Wednesday, May 12, 2010

I am behind!!

Big surprise, right? I have 2 orders for the cat and mice doll, and I have RUN OUT of stuffing. AND...Walmart has decided to STOP CARRYING my beloved Morning Glory stuffing!!! WHAT am I going to do? How can I come up with an ALTERNATIVE STUFFING in the MIDDLE of a project...in the middle of 2 PROJECTS  really!!!MAN ALIVE-what are they trying to do to me?

OK, sorry for the rant! I will try to collect myself and go out into the world on a hunt. But I know I will not be able to find anything as lovely as Morning Glory stuffing-which I have been using for 10 years!

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Watercolor Wednesday

Just wanted to share some doodles!
 Click on image for a close up.
Happy Wednesday!

Saturday, May 1, 2010

My little paintings on TDIPT

This is my watercolor painting called Tea for Two. I took a little online workshop given by Gritty Jane (which you can check out for yourself  here, listed under the tab artsy tutorials) on how to mount prints to wood. It was very helpful and informative. I did not make prints of my work but mounted the actual watercolor to wood. I also mounted a piece of scrapbooking paper first. It all went off swimmingly, and I am thrilled with the results. the pictures just don't do this piece justice, I wish you could see how awesome it looks in real life.
My next piece is called Miss Hattie Byrde. This is a Jane Austen inspired little portrait, also done in watercolor and pen and ink. I mounted it with the same technique. So fun! I will definitely be mounting more of my paintings to wood with this technique in the future. Check out more information about these pieces, as well as a little story about Hattie and The Fisher Cat on TDIPT this month.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

The Fisher Cat

Here is a sneak peek of my newest doll available on TDIPT Mercantile May 1st! I have this doll for sale, and I will also be taking orders on her. Be sure to visit the Merc on May 1st to see all of my offerings!
Thanks for looking!

Monday, April 26, 2010

Fisher cat and lilacs

Our lilacs are in full bloom these days! I love lilacs, they smell so wonderful! I couldn't resist bringing some in to scent the house!


Here is a sneak peek at my cat for this months TDIPT. I hope I can get him done-I'm so distracted by the gardening!LOL!

Monday, April 19, 2010

Spring is finally budding all over!

My back yard cherry tree and some wild tulips growing randomly!!! Also a pic of my future garden! This is only the first initial dig. We have to clean it out yet and begin adding manure for the deep bed technique we are trying this year. I'm so excited to get going on this project!!