Art Doll Swap #2...Professor Owlington

looking rather dapper, Professor Owlington will be flying international tomorrow to his new home

he began as a simple form...a plain calico doll blank, from there he evolved



his eyes are metal buttons, swarovski crystals inbedded in hot glue and all backed with Prima printed flowers.



his colouring comes from Lumiere paint, Lindy's Stamp Gang Moonshadow Mist and a black Sharpie fabric marker



Swarovski bling on his spats...because all the most fashionable owls are wearing them like that




his cape is from a samples book of haberdashery fabrics that I found at a salvage yard



his replica eyeglass and silver plated chain add real charm. His texture comes from...PVA...yup woodwork glue!
The lovely little bow and pearl are from a chocolate Easter rabbit...I knew they would come in handy

I am currently hosting two swaps on Facebook...one is an apron swap and the other is art dolls. The art doll swap is now on to our second theme..."the animal in me", I chose an owl because I feel that I have had so many experiences the last few months that I have become so much more wiser than I was before. This doll is Professor Owlington...and I am so happy with how he has turned out, I really hope my swap buddy likes him.

catching up and a card

I thought I'd share a pic of a class I'll be running next year...it's a card!

I know I have been pretty quiet of late but I am still unpacking from the move...I have so much stuff that I just can't find a place for, it is so frustrating to go from renting a large house to renting a small house. I don't have a studio any more, so it's back to the kitchen table for me and my crafty stash is in just about every room in the house...yup even the kids rooms have crates of my stuff. I am working on a few projects too! I finally had a play with my new Brother ns50 sewing machine yesterday while working on my apron for the international swap I am hosting through Facebook. I am really excited about 2012 because I have been asked to teach in New Zealand! I have a few friends over there and I really hope I will get to catch up with them.

Retreat to create

#1 my pizza box



#2 red bird pizza box




#3 lavender bird pizza box...I have just returned from a four day retreat with a group of scrapbooking friends. I even a little scrapbooking. I got to hang out with my friends Gillian, Renee and Suzanne, and I created and played. We were given blank pizza boxes to store our projects in, I decided to decorate mine and a couple of my friends asked if I would do something with their blank pizza boxes, so I did...I decorated four in total and did a mini lesson with a couple of ladies so they could decorate their own.
I also made a couple of cards, a canvas and one or two other little things, all of which I will take pics of during the week and share with you. 



Owly...my newest product design

Petite ATC Owly

18cm Owly (this canvas is a class sample)

ATC, 18cm and 30cm Owlies

15cm Owly on a 12x12 inch canvas

Owly is one of my latest product designs, retailers can order through Words Or Whatever