Fall

Mama and Mariska

Seascape

Iris Window

Harvest Moon

Hat she wore

Altered Matchbox - for a Yahoo Inchie Swap

The tissue paper I used to line the box is actually the placemat from the Atlanta Cheesecake Cafe where I have lunch sometimes. (Everyone who eats there now knows to bring me back their placemats!) The tigers and balls are actually beads I bought to make earrings. My daughters who live in the Cincinnati area are (or were) fans of the Cincinnati Bengals football team. Unfortunately, the team has not been doing so well, so I never made the earrings. I like the beads much better on the box! The brass medallion that the tiger is standing on is also an item I purchased to use with beading.

This is the bottom of the box.

The group that sponsored this swap is Addicted to Inchies, and if YOU are 'addicted to inchies,' please join us! We have a lot of fun and the members of this group are SO creative!

Here's the matchbox that I got!

Here is the beautiful matchbox I received from Becky of the Addicted to Inchies group. It is beautifully distressed and looks like a keepsake I may have had for a long time. (It will become that eventually!) She included four inchies (which was a requirement) and also lots of other 'stuff.' The pile to the right is blank inchies which she made. The round one is AWESOME! The picture does not do it justice. The patina on this makes it look just incredible. She also included some neat brads including locks and keys.

Becky's first love and favorite theme is butterflies. Someday I will make a butterfly matchbox for her.

Goddesses

These cards were made for a local Meetup trade this weekend. The theme was 'woman as goddess.' I had a hard time with this subject, but this is what I came up with. The fifteen cards were created on three different collage backgrounds I made utilizing paper and organza.

Three Vintage Children Cards

For a Facebook Trade.

Siblings

"The Dog Trainer"

Sisters

A Fabled Wedding

Two "Time" themed cards

Practice for Wednesday's Class

We're going to paint this scene in an autumn motif in our class this week. Painting this by myself was a good exercise - it just shows me how much I don't know and need to learn!

Space

I made this ATC in June for a swap that is just now ending. The 'moon' is made from pearly polymer clay.

Tooky helps

My cat is guarding the paint. He is such a help.

My first Watercolor ATC

My first watercolor

I've got a long way to go, but it's going to be fun getting there.

Grady - Best Cat Ever

Ladies of the Silver Screen

Merle Oberon

Joan Crawford

Katharine Hepburn

Ginger Rogers

Bette Davis

Blue Butterfly

Serenity

Theme: "Rhymes with 'art.' "

She excelled at grammar.

Two "Money" themed cards

Egypt Cards