
Monday, June 29, 2009
Lambsworld In a Paper Crafting World

Sunday, June 28, 2009
Mixed Media Diva Show's us her Latest Soldering Sensation

Studio Suzanne is the blog of Suzanne Melvin. Suzanne Lives in Germantown Tennessee and designs, manufactures and markets her own line of unique rubber stamps.
Suzanne works in collage and mixed media where her favorite elements for her own pieces of art are vintage papers, pressed flowers, fabric and buttons.
Today on Suzanne's blog she has a post on Soldering Practice which highlights a twilight piece that she made for one of her own Twilight crazed daughters.
I was just this morning looking through the book Collage Lost and Found at the soldering techniques. This is enough to make me finally give it a try.

Monique Verbeek Little Miss Muffet
Be sure to check out Suzanne's line of all sorts of fun stuff at oxford impressions and whatever you do, Don't miss checking out her gallery.
Oh the fun you'll have :-)
Altered Art Trash to Treasure Cigar King

Places along the roadside". She seems to me to be a stamping and altered art genius who is over flowing with talent and a desire to share with the art enthusiast.
This beautiful cigar with wings is one from her bountiful stash. She credits the stamps to ibrakeforstamps and the crowns to oxforddimpressions.
I hope you have as much fun discovering her blog as I have!
Saturday, June 27, 2009

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Enjoying the World We Live in One Post Card At A Time

I have previously written about my love of post cards in post cards in postcrossing project, so this has been an exceptionally good find. Yesterday I sent out my first five post cards to China, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Brazil. I'm looking forward to having my own PostCard Wall.
A F e s i t i v a l o f P o s t c a r d s
It was interesting to come across UNESCO again. (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization).
Labels:
Post Cards,
PostCrossing Project,
travel,
UNESCO
Show and Tell the whole year long

Luck would have it that I would today discover the designer Jill McDonnalds blog
Show and Tell
Pure magic I tell you. For starters I just put a really cool Pink flower on as my newest screensaver, and was talking about how I "love" flower designs on everything. Then , today I am sunshined (that's the only word that explains it) by this new picture on Jill's blog. Not to mention that all the other really cool designs on her blog will make you smile.
Then theres the Jill McDonald Canvas Reproductions by Oopsy daisy at baby oliver.com. that will make you look forward to all the babyshowers that you will be invited to.
Saved in the Fire?

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Oh the Fun you will have

Kym is an art director in Minnesota and is overflowing with her creative juices. She has a really cute line of baby onesies and boys T's with ties on etsy at Kraftykym. Also on Kyms blog are some really neat fashion art pictures.
Sloan Tanen artist and photographer Stefan Hagen have the cutest book series I can't wait to see more.
Travel Blogs have the best pictures
I've also noticed lately many blogs mentioning the loss of their pets which is always so sad. It is warming to to read about these sweet creatures that enhance our Mere mortal lives.
Remembering The Sweetness of Doing Nothing

While on my blog hopping adventures, I came across Dolce, a new blogger with a creative spirit. I loved reading about il dolce far niente, an italian saying, the "sweetness of doing nothing". Dolce is on summer vacation from their job in the school system and has started a summer of fun of making things and doing things, and saving some time to do nothing. May we all remember to do this.
Today my journey is to learn more about il dolce far niente.
Monday, June 22, 2009


Artists taught by Wabi Sabi

Post Card Wall and 43things

While checking out Postcrossing I checked out Todd Schoonovers Post card wall. He is the reining champ of Post cards sent and received, over 1100 each way. Very impressive to say the least. While checking out his many cool post cards I came across his link to 43things.com , which is a goal setting web site. It's a community of Goal setters that inspire and cheer each other on. How cool is that!!
Post Cards in PostCrossing Project Blog

