Tussie Mussie Time!

Since Tussie Mussie's were originally used to hold flowers, and are Victorian. I think they are perfect for Valentines Day. If I were to give one as a gift, I would fill a little bag with chocolates, or salt water taffy and tuck it down inside.
Here is one that I have made. Embellished with vintage wallpaper and a row of rhinestones that came off of my mother's old party dress! This tussie was made last summer and holds peonies from my garden. A reminder that spring will come!


Please click pictures to enlarge, so you can see the detail!

Happy New Year and Sweet Valentines

Happy New Year to everyone!
It has been almost 2 weeks since I posted. I have been trying to delay the fact that Christmas is over and wishing that for a few more moments time would stand still, but it does not and again, I have to say goodbye to my boys whose lives take them far away. It was blissful while it lasted, and I will continue to enjoy the memory. I hope everyone had as fullfilling a holiday as I.

To keep my mind off the inevitable, I have decided to give in to the "world" and admit that Valentines day will come next month. What does a craft artist do to "be happy" or maintain a little sanity? We create.

For these items, I have used quite a bit of German scrap. It reminds me of the Valentines boxes my father gave my mother. I have also mixed reds and pinks, and being true to my style have added lots of details.





Again, Happy New Year to everyone! I look forward to seeing all your new creations of 2008!

I'm in a Pink Pillow Mood

I've been thinking about sewing lately, as "winter time" seems to be the time of year that I sew. Today, when I went outside it certainly felt like winter where I live. Here are some pink fabric yo yo-d pillows that I made last winter.



This pillow I did not make. It was a gift and smells lovely. There is a little lavender tucked inside.


Not a pillow, but to me this wall is cozy. It is the end wall of my church studio. The gable was purchased at an auction. There were actually two and I was bidding against someone else. It turned out in the end we each wanted only one, so we split the final bid. Had we known this, we would not have bid each other up!!!

China Painting

China painting, so soft and just beautiful. All of these except the round plate were painted by a great aunt.



This is a waffle set for powdered sugar and syrup

Fall and Halloween

I've been working on listing fall and Halloween items on my etsy. Here is a sneak peek.



In response to the questions on the spoons, here is a close up picture.


The end of the wire is twirled into a loop. I then continue to make a few circles around that loop. Start at the bottom and wrap the wire tightly around the spoon and secure the end piece by bending it around the next wrap. Wrap and add beads tightly going all the way up the spoon and then cross over on the way down. I have seen several variations of this. You can even add lead free soldering wire. I like to use glass beads as they are dainty, sparkley and wash well. Need more pics to make your own beaded silverware? Just e-mail me through my profile.