Rustic Wear

I have never been one for jewelry that sparkles and shines, 

but the idea of these rustic necklaces quite excited me.

And so I made a bunch

And now I just have to decide which one I want to keep for myself. 

An Unexpected Quiet

I have been working about 70 hours per week for the past month, 

and have missed having time and energy to create. 

Today I didn't work, and I have been busy creating. 

Paint, pastels, and ink meet up on these tea bags,

creating a piece that I am donating for a 

fund raiser for our local ski club. 

The frame the ski club provided me is a deep frame,

so I decided I needed to add some natural elements that have some depth.

So a couple of rocks and a beach stick were added.

And it is now headed to the fundraiser that is taking place in a couple of days. 

I called it 'An Unexpected Quiet'

Perhaps that is because that is what it gave me as I worked on it

or perhaps because that is what the place that the image depicts gives to me. 

Either way I have enjoyed An Unexpected Quiet today.

Stone Pins

I have taken some small stones

added some of my birds 

and put a pin on the back

They can be worn alone

with a friend

or in a group.

More Of The Same

I have been very busy at the day job,

with very little creative time lately. 

But finally finished up a couple more soft covered books.

The black stamp is from a hand carved stamp I made some time ago.

I decided to try and dye the pages,

and like how they turned out.

Fabric Book

This beautiful piece of hand printed fabric arrived at my house over a year ago.

It was an unexpected gift from Julie Booth 

I used it as the base for this soft covered book

And I still have more of her fabulous fabric to play with. 

E m b e l l i s h

I created a small book out of watercolour paper 

that I wanted to add small embellishments to

The book seems to explode 

when I remove its small wrap around cover

Each page has a small embellishment on, 

and I have shared a few of them here.

( Opps - a dirty thumbnail -  I was soldering some jewelry right before I took these photos)

Rocks With Birds

More rocks with birds have joined my collection. 

I had some questions about whether ones I made earlier were for sale

And yes they are and these are too.  

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Prices:

$9 - $12 (Canadian dollars -  which isn't doing too well lately)

Shipping:  $4 - Canada -  $6 - USA - $8 - elsewhere

(add $2 if you want more than 1 rock)

If you are interested, please leave me a comment or send me an email.