have you met Blythe?

I'm not sure if I'm the only one that hasn't got in on the Blythe doll obsession or if it's kind of an "underground" thing... Blythe, if you don't know, was a doll introduced in the 70's, but never really took off with the kiddies. Yoy could pull a string (i believe) & her eyes would change colors (yeah, no wonder the kids were scared!). She's not for kids anymore...

I've been checking out all the cool pictures on flickr & holy cow... there is some pretty elaborate stuff going on! Now, of course, I WANT ONE TOO!! To some, i realize, dolls are creepy & i totally understand why, but... I find these girls & all their outfits to be so cute! When i told the mister i wanted one of these girls, i got the "oh-no-dolls!!" look from him, but i assured him i wouldn't be like "those" girls who have like 50, i only needed 1... for now (hee, hee!!). i think another reason i MUST have one... they aren't that easy to find, i love a good hunt for something.

Here are a bunch of Christmas Blythe's from flickr. The artists name is below each photo. You'll either LOVE these or you'll be totally freaked out...

by Amberrenee

by axelsrose




by BoopsieDaisy



by DeepFreeze

by erregiro




by famini angel art

by Jillybug

by kmiller799

by littlewhimsies

by peppercornpixie

by Ragazza

by rockymountainroz

Ok, i better finish my Christmas cards, think about wrapping gifts... or maybe just go to the art room, that sounds like MUCH more fun!

I've got it!!!

craftstylish is that website & the project is called: How to make a Snowstorm (how cute is that?)http://www.craftstylish.com/item/28838/how-to-make-a-snowstorm

and here are some pictues i used from their website:

Mixed Media pieces...

I've been promising my new mixed media pieces, so here is what i have done so far. I didn't realize i would spend soooo much time waiting for glue, medium, layers of acrylic & paint to dry. The fumes were making me wish for summer & OPEN WINDOWS! If i start chattering in nonsense- you'll know the fumes did me in or perhaps no one would notice! Please forgive the horrid photo's. I had a real JERK as an art prof, so perhaps i wasn't paying attention on the day he told how to get great product shots, or then again... maybe i need that fancy new camera for Christmas.... Yes, yes, i DO use the blog to put a bug in hubby's ear!!!! I'd LOVE to hear what kind of camera you use & any tips are always appreciated....

My 1st piece is "Sugar Fairy"

Real silver German Glass glitter on the edge of the tin

I'm getting some glare off the glaze that's on everything. The little sugar fairy sits "out" away from the background. See her little bird with the feather in his hair?

The next piece is a little cupcake sweetie!

She sits on her cupcake inside this cute box. I made a little flag banner that hangs behind her. There is an acrylic "window" that will go in the front opening, but with my pictures being as sad as they are, the last thing i needed was more GLARE...

I'm not sure what i'm going to do with this little embellished cupcake yet, but thought i would show it too...

I've also been working on some Christmas Banners, here is the one hanging on my fireplace:

and this final picture.... groan, groan... I don't even want to show it, it is SO bad, BUT... this is the coolest decoration (possibly) ever!

i found it on this craft site & as soon as i can remember the name of it, i'll post it because they have some amazing shots of it. I know by my picture you're thinking "coolest decoration ever"? BUT, it is so beautiful in person & so easy!! I am lucky enough to have a cricut (thanks to my wonderful husband- who was still the manfriend at that time) so i cut out 100's of little circles with no work at all (if you have a circle punch that would work too, i used a 1" circle). I hung fish line (they use dental floss on the website... but i love the shimmer of the fish line & cheap? hello- a whole role for a few bucks!) on my curtain rods then used 6 "snow dots" for each strand. You actually use 12 circles, put glue on 1 stick it on the fish line & put another (circle) on top of the 1 with glue. They move just slightly & look SO cute, i'm leaving them up ALL winter! My daughter loved handing me the circles & counting them out in groups of 6- so it was a great kid friendly craft for us. I'm off to hung for that website, because i think EVERYONE should have "snow" in their windows!!!

Enjoy & again... I'd love to hear what camera you're using!!

