Feeling blessed ~

Hi sweet friends!!!

I'm so sorry I missed a few blogging days last week

but my mom and dad came to visit us last Wednesday and

We had not seen them since Christmas!!

They are so precious...they live in the North Georgia mountains

and had some friends on their street selling their mountain home

(their friends live in Myrtle Beach, SC)

and since they didn't visit their mountain home much....

well, they had brand, spankin' new leather La-Z-Boy furniture

they needed to get rid of and my precious parents bought it for us!!!!

At about 90% OFF!

So they delivered it to us last week and we are in HEAVEN now!

How blessed are we to have my sweet mama and daddy

always keeping us in mind ~

OH! And she also brought me a bundle of lace and
a teeny found nest...does she know me or what?

I'm working on one last tattered angel for a friend...

and will soon be moving on to something new ~

But you know I'll be sure to share her as soon as she's finished!

Until then...a few beautiful images for you ~

Wishing you a beautiful Monday precious friends!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

A new angel in the making ~

I've started on another small, altered dress form

and thought I'd share

my progress so far!!

A friend on Facebook requested that I make another so....

if she doesn't choose to purchase her you know the angel

will end up in my Etsy store!

This is the dress form as I purchased it...

really pretty but you know me,

I've got to make it mine!

It stands about 17" tall, so it's a nice size ~

I painted a coat of gesso over the entire thing, from top to bottom.

Then painted a coat of Folk Art Antique White craft paint all over ~

Next...(sorry, I forgot to take a photo of this step)

I water down dark brown paint just a little, paint on layer on the stand

in sections, wiping the excess away with a damp rag.

I do this for the knob on top as well.

Next...I started digging through my old doll dresses and I begin to play!

I found this one and just LOVE the way it drapes on her!!

It's too long but there's something about that that I think looks ethereal...

I've cinched the dress around her waist with

seam binding but may add another layer of it

so I can have seam binding tails down the front ~

and added beautiful old millinery flowers.

She needs a pretty necklace, a Bible verse around her waist and of course

her angel wings!! So, we'll see ~ I'll be sure to share finished

photographs with you and if she ends up in the shop too!!

Thank you always for stopping by and for your sweet comments

on yesterday's post ~ you know I love you all!

hugs and love,

Dawn

So very thankful ~

I truly am!!!

Thankful that you loved the sweet angel wings

and purchased my tutorial to create your own!

As an artist, I've always, always wanted to share ~

how I do things, what I use and the process of creating

something from ordinary things.

I want to share the creative spirit and help others

realize that they can make these projects as well!

My prices are low because in today's economy

I realize that we all don't have tons of money to spend

on a random tutorial.

But what I do hope is this...

that you can use any of my tutorials to create something beautiful.

Something that you are proud to give as a gift to someone you love

or just to enjoy for yourself!!!

In my tutorials, I always encourage you to use things you already have

so you don't have to stress over having the exact

components that have been used.

I'm coming up on 2000 posts!!!!

It's amazing that I've shared that much

over these last six years, isn't it???

I'll be having a giveaway you know,

just a few things that I'll gather together

that I think you'll love.

Thank you so much!!!

For stopping by to see what I'm up to,

for caring about what I create and

mostly for being such precious friends ~

Wishing you a beautiful Wednesday,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Angels are among us...

Thank you so much for your encouraging words!

I know I should take a bit of a break but do love being here too ~

Seems I'm drawn to my blog...

it is a refuge in it's own way you know.

I played around today in my studio...

just something really simple.

I made an angel wing pattern ~

and this is what transpired:

Simple hand gathered ruffles using my favorite glue, Fabri-tac!

I just ran a line of glue onto my base and scrunched up

my little ruffles with my fingers (which are quite peeley right now!)

Of course I had to add a seam binding bundle and hanger ~

what do you think?

They are about 8" high and ready to hang
Just listed in my Etsy store!

Wishing you a beautiful Tuesday my dear friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn