On a recent trip to a local thrift shop, I picked up a plaster cast kit. It came with butterfly molds, paints & science facts on the life cycle of butterflies. I am homeschooling my Son and this kit was perfect for a rainy day. As we were making the butterflies, I realized we still had a lot of left over plaster mixed up. Inspiration struck and I grabbed some soap molds I have had for years. I had fun painting the "heart in hand" piece after it dried. I am thinking Holiday gifts with the endless possibility of soap and candy molds. 

Last night I stayed up late & made wee Halloween costumes for fake crows. I kept imagining them walking the runway & getting 

critiqued by Tim Gunn...ha! I used an old German book (that was already damaged) orange felt .The crows are from the dollar tree and 

are foam covered with velveteen and feathers. It was quite easy to keep the pieces in pklace with straight pins. The were so much fun 

to make!

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  It is Wedding Season!♥ I have been married myself 10 wonderful years & had a blast planning my own wedding celebration. We even renewed our wedding vows in a ceremony in Arizona this past year, so I had another great time planning & scheming for that celebration. I love thinking about Weddings so much I should probably be a Wedding planner!
 There are some very cool & unusual themes for Wedding s out there these days. I have filled Etsy orders for the following Weddings: Goth, Old Horror Movies, Parisian, Dr. Who, Steampunk, Organic and my favorite...Book theme. 

 A book nerd & Wedding nerd...that describes me perfectly! Here a few peeks at 
some Book themed Weddings. Enjoy & Happy June!!

        
                 Skeletons both intrigue me & creep me out at the same time. Must be why I love them so! Here is a new image I came up with for my Etsy Shop. I am forever hearing about "Branding" & am trying to find mine. Thank goodness for The Graphics Fairy! That is where I get the majority of my Victorian images that I use in my art. No shortage of creepy, cool, old skeleton over there!

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   For a long time nerd lover such as myself, I have been familiar with Dr. Who for many years now. I do confess, that my first times watching it, were only because a cute geeky boy in my 8th grade English class liked the show. I did not like it. I thought the special effects were cheesy (they were) & Science Fiction/Fantasy did not interest me at that point (they do now.)
  A few years ago I started watching Dr. Who again & this is not the cheesy show I remembered. The special effects are amazing, the story lines catch me & now that I am a true SciFi/Fantasy geek myself....I just adore this show. 
 I started an Etsy Shop just for my love of the Dr. & all things handmade TARDIS related.
 For all my fellow Whovians out there, keep calm....& don't blink!

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  I am glad I thought to throw the sidewalk chalk in the car last week when the weather was starting to get nicer. You just never know when the muse to get down on your knees & draw on the ground is going to strike. 
  I got hit with that very hankering this evening & my sister's front walkway was my canvas. There is something so satisfying about chalk for me. It is an instant connection to my childhood & happy Summer type memories.
  I'll re-up on the chalk now because I really wore mine down & you just never know when you will need to make art.