An icy afternoon and a love birds giveaway

Even though it was bitter cold today, my guy Larry and I ventured out to the Plymouth Ice Festival and wandered around taking pictures of the beautiful ice sculptures. I'm not much of a cold outdoors kind of person, but I'm determined to make it though the winter without whining too much. So, I think it's good for me to try and enjoy all the seasons we have here in Michigan.

I actually enjoyed the fresh, crisp cold . I bundled up in lots of layers, a scarf, two hats, boots and good gloves and stayed warm most of the time. I do admit that my feet got cold (I think it's time to get a better pair of boots), but the rest of me stayed warm and toasty.

We drank hot cider and ate candied cashews and Larry ate a corn dog while I snapped more pictures. Even though the sun was shining brightly, the temp was only around 11 degrees. But that sun shining on all of the more than 100 ice sculptures warmed my heart. It was beautiful!

Happy New Year

Some of my art doll creations

I'm having a great time creating this art dolls from polymer clay, wire, beads, fabric, glitter and yarn. I find myself getting lost in the process, which is nice for a change.

I don't really know what category to put these under on ebay. They aren't really primitive, they are kind of folk art and they are definitely art dolls.



If you would like to see my auctions on ebay, here is the link....EBAY AUCTIONS


I'll be posting more on ebay and etsy tomorrow, but for now, I'm tired and am going to bed.

Thank goodness it's over

I don't know if anyone else feels the same way that I do when it comes to the Holidays, but I, for one, am glad to see Christmas over with. I spent a pleasant evening in church on Christmas eve, made a few cookies and visited with my family. The rest of the time I was making ornaments and snowmen. Now, I'm not complaining, but with finals at school, shopping for presents, decorating and filling orders, it is overwhelming for me. I don't even do that much and it still is exasperating. Can you believe I've already taken down my decorations! I'm not a scrooge, I just want a simple celebration.

New Year's Eve will probably be a quiet dinner and snacks here with a friend, watch a movie and hunker down when the fireworks and shots start firing.

I do enjoy this time of year for another reason though. It's that time of year to reflect on what worked, what didn't, what I need to change, what I need to repeat, and what risks I need to take to step up my plan. This is all in regard to my art. It is always an exciting time, when new ideas start formulating. My mind is busy with ideas and soon I'll be sharing some of my work with you!
I haven't had a giveaway in a few months and am going to start the new year off with one. Just haven't figured it out yet.
Till then, have a safe and Happy New year.

The Winner is!!!!

The winner of my creepy doll contest is Nicole Beauchamp.. All Nicole has to do now is send me her address and I'll mail this tomorrow.

Thanks to all for playing. Remember to check out all of my creepy dolls at my etsy shop. I also have a lot of cute dolls there too!

I will be having another giveaway in November..so stay tuned.

Creepy Clay Giveaway

It's almost October so I thought I would have a creepy, scary giveaway! Well, maybe not so scary, but fun at least.

The object of this giveaway is easy. Just leave a comment and tell me your favorite scary movie.

On October 7th I will randomly pick a winner from all of the comments and mail you the creepy clay doll.

The only disclaimer I have is you have to live in the continental United States due to shipping.



This is an original one of a kind doll made
from polymer clay, wire, fur and beads.

New Blog I'm working on

Although I'm still doing clay and will be promoting a giveaway soon, I've also started a FREE poster blog. The posters are 8.5 by 11 so you can print them out yourself.

They are high resolution, just download and print.

If you are looking for a little inspiration, motivation, goal posters, affirmations or quotes, I'll be designing those types of posters and offering them for free.

Free Poster Blog

I still have my regular poster website, where I design and sell 11 by 17 posters. Check out my sites and follow my blog. You might find something you've been looking for.

I also will do custom orders and designs, so contact me if you need anything.

I'll be back tomorrow with a Halloween giveaway!

Shadow boxes and Halloween Potions

A few weeks ago my friend, Mary Ann and I had a little art weekend. We each made a Halloween Shadow box. We found these two boxes at a resale shop.

My shadow box is to the left and Mary Ann's is to the right.

I saw the idea to make a Halloween shadow box in a magazine and loved the idea. So for the past few months the two of us have been gathering Halloween items from around our homes.

I made clay pumpkins and grave markers and Mary Ann found some skeletons and skulls at the dollar store. We began by painting the interior of our boxes and once they were dry, we began gluing our "spooky finds" to the shelves. Mary Ann's method of designing her shadow box was much more organized than mine. She sketched out her idea beforehand. I just jumped right in and started building the idea. In the end, I think we each designed some wonderfully scary shadow boxes.

I especially love the blue theme of her project.

This is my shadow box. It is not finished yet and I've added a few more details. This gives you a pretty good idea though. When it is complete, I will post pictures. I thought it might inspire you to make your own.

I also thought it would be fun to make labels for jars and bottles. Feel free to print out these labels below. Reduce them if you need them smaller. If you are having a party, you can cut these out and attach to beverage bottles. Glue them to your kid's snacks in their lunch box. There are lots of ideas and I plan on making more and posting them here.

Have fun!