more birding....

Going Birdy

I have 3 commissions I NEED to be working on. Three oil paintings and a couple of watercolor landscapes.   But I needed a break...and Pinterest is always there to entice me.  And I wanted to make something, I NEEDED to create something.  So some little birds came a calling.

And I had to go and buy a LITTLE bit of fabric.  Don't judge me.  A girl always needs fabric....
This pair, I already had the fabric...

Come to think of it...I had the above one also.  But I got bored and wanted NEW fabric....

I LOVE THIS SELECTION...and have you seen the plaster dipped stuff?  Well, I got some nests today and next week I am dipping.  Stay tuned.

A RED Day in the January.

One of the only redeeming things about January is that February is coming.  And the fact that I love red and paper stuff and all that.  So whilst pondering Pinterest the other day I spotted this ...

Love it.  Want it, but more so, want to MAKE ONE...so rather than work on stuff I should be working on, I pulled out my supplies (I didn't buy a thing, nosiree...) and started.

Easy, peasy.

Just get some of this.

and iron your fabric (cotton blend, canvas,muslin, any ole thing)

onto it.

Then cut it the size of a piece of printer paper and run 

through your printer.

Of course, you have to spend some time making up your own tattered Parisian envelope.

Using lots of different stamps, you already had and ahem, different fonts, and fun Parisian stamps off the internet.

Oh yes, and run it right through your laser printer, because your silly ink jet is outta ink.

Then make a red pillow and

heat and bond that cute thing right to that pillow.

SO FUN. oh, and the next one is on whiter fabric that looks a bit more like the PB one.  That one is next.  This one is for my etsy shop.  

SEE YA.

More Pillowing

So, as I see it, there is no such thing as too many pillows.  Just ask my spouse who spends 15 minutes throwing them from my bed to the floor every night.

When my sister and niece were visiting, there was a fun fabric store that had a cute version of one we decided to try.  And that was just after Thanksgiving and I finished mine just a few days AFTER Christmas.  Ah, well, such is my life.

Baking bliss...

Some might think that baking is work.  When I get up in the morning and I know I am making things in the kitchen, I get a little tickle.  I LOVE TO BAKE...and COOK new things.  So when Christmas rolls around, I get practically giddy with excitement...ok, giddy might be a little over the top, but if you know me, it really isn't.
Ask my Rachel who is also a lover of all things baking.  When I was complaining about my mediocre cookie snowflake cookie cutter...she and Stac drove all over SL to find the perfect one.  AND did they deliver?
OH YES!!!  It was a beauty and I set right off to make shortbread and gingerbread and dream of sugarplums dancing in my head.  HA.

Anyway, the result is never quite what I had imagined in my "sugarplum" dreams but there is always next year right?  So enjoy some "eye candy"...and maybe you wished you were on my cookie list....oh and that silky white stuff being slathered on the greased lightly cookie sheet?  HOMEMADE MARSHMALLOW HEAVEN..soon to be dipped into HOMEMADE FUDGE...yes, oh yes....

A little Craziness with that NOG

 Little baby Jesus....I made 80 little heads, cut 80 little felt cradles, cut 80 swaddling clothes, collected that staw and painted on 80 sets of eyes sleeping and rosy cheeks.
Yeah, it's what I do this time of year...
Worth it?
You bettcha.

Oh and to clarify...I had my mid week helpers over to swaddle and glue...that in itself is another blog post all together!

Golden Fleeceness

I have a small problem. I love fashion. I love seeing the new colors of each season, and the fabrics and textures and all that. Unfortunately, my body isn't compatible with the cuteness on the rack...so what is a girl to do? SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! I had seen a darling gold jacket in Forever 21 ( I really don't belong in there except in the jewelry department, and ok the shoes...) So, I came home and made one meself.

AND when it came to the lining of the collar and sleeves, I had this print in my stash!!!

and of course, I had to make a posy to tack onto the lapel. Now onto making over the last