Wedding Wishes Jar & Pedestal



Simone from Fred The Needle likes to challenge me as an artist but I have to admit to scratching my head for a few days when she handed me an empty spaghetti sauce jar and a porcelain pedestal. Ballerina Barbie sacrificed her legs for the good of art



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.

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. 



Christmas Angel

when I was last in Perth I picked up some foam dress forms...and they have sat atop my shelf since then...until I received my DT package from Green Tara.

I first coated the form with Mod Podge before wrapping it closely with a piece of vintage pattern paper. Once it was dry I coated the entire piece with Mod Podge Hard Coat to strengthen and seal.

Then it's just a matter of decorating, here are the links to the products used...please note that Green Tara is a wholesaler, so you will have to contact your local retailer to get the goodies I use...ok back to the list...

• WHITE SILK FLOWERS WITH SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL CENTRES
• WHITE JUTE RIBBON
• 3MM GOLD BEAD GARLAND
• ORGANZA METALLIC GOLD FLOURISH RIBBON
• SELF ADHESIVE METALLIC GOLD TRIM
• SMALL POINSETTIAS

the wings are of course flourishes from another lovely Aussie wholesaler...Words Or Whatever

the actual piece I used is called Flourish 10 I always modify to suit my pieces.