An Updated Beauty From the Past

A little while ago a pair of 1960's wall sconces caught my eye while looking around Etsy. I just had to order them. When they arrived they were painted a bright yellow but had a couple of spots where they majorly needed a touch up. I decided to repaint them.

Thats when my imagination took over and below is the end result.









This pair of baroque style, upcycled, vintage wall sconces add a touch of elegance and class to any room and are 100% one of a kind.

They are hand painted a beautiful yellow, dark purple, and black. They are then varnished for added durability and scratch prevention.

They are 13 inches tall, 4 1/2 inches wide, and the candle holder comes out about 5 inches from the wall.

I think they turned out beautifully and I enjoyed the process so much that I may just find other vintage items I can make shine again.

Does anyone know of a store with reasonably priced, untouched vintage items?

Look at me messing up already :o)

Yeah so I know I am really late with this post. Eclipse came out and was amazing and I never posted my Eclipse items. This was due to a delay in shipping on the supplies I ordered to make them with and the birth of three beautiful babies to my family and friends around me. I have been spending alot of time with them.

Although it is not all the items I had planned to create I would like to share with you the two Eclipse themed items I did finish.

The first is a pendant that I sculpted from polymer clay, hand painted, and then varnished for added strength and protection.

This pendant incorporates the book covers from all four of the Twilight Saga novels.

In the center stands the chess piece from the cover of Braking Dawn, on top of that a juicy red apple from Twilight, the red ribbon from Eclipse gently wraps around to the left, and the feather from New Moon gently wraps around to the right.

Pendant measures about 1 1/2 inches tall. It comes ready to wear on a 24 inch matching red, lead free, ball chain.







The second item is a vase that is almost the same design as the pendant.

This Twilight Saga vase is one of a kind, hand sculpted, and incorporates all four of the book covers into it.

This is a glass vase that has been completely wraped in polymer clay. It is then sanded, hand painted, and varnished.

The bottom is a very realistic looking apple from Twilight, on top of this sits a white chess piece from the cover of Breaking Dawn, cascading down and gently wrapping around the vase is the red ribbon from Eclipse, and the flower from the cover of New Moon lays gracefully in the center.

This is an absolute one of a kind vase. It stands about 9 1/2 inches tall with a 2 inch opening at the top. There is great attention to detail in each part of it, including the nubs at the bottom of the apple. (See Picture)








Both of these items are available for sale in my Etsy shop. Thank you for looking!

The Twilight Saga Gets Some Sole

Step straight into the Twilight world when you put these babies on. Art According 2 Nanette has breath taking hand painted Twilight inspired shoes.





Eternity Begins Today hand painted shoes

There are several designs to choose from and you are sure to find one you just love. Defiantly some of the most original shoes I have seen in a long time. For sure very worthy of receiving the spot light!

Adding A Splash of Twilight to Your Walls

I stumbled across Vinyl For All by accident but found that they had a nice selection of Twilight inspired products that you can add to your walls at home.

They are all made from vinyl and are rather easy to apply. I love their decals and am very excited to share them with you.




Covered In Feathers



A Guy That Sparkles



Live Forever



Rather be in Forks

They also have several others not pictured here. Please visit their store and take a look for yourself.

Never Lose Track Of The Eclipse Countdown

How amazing is this?!?



For sale at The Bubble Box for only $12.50

This Twilight Inspired Countdown consists of two longer phrase cubes and four square number cubes.

The long phrase cubes say: countdown to, days until, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, Jacob, and Edward. There are also two, one on each cube, sides painted with chalkboard paint so you can add your own phrases to fit your life!

I think this is beautifully done, amazing work!!!!!

Twilight gets festive

To start off our Twilight, Eclipse themed feature I would love to share with you these beautiful Twilight ornaments by CrafteeB





Team Jacob Ornament



Black Twilight Ornament



Twilight Apple Ornament

When I first came across the shatter proof ornaments, I couldn't help but smile. Not only are they unique but they would make nice decorations year round.

I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

Preparing for the Eclipse

Yes, I have to admit that I am one of the millions that are obsessed with the Twilight Saga, and yes I am counting down the days until the release of Eclipse. Only 28 more days to go!

Each month I plan to have a theme for my blog and I could not think of a better on for June. This month you will see a lot of Twilight themed items appearing in my shop as well as lots of featured Twilight Saga items by other artists that can be found to purchase on Etsy.com

Keep an eye out for surprise contests and Twilight themed tutorials as well!

AND....LET THE COUNT DOWN BEGIN.

A Formal Introduction

I would love to give you a little introduction to just one of my addictions. Making jewelry. Her is some of jewelry I will be creating and selling on my Etsy store. I will even be creating tutorials for a few of the pieces.



When I am making jewelry I prefer to sculpt my pendants out of polymer clay. This gives me complete creative freedom to create what ever my heart desires.



Polymer clay is a oven hardening clay that is extremely strong and durable after it has been baked. I then hand paint most of my charms and add varnish for even more added strength and protection.



The only problem I seem to encounter is not being able to get all the ideas out of my head fast enough. They are constantly swirling around and I tend to forget about them if I can't write it all down.





If you have an idea you would like to see turned into reality please let me know! Custom orders are always welcome :o)

I hope that you enjoy my creations as much as I enjoy making them.

Welcome to my new beginning

Everyone has something that makes them feel good. Something that completely relaxes them and puts their mind at ease. For me it is crafting. As far back as I can remember, making something with my hands has always been a way for me to escape reality for a few minutes and dive into the world that exists only in my head. A magical place where anything can happen. My biggest dream has always been to open my own successful art and gift shop featuring my works.

This year I will be turning 25 and my daughter will be starting kindergarten. Up until this point I have spent the years since her birth at home trying to manage and maintain my hectic but beautiful family and home. My artistic dreams have somewhat been placed on the back burner during this process. Now I am faced with a choice. I can go out and get a job of some kind working nine to five like most of the world or I can continue to stay at home and focus on my artistic side to see if there is any possibility of financial success in store for me in this field. So I have decided (against a few people's better judgment) to give the lucrative life of a professional artist a try. At least for a while anyway.

With this blog I hope to help out others who share my same dream, collect some good advice, and create connections in the crafting and artistic community. I will post many tutorials and try to educate as much as possible. After all knowledge is power and I have learned that you can teach yourself anything as long as you have the information. I also welcome any tips and information you have to offer as I am always looking to better my skills as well.

So, here I go, off on a adventure that some may call me crazy for. I have created a store on Etsy. Lets see exactly what is possible when you put your mind to it.