Flower power

Its been a while since I've posted I know, but I have been busy none the less :)
I started off the night finishing up my altered fish purse made from a beanie baby. I lined it with orange polyester, sewed in the liner and zipper by hand and was lucky enough to find a buyer in the same night. The universe was kind to me last night.

Despite pricked and sore finger tips I still had the urge to sew so I decided to make some flowers. It was a good relaxation exercise to undertake while watching random shows on Hulu. In their current incarnations as slightly unfinished they could be made into hair clips, headbands, a crazy over the top piece of jewelry or a patch. I haven't decided what they will each become yet. I expect they will tell me what they want to be ;)

Each one is hand stitched to a felt back ground for added stability. Each center piece is a hand hammered bottle cap with a resin imbedded image for image permanence. The unicorn piece is sprinkled with glow in the dark glitter for a little added fun.

A Taste of Voodoo

As you may or may not know i am a Louisiana creole, and as often seems to be the case i have a bit of magic running through my blood. so when i recently visited NOLA i gathered some spanish moss, prepared and dried it and brought it back for a natural creation material. Once home I gathered up some local natural materials, and so I found myself ready to make voodoo dolls. Don't be fooled these are the real thing and not meant for toying with. Each one is filled with the intention of the dolls design and i find that i cant make more than one in a day. Its a very interesting process that i find i enjoy.

This is the queen of hearts. She is meant to draw love to you or help you keep the love you have

I gave it to my friend Ryan before he headed to his new home. 

 This one I made to myself. She is for bringing health which i could sure use some more of

 This particular gaudy girl is meant to bring wealth, here's to hoping :)

There will soon be more I am sure. If you would like to order one of your own be sure to hit me up and i can begin its creation.

Because dolls are creepy

I found this little beauty and knew immediately that I needed to play a bit with her appearance. I dyed her dress with all natural ingredients you can find in your kitchen with hot water and salt, after drying I proceeded to apply flame for a nice aged look. I hand dyed her hair and painted her skin to match. For an extra touch of the creepy she plays music, though I don't what song.

If you would like to purchase this creepy little beauty feel free to comment :)

hand painted jars: weekend project

I've been meaning to do this for a long time. I've had the jars and supplies sitting around and they finally beckoned loud enough for me to listen. Here is the result:

just keep drawing

and here is my doodle of the day:

a sea of bottle caps

I finally almost got around to pouring resin in my bottle caps. i flattened them each with a hammer, cut out a pic (mostly from magazines) glued it in, sealed it and then poured resin over the top to make the images permanent. now all i have to do is add holes and i will have the beginning of pendants, earrings, hair pieces and any accessory that comes the mind :)

cobra comin' for ya

my doodle of the day