Doesn't he look so peaceful??

So.....Do the wiggly mushrooms make sense now??
**I just love this picture:)

....didn't realize I had my own set of mushrooms growing in my yard:) So I used them as a background....

Also got this little guy glued in and mossed....

I think I like the wooden plates as much as I do the mirrors.....

3 gnomes down.....

5 to go.....

????????????

......any ideas?

Until Next Time.....

Smaller Mushrooms....

Good Morning!
Wanna see the mushrooms I've been working on??


This time I broke out the chalk and dirtied them up a little. I'm not to sure what the wiggly ones are, but they're super cool:) Wait till you see what I do with them:)

Until Next Time.....

The Gnome Garden

I got impatient last night, and decided to use what I had instead. The mirrors I have are either Too big, or they're Too small! So I went with a wooden plate instead.........
Whatcha Think?? It'd be cute by a front door, or in a garden........

And then there were mushrooms.....

I've been making mushrooms to go with my little gnomes, and I think I may be onto something here, lol. In other words, I Like em!!

I just need to figure out how to make them smaller...

Look good enough to eat, Right??

I've also been playing around with some other ideas...... I still want to perfect this idea! Those white things got to be smaller and longer?!

And I just love the stalks on these....

I did do some simple ones that still need their spots...... I'll use paint for that!

But for now I gotta find some mirrors, the ones I have are too small!

So, Until Next Time:)

The Gnomes!

For awhile now, I've been wanting to make a gnome..........so, since I had the clay out, I thought I'd give it a shot. And I couldn't be happier:) The first picture reminds me off the 7 dwarfs going to work......There's 5 gnomes in this pic, but I made 8 total!


Ready for the Gnome Montage??


I love this pic! You can see all the detail in his beard!

These guys stand at about 1.5 inches.....Their hat is about the same size as their bodies:)

So...I'm seeing a gnome standing on a mirror with little mushroom and some moss.....Wonder what I can come up with??

Until Next Time....................

Got carried away with the Tiles....

I've been busy! Or should I say productive?? Either way.....I'm learning as I go and that's whats really important! I've been making Polymer clay tiles.......this is what I have so far......Not too sure what I'm going to do with them yet.....but they'd be cute for a wall in minis or could be used in real size craft projects...... They can be grouted just like regular tiles. You can cut them down, too.

1. Black, white, gray and translucent clay chopped up and pressed down.
2. Tiles made to look like stone......Gray
4. Left over Pineapple cane....chopped up and pressed down....
3. (Yes, I know these are backwards!) 3.....left overs from #4.
5. Landscape cane, chopped up and pressed down.
6. Copper, brown and black clay, chopped and pressed
7. Black and reds.....chopped and pressed
8. Copper........chopped and pressed
9. Translucent and white cane.....sliced, rolled and slightly burned. lol
1,8,and 9 are my favorites:)

Like I said......I've been busy.......
....oh, just in case you're wondering.......they're mostly 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch. All handcut.

My treasures from DC

When I was at the hospital with my sister, My Mom and Cora found these 2 little creamers for me....for 50 cents a piece!!

Aren't they just the cutest?! And they're little.....the 2 of them together are about the size of my fist:)

This pie plate I found at a thrift store before I left! I LOVE PUMPKIN PIE!!! My Mom always makes 2 pies~ One for me and one for everyone else! So when I saw this pan~ I knew it was meant to be!

And it's got Beautiful carnations printed in it!! And a recipe:) How lucky Could I get??
I have been starting to see these 'pans' a lot lately. I saw one for Quiche the other day, but I can't stand quiche~ So I didn't buy it! LOL!! Thinking I may have to start collecting these, too! They're just so pretty!

Then there's the material my Mom had put aside for us:) There's 2 sheets of the kitty material, so if anyone would like some, let me know! They'd make some cute mini pillows:) And those flamingos....Too funny! Loving my berries....and those beautiful Butterflies! The green flower material I picked up at a quilting store~ there was something about that flower that I really liked:)

When we were at the National Harbor, I picked up the teaspoon~ I have a few of these, so I had to add One from DC! Only seemed natural:)

....and then there's my flat coin! I love these coins, and at one time had a nice collection from across the USA.......Until someone stole them! So, I've been trying to build my collection back up....and Now I have one from

'The First Ladies at the Smithsonian'

Now that I've shared a few of my collections with you....I'm wondering what other people collect?? Do you have a favorite collection...or lots of collections??

.........Until Next Time...........