Ephemera to Share...

Sweet little faces...

Fantastic hats...
I imagine faeries wear them in the garden~

Sweetness...

I have a few blog friends who adore bunnies~
Saw this and had to share!

New fabric illustrations tomorrow!
I finished a mound of art deadlines...
Tonight I will sit and draw new pieces
to share from my sketchbooks.

Oh what surprises!
Canada Geese... wee field mice... teddy bears...

Martha Stewart Edge Punch Fun #3...

I just love the quality of these punches!
A sweet blogger friend asked if I had stock
in Martha's company~ heart stock!

Martha and her artists, creative group, amaze me...

I have been busy with work deadlines...
Having a great time sketching on fabric
whenever I get a free moment!
I wanted to toss something together quickly
just in case you had not seen these cute punches~

They are flexible, depending on your paper.
If you worked the paper fibers these would
probably even shape into a circle of chicks!

I remember humming this song when I was young.
Usually when I was doing my chores...
Especially weeding the garden!
Ugh... the veggie lines went on for days!

Without details...

With a quick line of green colored pencil...
Little black dots for eyes!
I think it looks cute either way~

Hope your day is happy!

Bunnies in Grass...

Another of Martha's amazing edge punches!
This one folds up, too... I loved adding the little white cotton tails!

I remember, as a child, laying on my tummy~
On the living room floor...
Watching TV (we had color!)
Eating my hollow Easter bunny.
We were allowed "limbs."
Flower base today, legs tomorrow... tail/bottom next...
Until the head.
Then I just had to eat the whole thing
or it would have been odd.
The only part of the hollow treat I didn't eat...
The sugar eye.
Maybe it was too weird to eat an eye?
Or, maybe, it's because it wasn't chocolate!

Birds on a Wire...

I love gift cards to craft stores!
You know I love birds...

Found this sweet "Birds on a Wire" edge punch
from the Martha Stewart collection at Michael's.

First punch...

Line up with printed edge for second punch...

They're so sweet!

I used a page with tiny type...

A "good thing"...

The sides fold up!

Hope your Friday is wonderful~

Original Sketches on Fabric...

When the cold winds blow...
Snow is measured in feet, not inches...
Walking in narrow paths, only to walk the pup...

I craft. I shovel. I craft.

These are original sketches on fabric!
I love flipping through my mounds of sketch diaries...
Finding sweet little images to share~

Each one unique... one of a kind... and for sale!
I'm listing all of these and more...
Please check out my etsy shop!

They come in little packages...

With ENDLESS possibilities!
Stitch n' sew...

Tack them up!
Glue 'em... decoupage them!

Tuck them here or there...

Some are listed as singles...
Others in themed collections!

A few of them even come with Moleskine journals!

I shared buttons with a few...
Feathers with others...

These are from my heart...

Different ideas I doodle... put in designs...

Some have been painted into full size
watercolor illustrations & licensed on cards etc.

Hope your day is filled with creative moments...
Even if the snow is stilllllll falling!

Gift Tag Time!

My daughter and I LOVE to have
Christmas craft days!

We turn the house into an artists dream...
ONE BIG STUDIO!
We have rubber stamps here~
mounds of paper scraps there~
punches n' paints~
ephemera and photographs~
fabric n' buttons...
GLITTER!!!!
a nightmare for anyone else who lives here!

These cute mini file folders will be
the perfect size for wallet portraits...

Double sided papers are sweet for these...

Last December I made buttons & tags
with tissue papers...
This is a different look...

Thin coat works best...
Try not to move it around once it is in place
tissue paper becomes very weak...

I put a solid tissue layer on the back...
Once it dries I will write a Christmas message
with a fine tip black marker.

Held to the light...

This tag is going on an antique glass trivet.
They hang their colorful trivets against windows...
The light flows through them so beautifully.

Hope you're having time for some holiday fun!

Endless Photo Corners...

I like the finishing touch photo corners add.
I have a nice collection of standard black,
white, gold, silver, jewel tones & craft paper...
even clear ones are available in 50+ count packages.
Now I make my own!
This craft punch from a Martha Stewart
collection is my new favorite punch!
Diane Knott was blogging about her Martha
punches... you should take a peek at her projects HERE.

Photo corners from a map...
I'm working on a travel page...
I punched in a solid area so you could see
how the punch makes score lines to fold along.

Somewhere toasty warm!

Finished pieces...

I like how these punches stand up.
Plus the silver icon...

Extras I made while hanging out with our daughter
while she did homework...

Endless possibilities!
I can't wait to add tiny buttons... flowers...
glitter-punched confetti stars...

Journals...Journals...Journals...

This photo is linked to my Etsy shop...

We had a fun time as a family on Valentine's Day...
By late afternoon I was wanting to get into
some sort of project that could be done in front
of a nice, relaxing movie...with WARM looking settings!

This photo is linked to my Etsy shop...

Maybe 10 or 12 movies later...
Look at the fun I had!

I've managed to put everything away & get these
fun keepsake journals put into my Etsy shop!

My pup's hair wasn't the only thing flying around here~
Paper scraps, punches...stamps...glue...ribbons!
To share a few pictures with you...

Each of the journals have 40 pages (80 writing surfaces!)
I LOVE to write around things...have little
nooks n' crannies to tuck small quotes in!
They took a bit to make...if they don't sell quickly~
they just might end up as Palmer family heirlooms...
covered with sketches, ideas, stories & critter news!
:)
Hope your week is off to a great start!
Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit~
Michelle