Repurposed Purse!

I made this purse from a pair of patchwork pants I got in Estes Park Colorado when I was a teenager. The pants were ripped and unrepairable, but I couldn't bear to throw them out because I loved the fabric. I added some butterflies to it, knowing it would be my purse... The inside is a very soft plushy remnant from another project and the buttons are coconut shell. Now, I can carry this fun piece of nostalgia around with me every day!

Hounds in the Kitchen Illustration

Was so excited to do an illustration this week for Rachel from Hounds in the Kitchen. She saw a piece of clip art of a chef working at a counter and asked if I could do a picture of her cooking with a couple of kids. I drew this in pencil first then pen, then scanned it and colored in Photoshop. Rachel plans to use this to promote her kid's cooking classes which you can learn more about by visiting her website:

http://houndsinthekitchen.com/

Christmas Ornaments

Now that most of these have been given away, I can finally post a picture!

I created these ornaments with salt dough, then baked them, painted them and sealed them with acrylic. I had so much fun imagining my girls and my little nieces and nephew dressed up like little angels in a choir! The hugging snow couple was for my mom & dad.

Happy Holidays

Having so much fun with the clip art club and holiday projects (which I can't post until after Christmas since some of the recipients of these items follow my blog) Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season.

Clip Art Club has officially started!!!

I sent out the first e-mailed pdf of clip art to people on my e-mail list and so far I've gotten nothing but good responses to it! If you would like to join the list please visit my website and submit your e-mail address. I plan to get out one new sheet of clip art each week which can be used for newsletters, projects, kid's coloring sheets or anything! For a bigger project I will send out a high-res or colored pic for a small fee.

My website is up and running!!!

Please, take a moment to visit my new website and let me know if you have any suggestions or feedback for me. It is at: www.earthflutter.com

Another Pretty Treasure Box

Finally broke down and bought a dremel tool to help me get some of these salvaged wood items ready for painting. This is the first project I've used it on. I sanded off the entire top, which had some damage and didn't look very nice. Then I painted and sealed it. The paint looked so cool I decided not to woodburn it. This little box will be up on Etsy shortly.