iron artist

saturday, marcy and i headed down to the "Iron Artist" competition to benefit one of our favorite artist "re use" places called "SCRAP." basically, it's iron chef, but artists. they are given certain items, they can add to it, and in 3 hours, they create something out of stuff that would otherwise go in our landfills.

the pic here with the bicycle tire was early in the day. we weren't sure what they were going to come up with.

the second pic shows a nearly finished sculpture. i am really diggin' those tubes going into the mask head. fake greenery always makes things come to life.

such a cool idea

check this out!! newspaper yarn!!!!! if you want to know how to make it, click here
or click on the pic!!

look what i found

everyone knows that my favorite place to shop is the Goodwill. i am so amazed at what i can find there. like this: it is a paper jewelry kit. they give you certain glues to make the paper stiff, include findings to make earrings or necklace, you can paint it, and voila', paper jewelry!! can't wait to try it. i will post pics as soon as i get on this project.

pretty bird

not only did i have fun picking pears in the orchard on saturday, but i came across this lovely little nest perched right on some branches. isn't it cute???? no birds around, but i am sure they will be back to have more babies.....and hopefully clean up all that poo.

fall bounty

hello lovies!!! fall is my favorite time of year. the weather change, the coats i can wear, the end of sweating in my clothes as i sit here, and of course, the foods. dad and i went out to a local orchard 5 minutes from our house and picked these babies!! every time i go to pick fruit, i have childlike wonder at how that fruit just grows right on the tree like that :). it took us a very short time to pick over 200 pounds to give to friends and family. a real father-daughter thing we do every year. mom tries to put a limit on how much we can bring home, so she kindly refrains from joining us.

too much fun!!

my heart to yours

i found a project in one of my crafty library books, and did my best to follow the directions (not my strong suit). i shaped wire into a heart, wired up some beads, and threaded them on. pic is a little blurry, but i think it turned out ok. not what i expected, but a woman i took a class with once said "if it doesn't turn out the exact way you want, it just means it's 'organic'."

this will most likely become a necklace, ornament, adornment for a dog sled, etc.

"baby you can paint my car"

went down to the Art in The Pearl today, and saw some pretty cool stuff. but this, by far, was THE BEST. seems a non profit donated this car for all the kids to paint up, and express their inner artist. it had been painted on for the entire weekend by all the little ones. i don't know the particulars, but i am sure it will be auctioned off for the cancer non profit. the kids were going crazy!!! for me, it was really inspiring to see how they painted the tires, the back and how some just decided to splatter paint on the fender!!

should give you a smile!!! sure did for me!!