Here is the finished product

Your papers can be used in many ways.....

These were all published!!!

New Halloween Work...

I worked on this little guy, he is a baby mummy, I am not quite done, but almost.  I received the latest Somerset Studios and found out I have a whole page with several pieces of my work...I will post the pictures.  I was thrilled!  I am still laid off, but have put in 3 different letters of interest.  (fingers crossed)  But, it has been nice having the house to myself for a few hours every day!

IT HAS BEEN SO LONG!!!

It has been so long since my last post. I am really bad about keeping up with my blog. I have been working on a lot of things. I was even asked to write a "How To" in a Holiday Somerset Studios. That was extremely exciting for me. Heard that my job was cut at the school district I work for so now I am in limbo. Yesterday I decided to try and make a doll head. I got this cool old doll from an estate sale and wanted to use the head as a mold. I made the mold out of fimo pressing it onto 1/2 of the dolls head. Did the same for the other half. I baked the 2 halves in little glass ramekins so they would keep their shape. Once cooled I brushed them with cornstarch and pressed softened fimo into each half and carefully pulled each half out and reshaped a little and then baked. When these were cool I sanded and carved the edges to make them fit together the best I could. I put heavy gel medium on both edges and then a rubberband around the whole head and let dry. It didn't seem stable enough so I wrapped this edging material made out of? Not really sure it looks like you might use it to make baskets out of. Then I put on mre gel medium and let dry again. After the piece had dried I painted on 2 coats of gesso. When gesso was dry I used paint and pastel to age it. ALOT of work for 1 measly doll head, but I am pleased how it turned out!

Hand carved stamps......

Well I seemed to have raised alot

of interest in my hand carved stamps.

I will post a how to this weekend. I

use 'soft kut" as the stamp base, it is

very soft and easy to carve...plus it

is CHEAP. I buy it at Dick Blick on-

line. I took a class from Anne Bagby

and she makes her own papers and

then uses them in her art. Her work

is incredible. Google her if you get

a chance. I will post more later.....

HaPpY EaStEr!!!

Easter

Blessings

To All!

CLOWNS.....

I don't even like clowns but I got the heads at a garage sale and had to make something with them...I used bits a pieces of this and that. Salt container, fimo, paper, ribbon, plastic hands, cardboard tube.