SPOOKY ANCESTORS BOOK

I have finished my 'Spooky Ancestors Book'.
This was a swap done on Paperarts Yahoo Group using images from the talented Itkupilli.
There were 12 involved & we had to make the same number of images. I find it hard repeating, so I made 2 of 12 different pages, so I ended up with a very fat book!
Below is the Slideshow I made of the book.
I'm loving it!

Slideshow

NEW JEWELLERY

Just finished these 2 pieces.
Can't believe that I am loving making jewellery, must be the great teachers I have learnt from, Ro Bruhn & Jen Crossley.
The 3FLs & 1 are exploring more jewellery techniques.
At the moment we are goinf through Stephanie Lees book 'Semiprecious Salvage".

Whatcha looking at?

Otis wants to know where is summer?

He hates the cold & his owner hates the rain, because this means muddy paw prints through the house!
At least he has his blankie to keep him warm!

ETCHINGS

Yesterday, buoyed by my experience with Ro Bruhn, I decided to do something with the etchings I had made previously.

So, I set to, made a few wire nests, sorted through my stash & voila!!, here are my efforts.
Sorry, not great pics, the metal & camera  flash just don't seem to work.

JEWELLERY DAY!!

Saturday saw Bevlea, Christine T & myself head off to Ro Bruhn's lovely home in the Dandenongs for a jewellery workshop.
We left home in plenty of time, BUT, construction work on the Westgate Freeway led us to go 'round & round' in circles till the Sat Nav finally got us back on track.
Ro is such an easy going person, not phased at all by our tardiness.
She made this experience a breeze.
Lots of encouraging words, help whenever you need it and a calm attitude made this a great experience.
Of course this was helped by the ambience of her home & surrounds & the beautiful  food provided by her husband Steve. I really wanted to take him home with me, but, alas that was not to be!!LOLOL
I am  so pleased with my necklace, have had it on constantly since.
Ro also teaches journal making, hand made paper & stamps  etc....... She is a DELIGHT.

CRISTMAS SWAP

I have just finished my offerings for a '12 days of Christmas' swap on a Yahoo group.
We had to make 12 gifts, wrap them up & add our number(I am 11).
They will be distributed out & each  day for the 12 days before Christmas each member gets to open a gift.
I am number 11, so mine will be opened on the 23rd of December.
I can't post pics of my gifts till after they are opened, but, mine are all different, my brain just does not like making multiples of the same!!
I'm looking forward to seeing what the other girls have made, should be FUN!

ANOTHER FAIRY

After I made the fairy reverse canvas (see in a previous post), I decided that maybe she really needed to stay with me.
So, I made another. I  needed to step out of my comfort zone, and use colours that I rarely do.
So, this one is made using green as the predominant colour.
I used Golden Glass Bead Gel over the outside of the frame and then sprayed lightly with silver to give it a sparkle.
The nest is from my favourite 'E' store, Wednesday Wishes. It is so tiny, but, just perfect for this project.

FINISHED!!!!!!

Along with Elizabeth, Bevlea & Glenda( 3 Fat Ladies & 1), we have been getting together & creating a book to honour our familes, heritage etc.
We used Jen Crossleys lovely frames for the foundation of each page.
We cut, pasted, talked and sometimes swore our way through this challenge.
Numerous coffees, teas, food etc were consumed along the way.
The back of the book is a reliquary honouring my late Dad.
I am so thrilled with the results!!
Even though most of my family just doesn't 'get it' in relation to my art, my aim is to show this to them on Christmas day, when we are all together.
I'm hoping they will understand it & like it for what it is.
I will always remember  the great times I have had in the creation process with my beautiful, funny, irreverent  friends.
Below is the slideshow, let me know what you think, OK?