Art of Mine

 Hi Sweet Friends, Hope all of you are having a good week so far. I have been doing a bit of resting lately as I have a lot of pain in my right hip. I have Bursitis in the hip and if you have ever experienced the pain from bursitis you will understand. Prolonged walking makes it more painful. I did have a cortisone shot in my hip about 4 weeks ago but it wore off quickly. Ahh well enough about that!! I am showing you something that I bought at an estate sale a while ago. It is a revolving/ tilting wooden picture frame, which sits on a weighted stand of rather hefty metal. The inner frame that turns over was rather wobbly.  I have had it on my work table for awhile wondering how to bring it to life once again. On the same table I have a couple of baskets with lovely doilies...and the thought came to me to  incorporate the lace with this frame. I used an automatic staple gun to attach the doily, added some bits and bobs and Viola'!! ...

Hi Dear Friends, First I want to share with you a little peek at something I am making as a gift to someone!! I am making it in all their favorite colors...something I think they will really love!! :) So what have all of you been up to? I have so many talented followers out there. Some are painters, some embroider, some love to collage with fabrics, others collage with papers. Jewelry makers, journal making.....etc. There are so many mediums out there in the art communities that my head goes dizzy with so much to look at. For instance Pinterest! I "Pin" I like pinning...but after awhile my head is spinning with so many pictures...I must stop!! There are all forms of addictions as we know and I find I am becoming addicted to looking at so much lately...ughh I must resist the Force...hahaha I do not want or need to keep looking! So I'm going to pare down my time spent...looking at stuff and just relax..read my Nook books which I have abo...

 Hi Sweeties!!!! I hope your day is going well for you!! So I have a new Love.....Chalk Paint!!! Have your heard of Anni Sloan chalk paint? Well I found some in one of my favorite Antique malls.  I became smitten immediately! The fun part was you could buy samples to try it out. I bought two colors...one is called Aubusson Blue and the other is Chateau Grey. The grey is not really a grey...it reminds me of the Italian villas that with time the grey turns a bit green from moisture.. so lovely!  The large silver plate tray was painted in both the blue and the grey. I also added a stenciled bird in the middle using the Aubusson Blue. Both the tray and the stand are sold together in my booth. This little tray I found in an estate sale,  it also had  no chance of escaping the chalk paint I had also bought this old fork at the estate sale which was really really grungy...so I cleaned it up a bit and thought it would go so wel...

Hi Sweet Friends, Before Mom went to bed and after her Birthday cake, I had her pick the name of the winner who won the Giveaway!! And so without further ado.........Drum roll...... CONGRATULATIONS!!!! "CREATIVE CARMELINA"!!!! You have WON my 200 Follower Giveaway!!! I am sooo Happy for You!!! I will send your package right out to you!! Thank you to All of my dear Followers for signing up for this giveaway!! I wish I could send you ALL something but I cannot!  I do wish All of you Love, Happiness and Blessings from my heart to your heart!! Love To you All, Susan

Good Day Dear Friends, Today is my Dear mothers 92nd. Birthday!! Yay!! My Mom is a dear and sweet person who to this day loves to sing and chat about  her life and times growing up. Her favorite times were spent on the farm in Connecticut with her favorite aunt Millie. Mom would feed the pigs, and the chickens! Row a boat in the lake in front of the farm and help make brownies for her boyfriend in WW2. My mom is my best friend, my teacher my confidant, my spiritual counsel. My life is all the more richer, brighter and happier with her here! I thank God everyday for the gift of having my Mother with me! Tonight at midnight my 200 Follower Giveaway ends!! I will announce the "Winner" Tomorrow the 21st. Love to All, Susan xxoo

Hi Sweet Friends.... Just a little reminder that my Give away is ending on the 20th. of February!! If you have not signed up for it yet please do!!! Raining here to today and so it is a nice day to create something beautiful....and have a cup of tea. What are you doing today?? Whatever you have planned for this day I wish you joy and contentment. Love and Blessings to All Susan xxoo

Hi Sweet Friends.... Oh my oh my.....What an exciting ATC Swap we had this month!! The theme was "Alice in Wonderland" for the month of February. My partner Debra and I have exchanged our ATC's so with out further ado...here they are.... My swap buddy was Debra and her awesome ATC she titled was "Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum She's Curious"!  Debra Used fabric, ribbon and hand sewing created a wonderful work of art! Can you beleive this is the first one she ever made!! Thank you so much Debra!! I decided to go way out of my comfort zone and make what I call an inter-active ATC.    I wanted to create a clock face that you could turn and through the hole...you could view different scenes that Alice would go through once she went "Down the Rabbit Hole"!!  I was so excited to give this to Debra...I wanted her first ATC to be something really special!! You can see here looking at the side view how it looks. I also m...

                                   A VERY HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ALL                                                                          WITH LOVE TO ALL!!                                                                                  ...

 Hi Sweet Friends, I tackled a new DIY project last week and wanted to show you what I had done. I bought this cute little Dry Sink a couple of weeks ago and thought it would go well in my antiques booth. This cute Dry Sink was "stark" white and I felt it need some depth of character. And soooo  I bought a tube of heavy body Acrylic paint in a tube by Liquitex in Neutral Gray.  I thought black would be too harsh a color...I think the gray worked out really well. Using the heavy bodied acrylic gave me some play and flexibility where I wanted the color to go. I also kept a damp cloth close by if I did not like what I did, I could just wipe it off and start again. I lined the drawer as well with  some cool vintage book pages with Mod-Podge in Gloss/luster. So her the little Dry Sink sits...waiting for someone to fall in love with it!!! So my friends what have you been up to lately?? Don't forget my Giveaway is still going on ...

Hello Dear Friends... Hope All of you are doing well and happy today!! I am very Happy to announce my 200th. Follower Sweet Giveaway on this 7th. day of February 2012!! I never in my wildest dreams thought "200" plus wonderful folks would follow me...It Boggles my mind and humbles my soul.....I thank Each of You for bringing Friendship, Love, Joy and Happiness into my life. My life is all the more Enriched and Blessed with each of you in it!!! So my Lovely Followers I would like to offer you some items that I thought you might like. In honor of Valentines Day coming up in a few days I made a beautiful necklace for YOU. I used one of my favorite products "Glossy Accents" to seal the picture inside the frame..with a hint of glitter...ohhh soo pretty! The heart shaped box I painted in a creamy white...used some new fabric scrapbook lining for the inside and added some lace on the top with a touch of glitter under the lace. Accen...

Hi Sweetie's.... I'm still living and breathing.....I think!! I have not felt very well since I tweaked the booth last weekend. I have a rather delicate stomach and chills...ughh!! I wanted to post my Giveaway this week but I think I will post it next week if you don't mind. I promise you will love it!!!! :) We rearranged the booth last weekend, although it looks a bit bare....I have a new piece of furniture to add to it but need to do some de-stressing to it....poor thing is so stressed..lol!! :)  I made a Valentine banner last week so added it to the table here...it's too cute!!  I have been selling a lot of my Bookmarks and candles, so need to make more of them as well!! Since this picture was taken last Sunday someone bought the old vintage iron board so who knows where the linens were tossed!! Lol Well I am going to go back and lay down......Say a little prayer that I am up and around real soon....ok? Love and Blessings, Susan xx...