merry christmas

may the spirit of christmas bring you peace

 the gladness of christmas give you hope

 the warmth of christmas grant you love

 unknown

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wishing everyone

a very merry christmas

and all the best for 2013

 nancy

encaustic class

i love creating texture

practicing techniques and learning new ones

sometimes by accident

sometimes i have an idea and other time it just happens

and it always makes me happy when someone loves what i do

this time i made something just for me

above, the start of my canvas and details of the sky and ground

this symbol is from a book that was given to me from a shaman in new orleans

i am beginning to understand and it has inspired me to create this painting

not sure where i will hang, somewhere special for sure

instant glam part 2

i just couldn't wait to get this all put together

(see previous posting)

yesterday  carmi posted some wonderful creations

on the john bead blog

it's amazing to see that everyone started with the same elements

and created such different and unique pieces

more will be posted today so go and check them out

instant glam challenge ........ you decide

my friend carmi mailed me this wonderful set of instant glam by fernando

with a challenge, what would you do with these?!

of course the wheels have been turning ever since and i could have come up

with at least 10 different ideas ( i could really go off the rails with this)

but since it is "glam" i thought i should keep to that theme

 i narrowed it down to 2

but before i get out my drill and start the assemblage process

i though i would see which one you liked

of course i got out the wire and started twisting

the first one is very symmetrical and looks like a lotus to me

it might even look good with a photo of a painting inside

and then layered with resin??

the second, i got a little carried away and then scaled it back a bit

there is something i like about an asymmetrical design

let me know what you think

i will finish it off later this week and post the finished design

free form crochet

since discovering free form crochet earlier this year

i've been on a roll

using up all of my leftover yarn and then looking for more interesting yarns

also learning new patterns

pinterest is a great resource for finding tons of information, websites

patterns and like minded people

i've joined an online yahoo group just for free form crochet

i love making these purses

i had a hard time finding handles and the ones i did

where the wrong color, too big or just plain ugly

so i figured a way to make my own

out of piping cord and yarn

problem solved!!

i also found these wonderful magnetic snaps

i usually start with a color palette 

then the fun begins

making tons of shapes until i have enough  to start sewing together 

some day i will make something bigger

perhaps a coat!!!