Rubbish and Reuse

4 Years!

2010-01-01T18:26:00.000-08:00

Here's to 4 Years! I made B a box for our anniversary. I used a photo cube from Michael's, I took out the photo backings. There are 4 vintatge glass bottles inside. The bottles are filled with paper hearts, 1,460 to be exact... that is how many days B and I have been married! For the 4th Year Tradition Wedding gift - it is Flowers and Candy. Inside the box I placed a conversation heart B gave me in 2004. Outside there are miniture flowers.

Anniversary

2010-01-01T18:23:00.001-08:00

New Year

2010-01-01T18:16:00.000-08:00

Mirror Mirror...

2009-08-25T14:38:00.000-07:00

Finished! My very own table mirror... I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for, so - I made it! DIY!!

Cupcake display

2009-08-25T14:34:00.000-07:00

Here is a cupcake display I made for my friend's wedding reception. Should hold 150... cross your fingers :) and i made little figures of each of the, and Lola... cant forget her

Hubby's Projects

2009-07-08T09:24:00.000-07:00

Not only is Hubby a designer, craftsmen, furniture builder, gardener, deck builder, cat loven man (yes, hi Valentine, you got in the picture), he also takes out the trash and helps with the dishes and cooking! on top of it all he does ceramics too - here is his Bride Skull Vase.... the little gnome - I made for him... both pieces need to be fired still...

Yes - another one: here is his skull/heart lamp still needs to dry...

Projects

2009-07-06T11:21:00.001-07:00

Here are some ceramic mugs and pots I made over this long weekend. I have a set of bird stamps that I used to stamp the clay. The weather was great - the clay dried fast and they will be ready for the kiln on Saturday!

Re-Did Office Space

2009-07-02T09:36:00.000-07:00

Couldn't take the clutter! (See previous blog entry of office space.) Here is my new and improved work area! Thanks to B who made my ladder shelve! and my two fabulous finds! Everything has it's place. The mirror was not that easy to get up, but it's on the wall now! That was a great Picture Frame find, bought from IKEA and I took it to a local glass and mirror shop! Done!

Necklace Detail

2009-07-01T11:22:00.000-07:00

Necklace

2009-07-01T11:14:00.001-07:00

So I saw a necklace on Etsy and it was $50.... but I thought... maybe I can make it myself... and I did for about $18!! love it!

For KW

2009-06-29T12:56:00.000-07:00

This was made for KW in memory of her dad. I took a trip to the beloved LB Antique Market. And with the support of SJM I was able to purchase some of the lovely objects in this treasure box. The clock, the cool wrench, the oil cans, other items I had collected from a pervious trip. There is a great map of NY with a pin of Elmira, where DHW was born.

break and inspiration!

2009-06-15T11:15:00.001-07:00

table top mirror

2009-06-15T11:09:00.001-07:00

Love love love SJM table mirror and could not find it anywhere!! So i went to Michael's but a 4" round mirror for 99cents! and made my own table top mirror out of ceramics! it will get getting fired and glazed!

Painting

2009-06-15T11:06:00.000-07:00

KW wanted me to paint something for her friends BDAY. Here is the finished piece!

Projects

2009-06-15T11:03:00.000-07:00

I made a gnob for B's garden. see him there holding a basket! too cute. And i made 2 trays. These pieces still need to be fired and glazed.

Little Chairs

2009-05-21T11:26:00.000-07:00

I love these little chairs! This was a great find. We have four little chairs and my dolly sits on one of them. Isn't she cute?

Book

2009-05-07T09:33:00.000-07:00

I stitched a book together on the ol' sewing machine... works better than glue, so the paper doesn't pucker... the last page has an envelope with my contact info on paint chips! Love finding FREE supplies!!

Another Layer

2009-04-24T15:15:00.000-07:00

I stenciled some roses, and got a stripe of lace - used spray mount and suck it to the canvas and spray painted!

Saved Bust

2009-04-20T15:18:00.001-07:00

I saved this bust from the landfills! well - someone at work was going to throw it out and my cubemate wanted to keep it. I took it home and made it a little more interesting! I love to stencil and spray paint!

For Kelly

2009-04-18T19:32:00.000-07:00

KW asked me to do a painting for her friend Kelly - Here is the start... i dripped paint on the canvas. There are several layers of that - today I laid down a stencil, spray painted it, then did a light wash of black paint. Tomorrow I will work on it some more!

Hoarder

2009-04-15T16:03:00.000-07:00

JA asked me if I collect and hoard... so I wanted to show where I create my pieces... here is my desk, I do collect and hoard, but in an organized fashion ;) love to label... every month I clean out to make room for "new" (to me) stuff!

Name me

2009-04-15T16:02:00.000-07:00

I made this doll... but she needs a name... any suggestions?

Print Making

2009-04-15T16:00:00.000-07:00

my favorite class when I was a student at CSULB was print making!

Ceramies

2009-04-15T15:57:00.000-07:00

Long Beach Park and Recs offers a great Ceramic Workshop. Here are some pieces I created!

Hub-B's an artist too!

2009-04-14T13:42:00.000-07:00

Yes - I married an artist too! He made me this. Leather is the theme for the traditional 3rd Wedding Anniversary. B used a cigar box, pasted pictures of us, white washed it, cut out the number 3, the birds and heart are made out of leather. Amazing!

For KW

2009-04-14T13:39:00.000-07:00

KW wanted a painting... I had started this one, 3 years ago... and I finished it, added her favorite quote... I love including text in my pieces...

pieces

2009-04-14T13:06:00.000-07:00

P Bear

2009-04-14T13:02:00.000-07:00

Love Paddington Bear! I built a box, spray painted the outside, covered the inside with paper and took a small frame from Aaron Brother's - and there you have it, a place to admire Paddington!

Current Project

2009-04-14T12:58:00.000-07:00

Current Project:

Hub-B is building a frame for it... it will be fabulous and finish this piece. PS - how creepy is that doll - another great find at the Long Beach Antique Market...

to 26

2009-04-14T11:25:00.000-07:00

Here is my timeline piece... age 1 - 26. Yes I cut up my yearbooks...

My Favorite

2009-04-14T11:16:00.000-07:00

Here is one of my favorite pieces. The frame picture is of my dad walking along the beach. The bottles were purchased at the Long Beach Antique Market (every 3rd Sunday of the month - my favorite place to find treasures!) The candle jar on top was given to me. The little jar on the left (with the dried flower from the garden) is from the plug in air freshener. I made the ceramic pelican...he's cute.