Altered Tea-bags

art project.

materials needed:
tea bag
poly-fill
stapler 
paints (acrylic)
stamps
collage elements
baker's twine 

process:
1. Collect "used" tea-bags.
2. Carefully remove the staple, shake out tea leaves/herbs, and once emptied- lay out to dry. 
3. Paint, stamp, draw, collage, and be creative with the tea bags. 
4. Cut pieces of baker's twine for the tiny tea tag- create your own. 
5. Fill with poly-fill.
6. Fold at top, be sure to tuck in twine its tag, then staple shut. 

ENJOY! 

Painting: The Sea & Me

mixed-media 

ART Bundle Collaboration

Joined a group of artists to create and circulate, by mail, an artist bundle. 

ARTIST BUNDLES: 
The mystery and beauty of these sticks is that they contain the wishes and dreams of everyone who "adds" to them. 
Full of positive thoughts and love.
The inspiration came from Seth Apter, which the group requested permission to add their version of the BUNDLE to create the group swap. 

ENJOY! 

I Have A Crush...

** wooden bowlies ** 

Yes... 
on my ** wooden bowlie ** collection. 
I share them with you, hopping you enjoy them just the same, perhaps you have a crush on them too? 

These sweet creations will be available for sale, 
through my online gallery/shop this week! 

MERRYMAKING tags...

"O" is for ornament. 
crafting Alphabet Christmas Tags.

Our latest group event. 

This will wrap up our calendar year... 

Looking forward our swapping out some wonderful tags with some very talented artist. 

Join our artist community here: The Studio -artist "JUNKIE" guild 

Tea-Time Anyone...?

altered tea cups

Personally, I could switch over to tea, with using these beauties, to sip out of... 

Enjoy!

Song of the Sea...

mixed-media 

A storm of blue hues piled on top of collected vintage papers, 
which overlapped and got washed up onto shore... with a charcoal illustration. 

Paperbag Puppet

** meow **

simple and adorable... 

who would have ever guessed it, a paperboy could be sooooo darn cute?! 

I just can not create without trying to utilize EVERY found material possible.

MATERIALS USED FOR THIS PROJECT:

(1)  used lunch paperbag

acrylic paints

glue 

poly-stuffing (recycled) 

charcoal pencil 

washi tape

collage elements (used book)

(leftover) bakers twine 

rubberstamps

newspaper (scraps) 

ENJOY MISS KITTY.

My Wooden Bowlies...

take a peek! 

Interested in seeing these and MORE, up close and personal?? 

In the Tacoma WA. area? 

Then head on over to here...

740 Broadway St. Tacoma, Wa. 

Collection of my artwork will be displayed here, come and enjoy! 

No worries... not local? 

I have several available FOR SALE on my online gallery, just click 

on the tab at the top of this site. 

Beyond this point...

**NEWEST** painting

acrylic on canvas.

In so many words, "Beyond this point" became the title of this painting. 

Also, became the design for my latest business cards... 

"Beyond this point" ... no turning back... 

a great approach to moving forward with a positive attitude. 

In a split second

onward...one moves through life.

acrylic painting

coffee anyone...?

altered coffee filters

who would have ever thought... coffee could be so colorful & playful.

Where life has taken me...

Apparently God has a different plan for me...

 To think I could decided my own direction or that I have complete control of my destiny...
 

realize that once I trusted to leave my life in God's hands, by faith, 

my soul would then have direction to lead forward...

and land me right back where I thought I'd never want to be again. 

So many questions are ahead of me... 
But Im here. Hello Puyallup, Washington State.
This time, I will allow God to lead the way. 
Let trust shine. 
Please God, smile down on me. 

Apparently God has a different plan for me. 

Because here I am back in the Pacific Northwest.

3 - fold envelope

MAIL ART

comes in all shapes and sizes...  

Super fun to create. 

Stuffed each envelope pocket with collage elements, stickers, and paper goodness.

Enjoy an artful life!