Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Homemade Christmas Gifts




Altoid tin, paper, beads and collected trinkets. Lid covered in fabric.






A picture frame made from a round tin on a base of wood. There is a photo on the outside and inside of the lid, held on by small magnets. Inside the tin is a heart that floats on a piece of cork and a gear-like piece from my favorite store, C&H.








Thursday, December 22, 2011

Nana's Sugar Cookies at Christmas

Tom's grandmother made sugar cookies during Christmas. We stuck paper clips in them before baking, just as she did, so they can be hung on the Christmas tree. Weren't there some special traditional Christmas cookies that Candace, Shelley and Carrie used to make?

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Frohe Weinachten 2011

What to do with old CDs? Slap a pretty Christmas card on, add a ribbon, trim around the CD and hang.


Thursday, October 13, 2011

Happy Halloween! (meow)




Inspired by a Nate Berkus episode. A piece of black construction paper taped onto an unusually shaped long vase. Five tea lights on the bottom were too hot, so I'll have to hope that one or two will make it show up as well. I cut the silhouette from a pumpkin stencil.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Chair

My scrapbook paper drawer just spilled out and onto this old black Ikea chair that I found at the Salvation army for $5. Really!

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Eat Delicious Food

The mantra for this season. The idea of "healthy" eating is out the window. Lots of eggs and sausage, cookies and cupcakes, steak and potatoes (with lots of butter). I feel better than I've felt in years! (altered journal using tissue paper, magazine cut-outs, chip board, acrylic glaze, rubber stamps)

Sunday, October 2, 2011

My Examiner.com job has ended

The school year and fall season have begun, and with it, commitments to family and school. and new art projects. So the writing season ends. Thank you to everyone who supported me by reading my articles.