Wednesday, June 22, 2011

What your favorites say about you...

Do you ever wonder what other people are like in their day to day based on the items in their shopping cart?! Have you ever seen a formal dressed,manicured lady with a cart filled with beer,Doritos,duct tape,rope,pickled eggs and a chainsaw and thought....hmmm, maybe she's a party planner for truck drivers and lumber jacks?! Me neither. But i have wondered other things about other people and their items from time to time. So what do you presume about moi, based on these items from my Etsy favorites?! Please don't be shy to comment, it'll be fun!

1. http://www.etsy.com/shop/thefiligree?ref=seller_info
Mermaid Seahorse Print - 7x7 Fine Art PRINT - Steampunk Fairy Tale Illustration

2. http://www.etsy.com/shop/theblackapple?ref=seller_info

.Book Locket : The Illustrated Man
3. http://www.etsy.com/shop/dennisanderson?ref=seller_info
Cotton Candy (4 oz. jar) Soap In A Jar (Fluffy Whipp)

4. http://www.etsy.com/shop/thepoppytree?ref=seller_info
The Bride And Frankenstein Print

5. http://www.etsy.com/shop/KelliWorthDesigns?ref=seller_info
Lot 12 RANDOM TYPEWRITER KEYS

6. http://www.etsy.com/shop/blackbirdfolkart?ref=seller_info
Set of 3 Mini Papier Mache Halloween Candy Bowls

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Something out of nothing

If you take a peek through the enthusiastically decorated windows of my life you will see (apart from an amazing family accentuated by one charming pup) a LOVE for making things with my hands!
I thrill at the possibilities of making something out of nothing! Taking a ball of clay and forming it into a sweet monster with a charming personality, delights me to my very core. While this is a very (and I do mean very) recent found passion of mine, I will never give it up!
I spent many years scrapbooking, paper craft making, even gave knitting a try! But none of that was ever enough for me. And then just recently, while doing my usual Sunday shopping at my local craft shop, I saw one of the employees making a polymer clay turtle in an example workshop. Other shoppers, smiled and nodded, lingered for a brief moment before taking their baskets of googly eyes and glue sticks and heading to the checkout. I was frozen, in awe! Not at the fact that this craft counter employee was making a clay turtle, in fact my main focus that kept me frozen in place was the fact that she wasn't putting any life in to it! I was planted, mouth agape, because of the green lump in front of this girl had possibilities, so many possibilities! My fingers tingled with the urge to take it from her and fill that little clay creature with personality and features! I refrained (yay me!) and loaded my cart with 75 bucks worth of polymer clay! And so it began....

Monday, June 6, 2011

Co-dependant Crafting = Anxiety

Most of my crafty creations (Monster friends and Mystery Forest Creatures included) are made using polymer clay, which means I am dependant on an oven to complete the process of "bringing my creations to life"
Well....my oven exploded on Saturday! You may think I'm exaggerating for effect but (maybe just a little) this is a huge deal! If you do not know the sound an oven makes when the heating element coil pops out at 450 degrees, than, good for you!! That means you haven't had 4.8 years removed off your life from heart pounding terror! Apart from it being terrifying and shocking, it's now terribly inconveniencing! I am anxiously awaiting the part replacement's arrival so that I may get back to work and introduce some rather charming and delightful little creatures to the world!
In the meantime....Pepsi drinking, nail biting, foot tapping, temporary reliefs have been put into place!

Please stand by....

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Greetings Friends

Welcome to my world!
 This is where Monsters are friends, Mystery Forest Creatures are discovered, and creative juices flow freely!
I invite you to hang with me in my world and embark on an artsy journey.

Here you will find; crafty creations made by myself and friends of mine.
                             Items, reccomendations, favorites, and treasuries from etsy.
                             Links to shops and craftyness I love.
                             And whatever else strikes my fancy!

Thanks for stopping by!