Easter is on its way!

I love decoration for Easter, I try and find great decorating pieces at thrift stores. This little vintage guy came from To Every Nation Thrift Store.

Robots love music!

My sisters have been creating the most wonderful stamps using speedo carving kits and making prints.   My daughter Kristen made a great one for me a few years back, it has been framed and hanging in my studio.  Time to take it down and make some more prints.  Check out my sister Gail's prints @ onefinepencil.blogspot.com and Meri's @ meriwinkle.blogspot.com

A unloved chair gets a new outlook!

This poor little chair at the thrift store never got a secound glance maybe with a new cover sewn with thrift store fabric it will catch the attention of someone.

Elephant Circus

I have had a especially hard week and creating which usually I find very relaxing was too much. Coloring seemed like a relaxing idea but no coloring books in the house so I did what came next. I got out my watercolors and just went for it. I really needed something cheerful and happy and this was the result. I cut the piece up and glued them to wood then added a few items and then the beeswax. It is one of those things that bring a child like calmness when stressed. It worked wonders...

Little Black Singer

This little black singer would sit on my dinning room table my whole childhood. I would watch my sister create wonderful things with it. Great stuff animals, clothing, dolls, etc... My brother even got into the act making a frostline snow jacket one year. I also remember my father using it to make a canvas top for our pop up camper. I still remember the days I would plead my sister for left over fabric to create with. Of course she spent more time then she would care to fix the messes I would create with the thread. It still remains the best machine I have and many more great creative creations to come.

Great Times with Family

Such a sweet photo of my sister Gail my father Bill.

Gail, me and my dad

The jelly fish are so pretty when on shore not so nice to meet them in the water.

Beach Day

I am so enjoying my visit with my sister Gail. We spent the day at the local thrift stores, then on to a great lunch, and then a walk and treasure hunt on the beach. The tide brought in these beautiful jelly fish, the colors were amazing.

My shadow goes in and out with me.

Recycled pillows!

I have enjoyed sewing up these pillows they are very simple. Off to to Every Nation Thrift Store tommorrow. But the next ones will have some French inspiration and old linens and lace.

Recycled Pillows

While working at the thrift store I keep walking by the bedding area and see very ugly sad pillows no one wants to take home. It was time for a change. Quick zip on the sewing machine with some thrift store fabric and wow, much better. It will be interesting to see how quick they go.

Vintage apron

I am such a sucker for vintage aprons. The old table cloth fabric came from the thrift store and it was so much sewing up that more will come. This one will be heading back to the thrift to be donated.

Tiara

I am a sucker for tiaras. Found this old wedding veil and tiara and just knew it had to go in my studio.

Bracelet cuff

Finally back in the studio after a break. Had my husband home and new boat, need I say more. Recycled fabric, with resin center design. Had so much fun making it I have more planned for tommorrow.

This bracelet is made from small trinkets and a resin. Both will be donated to the thrift store.

thrift store finds

I was so happy to find this wonderful frame and old school book. Not only is the book filled with great music but also wonderful graphics.

Wonderful vintage table cloth. Of course I was thrilled when I saw the donkey on it.

I love vintage sewing products so I was very excited when I found all these goodies hiding in a sewing machine.

Altered book for swap

What amazing fun making this alterted book for my swap exchanged, felt like a kid again, scissors, glue and paper what more could you want.

New clay doll

She has been in my mind for a long time and finally she is coming to life. She is constructed out of paper clay. I really love this product but it does not dry very smooth, I smoothed out her body with sand paper. Painting the face always scares the hell out of me, but I am very happy with it. I guess I am getting better at it, but have a long way to go.

Upcycled Purse

This wonderful donation to the thrift store would of sat on display forever since it had a huge ink stain on it. I covered buttons with fabric and sewed them on which covered the ink stain but also added a little fun. So back to the thrift store it goes tomorrow and hopefully home with some one soon...

Hat Box

I love vintage hat boxes. I picked the larger one up at a yard sale a few years back the smaller one came into the thrift store last week.

Recycled T-shirt fun!

I bought this great t-shirt last year at Wal-mart. It was of course too small. I will be just as happy to carry it as a bag instead.

Make over for shadow box

A great friend of mine saved this old shadow box from the trash for me. After a lot of scrubbing, I cut out paint chip samples and odd-end pieces of paper I have been saving to line it with. I am really happy with the end result. It looks so small in the photo but it rather large.

Jewelry craziness

Wonderful week, skyping and crafting with my sister Gail. Upcycling, old jewerly into new life. I volunteer at a thrift store and get all the old broken pieces of jewelry, it is so much fun to make new items from.