Money Cuff

I saw this lunch money cuff a while back, and thought it would be fun. It was a bit of a challenge, but gave me another chance to practice zippers. Should come in handy for my keys and maybe a little cash when I go for a walk.

Hibiscus

The first full bloom opened on my hibiscus today. Beautiful!!

Memory boxes

I finally got around to painting two memory boxes I've had FOREVER. The Heart of Texas Tolers paints these for St. David's for famililes who have lost infants. It's such a good cause. The blue one is me playing with colors and doodles, and the other is a design from an old Decorative Artist's Workbook. Felt good to finish up some projects today.

Handbag

Today was the last day of the 3-part Beginning Sewing class at Stitch Lab. I made a trapeze bag. I am over the moon with how it turned out. It's so professional looking! :-D

Gnome

My first truly original work. I painted a background with my Twinkling H2Os, and doodled a little gnome, made it all into a bookmark as a little present for my friend's b-day. Simple, but a pretty signficant step for me. Hopefully the first of many steps towards letting myself play and embrace the artistic, creative side of myself. And of course the fun of making a heartfelt gift for a friend.

Embroidery

So cool to take an embroidery class. Sometimes it's just so much easier when someone shows you!! We made a fun little sampler. It was fun, inspiring and awesome!! I just love Stich Lab.

Collage

Wow, after about 4 months I finally finished up my two mixed media collages. The owls are felt and embroidery, and I painted the tree, and then used maps for the leaves. I'm pleased with the results. :-D