Paper Box and Yard Sale finds Makeovers!

It's easy to turn junk or clearance items into fun home decor! See what I've done with less than $25 worth of items...

Fall Sparkle ATC

Here is a quick, yet fun little work of art to share with friends!

And a photo!

Pumpkin-Fabric, Paint and Wood...Finished!!!!

Here it is..my pumpkin finished finally!!!!

The squeal in the video is pretty high this time...and now I know it's my camera so I will work on getting that problem remedied as soon as I can!

Old Windows made new again!!

Sharing with you this week the windows I have painted for an antique shop in Tennessee owned by my friends and oldest daughter's dad and stepmom in Celina Tennessee. If you are close by, go shop at the Old Home Place and check the handmade old barn wood furniture and antique finds and handmade creations!
The address is
Old Home Place Antiques
124 E Lake Avenue
Celina Tennessee
931-243-5005
https://www.facebook.com/oldhomeplacetreasures
https://www.facebook.com/barnwoodrevivaldesigns
Owned and operated by Kathy, Casie and John Merrett.

Change of camera, Ipad ran out of space....

I used DecoArt Chalky Finish paint, DecoArt Traditions paint, DecoArt Americana paint, DecoArt UltraSoft and UltraMatte Varnish, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Various Ranger Alcohol Inks, General brand Chalk Pencil and  Designs by John Sliney and Judy Westegaard.

Judy Westegaard's book Chalk It Up

John Sliney Road to Holidays Past

John Sliney Road to Holidays Past 2

Welcome Guest Artist Donna Harcourt!

Today, my friend and painting/papercrafting partner Donna Harcourt has consented to be a guest artist on the blog.


I hope you enjoy her video!

                                            

Thank you so much, Donna for making and filming this tag for us!

One of those days!

Well this is a late post! Lots of silly little obstacles in my path today!

                                       

So many video issues! Need a new camera!

So I didn't get my Pumpkin finished! Maybe by next week!

Pumpkin...Fabric, Paint and Wood

Here is a new take on a holiday decorative shape from a few years back!

I used the wood shape, Tim Holtz Fabric, Traditions Artist Acrylic paint, and DecoArt Matte Decoupage...so far!

You can find the design I am going to paint in Judy Westegaard-Jenkins decorative painting book
            Chalk It Up published by Viking Woodcrafts.

                                      

Finished pictures next week!

Burlap Voyage

So today is the first day of September! Summer is still here for about 3 more weeks, but most of us see Autumn as the beginning of this month. So my thoughts are turning to the holiday sales and shows for gifts and decorations. Here is an example:

I used a lot of different things from my stash including Dylusions Spray inks, Tim holtz ink, embellishments and ephemera, a little bit of 7 Gypsies ephemera, and DecoArt Texture Medium Fierro. what fun to pull so many different things together into a theme!
After turning off the camera, I changed my NoSale Cash Tag to a $7 tag with an orange background. I added an old photo, and some stamps and tickets. I think I'm satidfied with it now. It's so much fun to create something with just a few random items and no real idea of where you want it to go!

                         I inked the letters and the edges of the panel with Forest Moss Distress Ink.

After the camera was turned off, here are the changes and final tweeks I made!

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THERE WILL NOT BE A MONDAY MUSINGS POST NEXT WEEK. I WILL BE HOSTING A 3 DAY SEMINAR (PAINTING WITH FRIENDS WEEKEND) AND INVOLVED WITH MY CHAPTER MEETING AS WELL.

Playing in my Journal

Just a shortie today to show you a couple of things I got at the Heart of Ohio Tole (HOOT) painting convention. My silly camera had a case of the wanders today and I was going to cut that part out. But then I thought, this is too funny to miss! So bear with me as my shot travels to show the real mess on my painting/crafting table!

This was fun and relaxing to do, so when you want to make some art, but you want it unstructured, this is the way to go!

 If you look close you can see the Interference Violet Shimmer on the head and neck.

Finished By the Sea Album

Here is the final version of my By the Sea photo Album...I hope you like it as much as I do!

Here is the link to Tim Holtz's blog to see the formula for the sand!

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2014 July

By the Sea Photo Album

A bit late in the day with this little video...showing a good start on a summer fun photo album!

Using Graphic 45 paper, Tim Holtz inks, some fun embellishments, you get a great albumto turn into an heirloom. Come back next week for the finished album!