Sure, I'll Do A Give-Way!

Well, it was a year anniversary of this blog last week {2/19/2008} and I am going to celebrate with a give-a-way! This little glass bird house needs a new home, you see- I'm not that into birds! But, I happen to have a few laying around and with the weather being so spring-like today, I thought it would be a nice this to pass along!

She has a little tarnished crown with some rhinestones on it, and she is all nestled into her flower nest. Overall, it is 4" square and 6" tall. All you need to do is leave a comment on this post and I will pick a winner Sunday night {3/1/2009}. BTW: If you decide to leave a comment, you have a VERY good chance to win, not many people read this blog!

International people are welcome to join in, too, what the heck! Have a great weekend, I'm heading home to see my family!! Lisa

A Mess? Or a Creative Process...?

Well, my year anniversay of blogging came and went! I am proud that (other than the past few months) I have faithfully kept up this little online journal. I had every intention on doing a give-a-way at the one year mark, but first of all, I forgot. And, secondly- I just don't have anything to give away!! I will get around to it soon, though- I promise. Cute handwarmers, huh? They keep my hands toasty warm & were SO easy to make!

Here's a project I did last week, this pretty soldered bottle. I have seen them all over, but I honestly just cannot bring myself to spend $50-$60 on something that I can make if I just tried. Sometimes it's nice to splurge and buy it, but not this time. It will go on a shelf in Zoey's room. The digi artwork if from here.

Also, I am trying to talk myself into doing a HUGE show this fall. It would be the largest one I have ever done {YIKES!}. A three day festival on the beach....ahhhh...sounds fun! Since it's a juried show, I am starting to get my things in order to apply. I hope I get accepted, if not I guess I will have new stock for that empty Etsy shop...finally! I am going to concentrate on all my beach-y things, since I love them and they have always sold well. Lots of mermaids, dolphins, sea horses and some new things, too!

So, onto my mess....I mean, my creative process....I'll keep you posted!

Have a great weekend, Lisa

Happy Valentine's Day!

Just a quick post to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day! Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. This is a necklace pendant I made awhile ago from stained glass and polymer clay. The inspiration came from this website: www.parrishrelics.com/catalog.html Very cool things!

Also, I had to show this picture of the treats I made for Jake's school party just so my sister could laugh at me (although she will be doing the same thing when she has kids)!

By the way, I am aware that Valentine's has an apostrophe, it just doesn't in the font that I used (Renee). Cute digital graphics from here!

This is a little charm that I made for our February Craft Group.

Have a great weekend!!

Is It Just Me...

...or can NO ONE get out of Target without spending $100???

YIKES!!!

Getting bored with this blog design....working on a new one!
Happy Monday!

A Crappy Theme?

Well, I certainly have gone missing for the past 6 weeks! Actually, I have just had nothing to say. I haven't made anything, so no pretty pictures to show. I haven't gone anywhere, it's been too cold. I have kind if been in a crappy mood since Christmas, so I haven't even felt like getting creative.

Sometimes crappy things happen for no reason. I had something crappy happen over the holiday season. This crappy thing has taken me a awhile to get over, we'll say it was very unexpected. But, I am OK and now it's time to move forward. Time to get back to 'normal', whatever normal is. I have felt very disconnected creatively, not really sure why, but I do know I have to do something to turn that around, it makes me cranky when I don't escape to make something. I have a bunch of things I want to do/make I just don't have that 'something' that makes me go and do it. Maybe my muse is on vacation...

This crazy quilt I started for my dad for Christmas (before the crappiness started). He is an ordained Deacon and this is the Deacon cross. It was meant as a wall hanging for him to put in the office he doesn't have. :) It took me awhile to finish it and I kind of like how it turned out. I would have loved to hand embroider more embellishments on it, but I didn't have time. I love the whole quilting thing, and I am definitely going to make something else, someday...I think.

If you are stopping back, I appreciate that you haven't given up on me & are still checking in. I am going to try to get back into the groove and blog and create more, really it's on my 'To Do' list. Maybe I'll even re-stock that silly little online shop, someday...I think.

Thanks for listening to me ramble about crappiness if you've made it this far! I promise the next post will be before the next 6 weeks is up and WILL be on a more uplifting and creative note! Maybe I will even make something to show you!

~Lisa