I haven't done a "Pearls of Wisdom" in a while.
Thank you for your suggestions. I sketched on a vine...couldn't make it work, sketched on a few notes, couldn't get the to work, so I took it to my students last night and threw out some suggestions...here is what I came up with. First,I cut down the left side of the block where the bird is, then painted a small frame around, it still needed something, so I painted the jute and nail. I'm happy with it now. I'll be putting this on Ebay, later today.
This has chalkboard paint in the middle, It has just a bit of metallic paint on it, can you see it ,oops, looks a little dirty, but its just the metallic paint that I used to make the crackles show up.
Here is another chalkboard. Looks like I could stand to work on it a bit more, a little blah. I sanded the edges, not sure I like it that way. I was going to put this on ebay the way it is, until saw how plain it looks. Any ideas out there??? It needs another element added. Love to hear from you. Thanks!!
Dear sweet Stephanie of Angelic Accents sent me ALL these goodies, I won her giveaway.
I have had this wonderful vintage enamel plate laying around for way to long, I love the green chippy edge. I painted this cupcake in the center, my friends couldn't decide which one should hold it, so I told them to share...how cute is that!! Check out my ebay. 
I found a pair of these adorable little wool booties. The vintage colors are soft pink and off white.I wanted to keep the integrate of the color and age, so I carefully dyed the wool for bird to give it just a hint of vintage. I also dyed the wool for the flowers around the pin cushion. The ric rac is a vintage piece. I laced the bootie up with silk ribbon that I also dyed. I made a little hang tag. I made the glitter pins blue to go with the original blue flowers on the top. 
I'm having another giveaway!! Yoohoo!
I have just painted up this little chalkboard. How cute is this. Just the right size for putting on a little easel and using chalk, writing a little note to a loved one. Happy Mother's Day,
I couldn't get a very good photo, it looks a little washed out, it isn't.
Here Cricket asked to hold it for me, she is so helpful. lol I am starting this on my EBAY for...
My sweet little birdie is sooo happy and she's telling her friend Cricket that she is soooo glad that she didn't have to go out into the public without her make up on!! Can you hear her chirping?! New blush will do that to a birdie!
I finished my newest creation. I added a hint of a pink vintage hanky, just because it was the perfect pink. On the pincushion is vintage buttons, a pearl blingy thingy, a sweet little butterfly, vintage flowers and pins that I glittered.
My sweet little Bunny's By the Bay bunny is holding my latest. I got this done yesterday...hopefully I can finish it up today. I took a little silver plated sugar bowl which didn't look new or old so I gave it a make-over. Priming and painting. After I was happy with the way it looked....
I added a crackle finish to it, and slathered my most favorite paint...metallic champagne gold, it gave it just the right amount of shimmer. Oh my, the sun is out today! Makes for a great day!!
Here is my latest creation. She thought the nest was for her...but no...its going to the **WINNER**... Donna Lynn of Blushing Rose Antiques. Thank you all for signing up...I'll tell you, I enjoyed it so much, I'm working on another giveaway.
She's all decked out with her shimmery ribbon.
See this hat full of flowers. They are all glued on, so I have to carefully pry them off. See the three flowers on the pincushion...amazing what a little Glimmer Mist will do. While I was at it, I spritzed little more color on the birdie. There in the front...cutest tiniest vintage button I think I've ever seen. Look at that price tag $4.50...about 15 years ago!
Look at this spoon handle. I left the patina, just the way I found it, doesn't it show the scroll work nicely. I don't know if I should point this out...but my little birdie doesn't have rosy cheeks, poor thing...yes, there is a story. Well, I haven't spoken about my little kitty critters, they have been behaving them selfs (well, sort of) I had my little blush container on my desk. When I came home the other night I was looking for it. Not sure why I mentioned it to my hubby, he said there had been an accident, one of the sweet adorable kitties had knocked it off, when it hit the floor, it broke open and pink powder went EVERYWHERE. He actually cleaned it all up (slight tint to carpet) So, off I go to find more pink powder...LOL
The perks of making fun things that go on the wall...I hang them up and enjoy until they fly off for someone else to enjoy. Thank you, everyone!!! Oh my goodness. Do you have any idea how great I feel, seeing the response to the little GIVEAWAY. Thank you thank you!! Oh...if you haven't signed up...I'll be picking a winner tomorrow.
Here is a wall sconce that I painted pink. I think its ceramic. I shaded behind the scroll work, then highlighted areas with pearl to make it stand out.
Along with this birdie, you will be getting the handpainted rose on the button pin, and a rose on a charm that I made this morning, which is on a tag that I spritzed with Glimmer Mist. There are a few glittered pins. Look at that beautiful piece of vintage lace, also a bit of vintage millinery. I'll be adding this to my EBAY
I'm down to the last couple of birdies that are in the the Somerset Life Magazine.
My obsession with Robins Egg Blue started with this little box, working with colors to get the box to match the drawers.
Then I came across this wonderful sugar bowl with aqua patina on it.
The silver plate was to new looking. I sanded it down. I tried to patina it, using a variety of techniques, I wasn't real happy with it, it turned to dark. so I sanded it lightly, sprayed it with a fixative, painted it with blue-greens. It was still to new looking
After painting the nest and flowers I put on a crackle finish...carefully I started out with Champagne gold, it was pretty, but I really couldnt see the cracks and it was to shiny.
Don't put the Honey Bear in the microwave.
The little birdies eggs ARE NOT TOYS!!
This is one little 4X4 wrapped canvas.I'm showing the glimmer in the left one, the right one is showing the side where I wrapped the branch around. I painted a sweet little nest with robins egg blue eggs. It has a crackle finish that I glazed over with a Champagne Gold. This is now on Ebay
oops, I got two pictures on, I cant figure out how to take one off...oh well, this is a tin a friend gave me. I sponge the background, painted the sweet birdie, then added the hydrangeas.
I'll be putting this on ebay tomorrow...I had to paint SPRING!!! We had snow in our rain again today, enough all ready, bring on Spring!! lol.
