Clipboards

I recently made these clipboards with sheet music, distressed paint and ink. I love the pictures on the clip. Once you clip their work on the clipboard their name will be covered up so I decided to put their darling faces where they would show.

Now You See Her, Now You Don't

I found this lovely tennis player piece at Tuesday Morning in the clearance section a long time ago. I have been waiting to do somthing with it. I loved the black stripes...
As you can see below, I found something to do with it. I LOVE this picture of my boys. I used photo corners to adhere the picture. This way I can change the picture out in the future if I want to.

It turned out even better than I thought it would when I snapped it up at Tuesday Morning.

Snow on Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas!

The view of the snow from my kitchen window on Christmas Eve.

Candy Canes and a Gingerbread House

Our neighborhood friends have been busy making Christmas Eve deliveries to each other today. These deliveries have been made in the snow. How fun! We made personalized wooden candy canes with these great mini canvases I found at Jo-Ann's yesterday.

The boys also made this great gingerbread house.

Christmas Card

Merry Christmas

Just a glimpse at my front porch.

Three New Canvases

I finished these a couple of weeks ago and finally got them up to Brownstone last week.

Before and After

I got this advent calendar a couple of years ago at Starbucks. This year I decided to give it a new look with some sheet music, modge podge, crackle paint and new numbers.

Fruits of the Spirit

I sold this piece at a show a couple of weeks ago, but I had trouble parting with it. I realized that I had not taken a picture of it as I was wrapping it up, so this was snapped with a phone.

Dragonfly Dreams Christmas Cards

Just wanted to pass on this information about Dragonfly Dreams Christmas cards. If you order 50 or more between now and December 15th you get 20 free. When you order your cards don't forget to check me as your Dragonfly. Thanks!

Brownstone's Wrap and Roll

I wanted to fill you all in so you could take advantage of free gift wrap and food!

Here is the scoop on Wrap and Roll!

Thursday, December 17th from 10am-9pm
Friday, December 18th from 10am-6pm
Saturday, December 19th from 10am-6pm

This holiday season, we have you covered. Literally! We are bringing back our successful "Wrap and Roll" complimentary gift wrap of ALL your Brownstone purchases. Now that you have found the perfect gift, we will make it a bit more special with our cherry red and lime green gift wrap. We even have a custom gift tag for your convenience. All your Brownstone gifts will look brilliant under anyone's Christmas tree this year!

On Thursday, December 17th from 6pm-9pm we will have our "Christmas Quesadillas and Santa Margaritas". Enjoy complimentary grilled chicken quesadillas from El Gabacho along with Santa margaritas. This is a great way to relax and get a bite to eat while your gifts are being wrapped. event featuring

Groupon

I just found out about the most interesting thing called Groupon. You should check it out. It seems like a great way to save money. The deal today was a $49 sitting fee plus three pictures with a Southlake photographer.

Learn How Groupon Works! from The Point on Vimeo.

You are the salt of the earth...

I just made these hanging 4 x4 canvases for my extended family members. The salt spoons were my grandmother's and I hadn't used them, but I loved them. They were so pretty and of course my grandmother meant the world to me, so we each now have a sentimental ornament with Matthew 5:13 on it. You can't tell from the picture but there is a small crystal hanging off the bottom too.

I also just finished this large plate for a Montessori school. There are around 28 thumbprints that I turned into flowers. Each flower has the child's name in the center on top of their thumbprint. Pretty cute!

Holiday Open House

I was part of a holiday open house this past weekend where I sold the above pieces. I realized as I was setting up that slowly but surely I am painting less and less ceramics. The "Glazed" in Glazed from the Heart is almost false advertising at this point. I am really enjoying painting on wood and canvases and I don't miss running the kiln.

Canvases and Brownstone

I just finished this canvas for an amazing friend who led the Beth Moore study on Esther this summer.

I also finished this canvas for a wedding present for a dear friend who got married two weeks ago.

I have taken some Christmas things to Brownstone but the bulk of it will be up there after Thanksgiving.

Here is a recent picture of my space at Brownstone. I forgot my camera so I took this with my phone. I finally got the "Glazed from the Heart" plates hung and the lampshades and lights up. You will have to stop by!

Mark your Calendars

Next Thursday, November 12th The Brownstone Village is celebrating their fifth birthday from 6-9 in the evening.
The vendors are working hard to have all their Christmas merchandise ready by then.
Mark your calendars now and plan on joining us!

Houses

I love these little houses that I recently made. They are now at Brownstone.
As you can see I am using the old hymnal I bought on ebay quite a bit.

Before and After

I finally decided what to do with the shelves in the bathroom. The doors were taken off before we moved in. In fact, those were the doors that I found in the garage and turned into chalkboards. Anyway, I had a picture that fit perfectly in the top. I hung it with eye hooks and cup hooks. I can store things behind the picture which is so handy. I painted a harlequin pattern on the bottom half and now it is finished.

This and That

The polka dot pumpkin is back. I had forgotten all about it until a friend posted it on her blog. She had gotten it from me several years ago. Hers does not open, but the 2009 version has a lid.

Here is a necklace I recently made. I think I suffer from arts and crafts ADD and addiction. You should see my basement. Ceramics, canvases, beads, wood, soldering, embossing, fabric... I jump from one thing to the next. I must focus!

I worked the pumpkin patch yesterday at church and we were busy. I can't believe that Halloween is already this weekend.

Just some pictures I found last night from my mother's birthday dinner here at the house.

Haute Handbags

I am so excited to be included in another Somerset Publication. I have made several of these fabric flower handbags over the past year. I submitted two to Haute Handbags and here they are in the "spotlight!"