Lisan from the Netherlands has been participating in the Postcrossing Project since March 2009. Lisans Blog has many of her postcards that she has received. Along with the pictures of the Post cards its fun to read about the history that goes along with it. This reminds me of when I was a young girl not long living in the U.S. and had many friends back home in England that I used to write back and forth with, not to mention the stamp collection I had.
With all our technology and the Internet it is easy to understand how we lost a favorite past time of writing letters. Post cards are fun and non committal and don't take up a large amount of time. I'm sure I'm not the only one that gets overwhelmed by the thought of sitting down and writing a letter. I have a hard enough time writing emails. This Postcard project however seems like it could be a lot of fun. Thanks to Lisans Blog I have signed up and will be sending out my first postcard tomorrow in the mail:-)
Labels:
International,
Post Cards,
PostCrossing Project
Thursday, June 18, 2009
******************Glitter and Shimmer Galore in the Paper Crafting World

Monday, June 15, 2009
**********Spangled Stars

Back to Suzy's blog, this is a great scrapbooking blog in which she not only shows you her beautiful creations but tells you how she made them as well as what supplies and techniques she uses. She uses products from the ShabbyShoppe were I learned that my own personal favorite method of altered art is now called hybrid scrapping.
Be sure to check out Suzys blog, I know I will be checking out all the delightful designs.
****************The world of Orienteering

Apparently Orienteering is the sport of following maps and having a determined amount of time in which to get to a designated point on the map. It is used as a training exercise in land navigation for the military. I enjoyed reading about the adventure on Sherpes Trail which is in western Pennsylvania. My husband just drove through Pennsylvania this past weekend on his way up to Cooperstown from Florida. He mentioned how crazy the driving was. The road construction and the weather was some of the worst he had ever driven through. It's funny to think that off those roads were some beautiful adventurous trails to get away from it all.
Friday, June 12, 2009
***********Button Embellishments Galore
Button Floozies is one of my favorite recent finds.I would be safe in saying that all Embellishment enthusiasts have a love affair with buttons. We see them as candy for our art work and play things. This beautiful Art blog seems to be a cooperative blog with many different collaborators.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Pockets of Lockets and so much more

This blog is adorable for sure as seen at http://dudadaze.blogspot.com/
. Diane Duda has her beautiful art at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5719038 where you will find her one of a kind lockets. THEY ARE AWESOME!!!
Diane is one creative lady. Check out yet another one of her blogs at http://www.olivebites.blogspot.com/
Not only does she come up with beautiful designs she is respectful of the materials she chooses to use, with them being either recycled or environmentally friendly in their construction. WOW..definitely "AWE" worthy!!!
Scrapbook Krokodille Fun

This scrapbook layout is one of the cutiest that I've ever seen with all the detail. I found this at
which is a great blog by Julie Allain full of different scrap artists. (She has a couple of really great blogs). Back to this scrapbook page, it was created by hanna in Norway. Check out her art at
so much fun, not enough time.
Male Crafter Extraordinaire

Next I was on to http://mishapsinthemaking.blogspot.com/
which is "Ramblings of a clumsy male crafter!" Calv who lives in the UK has a great blog with some very interesting art. The "Fairy Doors" are adorable as well as the card art and Rotty who seems to be an adventurous little rat. Calv does have a "copyright" notice on his site so I'm afraid you'll just have to take the leap and check it out for yourself.
Doddle Bug Miniature House

http://madimaginations.blogspot.com/
More Card Making Maddness

From Victoria Mays Cottage I linked to http://madimaginations.blogspot.com/ from Maddy Hill in England. This is another card making blog which is also adorable. All the eye candy on this blog is therapy for the tired soul.
Early Morning Riser. What kind of bird is this?
This cute little guy is from http://victoriamaycottage.blogspot.com/
Tricia has a cute blog with card making and stamping. I also found the cutest widget on her blog. The kitty cat.
As for the cards and such, they are "awe" worthy for which I wish I had the patience to make. I had fun just looking at them and hope you will too.
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