Sneak Peak #3 - Hip Hop - New Spring Release

I recently posted about the spring designs I'm working on for :

Old Farmhouse Gathering's (OFG) Spring Celebration will be a great sampling of work from the gals that belong to OFG.  The OFG is a wonderful group of women who have teamed up on Etsy to help promote each other.  Our Spring Celebration kicks off on Friday, so be sure to go to Etsy on Friday and search for SECOFG  and you'll find all of the team's wonderful creations!  Here is another sneak peak at one of the designs "Hip Hop" that  I will be releasing to my Etsy Store on March 11.  Be sure to check back often this week as I'll be giving more sneak peaks!

This is another "mixed-media" look that I'm working on where I use paper and paint.  I have to say these very "Hip" "Hops" are one of my favorites in my new designs!  They just make me smile:

Hope these bring a smile to your day~

 

Sneak Peak No. 2 - "Tweet" to be released on Friday

I recently posted about the spring designs I'm working on for :

Old Farmhouse Gathering's (OFG) Spring Celebration will be a great sampling of work from the gals that belong to OFG.  The OFG is a wonderful group of women who have teamed up on Etsy to help promote each other.  Our Spring Celebration kicks off on Friday, so be sure to go to Etsy on Friday and search for SECOFG  and you'll find all of the team's wonderful creations!  Here is another sneak peak at one of the designs "Tweet" that  I will be releasing to my Etsy Store on March 11.  Be sure to check back often this week as I'll be giving more sneak peaks!

I've tried something new with "Tweet" - a little mixed media.  The birds are cut from scrapbook paper and then I've painted on the shadows and details.  This gives it more dimension.

What a fun way to beckon spring don't you think?

Sneak Peak at "Splish, Splash, Stomp!" Being Released On March 11 as Part of Old Farmhouse Gathering Team's Spring Celebration

I have been busy getting ready to release New Spring Designs as part of the Old Farmhouse Gathering's (OFG) Spring Celebration.  The OFG is a wonderful group of women who have teamed up on Etsy to help promote each other.  Our Spring Celebration kicks off on Friday, so be sure to go to Etsy on Friday and search for SECOFG  and you'll find all of the team's wonderful creations!  Here is a sneak peak at one of the designs "Splish, Splash, Stomp!" that  I will be releasing to my Etsy Store on March 11.  Be sure to check back often this week as I'll be giving more sneak peaks!

This design includes 2 hand-painted blocks:

Winter Welcome Signs on Old Window Screens

I had so much fun doing the Harvest Blessings Window Screen sign that I had to make some fun winter ones. Take a look at how they turned out - they were so much fun to do!  I love how you can still see through the screen:

 This guy is painted on the neatest old window  - original paint and great corner metal pieces!

 He has some fun rusty snowman garland and a fabric "Winter Welcome" banner.

 He's holding a bird house and a bird is perched on his arm.

 Then there's Mr. Frosty himself.

 He has rusty mittens and a "Warm Winter Wishes" banner topping him off.

There is even a little rusty snowflake covering a flaw in the original screen.  A perfect way to welcome friends and family to your winter home, don't you think?

Snow Buddies - More Fun with Vintage Items

Well winter has officially hit my house.  It was 7 degrees this a.m.!  Ugh - it's supposed to get below zero tonight!  Well, it may be cold outside, but this little guy I've been working on warms my heart!  This little Snow Buddy is a hand sculpted & painted snowman who is sporting a vintage kitchen measuring cup for a hat:

 He's quite the dapper fellow!  He is sitting on a vintage tin cup.

 His hat has a snowman and cardinal bird painted on it:

 You can still see the measurement markings on the hat:

 His cup is sporting a sweet tag:  "Winter Wonderland"

Advent Count Down Blocks

My kids are already counting down the days to Christmas so I couldn't resist making some of these fun Advent blocks:  The Santa set:

Hand painted Santa and Rudolph:

 Each block has six different patterned papers for lots of combinations:

 The Baby Jesus and Drummer Boy Set:

Hand painted baby Jesus and Drummer Boy:

So are  you ready to start counting  down?  =0)