Trader Joes Flowers

Gotta love Trader Joes

I'm linking up to

My Romantic Home and

Pink Saturday

new sketch book

I love my new sketchbook. 365 days of sketching. every evening I spend a few minutes sketching in one of the spaces. fun fun fun

JOY

This is what I did in Joanne Sharpe's class...so much fun

Pink Birdie

Here is the last of the group of birdies I made. This one is on a small vintage silver sugar, with vintage bling, flower and buttons. I'll also be listing this on Etsy

I am linking up to Pink Saturday and Show and Tell Friday

Spoon easel and Charm

I'll be listing this little spoon easel and charm on Etsy I wire wrapped and made a hook to hold it

Another

This one already sold, thank you Nadine, I made the flowers out of vintage fabric spritzed with Glimmer Mist.

My Latest Bird and ATC's

I joined an ATC swap...thanks to taking Joanne Sharpe's class I was able whip these out in no time. If you want to take the best class ever...and the best teacher...you need to sign up for her Lettering Love 101 class...its not to late...its only $35...treat yourself...and it will be a wonderful treat!!! Hope to see you there!

I made a little holder for the atc's to sit in while they travel to their new home

This gal is the largest I have ever made...because it is sitting on the largest sugar bowl I have ever seen. 8" high and 7" wide. Lots of vintage lace and buttons. A very pale pink Bird

Love

A day late, this was done with a Tombo and watercolor

NEST art journal

Took a trip up into the Los Angles National Forest...It burned up a few years ago, but we took it all the way from Pasadena over to the 15. Every time we stopped I would work on this, so by the time we got home it was ready for the watercolors. I wanted the background to have the same tone blueish, greenish, I wanted lights and darks. It was a lot of fun

Art Journal

I love a Cherry

Sketch, Ink, Watercolors

Cupcake Love

I combine my two classes...I did the cupcakes for Alisa Burkes class and the lettering with Joanne Sharpe...I must say, If you have ANY interest in lettering...take Joanne Sharpe's Letter Love 101. There is a post every single day for this month, it is awesome...and only $35. New people are joining every day...its on going so go on...sign up, it is the best group of arts!!

I'm linking up with Pink Saturday

A New Birdie

This little guy is a special order, going to its new home today

My Art Journal

If you are new to my blog, this is my own design, I use my wool birds as inspiration

Bouncing

I'm busy bouncing back and forth between my sketching class and lettering class.

here is my vintage camera

Art Journal

Fabio...yep!!

Update: photo ,Hee Hee. Yep, its Fabio...so funny to see him in person

Here is my latest sketchin....

Ok, went to Whole Foods today....yes there in the flesh...FABIO...so stinking funny. He is selling a protein powder, he was signing the containers for people.... yes, his hair is still long.lol. Stacey put a photo on her facebook, I'll try to link it...you need proof----right?? lol

A little sketching and watercolor

Two New Classes Started

I'm taking Alisa Burkes Sketchbook 2 and Joanne Sharpes lettering class, they both started this morning. I think they will go hand in hand...so, first up, sketching supplies to get us warmed up.

work in progress

I picked up these sprays at Hobbie Lobby. They are so pretty. I'm working on a couple sketches.

Watercolors will be next.

Class Project

One important thing I am learning from Alisa Burkes class is to always look for shapes, texture and design elements...they are all around us. So yesterday, (78 degrees) we went to The Grove in Hollywood...We stopped in at a Thrift shop and I took my camera...looking for color, texture, design...I made a collage of my photographs, then when I got home I drew a quick sketch of all the items, added a little watercolor...It was a great exercise

Before and After Transformation

Remember this cabinet Stacey purchased...

Here is the top, getting a new coat

And the bottom

A bit of green tape

She first did a drawing to decide how she wanted to paint it

TA DA...Here is what Stacey did to change her cabinet

I think she did an awesome job.

Hand Painted Pink Roses

Thought I would try a different approach, adding some extra texture with circles. I spritzed these with Tattered Angels, the shimmer just isn't showing up.



I'm linking up with "Pink Saturday"

Heart Tag Giveaway

I'm giving away this Doodled Tattered Angel spritzed Tag (the one above)

Please leave me a message

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The four tags below are extras, I'm listing them on Etsy

***Update***

I couldn't get them into Etsy.

If you are interested, they are $3.00 each

There many steps to making them look vintage y



Hope you enjoy seeing them finished

I am linking up with

My Romantic Home

Whats on my craft table

A close up of a couple of the tags, a work in progress. I still want to write "NEST" on them

How much would you pay for a sweet little cabinet?? Stacey fell in love. This little cabinet came apart so it fit in her little car. There was no back on it so she got it for a great price.

I cant wait to see what she does with it, I see black, turquoise, white (thats what she does with everything.lol) You've got to love "RETRO"

28 tags, watercolored nest with eggs, touch of vintage lace, dyed crinkled rayon ribbon.

I've been reading blogs about "giving" So I contacted Karla Nathan about giving her these tags for her upcoming "Bird Song" workshop, to put in her little goodie bags.

Testing Absorbant Ground

I coated one tag with Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground, the one on the right, the one in the middle was Golden. The one on the left...turned out the best, no ground.lol

I liked Daniel Smith the best of the two. You cant go over it with a Micron, it ruins it. I used a permaball pen, it was to thick, but this was just a test...