This week, the Diva’s weekly assignment was to do a tangle using “Tripoli” – three sided polygon: I thought this would be an easy pattern, but I was wrong. The more I drew, the more distorted it got. So, I just did a small section, and filled in the rest with whatever :-).
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(Apparently, the blog hop was cancelled due to lack of participation, but I did it any way… so, “A Big Welcome To My One Woman Show!!!” :-)) Welcome! It’s time again for the Drawing Lab Art Show Blog Hop. I selected a few of my favorite work from the last three months. This on-line class […]
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It’s been a while since my Blythe girls were featured. I recently participated in a challenge that used a kit called “Military Girl“. Since I do not have the honor of knowing any women serving in our armed forces, I used my Blythe doll Hana as a model: She is dressed in military garb “borrowed” from my son’s […]
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My friend Maria brought this beautiful Saint Benedict key medal and cross, back from Mexico for my daughter and I. I just love adornments of crosses, religious medals, and spiritual emblems, so I thought I’d share: This medal originally came from a cross in honor of St Benedict. On one side, the medal has an […]
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Created By Jill Scraps has just come out with another fun kit for the summer called “Sand Between My Toes” – just perfect for making beach themed layouts: Here are a couple of layouts I made and the freebie Quick Pages to download: And here is the second layout:
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A couple of weeks ago, I made a magnet. This week, at my daughter’s suggestion, I used the same method, vintage print, glue, and metal findings. Then I incorporated vintage chandelier drops and made a necklace: I also made matching earrings with pearl drops:
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This week’s assignment was to do a life drawing. Our instructor suggested we look for a life drawing class locally to sit in on. I really did not get a chance to look, and without readily available volunteers :-), I opted for this: A life drawing of a baby :-).
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The weather has suddenly decided to turn hot after the first official day of summer. Since my lampwork studio is in my garage, I will have to work in the evenings or take a break. I made these earrings some time ago. They are wirework incorporated with my lampwork beads. Here are rubino oro glass beads made […]
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This week, we were to use two tangles, Dex and Verdigogh. It was a bit difficult for me to do when limited to two defined tangles. Here is my effort:
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I participated in yet another designer spotlight challenge at Oscraps. This time, it was a double designer – Vera Lim & Kitty Chen. And here is my layout: It was a journal challenge with “Magical Moments” as the theme. I chose an old photo of myself when I was 10 years old during my first […]
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Ok, it’s a bit too early for back to school shopping, but it’s always good to have an excuse purpose when you do go shopping. My daughter and I took off for the Cabazon Outlet Mall. It was a really nice day, a bit windy, but that is usually the case out in the desert. DD […]
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Happy Father’s Day to everyone! And Happy Father’s Day to my dear Otosan: Boy, with these old photos, I don’t even need to put an overlay on them to get the vintage effect – showing my age 🙂 And Happy Father’s Day to my DH: Yes, I have the right holiday. DH is a great […]
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