Trying to Catch Up

I want to reorganize the house before Christmas and good luck to me with that plan..:)
But I just had to paint this weekend as I had a picture in my head that needed to be expressed so here she is...

I am putting it on Ebay this morning. 
I hope everyone had a great weekend? It has gotten so cold here this past week and although we are expected to have a few days yet in the 50's this week I think I can assume that winter is well on the way.
Have a happy, creative day everyone!
Tina xo
 

Uh Oh! Has It Been That Long Since I Posted?

Yep it has and you may ask why? Well 2 weeks ago I got a call about a craft show, that had been a total shut-out, that a spot had opened up and was I interested.

So I called my friend-in-crime Julie and asked her if she would be interested and willing to hurriedly prepare for it and she was game!
Although it was not a huge success for us it was still fun and I snapped a few photos of our little booth.

Here is my friend Julie who makes jewelery and paints (among many other talents)!

And this is me that morning all bright eyed and bushy tailed (thanks to Starbucks)!
It was a madhouse but it was great seeing crafters I had not seen in a few years and they are still going strong!  



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So although we didn't make loads of cash we had fun and I am checking into a local consignment shop that has opened recently to see if it would be a good fit for my style.
At least I can breathe a sigh of relief that the rush is over for a few days. I am so looking forward to visiting everyone's blog now that I have a minute to myself!

As always I had a horrible time with Blogger this morning so I am hoping most of the photos are not in multiples! If they are I apologize and hope you find the courage to wade through the craziness!

Little Painting with Bling!

Just a little painting that was so much fun to do and made use of some of the lovely sparkly things people bring me to use!

 I chose to use a piece of old rusted chain to hang it from and attached the chain with upholstery tacks that were rusted with a vinegar and salt bath for a few days.

Although I am no master photographer I hope the little sparklies show up well in the photos as I am putting this on Ebay today.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful Sunday! It's cold as heck here today and they are saying we may get a few flakes of snow sometime this week...Brrrr....has anyone else found that the summer whizzed by in a blur?
Being that the quieter time of the year is upon us I am toying with the idea this winter of getting a little more into fleshing out my blog, maybe sharing a bit more about my life and who I am as a person not only as a creative artist. 
It is hard sometimes for a person who is essentially private to share details, but I have so enjoyed getting to know all of you and I feel I haven't been as open in talking about my everyday life, so I want to set aside a day each week where I can share something of what makes me who I am. Anyway it is a thought.
Take care and God bless!

Tina xo

What To Do With Old Doilies

Ahhh, a question that has boggled great minds for centuries! Well this past week I pulled out an old bottle of Plaid's Petal Porcelain and some old doilies that were given to me by a friend and did the unthinkable (to me anyway) I CUT them to fit a flower vase!!!

 So here we are, with one of MANY old doilies, one of MANY glass flower vases from under the pantry, a little watered-down gesso mixed with lavender paint and voila!

I plan to make a few more of them since I have loads of doilies and tons of glass vases although it is time consuming waiting for the Petal Porcelain layers to dry, but I like the way it turned out overall.
I hope everyone has had a good week? It's been colder here and lots of rain (which I could have lived without right now) but at least it isn't snowing yet!

On to my next project......Happy Saturday everyone!

Small Projects Can Be Fun!

I love Texture and recently I found a jar of Golden's Fiber Paste that I had purchased a year ago and forgot I had...duh!
So last week I started a little project aptly named "Cupcake" that allowed me to utilize an old spoon from my collection as well. Heaven!
I also added a couple of stamps, but hating to overdo anything, I stopped after adding a vintage clutch of posies and a small bangle from a very old Indian anklet to the spoon.

All in all a fun little piece. As a side note I am hoping this picture only shows up once on this post. I have been told by a few of you that on occasion my photos show up in multiples even though I only loaded it once. Weird, but then what would life be without some weird in it?
On to the next project....this little lady will in my Etsy store later!
Have a great day and blessings to all!

Tina xo