Looking for that Cooler weather!!!

Well, the weatherman says its on its way. Sometimes that's a hard thing to believe if the weather isn't cooperating. But we sometimes just have to get in the right mindset and it will come. Halloween is just around the corner and I love the smell of candy corn., the campfire smells of a cool dark night and goblins running around.
The leaves will hopefully start turning those beautiful colors and a cool crisp air will arrive every morning. I can't wait! It is the time of year I most enjoy on my back porch with a cup of coffee in hand...

Have a wonderful fall day my friends and just get in the mood!!

Trace Creek Crop is over. I saw some old friends, met alot of new friends and learned a few things about myself in the process. This time we had some products that I use on a regular basis out to let others experiment with and met a few very nice ladies. They got a chance to use Ranger alcohol inks, Ranger Distress pads, Glimmer mist (graciously donated by "Precious Scraps" , Beverly Nash, owner in Dover, Tn) and some regular computer cleaner. The results were beautiful. Of course, everyone has a different idea but that's what makes the world go round....

Thanks Ladies!!!

As I have promised I will be putting all of the displays that I made for the show on my etsy for sale.
If you came by and talked to me about a display, please check the etsy for the display. Also, check out the rest of the items on etsy and as always you can place an order. The items are subject to availability. We scour the countryside looking for unique items to make your artwork "perfect", but sometimes we can only get a limited supply. Email me or leave a note on my blog for something specific. We also have things not on the site so if you are looking for a specific item, let us know.

A special thank you goes out to the many people who help get me to the show. You know the saying, "It takes a village to raise a child...." well, thank you Mike, Laura, Patti, Ella, Nana, Michael. You are the best!!!

Perfect House....I think not.

I ran across the PERFECT quote for my house lately. I used to think that everything had to always be in its place. I think that maybe I was only driving myself just a little CRAZY. Everything always gets done. Everbody always does their little part and even though everything is not always as perfect as I thought it should be, I am Happy. See if it fits your house too.

A perfectly kept house is a sign
of a misspent life:
How to live creatively with collections,
clutter, work, kids, pets, art, etc...
and stop worrying about everything
being perfectly in its place!
-Mary Randolph Carter-

altered art supplies

It's been a couple of days since I've had enough time to actually slow down and visit my own blog. I've been doing alot of work for the store in little spurts (mainly waiting on "drying time") so in the meantime...we went shopping! We scour the countryside looking for vintage and artful ways to make your art (and mine) come to life...to be all you want it to be! We look for vintage papers,  game pieces,  jewelry findings,  letters, 

numbers and art supplies. The more vintage, the better we like it!. Our stock changes regular and many things are limited so shop wisely. Somethings we can never obtain again. We will be at Trace Creek Crop on Friday, September 17th, and Saturday September 18th from 7:00 until 5:00 offering some of the items. Hope to see you there! We've got LOTS of new things to show you! Thanks for visiting!

clean...clean...clean.

WHEW!! I know I really needed to spend the time and reorganize and clean. You know you get that feeling when you look around and you are trying to create on a 6 x 6 inch space on your 4 foot by 4 foot table...

so...I spent the day doing just that and now it's just too late to get started on something really good so I will refrain and start on something tomorrow. But, it will be alot easier to locate and a whole lot easier to spread out!!! Until then enjoy some new pictures!

New products

I want to tell you about a couple of new products out that I think are pretty newsworthy.

The first is the new Martha Stewart Glow in the Dark glitter that is coming out shortly and will be just in time to use with her Halloween products. It's a little spooky but also very cool. Try some as soon as you get a chance!!

Also there are two NEW paper pads out that are just about as good as they get!! One is by Graphic 45. It is alot of steampunk style paper. It comes in a 12 x 12 pad and the other is by Tim Holtz called Lost and Found. I'm quite sure that if you buy either one of these, you will plan projects to use every scrap!!

Magazine submission

One of our customers came in yesterday and let me know she had seen my submission in the new Doll Art Quarterly. I wasn't sure it was out yet but now I know for sure. I was thrilled. This is a very good magazine. Everybody go out and purchase one. It keeps us all submitting when it doesn't seem like there is enough time in the day to create. And thanks to Doll Art Quarterly for including me in your magazine. I can't wait to start working on the next doll...actually...there are a couple already in the works...