Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
AMAS VERITAS...
"Can love travel back in time and heal a broken heart? Was it our joined hands that finally lifted Maria's curse? I'd like to think so. There're some things I know for certain. Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Plant lavender for luck. And fall in love whenever you can."
AMAS VERITAS... by augustavindelicorum on Polyvore.com
Thank you for your magical visit...Thank you dearest Anna for allowing me into the Coven this season. Oh how autumn enchants me with it's kaleidacolor palette and melancholy and mysterious moods. I love the cozy nesting season about to begin...long evenings with heavy drapes drawn against the wild winds blowing to get into the warm parlor. The kitties are huddled together in front of the warm fireplace and the tea kettle whistles her song. Time to pick your favorite china cups, honey and the crumpets...the movie is about to enchant us with it's annual magic, the sofa is waiting with soft pillows and warm blankets...join me! Oh and please scroll down and see the artwork I created to celebrate the magic!
Thank you for your magical visit...Thank you dearest Anna for allowing me into the Coven this season. Oh how autumn enchants me with it's kaleidacolor palette and melancholy and mysterious moods. I love the cozy nesting season about to begin...long evenings with heavy drapes drawn against the wild winds blowing to get into the warm parlor. The kitties are huddled together in front of the warm fireplace and the tea kettle whistles her song. Time to pick your favorite china cups, honey and the crumpets...the movie is about to enchant us with it's annual magic, the sofa is waiting with soft pillows and warm blankets...join me! Oh and please scroll down and see the artwork I created to celebrate the magic!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
WELCOME TO MY GYPSY DREAMS...
When I was a small girl, I lived in Bavaria with my Oma and Opa. I often went mushroom hunting with my Opa in the beautiful thick forests...treading over the many kinds of mosses in search of the treasures. I can close my old eyes now and see the beetles and lizards we found and brought home...most of all I can remember the smell of the pine needles and fallen oak leaves. The beds of moss were so soft and felt like pillows. One day my best friend Monika and I decided we would run away and live in the woods like gypsies. I had an old goat cart that would be pulled by the pony we would take along from the neighbors pasture. We would pack it full of blankets and live off the berries and mushrooms we found. Oh I remember the dreams that little girl had...they are still alive and now I enjoy creating them in my artwork...deep down inside we are all little dreamers...and that is a good thing!
FORTUNE TELLERS COTTAGE...
ROMANTIC GYPSY...
this link will show you the magical gypsy vanner horses that once were breed to pull the colorful vans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JEnzBHPjE&feature=related
this link will inform you about some of the history of the gyspy and more of the wonderful horses http://www.bigskygypsy.com/Gypsy%20History.htm
this link will show you the magical gypsy vanner horses that once were breed to pull the colorful vans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JEnzBHPjE&feature=relatedthis link will inform you about some of the history of the gyspy and more of the wonderful horses http://www.bigskygypsy.com/Gypsy%20History.htm
Thank you dear Celia for letting me hitch my wagon in your beautiful meadow for this lovely get together...
Thursday, September 8, 2011
STARGAZY PIE!!!!! FISH CAKE ATC
My friend Wendy sent this most purrrrrfect ATC from Blissful ATC Swap. I just adore it because I love the book THE MOUSEHOLE CAT which features the stargazy pie dish. Thank you so much for this magical ATC Wendy! Stargazy pie is a Cornish dish made of baked pilchards, covered with a pastry crust. The pilchards are arranged with their tails toward the centre of the pie and their heads poking up through the crust around the edge, so that they appear to be gazing skyward. Along with the fish, a typical stargazy pie would contain hard-boiled eggs, bacon, onion and mustard. Many recipe variations around these ingredients exist, some which include boiled potatoes and white wine. All recipes for the stargazy pie are topped with a shortcrust pastry lid, through which the fish heads and even tails protrude.The dish originates from the village of Mousehole in Cornwall, and is traditionally eaten during the holiday of Tom Bawcock's Eve.Wednesday, September 7, 2011
VINTAGE COLOR HALLOWEEN ATC FOR MWS...
I made this fun retro Halloween ATC for a swap with MWS...it has three layers to play with...
FUN WITH MIDWEST STAMPERS!
My altered envelopes for a swap with MWS... 
This is my August 2012 calender page for my favorite swap with MWS...Lorian Baker hosts this fun swap each year and I am so proud to be a part of it. 
LEAVES AND SEASHORE...MY FAVORITE THINGS!
I altered this matchbox with the things that came inside of it. I love how it turned out...I call it the leaves of time.
This beautiful matchbox is the first creation of Gerri Herbst who was my partner in the 'Treasures of the Sea" monthly matchbox swap this summer...here is where I display it on top of my favorite picture in my seashore themed powder room...
This beautiful matchbox is the first creation of Gerri Herbst who was my partner in the 'Treasures of the Sea" monthly matchbox swap this summer...here is where I display it on top of my favorite picture in my seashore themed powder room... 
THE CIRCUS ATC's ARE IN TOWN!
my dear friend Penny created this magical circus trio of ATC's for our Blissful ATC swap...I love all the tiny details she stuffs into these works of art! Below is my favorite art display spot in my house...my kitchen window sill where I can see everything dozens of times a day. double click to biggy and maybe you will find something of yours!
ALTERED DOMINO...
My first attempt at altering a domino...love how it turned out...stamped in purple StazOn and foiled in rainbow...edged with micro beads to match the colors...it flew away to Lesley who loves dragonflies...
GRANDMOTHERS ATTIC BIG MATCHBOX SWAP
This is the pin on the top of the matchbox I made for my partner Wendy at Bliss Angels in this fun swap...it is real old and I love the patina. 
I stamped the inside of the drawer with vintage images... 
all the vintage treasures I included that I found in my grandmothers attic... 
MONTHLY MATCHBOX SWAP JULY/AUGUST
August had the theme of books...this is my matchbox I made for my partner Karen. 
I love stamping on printed out images on photo paper. I used a crackle stamp with opalite inks. The bee is a stamped hot glue blob and the book spine metal piece is from a necklace... 
I created a tiny book for the drawer with the pretty bird paper wrappers that surrounded yummy chocolates from England. 
This is my matchbox I made for my partner Lesley in July...the theme is her favorite things...butterflies 
I made a diorama with a real butterfly I rescued from the front of the grill of a semi truck...now forever beautiful in the little drawer. 
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