Gluey Feathers on a Flume

This Morning I woke up to this Beautiful fog ..

My kitty Creepers was in as much Awe as I was ...

Yes , I have a cat now . She just creeped up one day and decided this is her home. Not a huge cat person , but she is very sweet . I don't mind if she stays.....

I happened to be listening to these guys a whole bunch this morning . A friend of mine just recently brought them to my attention. How suiting .. What a hauntingly beautiful morning  :)

DoorWays

 A Gift

Maybe you can believe
If you take the time to dream
In the places in between
Things aren’t always as they seem....

Paper Dolls and The Enchanted Garden...

                                    

 

   " Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering , makes someone a friend. "
 

 

 

I used card stock and then collaged scrap booking paper scraps on top of the doll shapes I cut out . I painted the faces with water colors and micro pens on poster board and cut them out. Decorated them with buttons , letter stamps , lace , rhinestones and glued it all together with gloss medium. Ribbon and little pearly bead strands for tree hanging 

Joy  : )

 

  

 

 

Warming up with some Cappuccino, My nose is cold . Remember ? I'm a Southerner now , can't hang in the cold anymore !

Ohhhhhhhhhh  Night Divine....

More warming up . My husband made it , he is almost as good a cook as me  ;)

New Year , New Do

It's Friday , It's Sunny my head is Fuzzy and I feel like a new lady ! Happy weekend !

Rain Rain Go Away

 I want to go outside and play  :( 

Nifty Handmade Find !

Found it at the Meander Shop...   It's beautiful . It's made from a belt . I have never seen anything like it , LOVE IT !!   Now my favorite piece of jewelry .

I'm Dreaming of a PINK Christmas ?

let me introduce you to our tree , I really like the white ones because they remind me of snow , being that I grew up in Colorado and now live in Georgia  , we don't get as much of it here. However , we did have a white Christmas last year ! The first I have ever seen since I moved here. May we be so lucky this year  :)  I got some "purple" Christmas lights and they are actually pink lol ....  I think I like it
     (we hadn't put the ornaments on yet)  I think it needs some fairies ...

My Husband and Three year old painting  :)

We also made this mini tree tree...

and this is Kashi's  Winter Wonderland he made. Next he wants to make a card for Santa  ( too sweet )

 Our Gingerbread House rules.  ( note the five eyed ginger bread man with half eaten head )  RULES !  even though it fell apart , it was tasty.

Happy Holidays !

Somewhere to Rest your Head

Ok not really because it's decorative and I wouldn't really use it as a pillow , but it sure is purty to look at !  I'm getting so close to having enough items ready to re-open my Esty store , Wewt  !!

Home is Where The Heart is

Felt like painting today.. I love painting , but I struggle with it more than anything else !  Trying not to totally suck at it  :)

Make What You Love

Folk Art Owl Doll...  My Favorite 

Finished this girl today .. I really missed needle felting and was in the mood for it.  I think it is probably more relaxing than any other medium , even though it takes a hours and hours especially if you are felting something big. For one , I can do it anywhere unlike clay that is messy so that I have to be at my desk . Two , I think there something therapeutic about working with the soft and fuzzy animal wool . I am working on a fox like this one as well. I have really been putting some serious thought into re-opening my Etsy store very soon . I really love this doll  ...  I don't know how I am ever going to open a store when I want to keep all my dolls for myself !  ; )  I guess I need to start making two at a time. It's hard enough to find the time for one  : (  I found this little wicker chair at the flea market and I have got this cloth body pattern I made down pat. I like it because I can adjust the size and attach any kind of head to the body , whether it is felted or made of clay , paper mache etc. etc.. I got this nifty sewing box for 40 % off at  Jo-Ann's . Love it !  I can carry my felting stuff in here too  :) 

 I snatched this sucker up so fast .  Like I said , it definitely has Lisa written all over it

She has little owl babies that go in her pockets . Teeny Owl Faces = LOVE

I Love Thrift Stores

2 dollar fabric grab bags  :)

While I Blog

Noodle likes to sit next to me . If you look close enough you can see the bite marks on the corner of the laptop    : 0  Brat ..

Send In The Clowns

Just getting ready for Halloweeeeeeeeen !

      What You Need For this Nifty Clown Hat...

 1.   Kewl scrap booking paper of your choice
 2.   Matte Medium , I use this for glue . I suppose Elmers would do just fine.
 3.   Hot Glue Gun
 4.   Scissors
 5.   Tulle ( a long piece ) color of your choice
 6.   Flowers , Feathers , Ribbon optional   :)
 7.   I didn't really need the clothspins as much as I thought.
 8.  also need a little piece of elastic  ( I forgot)

     I personally like the papers that look  "circusy"  ( makin up words again )  for this project. I went with the  Polka Dots because Polka Dots are the Bee's Knees. I really like this kind of paper , it's called lost and found at Hobby Lobby and it's thick like card stock.

Now Rolly Polly and pretend like you are making a Waffle Cone..

    Nom Nom Nom Waffle Cone.....

        Secure with a dab of  Hot Glue here... and then go like this

                more Hot Glue .....

                and then I was all like ..

    put some Hot Glue on the inside crease to secure it more  :)  Let it dry for about as long as it takes you to make Guacamole ... and then eat some Guacamole .

 

 Cut off the excess and keep trimming it until it is as small as you like. I made mine kind of angled because it sits on my head better..

 

 get it to stay on with elastic , thanks to Granny Cloud who gives me crafty stuff all the time , I had an elastic stash ! Grannies are so awesome..

          I used the smallest so I don't have a huge ugly strap on my chin.
 

         Not unlike a child's Birthday Party Hat.

make sure you use a nice long piece of tulle to go all the way around , prolly about 3-4 times the circumference of the hat .

            Glue , Twist Half  Way , Fluff , Glue ... etc. etc.

 

 

Wallah ! 

    Now add whatever you want to it   :)  Maybe a Feather .....

                Or Two , whatever tickles your Clown Hat fancy.. 

I think a cute variation of this would be a tall Princess Hat with Ribbons Streaming out of the top . That would be a super cute and fun thing to do for a little girls Birthday Party  :) and I like to make them for dolls

                  YaY !!!