Little Tiny

I did get a few things done today... the idea for this box has been in my head for a few days now...
I used this little atc as a cover layer,
for this story book necklace about fairys



its a secret Santa gift that I need to get into the mail soon ,but I have to wrap it all up first :)

I am just about done with my calender pages for Dawn
she invited us to create like a child... I will post my pages as soon as I get them together ... they are very different from most of what I do... it was kinda cool thinking about them from a child's point of view, but in the end I think that I did a homage to the past :)

creative block

why is it that the more I have to do the more blocked I always become!
when I need to create and cant I tend to go shopping for new fun supplies to help spark me so I did my artsy shopping yesterday and went to a few of my favorite thrift stores and I got this really great bag of vintage fabric.

these are fabric post cards that I am working on but because of the block they are just sitting on this try.
I guess I need to go and clean my desk up... because by the looks of it there is no more room to create :)

Learn how to make a Bracelet.

I just posted a bracelet tutorial at just simply charming please take a look :)

Fabric book page for Connie

I did this last night for a 5x5 Fabric page RR at creative chix For Connie her theme is Asian with the colors of red, black, cream and gold. I used to do Asian all the time but I wondered away from it, so it was fun to get back to it :) the back round is all machine stitched and I stamped the words and the flower back round on the coffee dyed muslin.

spoiled rotten! and loving it!

I get a lot of great mail days but today by far was one of the best!
First off was this great little ATC pack from my best atc friend Judith warped in this stunning gold paper with postage stamps that once belong to her grandfather where these supper cool atc!

Then from Cece I received a supper sweet thank you gift for hosting the just simply charming swap. In this great little red hot tin was this great bracelet with my initials and a super hero thank you card :)

Last but not least my supper best friend from high school Deb, strikes one more with not one but 2 amazing bracelets that came in a sealed pop top can! (now how did she do that!?)

she hand made all the charms for this bracelet with PMC clay!

Thanks girls for spoiling me rotten!!!
:)

Minnie ATC

I went to my first ever ATC in person trading event this weekend at stamp your heart out I made 20 cards in all for trade all of mine were one of a kind. I noticed that alot of the people did sets of ther cards (like 1 of 5 or 1 of 20), its always been hard for me to replicate my work, I may use the same image or material but I like to see how things evolve.

I felt a little out of place because all the lady's there were like professional ATC trades it kinda felt like I was on wall street and out of place because I had a paper bag for with my cards and they all had folders with plastic pockets for there briefcases :) but it was fun and something new :)

wii

I spent the last night in a line at circuit city so my son and his friend could get the wii (now the only reason why I did this was because it has been all he could talk about for the last 6 mounts! and I needed him to stop, because I could not take it any more!), this morning at 7am they handed out vouchers for us to come back at 10...
we were # 11 and 12 :) ok.. I need to go to sleep now! the only upside to the whole thing was that there was a a really cool meteor shower at 4am this morning :)

I love music! All kinds... its a must for me when I am in the studio to hear music ... it puts me in a state to create, I have 4775 songs on my itunes... this means that I can hear a different song for 14 days :)
now I really thought that my itunes were all I needed in this life but I have to admit that I have a new love in Pandora Internet Radio ... its the more amazing way to find new music, how it works is you type in an artist that you like and they will play songs that are like minded ... its truly amazing! If you like music you really have to cheek them out!

I just updated the simply charming charm blog with a few necklaces from Lelainia N. Lloyd, Deryn Mentock and Jerri Reimann they are all stunning so please take a look at what the girls did :)

I finished up my Divine Definitions Swap for the Creative Underground its a Vessel of Inspiration and Enlightenment they give us size guide lines and we had to pick out an uncommon creative / inspirational word that had to be on piece with its meaning and we were to create something that was inter active ... when we get this swap back there will be 17 diffrent interactive creations encased in a box for inspiration here is a little peek at what I did (its supposed to be a surprise that is why you only get a peek) it even open's up so its like a little package :)

RR calender pages for Beth

I don't know why I was so taken back by Beth's theme of "journeys"
but I was...
I guess it was because of all the possibilities ~

I started out by doing the background pages in acrylics then I pulled together small ATC sized fabric collages with words and fibers buttons and beads, I used a pencil and traced a circle around the cards and wrote some of my thoughts.
the small hearts and images that are hanging from the red thread and two sided and a few of them had a little bit of batting in them so they are fluffy :)

Journey Within

Discover This Life
atc (front)

discover this life
atc (back)

Discover Love
we seek love and we find our self's on a grand journey to find it, along the road to love we discover our self's
(these are the words that wrap around the circle)

Journey Together
I meet my husband at 19, we married when I was 23 and we had our first child when I was 25 , our journey together 21 years.
(these are the words that wrap around the circle)

Explore This Life

Discover Another Road

Travel Explore
I never know where my art journey will lead me, it's a trip we can not plan our soul is our guide on this trip.
(these are the words that wrap around the circle)

With In My Art
it takes courage to travel and journey within, but once we take that leap we are for ever free with out self.
(these are the words that wrap around the circle)

Holiday Ornaments

I made these for a holiday show at the folk tree gallery.
I waited till the last minute to get these done ... the deadline was Sunday at 4 and I made it in the door at 3:30 on Sunday to droop them off ... now you may be wondering just when did she make them well I got up around 8am Sunday morning and started and some how I was even able to take a shower! why do I wait to the last minute? I did 12 in all, you can see the rest at flicker flickr

Explore & Life (fronts)

Explore & life (backs)

I used a little bit of batting in these and a bell inside so its soft and jingles a little :)