AEDM Day 15 - Futzing Around

I looked this up in the Urban Dictionary and it really is a phrase! So, I've been futzing around, doing a bit of this and a bit of that, but finishing nothing. Frustrating! I had hoped to have some little trees all decorated and some ornaments completed by today, but no go.

Howerver,  I did clean up an ornament pattern I had made several years ago,

and worked on sewing some cones for Christmas trees.

 Rosie and Angus chilled out on the porch,

And I'm hoping to have something finished to post tomorrow!

Hope you are having a great day!

AEDM Day 14 - Featuring Rosie

Rosie was a little miffed that I wrote about Angus recently, so she jumped on the dining room table, 

covered with my craft stuff, and demanded that she be featured today. 

I have my craft lady hat on this week, trying to get some things made for a craft fair on the 30th.

I bought a few cardboard cones for trees, made a pattern, sewed a fabric cover and found little stars for the top. Now I'm going to get my boxes of lace and other trims out to decorate them!

Rosie is lurking, checking out whether that star is edible, and making sure that she is noticed!

Yes, she's a sweetie, isn't she?

Hope you're having a great day!

AEDM Day 13 - Angels All Around

I'm working on some things for a craft fair at the end of the month, and one of my themes is angels.

In the past I belonged to a crafts co-op, and the are a couple of the angels I designed and made to sell.

A paper and wood angel...

and a fabric applique ornament.

It'd not surprising since I have an eclectic assortment of angels in my house!

This one hangs in my studio door...

this wind chime hangs in my dining room window...

This little Willow Tree design was my mom's...

These funny ladies are in my studio. The one on the right is Irma, my bossy muse!

     

This is a card that looks like a photo of lovely beading...

and this is pin my mom gave me. 

There are more, but you get the point.

The best part of making things, for me, is designing them. So. I've been researching, and today tried applying tissue to a styrofoam ball with watered down Elmer's glue for a head. We'll see how that goes, and tomorrow I'll post what progress I've made with my designs. 

Hope you're having a great day!!

AEDM Day 11 - An Evening with Angus

For today, I offer some photos showing an exciting evening with our cat, Angus!

Hope everyone has a great day!

AEDM Day 10 - A Great Reception

Last night was the reception for my show at Silver Clay Gifts in Wakefield, MA.

I can honestly say that it was a lot of fun.

Lots of friends showed up, good food and drinks, and I even sold a picture!

My husband got a better photo of the stitched picture of my parents,

and, in the end, I was very pleased at how everything turned out.

Special thanks to Marcia Boston, owner of Silver Clay, for giving me this opportunity.

The exhibit will be up for the rest of November!

AEDM Day 9 - At Rest!

Yesterday I worked nonstop on finishing up my parents' portrait and other pictures for my exhibit.

It was such a gloomy day and my camera setting was not right, so these are the best photos I got!

The fabric picture did come out well, though, and I was pleased with it.

It was a very tender experience, creating this tribute to my mom and dad, who died 5 1/2 years ago.

I also freshened up this picture I did a while ago of 5-year-old me!

And, to complete my collection of family portraits, I did a bit more work on daughter Kate!

My plan is to make a 4th picture of my husband when he was a boy and then I'll have a nice grouping!

Tonight is a reception for me and local children's book author Jeanne Freeman, who will be signing copies of her book, Katie's Pond. The exhibit and reception are at Silver Clay Gifts, 39 Albion Street in Wakefield, MA. I'll take better pictures and post them, but for today, I'm planning rest!

My thanks to Marcia Boston for hosting this exhibit and reception!

Hope everyone has a fabulous day!! 

AEDM Day 7 - Oh My!

I just finished up this piece for my exhibit, and had a lot of fun making it.

I want to leave the viewer guessing - is she surprised? About to burst out laughing?

Blowing a kiss?

Ever since I made Marilyn and Audrey in October, I've become enamored of 

making glamorous ladies! And those fake jewels! Tacky? I don't care!

I'm having fun!

This newest lady is not famous, done in fabric and mounted on a canvas.

She started out as a "fierce" lady, 

but I jazzed her up and softened her expression.

I like her better this way!

A nor'easter is coming to New England!

Cold and windy outside!

Praying that this storm doesn't add more woes to those already

so badly affected by Hurricane Sandy.

May all stay safe.