JANE DESROSIER

Hey friends....Mabel is coming to life, or developing a life of her own! I just signed up for Jane DesRosier's online class "How I Paint A Woman's Face". I'm so excited, and she is such an amazing artist. I am really looking forward to developing some better skills in painting faces and hopefully be able to use that in my ongoing mixed media pieces, which I have plenty of ideas for!! The image above is a linocut that I learned from a free tutorial Jane offers on her website, which I think is very generous of her, so I just had to try it......and I absolutely loved doing it, and the way it turned out! Sure, there are things I might have done differently, but I still like it. I thought I would show you the rubber thing that you carve your image out of...You can buy it at Michaels or a craft store. So this is what's on my worktable, next to some more ATC's I started and a list a mile long of ideas, and oh, some possible new jewelry links in the prototype stage! I made sure I made myself a happy Monday!! Hope yours was too!

"LOVER OF A STAR"

Megan, over at Studio M.M.E. Stutterings is having another giveaway, and it is this absolutely beautiful illustration of her's!! Isn't it fabulous?!! It looks so old world to me and speaks the language of romance...I must be getting soft in my old age, I just love it! I have so much respect for the artists who do this kind of work, I feel it is a dying art, and it is difficult and requires great skill. The black and white, and the texture she creates in the drawing sets the tone. SOOOOOOOO....if you want a chance to win this, there is not much time. Go over there and post a link that you blogged about it and it could be yours! Did I mention it will be a first edition!!! Hurry!!!

LOVE KNOTS

I spent some time the other day torching some copper pieces into double ended headpins, and that got me to thinking I really wanted to make my own links, but something different. Of course, one of my favorite things to do is to twist and fool with wire, and I made these little knots out of them. My favorite part of the wires were the little balls on the end, the variation in colors and little subtle dimples sometimes you can get.....
I combined these rustic links with some bling, another one of my favorite things to do, rustic and bling side by side, and accented with my favorite color, amazonite, vintage ruby czech beads, and sterling silver, and one big fat swarovski!

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CHINOOK GOODNESS

Doesn't this just look luscious?! The good Melissa over at Chinook Designs is having another terrific giveaway........name that glaze!! Go check it out for yourself!

ATC's

what do you think?
(click on the photos for a closer look)

MEET MABEL

Just sharing a bit of the quirkiness that goes on here! First of all , pretend you don't see the dust! OK then, there is a constant ongoing joke in my house between my daughter and my husband about how I like birds sooooooo much! They think I'm kinda nuts, and freakishly obsessed with them, so my daughter bought this bird at the dollar store the other day and hooked it to my work light. It took a long time for me to notice it, it really blended in, but when I did I was hysterical with laughter, one of the really good laughs that can make your day!! I thought it was really funny, and believe it or not it's things like this that can make me happy!

Still working on ATC's and some other jewelry....stay tuned!

STUDIO M.M.E.STUTTERINGS

Everyday I can't believe how many talented artists there are out here!!! Megan, from Studio M.M. E. Stutterings is hosting a giveaway for this very cool pendant from Charming Betty! I love this pendant! Being more involved in the collage process now(actually you will soon see how quickly I am becoming addicted to it!), this really speaks to me! This "Attitude Fairy" is a great creation by Charming Betty, and Megan is a very talented artist and illustrator herself, just check out her work over at the Studio. Go look at these talented artists and sign up for an incredible giveaway!