This scarf is an easy knit and it looked pretty in the store but I don’t like it now.
The left side of the scarf is has a mistake through out the whole side.
The center pattern is nice and would be beautiful once blocked.
The yarn is fantastic, it’s soft and I will use it in another project.
Wanda at Artist’s Nest hosts a bookmark swap every month with a different theme.
This month it’s flowers.
Here is my bookmark made with watercolor and micron pen.
This rolodex is a calendar. Each card is cut by hand.
They each have a date for everyday of the month.
This project was a little more work than I had expected but the results were worth the effort.
Not sure how I am going to use this little treasure.
Wanda at The Artists Nest is hosting a bookmark challenge of “Lady Coddington’s Book of Pressed Fairies”
Here is my entry. Watercolor and mircon pen. The orange back ground paper is also on the back of the bookmark.
The idea make a basket of napkins started at Pinterest which I have newly discovered and cannot get away from.
Rhythm of the Home blog has the picture that got me started on my own basket of napkins. There is also instructions so you can create your own.
Two sets out of the basket are for gifts and the other three will listed on Etsy at Shadetreeart.
All my bits of left over fabric were used to make these cute everyday napkins. They have a lovely quilted piece look.
Wanda at the Artist’s Nest always hosts a monthly bookmark challenge. I love this challenge since I am able to create and trade for a piece of art I actually use. I made my bookmark from a rubber stamp designed by my friend Roc Nicholas. She is so creative and just got her first line of rubber stamps made which can be purchased at Stampotique Originals.
This is my first attempt at using Aquamarkers. Both bird paintings are postcards size 4″ x 6″. I love painting this bird.
The one on the left was my first attempt. The colors are not as vibrant and only used the aquarmarkers, a white paint pen and micron pen. The markers were a bit of challenge for me. I do not like the fact that it leaves a mark where you used it on the paper. My paint got muddy and the paper was worn away trying to get rid of the marker lines.
The one on the right I used some regular watercolor for the back ground, a white paint pen and micron pen was also used in the painting. I also used the markers to color a circle on my palette paper and picked up the paint with my water brush pen instead of using the markers directly on the paper. I am much happier with the second attempt.
Scented sachets made with little bits of left over fabrics. I hate to throw anything away and all my tiny fabric scraps have found a new use. A cotton linen scent was used and they smell wonderful.
Blue Train Wheel
Oil 16″x40″
2011
By Shirley L. Hays
Sold
This painting goes to its new home today. It’s always hard to part with a painting.
The following pictures are the work in progress.
At Treasures for Tots there is a great tutorial for making cute little felt headbands.
I made this one for Eva.
