Here are my four tombstones for the Retro Cafe Art Gallery Tombstone swap! I haven't had the time to do  much swapping over the past several months so this was fun to participate in! I will be sure to post the tombstones I receive when I get them (:

Here is another Witch Cage Doll. I love her sweet face.

I have been busy making different things for my first craft show! I made this Santos Witch to sell, but I love witches so much that I don't know if I can part with her!

 Here is a newest piece that I have finished. It is an Edgar Allan
 Poe altered bottle. It has been quite some time since I have altered a bottle so I really enjoyed this!

Here are a few more little mini shrines! My favorite in this set has to be the witch!!

Spooky Kitty 

Close up of his face.

Side view.

Here he is before he is painted!

I have a new found love for Paper Clay!! I really enjoy shaping and painting the pieces!! I am now in full Halloween swing with my art!

Here is a spooky cute ghost and pumpkins!

I have always loved to alter and collage just about anything, so when I saw Mary Jane's class "House of Cards" I just had to sign up! I have learned some wonderful new techniques in this class!! She is a fabulous teacher and many of the things that I have learned I can use in my other mixed media pieces!

 For those of you that want to take an art class but think that you can't afford it, consider taking an online class! There are so many awesome classes out there that will give you some basics to run with!!


Here is the box that I made in this class....

I know that it has been a while since I have posted any new art, but I have been making some! When I haven't been visiting colleges with my daughter I have been enjoying the online art classes that I am taking. This is the second summer that I have taken classes through www.artfulgathering.com It is such a wonderful place! Here are some paper clay birds that I learned how to make in the "Flights of Fancy" class.

 

 

Here are a few more mini shrines I have created. These are for sale at a local shop and I am thrilled that people like my pieces!! My art is for me, but to have even a few people that think it is worthy of being displayed in their home is an amazing experience!

 

 

Here are a few altered playing cards that I just completed. I am currently taking "The Spoken Soul" online art class through www.artfulgathering.com. I have had such a great time making these and I have learned lots of wonderful new techniques! Mary Jane Chadbourne is a fabulous teacher!

Here is my newest Santos Cage Doll! I do believe that she is my favorite so far! I am having such a great time making these and I have million ideas of things that I want to add to them.

Here is one of my newest pieces!! She is a magical fairy in a glass dome. I love using frozen charlotte dolls in different things and she fit in there perfectly!

 

The two postcards below are what I have received so far in the Liberate your Art postcard swap.

I had to do up 6 postcards of my art and in return I will get 6 postcards

from different artists.

 

 

This postcard is a stunning image and I love the quote!

 

 

Postcard by Carrie Gault

www.cherryblossomtattoophotography.blogspot.co.uk

 

 

 

 

                                     Isn't this a fabulous collage piece!!

                                             Postcard by Terry Garret
                             www.whisperwoodartworks.blogspot.com



I think that both of these postcards are beautiful and creative! I have included their blogs so that you can check out other works! Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are few Santos Cage Dolls. The bottom one was sold in my Etsy shop earlier this week. The top one was just completed over the weekend. The supplies for these come from Paper Whimsy, they have lots of wonderful supplies to work with! I am still amazed when people like and sometimes even purchase my art,lol!

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Mini Shrines

 

 

 

 

 

I have been making all shapes and sizes of shrines for the past couple of months! Today I dropped off 5 of these little mini shrines to a local art/crafts shop that really liked them! This is my first time selling my items in a local shop so I am SUPER EXCITED!!! I hope that they sell, but even if they don't just to know that there are a few more people out there that really like my art is still AMAZING to me!! I hope that you all have a wonderful Easter!

Chipboard Potion Bottles

                                                        

                                                           










I was  "attempting" to clean out my craft room this morning when I came across some blank chipboard bottles. I had such a great time creating some of these for an Alpha Stamps Halloween swap that I just had to use them up! So here are the potion "bottles" that I made today.

I purchasd the chipboard bottles from Alpha Stamps, though you are all crafty enough to make a shape this simple out of chipboard. The images are also from Alpha Stamps.

Night Time Fun

                                                                           

                                                     Night Time Fun

                                           
This is a 6X6 piece on Mixed Media artist paper. I used my gelli plate along with various stencils and paints for much of the background. I can't tell you how much fun I have had playing with my gelli plate! The images used in this piece are by Tumble Fish Studio. I just love the naughty image and quote. Even though you can't see it in this scan I went over all of the starts, moon, etc. with a Sakura Gelly Roll glitter pen and it adds a beautiful shimmer! It is a great pen to have!!

 

"Spirit" Shrine

 

This is what I was working on today. I just love the little frozen charlotte doll in there. The photo really doesn't capture this piece. I really need to get a better camera.

My first blog post!

I have been wanting to start a blog for some time, but I have been afraid of whether or not I could actually do a blog and if people would even like what I  post. Today I finally decided that I will not let fear stop me. So here is my first blog post! Please excuse my humble beginning in to blogging. I am not very computer savvy, so I still have a lot to learn.

 

 

 

Be Happy 

 

 

This is a page from my altered journal/sketchbook. The man on the right is my grandfather when he was a young man. Since his passing I use many of his images in my artwork. The title of my blog "Apple of my eye creations" is what he used to tell me I was whenever he talked with me. It is only fitting that a man that gave me so much be the center of my first blog post. I love you Gramps!