WALK PHOTOS

A fellow Cleveland Handmade member has extolled the virtues of walking to me.......so now that Spring has sprung, I'm bound and determined to take more walks and reap the benefits. I don't like to walk alone, so I'm going to take my camera with me and snap a few photos to share with you. My POW (picture of the week) photos will be replaced by my WP (walk photos)! Here is what I saw yesterday.........

Broken China Mosaic

I get so much traffic to my broken china mosaic countertop that I thought I would update with more pictures and move it to the top of my blog.

I've always wanted to post this somewhere. Now that I have a blog........here it goes!
My sister-in-law, Kelli and I made a broken china mosaic counter around the sink in my guest bath.
We broke all my leopard china plates and mixed them with old rose china. I love leopard print (if you have not noticed!) and roses. It took us about a month but it turned out great, and we made some great memories while working so closely on it. I added a piece of wood cut with a nice curve on top the straight back splash. Then we glued the broken china right over both. Kelli did a great job on the portion behind the faucet. She added pearls and rhinestones among the broken china. This is one creation I am most proud of. I decorated the bath to resemble an old French hotel room.

POW - Picture Of the Week

You know Spring can't be far away when the Primrose makes an appearance at the market. It makes a perfect buffer on the window sill when I'm looking out at the snow.

POW Picture of the week

It was hard to take a picture this week without snow getting into it! My lion door knocker is wearing a snow mask! I promise I'll get more interesting pictures next week! If you are somewhere warm.......enjoy it!

POW

Here is my photo of the week. Look at the eyelashes on this wee one. I photoshopped it a bit to get the look.

POW

Well........last year I vowed to post and contribute to my blog more often........didn't happen. I only had about 20 posts last year............so, I'm going to try again.....I follow a blog where the creative and eloquent blogger posts a POD.....photo of the day........I'd love to follow suit, but I am going to be more realistic and post a POW.......photo of the week. I enjoy taking photos of bits and pieces of my surroundings, life, things and people that I love. Here we go with my photo of the week.........two weeks late! Enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

My Studio Tour

I'm participating in the Quilting Arts/Cloth, Paper, Scissors open studio event this weekend. They want to celebrate the release of their current magazine by getting folks all over the world to open up their studios! My "rhinestone workshop", as I call it, is ever evolving. I spend a lot of time creating my wearable art from vintage pieces and I love to be surrounded by things that I love and inspire me. I have a need to be organized, but I admit, my work space tends to get a bit cluttered up with shiny bits and pieces. One wall of my workroom is full of chains.........beaded and vintage. I'm always on the look out for unique and functional storage. My favorite is my jadeite green drawer box. It is from an old hardware store. A couple of coats of sealer gave it a nice sheen. It goes with me to all my art shows to hold supplies. Having a dedicated work space where I can leave out my work in progress is a luxury I apprecite. Visit my Etsy store to see what I create in my workshop. I'm off to check out other studios and get more creative ideas! Cheers!

Open Studio Tour

The good folks over at Quilting Arts/Cloth, Paper, Scissors are hosting an open studio event this weekend. They want to celebrate the release of their current magazine by getting folks all over the world to open up their studios! Sounds like fun…what a great way to see alot of studios!

promise

I promise I'll post something new soon. I'm taking pictures of some of my favorite vintage items.