Wilson

It's been a hectic week with little time left for fun in the studio.  Why not share a pic of Wilson then? Wilson is one of my barn cats and in my humble opinion, one of the sweetest kitties EVER.  He has only two goals in life - to eat and to be loved.

Catching Up

It's been a month since I last posted?  Yikes!  I've been a busy little bee.  I took some time off from the shop and the day job to spend time with my son for Spring Break.  Then I took a little more time off and spent it working in the studio - bliss!  Here's a tiny glimpse of what I've been up to...

I bought some pretty, sparkly gemstones!

I started experimenting with mixing leather and gems.  Still a work in progress, but I think the end results will be lovely.

I spent too much time watching the kitty sleep...but he's too cute to resist!

More work in progress

A finally, here's a few completed projects (there are too many to list)...

You can see all the new pieces here. 

Sunshine & Laundry

This past weekend got off to a rocky start with lots of rain Friday night and early Saturday morning.  By mid-morning, the sun came out and blue skies appeared again...just in time for my clothes dryer to die. *Big Sigh*  I took advantage of the sunshine and brisk breezes by putting up a temporary clothesline in the backyard.  I had forgotten how good clothes smells after they have been dried outside.

I took a few more pics while I was enjoying the sunshine and then tried out my new Florabella actions and textures.  I'm still working out the kinks, but each time I use them the results get a little better.

Jack hanging out on the back porch.  Someone dumped him on our road a few months back and he adopted our family.  He is such a sweet boy!

*The great photo mats used in this post are from Pugly Pixel at www.puglypixel.com