable pins, great for craft shows and fun for your spring decor.

The cat's have a tail...big eyes!

This is an example of the doll heads sheet.

The one in the pattern is super great quality....all my own artwork.

You can add string to hang, put a pinback on back, glue to a wooden block or an old spool, add to a wreath and much more!

More examples of how you can use the chenille stem dolls...put on top of a pot of gold.....

Hanging from a couple ornaments too.

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I have lots of shamrock ornaments in my etsy shop...ready to ship.

I have a fully decorated white skinny tree for St. Patricks day.

You could also make your own too.

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I made these painted ornaments and they all sold out in a couple days....

Except this one is left.

I will make more soon.

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Other stuff I recently made:

You know how I loved my precious cat Froy, who recently passed away...I made a little froy ornament of him...he is holding his favorite toy that I called rainbow snake.

This makes me smile and not so sad.

I painted this large painting of a girl and her butterflies.

It was fun and really was therapeutic. 

Magic really comes from doing whatever art you like to do. 

I take online art classes to learn something new...I love mindy lacefield ones....check out her youtube videos!

Have a Wonderful March!

Hello February 2022!

Wow...It's time for February and Valentine's day!

I am hoping spring will be right around the corner. 

Until then, I am letting all the hearts....pretty pinks and reds...cheer me up!

The above phone and tablet calendar is available here...It is my own artwork.

The desktop version is available here.

I love the fun heart flowers...blooming in a meadow.

I do believe each holiday has many purposes.

As a school kid....it got me looking forward to another special day.

I think valentines takes some of the gloominess away...especially since it is still pretty cold.

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I made some new valentine dolls!

Everytime I make new ones...I am thrilled with the process.

The cat sold immediately, the others are available.

I love raggedy Ann...she has always been a favorite of mine.

She has a crochet bow on her head and she is holding a valentine I made.

Check her out in my etsy shop.

Here is the beginning stages of her and some heart ornaments.

I also made a fun bunny!

Green eyes, flowers on her head and a ruffle skirt.

Her valentine is especially cute.

My daughter Selina always gives me good ideas...like putting this stitched word of love onto one of the hearts.

Learn to make your own...with my book, published by C&T Publishing.

There are detailed shots of every stage on the process.  That includes the painting steps too. My daughter Selina took all the detailed shots in the book.

I sell them on my website and etsy....I can sign it for you!

This cat doll is in the book.   The sky's the limit on what you can create.

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I also made some finished valentines for my etsy shop.

Paper hearts with chenille stem dolls....

Love like crazy....

Old friends ornament....

Another chenille stem doll in a vintage jello mold...

Plus lots more!

A small trophy of love...

Let's fall in love...

and sweet felt ornaments too.

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I want to remind you to follow me on Instagram....It's where I post everyday...

sometimes it is really timely. Like I posted about my snoopy ornament....and it sold minutes later.

I don't want you to miss out. 

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If you live in Spokane Washington....come see our vendor booth called the Great northwest vendor mall. We sell patterns, wood pendant blanks, glittered albums, art, ornaments and antiques.

Plus there are tons of other vendors with cool stuff too.

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Now to the sad news

I had to put my beloved cat Froy down.

He has been sick for a month....it started with him not bathing as much...

then drooling a bit.

One day he would seem better, then it would get worse.

He was drooling brownish saliva.

He couldn't eat dry food.

He was getting messy...but I cleaned him and gave him wet food.

Him gums seemed swollen.

I took him to emergency and they gave him antibiotics and nutrients.

I took him to my regular dr and they said his teeth and gums needed cleaning.

I called again because he seemed to be so hungry and had problems drinking water.

That time they saw a big mass under his tongue...he had a fever....thinking its cancer.

It was sooooo hard to make the decision to put him to sleep.

I selfishly wanted him to be alive....but his suffering was terrible.

He was the cutest kitten ever.

He was my constant companion,

my 13 year old baby.

This was his last playful day.

I would have never guessed it...I thought he was getting better.

I have cried so much my face hurts....my heart hurts....I miss him so much.

We have his ashes now and I placed a picture of him by it.

The gray bow is for his gray fur.

I just got this sweet card from the vet....plus Froy's paw prints.

He always said hello to me in the office, crafted with me in my studio, gardened, snuggled, sometimes would be a bully but most of the time was sweet.

Life is not going to be the same without him.

I guess I will just grieve and see what happens.

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Let's leave on a happy note...

How about some vintage valentines!

Happy February!