Facebook... & UNcommon goods!

If you're looking for a GREAT way to waste TONS of time stalking all the people you went to HS/college with, worked with, or... dated, you need to get yourself ON (facebook). NO, i don't work for them, but am just having the best time re-connecting with "the past". Re-connecting... not stalking ☺. Make sure if you have a maiden name you hyphenate.. very hard to find the girls when you don't know their married names... my tip of the day!

I spent yesterday looking thru an eye that looked like it had Vaseline on it. i got nothing done because i was wandering around convincing myself i had ocular degeneration & didn't know if Paul Harvey could send me those vitamins in time to save my sight. It turns out i got a bad contact, because - Miracle of Miracles... i was healed today for a few hours till i put that darn thing back in & here came the cloud... Don't worry, i'm now sporting my semi-ugly glasses (new ones here a week from Friday & they are OH SO CUTE!) & headed down to the art room to actually finish up my "mixed media" goodies ☺

Have a GREAT day!!

All the "goodies" featured are from http://www.uncommongoods.com/

Christmas Eye-Candy!

I thought i would have my little mixed media pieces ready to show today, but... all the little pieces, the glue & the glaze took MUCH longer to dry than i thought, so i am off to "work" to finish those up today. I wanted to post some amazing glass pieces ALL of which can be found on http://www.etsy.com/ . I am listing the name of each shop ABOVE the piece if you want to see more... head over to their shops! Hope you enjoy these pretties!

djmmystuff.etsy.com

generationslampwork.etsy.com

glitterbugoriginals.etsy.com

melissabeads.etsy.com
AdornmentsbyMilani.etsy.com

RainbowGemDesigns.etsy.com

shotofglass.etsy.com
suuzdesigns.etsy.com

oh & good news! My Robin egg Blue picture frame with the Chandelier SOLD!! I was just feeling a little blue about my lack of sales, so i'm feeling better today!

Happy Shopping!!

I'm here... i swear i am!

Oh brother, i feel like i've taken a mini-vacation only in my head... i've been busy, very busy doing... NOTHING?! or was i?.... i don't know where the days have gone, but yesterday darling daughter had her 1st SNOW DAY, so every second i tried to sit down in the art room, i heard "MOM?"....

Gosh, i can hardly remember WANTING to go out in the cold- YUCK! I'm in till June!

We're busy bee's getting ready for CHRISTmas! I told my in laws that the party MUST be here since i wasn't decorating this much just for us! Hubby got lights on the outside of the house, wrapped lights & greens around the front posts & hung a wreath! We are looking F~E~S~T~I~V~E! Darling daughter even put up her very own mini-tree... that is VERY exciting when you are 5!

Don't you love that renegade hair "plop" in the middle of her face? No matter what clip i use there is that wild chunk that wants to lay front & center....

As you know (if you've been reading my blog for a while) i am having a LOVE AFFAIR... a love affair with the color TURQUOISE! (& i've added a bit o' red to the mix!). I snapped a few picture in the art room after noticing i'm not keeping this affair so secret...

I've been reading several blogs for quite a while now & have been totally in awe of all the mixed media goodies that are out there. I guess deep in my heart i am more of a found object, mixed media, collage artist than anything else. I found this GREAT lady on ebay that sells all kinds of digital sheets with vintage images that she's "fixed up" & sells on CD. Lisas Altered Art (but her name is Patty- ha!) Her website is http://www.lisasalteredart.com/ . I found something i wanted, paid for it & then, of course found more... she was so nice to add another sheet to the CD free & give me any others i wanted for a GREAT price PLUS gave me another disk free since she was starting a sale the next day! I'm busy working on some things that I'll try to get posted tomorrow...

Some pretty stuff...

I ♥♥♥ this star chandelier by Wendy Addison

& this frou-frou bird-cage by Jenn at SweetEyeCandyCreations!

and some goodies from Debrina Pratt - who i think is genius in the cute department!! See some of her cute mixed media pieces below & then google her to see more:

Oh, oh... i'm inspired now, better go while the spirit is moving me!! Have a great day!!