Post Card Sachets With Charm

I had so much fun making these!  I started off with some free graphics I got at the Graphics Fairy.

 (You can get to her site by clicking on the link in the right sidebar.)

I used my printer (a Canon i860) to print the graphics on muslin fabric, (see instructions on how to do this with your printer on my TGIF page) then sewed a back on and stuffed them with lavender buds. 

Loved the way the first one turned out so just had to make another one with a little different design.   

The charms are made from real stamps that have been sandwiched

between two pieces of 1 X 1 inch glass that I then soldered together.

This is the back side of the charm.

Simply Charming....don't you think??

I thought these would make a great gift for Mother's Day!  Two gifts in one, a charm for a necklace or bracelet and a sachet to set out or tuck into a drawer or closet. 
Don't forget to check out the TGIF page (at the top of this page) for how-to instructions for printing on fabric using your computer printer.  Until next time......I wish  you peace.....

Time Warping ~ Caribbean Style
(The first posting for this cruise story is under the subheading at the top of the page tuesdays traveling toothbrush.)

Today I'm feeling a little bit like this Salvador Dali picture of the melting timepiece. For the last several weeks I have either been preparing to travel or traveling and all with an agenda packed with constant activities. Going from the “dark ages” of winter here in the midwest to the sunny beaches of Florida to hop onto our son's cruise definitely felt a little surreal.
For the next couple of weeks I will be putting up several posts a week that will give a little insight into the world of Caribbean cruising. But these posts will not only be about cruising like the average person....you see our son is one of the lead singers in the shows that his Cruiseline puts on....so you will also get a glimpse into the world of entaintment......Cruise Ship Style.
So stop by next week for the first post about our cruising experience.  Below is a picture of  the world we left behind the day we hopped aboard our plane for Florida. It was snowing and the temperature was hovering in the low 30s.

And this is the ship we hopped aboard for our 1 week cruise.

Hope you are all staying warm out there and if you are like me you are ready for spring to stay put!!  Until next time............I wish you Peace...........

Another Work Space Added To The Studio !!

I recently completed a class in stained glass and realized that now that I had learned how to solder I could try my hand at soldered jewelry  (if you would like to see my soldered jewelry check out the jewelry postings listed in the right sidebar.)  After working on a few soldering projects I decided that I really needed to have my soldering workspace closer to a window for better ventilation, thus my new workstation was born.  I had recently purchased some additional shelving that is actually made to fit in a closet but we modified it by adding a shelf across the middle section where the clothes hanging bar goes.  It turned out really well and has been a great workspace.

If you have a studio workspace I would love to see some of your pics and hear about how you set yours up...all you need to do is make a comment on this post and add your blog link within the post.   Here are a few more pics of  my studio (as you can see it is not very organized right now, but I had several projects in process when I took these pics.)

Until next time.....I wish you Peace..........

More Collage Jewelry Finished !!

ART  EMOTION

TRUE VOICE

PURE POETRY

JEWELRY JUMBLE

COLLAGED JEWELRY

Today it's been all about making collaged jewelry......take a look at my finished projects!

These Pendants are made using 2 microscope slides with a small handmade art collage sandwiched between the two slides.  The sides were joined together with adhesive copper foiling and then the project was soldered and embellished.

I used free graphics I got at The Graphics Fairy in making the collage part of my jewelry.  There is a link in the right sidebar if you

want to check out her blogsite.

 

HEART'S MEMORY

A GRAND DESIGN

BOHEMIAN  RHAPSODY

Home Again, Home Again ~ Jiggity Jig

(Just A Little Teaser Picture From Our Trip, have you figured out what I am eating yet? It definitely was yummy!  Here's a little hint, we ate this on the French side of St. Martin.)

 We just returned from the sunny beachs of the Caribbean!  Guess we brought back a little of the sunny weather to our area, it is supposed to get up to 62 degrees today!!  Yeah!  As soon as I get caught up I plan on posting pictures from our trip and update my readers on what the latest news is here at the Art Pod.  Until then soak up the sun if you are getting any of this great warmer weather.  Until next time.......I wish you Peace.

DREAMS CAN COME TRUE.....

I just finished this book and was very moved by the unique life  story of Susan Boyle.   It is a rags to riches story with a very different set of circumstances than the usual ones told. Susan's story is very inspiring to say the least.   Eventhough I didn't care much for the writing style of this author, Susan's story shone through.   Here is just one of the insightful quotes from the book .....

"What, ultimately, has made Susan so universally loved is that she is everywoman.  Everyone in the world has a bit of Susan Boyle in them - the frightened wee girl treated badly at school and dismissed as an adult - but Susan proved that these are handicaps that can be overcome.  Everyone has dreamed a dream of some description, though few of us are able to follow it through.  After all, it takes guts to leave the safety zone and expose yourself to the eyes of an unforgiving world.- something Susan did and has kept on doing.  Ultimately, the Susan Boyle story is about hope."

After reading this book it just confirmed the notion that it is never to late to realize the dreams that you have imagined yourself to achieve.  Click on the link below to see a clip from her now famous Britain's Got Talent audition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

I just have to say I don't know if this clip will affect you the same way it does me, but it definitely moves me to tears everytime I watch it....enjoy.    Until next time.....I wish you peace...