Tooled Leather Art Box - WOYWW

WOYWW=What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday! This cool tooled leather brief case came to me via my dear and long-time friend Ann from Waco, Texas!  It even bears two of my initials! Woo Hoo! We unearthed it while clearing out her sweet father's storage shed.  He was a famous shoe repairman and we figure someone brought it to him for repair since the latches were sort of damaged.

 I was so excited when my friend told me I could take it home with me .At one time it might have carried important documents for a Texas attorney. I can see him now, in his stetson hat and handmade boots walking the halls of the McLennan County Courthouse! The year is 1965 and he smells of English Leather!
  But now my fabulous art box travels with ME to exotic places like the Chihauhuan Desert of Texas and holds my pencils, pastels and sketch books quite well!
So what's on my workdesk you ask? 

Sketches from my trip back in June to Marfa, Texas and the remote areas south of there are in my handy art box/workdesk.  Hopefully in the next couple of weeks these sketches will develop into finished creations to be exhibited at my local Artist Guild show in September!  The title of the show will be "Chinati" and will feature the works of my fellow artists....all of us inspired on our wonderful retreat to the mountains, desert and Chinati Hot Springs Resort!
To see what others have going on at their workdesks click HERE!

Blue Plate Special - Blue Monday

Hello all and good morning!  Happy Blue Monday! Started off with a bang and some pancakes made into shapes. Can you see the funny face in the one above? A couple of little darlings are at our house spending some time with us!  After breakfast we "harvested" rocks to be used in our project!

As you can see, the little darlings were very creative with the acrylic paint! Great way to spend a warm summer morning!  Come on over, pick up a paint brush and paint a rock with us!!!  I think I'll add them to some of the others that line my flower bed!  To see more great Blue Monday things click HERE! Go see what Sally and the gang are doing !   And I know you will want to check out Masterpiece Monday over HERE.   Have a great week!

Thrifting Treasure - Pink Saturday

Look at my latest thrifting treasure!  This pink beauty was just sitting there at my favorite "junk" place in a clear dry cleaner's bag waiting for me to add it to my cart!  It is in near mint condition and will be so perfect for the little darlings to wear to their next make-believe soiree! 

Thought I'd also share a peek at one more of my handmade cards. The idea was fetched from Pinterest! You just make a little template shaped like a little dress and cut it from a paper doily!  The little flower at the top of the dress is a little piece of tatting I did several years ago.

Check back next week for more about tatting. 

In the meantime,,,check out Beverly's blog HERE and see all the wonderful blogs pertaining to pink!  Have a great weekend!  I sure plan to!

Working on my etsy site! Blue Monday

Well Folks, I've been working on my etsy site and finally added one new item to my shop.   My "Harbinger II" is for sale ! You can see the listing and my shop by clicking here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/106207551/mixed-media-broken-bottle-rusted-items     As you can see my aqua blue creation was assembled using some wonderful found objects from the Blackland prairie of the Lone Star State!  I love to dig in old dump sites!  I always get this feeling of being in touch with the past!  YES! 

To see more wonderful Blue things go to Smiling  Sally's blog by clicking HERE!  Happy Blue Monday y'all!   dix---     

Summer Road Trip

Summer road trips are so much fun especially when you can take them with wonderful friends who enjoy junkin' and shopping as much as you do! I took one recently and what an adventure we had. We stopped along the way at some very interesting places.Don't you just love this pink tea cart with all the great stuff piled inside? Oops,,,just spotted the naughty sign in the background!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Should've bought it for Fritz!

Cha Ching!  Don't you know this pink baby held some real cash back in the day? "That'll be ten cents, please."

I have a feeling Frieda would enjoy wearing this fashionable hat to the next Yak Race in North Zulch!  And I think Fritz would approve!

Stop by and see all the lovely pink things posted on Beverly's blog HERE on Pink Saturday!  Have a great week!    dix---

Push Pins with a Twist! WOYWW 165

Many projects have been stacking up on my work desk as usual.  Way too many diversions I guess! But the summer has been filled with lots of fun with family and friends!    However, after taking a look at Julia's desk over at stamping ground I was inspired to shift gears and work on some fancy push pins.  Julia mentioned some "ball headed" pins she purchased at her local gift shop and they look very interesting. Check out her blog HERE and see what she is talking about....very cute!
Today I'm sharing some handmade push pins created by using old bits and pieces of jewelry and found objects.  Just glue these little "jewels" to a plastic push pin...put them in a cute organza drawstring bag and give them as a gift!

(I just love my neat pin cushion made by my cool Aunt Claudette!)  Have a great week y'all!

Gifts from the Sea...WOYWW #164

The sea seems to have such a wonderful calming effect on the soul.  I just returned from a very relaxing trip to the Texas coast with several old high school friends. In relaxing and strolling along the beach we found some real gifts from the sea.  Great things like beach glass, shells and bits of petrified coral. My friend Sharon suggested we implement an idea she saw on Becky Shander's blog using our found objects to make a keepsake necklace.

Sharon stitched a tiny tulle bag for each person to use as a "pendant" to showcase her found objects.  We used bits of ribbon and beads to further embellish our creations. Each keepsake necklace turned out fabulous and each was very unique. Now we all have our tiny memories from our trip to the sea all stitched up and worn around our neck to remind us of our very relaxing girlfriend trip.  To see more great projects and what others might have on their work desks, please hop over to Julia's blog by clicking HERE!