My Sister's Stained Glass!

I thought I'd share my little sister's finished stained glass piece from our class we took together. She did a great job and for 10 years old she tried each step before she asked for help! She cut some of the larger pieces, did all of the grinding herself, and tried her had at soldering. I custom drew the pattern for her to her specifics. Notice she wanted a skull, must run in the family. ;)

Here is Justice with her completed piece!

A close up shot to show it off a bit more. She picked all the colors as well. I think it looks a bit Day of the Dead! The eyes, brow bones, and sides of the face are all different colors. Dark greens and blues that aren't showing well without light streaming through.

What a great time nurturing the love for art with my sister. I'll be sharing my finished piece on Thursday.

Happy 4th of July!

A new lily just opened up in my yard today! It is called Acapulco. So pretty I had to share.

Have a safe and happy 4th of July everyone! Time to get the BBQ started!

WIP Sunday: Not So Work In Progress

Today has been a busy day! Not much on the crafty front though. House work! You may not be aware, but I actually like housework. Gasp! I'm not kidding. I know most people dread cleaning, but enjoy it. I think it has to do with the fulfilling end result. That is probably why I like crafting so much too. Hard work pays off in a finished product. I'm taking a break from my chores to do a little blog post. I don't really have any WIP pics although I have plenty of things in the works. I did finish a little something yesterday I thought I'd share though.

I have another confession (so much insight from me today!). I have more bras than one set of boobies could wear in a lifetime! LOL I needed a better way to store those bras and what better way than crafting a solution! I had thought of this awhile back and used some fun fabrics to whip one up for myself. The bra situation was getting out of hand!

Maybe that was to much info for you! How about some sweet vintage fabric scores. My great aunt is downsizing and gave me a couple small boxes of fabric. I found some real gems.

Two fun children's pieces! I can never resist bright happy vintage kids stuff.

On the other end of the spectrum, BEER! I've seen the Budweiser stuff before as I think my Grandma had some at some point, but the Schlitz stuff is new to me! Who'd of thought they made Schlitz fabric! I'll be hoarding that piece for sure!

Happy Sunday everyone, back to the housework!

Gnome Stained Glass WIP's

I'm taking a adult and child stained glass class at the art center. I showed my progress a while back, but I have him almost done now! Tuesday night is our last class and I had to have it ready to solider. I've done stained glass several times now, so I brought the stuff home to finish it up.

First I had to grind, and grind, and grind! All those little bitsy pieces.

Then it was on to foiling, which is tedious, but not hard.

I'll use a patina on the solider to make it black. I think the black lines will look great. The foiling is copper. I'm tempted to head over to the art center and plug in a soldering iron to finish him up!

Bubbles And Silly Face

I thought I'd share a couple of new paintings I've done in the past little bit.

First off is "Silly Face". I painted her for Heidi (Digital Misfit). Mixed media on water color paper. I had fun playing with colors and layers.

Next up is one I just finished today. I had started sketching it weeks ago. Felt like finishing it up today while I was sitting outside at the patio table. I call her "Bubbles".

This isn't the best photo as it has a lot more dimension in real life. It looks a bit washed out here. Not sure what I'll do with it yet. I was just having fun creating!

Leopold The Lion Tamer

We interrupt this regularly schedules WIP Sunday to post a FINISHED project!

A certain super snazzy lady mentioned the other day that she was about to run away and join the circus. I couldn't resist helping her dreams come true!

Meet Leopold the lion tamer. A mustachioed cousin for Jacques the French sailor. I think he makes a very dandy ring master to lead the circus!

I just hope OMP doesn't get too jealous when this dashing man arrives on Pam's doorstep!

He'll be hoping on the circus train tomorrow and heading for Kitty Kill's neck of the woods! Here's to dreaming big and joining the circus! ;)

Planters!

One of my favorite things about my yard are my planters. Since I work in the green house I get to plant them up early and enjoy them late into the season. The Hubby also loves planting our planters up, which is nice because I don't always have the time! He has become a great designer and even sold some that he has planted. I thought I'd share some of my fave planters today. I have a LOT of them in my yard so I just picked out a few to share.

When looking out my window above my sink in the kitchen I end up staring right into our large fence. It is better than looking at what is next door, but I thought it was pretty boring still. I designed this planter combo to pretty up the fence. Not only is this one of my fave combos, but I love the planter that it is in.

My Hubby adores coleus. They are such a fun and interesting plant. Each year he plants up these four pots to line the walk up to our back door. He uses a few other fillers to trail and twenty different kinds of coleus! They are gorgeous and so welcoming.

I have an old potting bench (long story of its origin lol) that I love to pieces. I keep my collection of agave and cactus here all summer before bringing them in for the winter. I also think it fits in perfectly with the statement on the plaque. ;)

This is also another of my fave places in the yard. It is on the inside of the back yard. Our little Asian inspired area. LOL My yard is as eclectic as I am! Our beautiful hops vine (yes the stuff in beer) and our Asian themed planters, Buddhas and pagodas.

Planters really do make the yard. I'm not just saying that because it is my job to design and sell them. ;) In our climate it is a great way to get instant beauty that can be enjoyed all summer long. It is also my way to stay a little artistic during our busy season when I just don't have time at home to be all that creative.