mY DaUgHtEr'S wOrK

These are all the recent hand painted pieces by my daughter Jessica, these will also be lited this week in my Etsy shop!

PuMpKiN sLaTe

Here is another slate that I created recently. This along with others will be listed this week for sale in my Etsy shop.

pAiNtEd ViNtAgE sPoOnS

My daughter Jessica and I have been working on painting items to prepare for the Lititz craft fair next year. Here are two of the vintage silver spoons that I painted this week. I will be listing them for sale on my Etsy shop along with the ones that Jessica also painted. Pics to follow!

{Echo} Week 21 - Portals

This photo is inside a caboose at the Lititz Springs Park. I thought it was a good portrayal for the theme Portals. I took this photo only using the FX app on my phone.

HaNd PaInTeD hAlLoWeEn rOoF sLaTe

I've finally finished hand painting this red roof slate. I will be adding it to my Etsy shop and will take orders if anyone would like one like it!

tUeSdAy ThRiFt FiNdS

I found this hammer and punch for $3.00 total for using in my jewelry making. I wasn't thinking about it at the time but I should have looked for some sort of anvil too. But that gives me a good reason to go back next week!


These two cabinet cards were a steal at $1.00 and the bottles for $2.00 (the vendor had them marked at $5.00) The bottles will make great necklaces with wire wrapped tops!


The crystals are in perfect condition and surprisingly they were clean! This is only a view of a couple of them as I actually got a quart size zip-lock bag for $5.00. I will keep some of these to use in my jewelry or projects but I think I will share and list them on my Etsy shop! Keep an eye out!


I was walking past a table where a guy was digging through a box but I really wasn't paying too much attention to what was he was looking at, so I kept walking. When I heard the clanking of the silverware, it stopped me in my tracks and I went back. It was actually the seller and he was counting them. He had 10 cents each on the box and when he saw me looking at them he said he had just counted way over 100 pieces. He then offered to sell me the whole box of vintage silverware for $5.00. Of course I said "SOLD" immediately! He asked what I had planned to do with them as there weren't too many pieces that matched. I told him I planned on smashing them flat with a hammer. The look on his face was priceless! I told him my plans to paint on them and ended up talking to the guy for about 15 minutes about my art. I am excited to start using these goodies!

{Echo} Week 19 - Blur

This is my entry for {Echo} Week 19 - Blur

FeAtUrEd ArTiSt On ToTaL aRt SoUl

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One of my photography pics is featured this week on the front page at Total Art Soul. 

This is an exciting step for me!! My pic is the first pic in the 3rd row.

NeW JeWeLrY DeSiGnS - sNeAk pEeK

Cleaning out my studio space I discovered that I had these vintage typewriter keys. They them from an old typewriter that was thrown in the trash. I decided to take them and design pieces of jewelry. I took pages from a vintage dictionary and ran them through the paper shredder to make strips. Doing this saved me a lot of cutting and made the exact size and width I was looking for. It also gave the paper strips that ragged edge I was looking for. I am not yet revealing the design until I have a few more made, keep an eye out later this week!!

BuRiEd TrEaSuRe 2010

Be sure to visit Seth's original post Burried Treasure regarding this Collaborative Project and to visit other blogs involved in the project as well.

Below you will find my Buried Treasure, it is a re-post from 2009 of some ATC's that I had finished. I chose this one for this post as I liked how these had turned out (actually, I had forgotten all about them!) Thanks Seth for this fun project and getting a chance to visit a lot of other blogs that I would not have found otherwise.




Here are the 4 Spring themed ATC's that I made for the Monthly swap at AlteredDesigns Yahoo group.

A dAy In LaNcAsTeR

Waiting for a balloon. Maddie and her flower balloon. Glass ornaments at one of the cool shops we found. Maddie and Daddy waiting for Mom. Maddie at Building Character. It was a good visit to downtown Lancaster, a city with so many cool hidden places. We definitely need to explore the city again soon!!

PoOl DaYs

Some pics from the pool so far this summer.

ChIvEs & BuTtTeRfLiEs

Caught this with my phone camera on my patio.