Math is Hard

I have two prints from Etsy artists Noosed Kitty and Lisa Hurwitz, that were odd dimensions so I couldn't buy conventional mats for them and I really didn't want to pay to have them framed. So I did a good ole diy project of course! Oy, me and measurements are not friends. I don't know what it is but I swear I must have wasted sheets of paper and they are still a little "off", I just consider the offness goes with the quirky prints. Yea that's it.

I may splurge on professional framing next time just to avoid the headache :-)

Martha Stewart Kit

I found these little felt flower kits marked down at Walmart for just a couple of bucks, so I snagged them up to play around with them. Quite a bit of fun, for the embellishments I used beads and glitter from my stash as I wasn't too impressed with the ones found in the kit. The kit also contained the barrettes, clips, bobby pins and ring base to attach the flowers to. I'm hoping to give them away to some friends who have little girls, I think they'd be perfect.

Snow Business

Never enough Simon's Cat!

Celebrate the Final Season of Lost

With a Dharma Initiative pendant! I currently have The Swan, The Looking Glass and a Dharma logo pendant made, but am happy to make any of the other logos into a pendant for you.

I'm so sad to see Lost end, it's the smartest tv show I've watched in years. I wanted to create a keepsake for my fellow fans out there to enjoy.

Design Your Own Calendar

I bought a few of these kits as Christmas presents, and *duh* had to get one for myself. This kit was Basic Grey I believe and SO much fun. The kits come with all the embellishments, but I added a bit more from my personal stash. So basically all you need is to print out your own photos, grab a glue stick and get to crafting.

I think this one may be my favorite. I don't know what is it about your pet in a crown, but I love it!

Grant from Ghosthunters! So bummed Jason wasn't there too.

Housewives Tarot

I just stumbled across this adorably cute site whilst searching the interwebs for vintage tarot cards. I love that you find one thing when you are searching for something else.

Head over to the site Housewives Tarot for a few recipes, desktop wallpapers and free tarot readings with an ironic touch.

Tutorial

I have received so many questions regarding my method I use for image transferring to polymer clay, I decided to offer a tutorial for sale in my Etsy shop. You can learn how to create your own keepsakes with pendants, magnets, earrings, rings and any other idea you may have for a polymer clay creation.

The tutorial contains the list of materials needed, step by step instructions, hints I have learned from working with polymer clay for 6 years, as well as color photographs of the process. The tutorial will be emailed to you in a PDF file, if you'd prefer it in a DOC format, please let me know and I'll be happy to accommodate you. I'll also be available by email to assist with any questions you may have.

This tutorial is copyright protected and may not be resold or redistributed in any manner.

Flower Vase Number 2

This is a commission from a friend for one of the Doodlebug vases I posted about earlier. I have to say I like this one much better and may have to redo mine! She wanted bright spring colors, so I went with some blue, red, yellow and purple and decided on a bright yellow paper with a subtle design for the vase.

I think the purple flowers are my favorite, but the blue and red have a touch of sparkle and who can resist sparkle?

And the other change I made was to the stems and "grass". I painted the stems a pretty soft green and colored the grass by using blending solution and Adirondack inks. I spritzed on the color in the shower to avoid a mess and so I could just rinse off the ink from the shower floor. Eagads the smell is awful, so if you try this method try and open a window or don't stay and spritz for too long.

Crackle!

I discovered this awesome crackle treatment a few months ago, unlike the other ones it's not a two part procedure you just apply one coat over your paint and TADA! crackle.

I *ahem* borrowed a small table from the garage as I needed a place to put a lamp. This table had those god awful country designs that were so popular, little houses, hearts and chickens. Blech.

So since my lampshade was green, I painted over the designs with a nice sage. Forgive the blurry but you get the general idea of the color.

After the crackle medium was applied. It's hard to capture on the camera but I hope you can see.

Well of course that wasn't enough for me so I painted the trim around the table top a nice chocolate brown and then decided to put a nice chocolate wash over the crackle to bring it out more.

How cool is that?

The crackle is made by Deco Art, I've found it at Joanns, Michaels and Hobby Lobby. It's a great price and so easy to use and everything I've tried it on so far has produced great results.

We have a winnah!

Actually we have two! The SPCA had a photo contest for cats to be featured on their virtual charity walk page Meow March. I am happy to report that Gomez/Morticia and Sidney won two of the three spots! I await the calls to roll in for commercials.

Gomez, Morticia and Sidney occupy the first two photos in the banner here

I have a few pictures featuring Sidney and his smile, which is mostly caused because he squints at the flash when it goes off. In the winning photo it was pretty much an evil grin of "Guess how fast I can take this new collar off?"