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Clamshell Box For My Friend
Gourds today, Print Block Carving tomorrow
Tutorial – Gouache Resist Using a Resist Liner
Simple Pop Out Valentine Card – Doodled Heart
My last Fred Mullett and Mermaid picture
Clamshell Box – Lawyers Reference Book – Repurposed
Vintage Cup Cake Pics Holder in Foam Core
Just Playing with the Fred Mullett Fish Stamp
Doodled Spider from Photograph
Zombie Book and Clam Shell Box
ATC – there’s a first time for everything
Flag Book Workshop at Random Arts, Saluda, NC
Clamshell box – repurposed Lawyers Reference Book
Pamphlet Stitched Journal with Collaged Cover
Focus Book – Workshop at Random Arts in Saluda, NC
A Gouache here a little Gouache there + Golden Fluids color chart
2014 Christmas Card – Panel Book based on Hedi Kyle design
Gouache Resist – Oh Please!!!
Unfinished Wood Boxes repurposed
Privacy Screen repurposed into a Headboard
Cutting Board Storage
My GLASS bottle tree has bloomed!
Angel Inspired
TA DONE! – Coptic End Bands
Recycled Eyeliner = Fine Line Travel Paint Brush +1
Happy Holidays!
Two more print making techniques under my belt!!
Forgot to put out the "Gone Fishing" sign.
Repurposed Lemony Snickets – Greek Binding
Wood Book Cover from Hardwood Flooring
TA DONE! Bird Watcher
Collapsible Box – Great Storage
Beach House Book from Drink Coasters
Leather Covered Slip Case for Antique Book
My Week At Arrowmont
Call me Pollyanna
25 Students, 4 Journals, 2.5 Hours!
Shock and Awe – Library Sorter
IPad Stand using a Book Cover Repurposed #2
IPad Stand using Book Covers – Repurposed #1
When The Student Is Ready…The Teacher Will Come
Book Repurposed – Fast and Way Too Much Fun
Portfolio
Glue This To That
The Past IS My Present
Metals – I’m just playin
1 GOOD Excuse, 5+ Reasons and a Flower Press
The 3 T’s are Finished
Vintage Ballerina Music Box – Renovated
Vintage Floppy Disks = Jewelry
13 More Sleeps Til Christmas
Christmas Cards – – WHAT WAS I THINKING?!
Pantry Storage
BE NICE! plus a few more rants…
IT’S OFFICIAL (I’ve seen it with my own eyes)!
Woven Star from Vintage Book Pages
Last Year’s Ornament
Ideas I haven’t Shared Before
40 Already?
Weiner Dog – Metal Letter Stamp Storage
Some of This and Some of That + Wire Storage
I haven’t been idle… +one
Ooooo La La – Pink Leather!
Boxes of Cards
Once In A Lifetime Opportunity
C&W Design and Technical Challenges
Pack Up Your Cares and Woes…
Metal Medley #4
Something Old – Something New
Calendar
Faux Wire Wrapped Necklace
Off With Their Heads!
Storage – Love, love, storage.
Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall
Batman IV Audition
Find The Key, Win My Heart – Finished!
Simple Saturday
Tacketing Stationer’s Bindings
Fairy Magic
Red Chair Thoughts – along for the ride
Baby Book for Gabi
Good Idea Gone Bad
Teach A Man To Fish
Copic Wallet
Photography
New Mixed Media Bookmaking & Art Journaling Magazine
I Made a Stamped Card – Yeah Me!
Wedding Center Piece
Little bit of Repurposing – No Glue – No Sewing
2 Books using a Repurposed Vinyl Banner
Oil Lamp, Napkin Ring and a Blush Brush
What a difference a Clayday makes…
Crown Binding with Atlanta Book Arts Club
On your mark…get ready….
Herm – Claymation
Polymer Clay Play Date
Thank You – Military Hero Pendant
Katrina
Butterfly Pin & Metal Corners
Book Sewing Frame – (Not your ordinary)
Play Day and Altered Jewelry
Polymer Clay Day & Book Covers!! Ya Hoo!
Book 3" x 3"
Clay Class – Sneak Peek
Book Pocket
Nail Hugger – Mixed Media Sculpture
Book Pendant – MOP Bird on Eggs
Japanese Book Drill (screw punch) – bit holder
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Best Stressed
Quiznos Tray
Quilt Rack
Hoonie
Fairy Book
Office Maxine
Sylvia on the Beach
Jack the Purple Cat
1959 VW Engine Cover
Time Flies
Consequences
Angel Pin
Flower Family Album
Pin up Fan
Capt. Crabb
Cat Calendar
Crab Purse
Seabee
Katrina
Bob the Tour Guide
Asian Book
Joe Montana
Benny the Borrower
Delores
Jackie’s Angel
Loretta
Carolers
Something Old – Something New
While I’m working on Metal Medley challenge item #4 I thought I’d share a pin I made and the story behind it (sorry – but everything I do has a story). My Dad was 17 when he enlisted in the Navy (he lied about his age). During WWII he was in the gun turret on…
Calendar
Even though I don’t write down appointments or many other dates that I need to remember – I love calendars. There are so many design opportunities with calendars. Soooo – Surprise! Item #2 of my self imposed Medley challenge was a 7 1/2″ x 5″ calendar. My thought was that with the stand being able…
Faux Wire Wrapped Necklace
OK – I’m posting finished item #3 in front of finished item #2 of the Metal Medley challenge (in case you missed the previous blog – it’s my own challenge)this is easier to photograph. I’ll post #2 tomorrow.Supplies from the Medley: 4 diamond shaped and 4 triangle shaped paper clips, 3 picture hangers, 7 eyelets…
Off With Their Heads!
I got a Metal Medley kit that Bonnie’s Best Tools had just posted on their web sitehttp://bonniesbest.com/mostly_metal.htm as a challenge to myself to use all the metal pieces. I separated all the pieces into a tray I had handy (the ATC tin and box of small bits aren’t shown here). Many of my Mother’s sayings…
Storage – Love, love, storage.
I’ve been stuck lately – hence the delay in posting. Hoping straightening up my studio would get me creating again I began by making a storage unit for my variety of miscellaneous pens that weren’t organized. My current pencil/pen storage units sit out on my work table and are made of three cut up heavy…
Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall
This is the last scheduled post Google held on to. I’ll get to current stuff next. Man – I really did a good job on Humpty. He got a collar, legs, boots and hands. I knew I should have taken a picture before I left the clay studio last week. This Tuesday Humpty got out…
Batman IV Audition
I had a vision and instead of coming to my senses – I ran with it. A clay bird I made needed a Batman Cape. From here it goes a little sideways… I got a new Toy – I mean tool – a mini compressor. First I played with Copic markers and painted the bird…
Find The Key, Win My Heart – Finished!
My sculpture “Find the The Key, Win My Heart” is finished! I apologize for the pictures – but you get the gist. It hangs on the wall: 13″ tall / white earthenware clay / underglazed / bees wax on face and hands / Minwax over hat, shirt & shoes / vintage metal key hole /…
Simple Saturday
I have to share – Saturday was serendipitous. Our daughter Laura visited Saturday – my art room gives her hives but it’s usually the first place I take her to show her what I’m working on (then we quickly leave ;). I uncovered the clay sculpted head “Heart Strings” (first picture on the left) to…
Tacketing Stationer’s Bindings
This past weekend I attended a bookmaking workshop. I’m always looking for a new book/box-making class in Atlanta – they’re not plentiful. So when the Guild of Bookworkers SE Chapter offered a workshop by Chela Metzger on Tacketing I responded immediately reserving my spot – then I asked – what’s tacketing? I found a few…