This was my idea of "Springing Forward" last week-end......

This is a repost.....I just finished a class on these.  Had a gathering around the studio table students to make their own.   This is my original clock......hangs in my kitchen.

Click the clock for a bigger pic.

Want one?????  Let me know!

New Strong Woman Shrines.....

I used to love building furniture for my dolls out of cardboard & masking tape when I was a kid. Building these shrines brought back fond memories of that, and of building things in the basement with my brother who was a cabinetmaker.


Each of these Strong Woman Shrines are hand built from foam core board & a great glue.  When dry they were coated with gesso & then dried again.  Finally painted with fun colors, embellishments & glitz!  Cick on the pictures for a larger view.


They are now for sale at the greatest little shop in town where you can find gifts for any occasion, and all kinds of people are on display from floor to ceiling. It is truly a shop for those with an artist's eye and apprecaiation for the unique.  Worth a visit -- and then a repeat visit, and another one!

Samara Garden and Home, LLC
5211 West North Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53208
(414) 444-8100
Open Wed-Fri 11-5, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-4 Starting March 27th

 (Sunday hours vary with the seasons)
or by chance or appointment

Milwaukee's finest selection of quality antiques, fine art, vintage lighting and garden ornaments and design ideas.

This is the Madonna - approx. 4x6" high.

Guadelupe - 5 x 7 " high

The Gun Tote'n Chic......4X6"

Frida -- 7 X 9"  - At least!  She is awesome.

I'll also make up blank ones if you like - to use for photo frames for family & friends.  These are tons of fun.

Most of them also have either pearls or wooden beads for feet to raise them up.  I photographed these before they were applied. 

Appliqued Cupcake with lots of Fluff & Glitz!

This was so much fun to make!

It was originally intended to be a gift for my pastry chef/baker daughter.  I ended up making a second one because this one was crooked. 
I finally mounted it on a 1.5 inch deep, 10x10 inch wood frame that I built, and then just kept embellishing it over a few days.                                 Now it hangs in my place.

I love it!