Friday Givaway

Rustic...primitive...thats what I'm calling it..I got a new soldering iron and boy is it good. It melts the solder so fast I had trouble.lol so its not as smooth as I would like, I need to practice practice practice, so, if you like this look and would like to have this little charm with my watercolor nest, leave me a message on this post and a winner will be chosen on Monday
I'm putting this little canvas on my ebay. I rubbed it down with metallic paints, crackled the nest, added the buttons.

Spring is right around the corner!!

In honor of spring...I painted this darling metal flowers. I just had to paint a few dew drops (or rain drops, in our case, living in Oregon) on the leaves and petals.
How sweet does she look sitting on top of this pincusion! Just put on my Ebay
This is a 4X5 inch little canvas that I textured. I then made Robins Egg Blue by mixing about 5 colors together.

After painting the nest I added layers and layers of glazes using different metallic paints.
I turned it so you could see the shine.
I sent these pictures to sweet Jenn and Jacqui, they called first dibbies...
remember as a kid calling first dibbies to get to ride in the front seat of the car??

Family Photo

Well, my babies are leaving their nest, it is an exciting time for me and them. I thought I would take a couple of family portraits before they fly off to California. Thanks to all of you that have left such kind comments and encourgement!! I love you all!!

Sewing Machine Cover

This is a sewing machine cover that I made a few years back. I entered a contest using this pattern, Hoffman fabrics put it on. I won second place in the U.S. I used vintage items that I had, like the buttons and needle card packets and photo copied them onto fabric. Vintage buttons and lace for embelishment and the fabrics I used the back side of some and others I gave them a little tea bath so everything would have the same tone.