Guest artist/challenger Genevieve, has given us a zendala (a fusion of mandala and zentangle) template to work with this week:
And here is what I came up with:
Square Polka Dot Lampwork Beads Bracelet & Earrings
June 6, 2011 1 Comment
I am still in the mood for pink and green. This time, I made hand pressed encased beads with polka dots. I added my pink rosette rounds to make a fun dangle bracelet and matching earrings:
The earrings and bracelet can both be found in my Etsy Shop.
Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge #49 Stripes
June 5, 2011 1 Comment
Hmmm… this theme was kind of fun to do:
Credits:
Background: Rucola Designs
Frame: Maya De Groot
Prisoners: The Graphics Fairy
Zebras & Barbie: Google Image
Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge #94 Hope
June 4, 2011 Leave a Comment
This theme, “Hope” is the 25th out of 100 that I have done. Since I started late, my goal is to finish at least 50 by the end of the year. So, I am half way there :-). And here is my “Hope”:
Not quite sure where I was going with this…
Credits:
Poem: Emily Bronte
Background: Google Image of Dante’s Inferno
Woman: Rian Design
Wings: Farrah’s Designer Scraps
Bird: ?
Bird A Week Challenge: Week 22/52
June 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
I saw these cute bird motifs in the scrapbook section of our local craft shop, and figured they would come in handy some time. Well, I used it for this weeks challenge, and made Pinkie a birdie bonnett:
Drawing Lab 2011: Student’s Choice #2
June 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
This week was another student’s choice lab. My fellow lab student Melinda was kind enough to e-mail me the first two assignments I missed at the beginning of the year. One of these was to draw cats. Here are my two favorite ones. The first is a drawing of a vintage/kitschy cat salt & pepper shaker that I remember from childhood:
I’m going to have to find one of these for myself one day. The second drawing is based on cats I saw a drawing of some time ago by artist Rosina Wachtmeister. She draws wonderful cats that have slightly human like expressions, and sleek elongated bodies. After drawing them in pencil/colored pencil, I extracted the cats and used some digital graphics and quote to make a layout:
“Wild Girl” Bracelet
June 2, 2011 Leave a Comment
Another style of bead that I like to make are the animal print beads. Here is a bracelet made with a twist of pink for the “Wild Girl” in you:
I made the usual animal print core, encased it in clear and finished off with one of my favorite glass – rubino oro. The bracelet also has vintage jet glass buttons as well as Thai sterling silver flowers, Czech pressed glass, fresh water pearls, and swarovski crystals. You can find it in my Etsy Shop.
CT for Created By Jill Scraps & Freebie
June 1, 2011 2 Comments
I have been invited to be part of Created By Jill Scraps Creative Team. Yay!!! I first came across Jill and her designs when I participated in a challenge featuring one of her kits. Jill has a fun and colorful style that just seems to work for any project. Before her next kit comes out, she asked me if I wanted to work with one of her other kits, and of course I said yes :-). I chose her Hey Birdie Bundle:
And here is a layout I made using Hey Birdie. I ran into my daughters physical therapist at the local farmer’s market with his adorable daughter:
And here is a quick page freebie for you to download. It differs slightly from the layout above:
Zentangle Challenge #24 “String Theory II”
May 31, 2011 4 Comments
Here we are, String Theory II. This time, we drew rows of strings, and completed our tangle:
Lampwork Bracelet In My Favorite Color Combination
May 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
I love the combination of pink and green:
This bracelet is made up of my handmade lampwork rosette beads, vintage pressed glass flower beads, swarovski crystals, more pressed glass beads, fresh water pearls, seed beads, and finished off with Bali sterling components. Great accessory for the spring and into the summer :-). You can find it in my Etsy Shop.
Saturday Morning Market And Coffee
May 29, 2011 Leave a Comment
One of my favorite things to do is to get up early on a Saturday morning (when the family sleep in), and hit the farmers market with my dear friend Lisa. Of course, we follow it up with coffee at our local/quaint coffee shop. It’s so nice to sit back for an hour or two, sip coffee and just chat:
What’s your favorite Saturday morning activity?
My Very First Online Chat
May 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
I recently received an e-mail notice from Digishoptalk regarding an online chat with their featured designer, Liz Tamanaha of Paislee Press. Considering I am practically glued to my computer these days, I popped into the chat. It was an experience since I had never been in a chat room before. At first, I was a bit confused. It seemed like Liz was fielding a bunch of questions all at the same time, and the answers and questions were all over the place. After a while, I got the hang of it. I even put my two cents in once :-). Anyway, the part I wanted to share and am excited about was at the end, when they played a trivia game. I actually answered one of the questions right and won a gift certificate to Liz’s shop! How fun is that! And here is what I got:
Liz has a very unique style. I have several styles that I am partial to, and hers is definitely one of them. They are refreshing, and elegant. This kit reminded me of Japanese design, so I got it too:
And here is a layout I made. Since the family are camera shy, and I feel a bit self conscious, I found an old photo of myself taken in Paris a very long time ago. A bunch of us from the Institute spent our winter break in Paris. For some reason, I thought after I finished graduate school in the Netherlands, I would not have the occasion to go to France so I made an effort to go. Well, I ended up getting a job in Paris! – go figure:
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