Winners, Grinners, Voters and flutterbies, etc

I created this hanging piece as a BIWT (Because I Want To) for a lady who deserves a smile...even if it's only brief.

this is a Birthday card for somebody who has brought colour into my world for a long while now

this is a 4x4 page for the Birthday girl

these are my hand made Jennifer Byrne Paganelli fabric flowers...Fred The Needle proudly stocks a great range of fabrics, including the Sis Boom pretties. I used my Itop to make the brad centers.

I'll be posting a project and step by step for these next week

in keeping with the butterfly theme here is a book I'm teaching in Perth next week...details very soon

OWOH prize "Kooky" is heading to the USA to live with the very talented Belinda Spiwak

OWOH prize "Baby Night Owl" was won by Sherry Edwards in the UK

Now what about the voting? Well Lindy's Stamp Gang is having a little comp. and you all need to run over to the LSG blog and vote!!! You can choose three...although it's a tough choice. I have to say that I totally love the Madame Butterfly art doll and the FloraDeco. Click here to vote

324 paper flowers

yes that's how many paper flowers I used to create this 50x40 cm canvas. All the flowers started as white and off-white. I threw a variety in to a large plastic tub and sprayed using my LSG spritz and stains, I kept spraying and shaking the container to mix the colours...it reminds me of confetti that has gotten wet...the colours run and blend beautifully on the paper flowers. Once I was happy with the look of them I used my heat gun to force dry before sitting down and layering to create a variety of pretty blooms.

Crowns and Ned Kelly

On the weekend I went to a class...AS A STUDENT!!!...I rarely sit as a student but I went to a class on the weekend to hone in on my soldering skills...only to discover that I really need better toys...I mean tools!

Anyhoo today I created this piece...ummm which has no soldering at all but plenty of annealing, so I did use my torch still. I really love this piece...not sure if I will have it as a brooch or a pendant...and not sure if it is finished or if "Ned" (squint and use your imaginations people!) needs some limbs. The whole piece is created from brass and copper.

Now onto the subject of crowns...my friend Marlene Haverone and I have decided to have a "Crown Embellishment" swap and are inviting anybody who would like to take part in this international swap to join up...the swap is for an element that will go to decorate a crown, so if you sign up please don't think you are getting entire crowns sent to you. I have created a blog as the swap home, so go check out the details at...

 Adorning Crowns 

hopping to catch up with Lindy's Blog Hop

sorry I missed out on the fun of the hop, but as I stated in my previous post I had issues with heat, housework and technical problems. Anyhoo here is my mixed media mini canvas that I created using LSG's products...I'll be drawing a winner shortly who will receive this art work and a prize pack containing my three most favorite LSG products. I'll also add some additional strips of the technique papers I made.

Amazing what you can do with PVA and Starburst Stains.

update on prizes for OWOH giveaway...baby night owl and his kooky friend

sorry for taking so long to get this up but between the heat, house work and technical issues it has been a trial! Anyhoo here is "Baby Night Owl"...I really really really love him so whoever wins him please know I may stand at the post office for a while before handing him over ;)

Originally I was going to make him as a wearable necklace but decided I wanted to add textures that could be touched and explored. "Kooky" is second prize and he will be travelling with some extra links and ribbon so you can turn him into a brooch/necklace/choker/hair accessory or a cool bracelet...he would even look cool on a hat.

Good Luck to those entering the One World One Heart give away.

One World One Heart Blog Give Away...PLEASE READ ENTIRE POST FOR UPDATED LINK TO PRIZES

For those who follow the fun and exciting annual One World One Heart 2011 blog give away, I am happy to let you all know that I am getting involved in the event's final year. What am I giving away?

I am giving away a mini version of my chainmaille "Night Owl"...the piece won't be identical to the one you see here because I don't really like making identical things if I can avoid it. "Baby Night Owl" will be just as interesting and touchable.

 CLICK HERE FOR UPDATED IMAGE OF PRIZES.

So do you want to know how you can go about winning a prize from me?

Simply leave a comment on this post. Easy peasy!

You have until February 17 to comment and then a name will be picked by a number generator.

Please make sure I can contact you by having a current email. If by chance you win and I can't get in touch with you within 7 days, then I will redraw and you will miss out.

Good Luck!!!

fried marbles and a night owl

A couple of weeks ago I came across an image on the internet of a beautiful glass sphere that turned out to be something called a "fried marble"...intrigued by the term I searched for instructions and discovered that since the 1950s people have been baking them to use in jewellery. They are really easy to make and quite addictive once you begin...I have about a thousand now.

Anyhoo I used polished annealed 22 gauge steel wire to cage and wrap a couple of my first marbles.

The owl is created using chainmaille and metal scales, his face is a rusty gasket that I found on one of my junkyard hunts. The eyes are fried marbles.

Lindy Hop with Lindy's Stamp Gang

Hooroo all, I am jumping up and down with excitement as I announce that Lindy's Stamp Gang will be hosting their very first "Lovin Lindy" hop.

Monday, January 31st! All of the LSG Design Team members will be sharing a project on their blog using their favorite LSG products. Of course there are prizes to win on each DT member's blog...lucky hoppers can WIN a Design Team member's FAV products!! We have all 8 DT members participating in the hop, which means 8 divine giveaways to be won!!!

Be sure to spread the word, mark it on your calendar and check back on January 31st. I will have a post with my project and links to my fellow LSG Design Team member's blogs. All you have to do to enter to win is leave a comment on our January 31st LSG blog posts. Names of winners will be chosen by the DT member of the blog you comment on.

*I will also be giving away the art that I create that day.

crowned

I love crowns, I have several...a crown is great to wear when you want to feel special...it's nice to feel special.

The base of this piece is ultra thin cardstock...and all the beautiful flowers, lace, die cuts and crystal stems are all from Green Tara...I soooo love a product that I can use for everything.

I'm proud to be a part of the GT design team, they are a great company with lots of beautiful products and the best value. I think I might make some more crowns this week

Valentino art doll

I'll tell you straight away...she isn't paverpol, she is one of the polystyrene foam dress forms that I got at Collin's Craft in Perth on my last visit.

She is totally dressed in the latest Green Tara fashion...I think I might paint on some ruby red lips though. She was created for Valentine's day