LOVE GONE WILD

My good friend Lenna Andrews hosted an ATC swap called "Love Gone Wild" recently, and I have to say it was absolutely terrific! These are photos of the the 4 ATC's I received in return, they are just incredible! I have seen pictures of the others on Lenna's Creative Swaps blog, and the quality of the artwork is top notch! If you've wanted to try a swap, this is the place. Lenna supplies such thorough instructions, tips, advice, and great friendship!! Here is a photo of the ATC I made......it was really a lot of fun. Out of all the art and mixed media forms, ATC's are still my favorite. I can't wait to see what Lenna has planned for the next swap!





I want to say thank you to Lenna for hosting and all her hard work, and to Casie Metcalf, owner of Vintage Image Madness, who sponsored prizes and image sheets for everyone! Also a big thanks to all the participants who I was lucky enough to receive their ATC's and to get to see great new artists on Lenna's blog!

TWINCHIE

Helga, at MyARTisitic Life, has posed a challenge this week of making a twinchie, a 2x2 work of art, or using one you have, and doing something with it. This is my "first" twinchie ever....and I made mine into a magnet. Now it goes on my fridge, and I think I will make some of these throughout the year as small gifts to tuck in with larger ones I give. I like it!

WHO COULD RESIST?!

Look at these luscious enamel beads, made by the one and only Barbara Lewis of Jewelry of Distinction, and Painting with Fire! Barbara is celebrating her new blog design by having a giveaway of these babies...woooeeeee!! Click on the picture to take you there!!

THE STORY OF MY LIFE

A new ATC, that is pretty self explanatory!
Happy Friday!

I am always working on something, and this one I just got started . It is a book of tags, of course it would have to have a theme, and this one is birds, with pointy hats and words! It is for a swap, we create the little folded book out of a double sided scrapbook paper, and then create 8 tags to fit in. For the swap we keep our own book, but the tags get swapped out. So far I only have three done, but I have a few more tricks up my sleeve! The size of the book and tags is approx. 3"x4". Besides this I have about 8 different other projects going. Sometimes I think I am crazy, but I seem to NEED the next thing in line so my brain keeps going. Feeding off of work and chaos sometimes is exhilarating, but sometimes it's a crash and burn scenario too! Does anyone else have that problem? The subconcious fear that slacking will lead to failure somehow? Please share!!

STILL WORKING

I have been working behind the scenes for a while now on a few personal projects of mine. If all works out well, I will share them in the future, but that is where the bulk of my energy seems to go lately. I always have to make something in between though for more of an instant gratification ....thus more earrings! The first pair , with the most gorgeous lime chalcedony briolettes, are on of my favorite combinations of blue/green, and the tinge of rust and aged cream. The second pair was born in my mind after I saw the beautiful lotus stamp on Fundamentals website, simple and pure...one of my favorite designs.
I am still not feeling up to par, I don't have the energy level I am used to, and still dealing with ongoing back and nerve issues....so things are taking me longer. Frankly I don't really like it!

I hope everyone had a terrific Valentine's Day and weekend, and I wish everyone the best for the new week ahead. Thanks as always for stopping by, and I will announce the OWOH winner in the morning!!

UPDATE!!
The OWOH winner is JUDITH , of JUDITH B. DESIGNS!!! Congratulations Judy, please convo me with your address and I will get these birdies out to you! Thanks to everyone for taking the magic carpet ride with me. I really appreciate all the visitors and have so enjoyed meeting so many new people!

AT THE FLEA

I made a trip to the flea market recently, and found a few little goodies. Nothing jewelry related, but collage and mixed media pieces, and my little hands are scheming as to what the best thing to do here is! The cabinet cards I think will go in a fabric piece somehow, and the ruler and Kodak exposure guide a collage must! That nifty book at the bottom is so filled with odd little images, I have to look at that for a while. I will be going back because I know their is more where this cam from!

Happy Friday and weekend everyone!