Busy Times....

 This is my good boy Rocky who at this moment in time is very upset because.....

 this spoiled kitty Thomas is on my lap. Every night it is the same thing. Rocky upset that Thomas is on my lap. I wish that I could get Rocky's whining on video, but he stops as soon as I pick up the phone to record. I think that he is camera shy!

 Two turkeys are needed for the crowd that comes for Thanksgiving every year and these two are expert carvers!

 My poor husband was raking leaves on Tuesday and shoveling snow on Wednesday.

 The Northern Virginia Christmas Market was fun and I met some fantastic people.

A few more small shows and then a nice quiet January.

The Christmas Market in Chantilly, VA

 A major push to finish many projects...

 I looked like a hurricane blew through my studio!

 Everything did get packed securely.

 The beltway traffic around DC was horrible!!!

It was a lovely three days, I met some fantastic people

and I miss them already!

Preparations for the Northern Virginia Christmas Market

I set up an additional table to hold projects in the works.....

My Curiosity Boxes in various stages of completion.

The bigger the mess, the more creativity going on.

Halloween, Autumn and New ETSY Listings

I love this time of year, the fun of Halloween and the

perfect autumn days. I even love November...once the 

leaves have all dropped the trees are bare, the beautiful lines

that the branches make against the sky never fail to fascinate me. 

But that will be another blog post :)

Today I have been busy photographing my owls to list on ETSY.

Good old Houndstooth has a new friend.

 

Another owl made from that vintage coat fabric.

 

This guy Ollie is all set for his Halloween Celebrating.

 

Along with his friend Olivia!

 

Their celebratory hats and pendants are removable

so that they can stay around for the rest of the year. 

 

 

 

Houndstooth the Owl

Finished....almost.

I tried to use almost every part of the old coat.

The buttons on the front and back.

The interfacing on the top of the wings and around the face. 

The satin lining under the wings.

Still a bit more tweaking to do but

I am excited for how he looks so far.

I thought that this old coat was a tweed, but a good friend reminded me that it is houndstooth.

So I am calling him:

Houndstooth the Owl

Old Tweed Coat..... New Project

Working all day on a new pattern. What was an old tweed coat

that I purchased at an estate sale has been deconstructed....

 

 

What was a bag of clay, has been molded and baked and painted.....

I can't wait to get to put it all together.

New Items in My ETSY Shop.

Flowers of the Month

is a new series of drawings that I have made into

3x3 Art Bevels and Wearable Art Necklaces.

 

Each month of the year has a flower that represents 

it as well as a birthstone.

I have framed each one under glass.

 

 

  Also each one is made into a pendant.

To see the complete set, please visit my ETSY shop.

 

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend!

And if you have a minute or two to spare, I have entered 

the Martha Stewart,

American Made contest.

Voting starts in September I believe,

I will keep you posted!