Don't you love finishing things?!

I finished my new mixed media collage!

I love working with these elements...but I guess you know that ~

Antique lace, beautiful old images, vintage sheet music and of course,

the old luggage pocket! These are my favs and I can't help

but enjoy creating something with these beautiful things.

Here are a few photos of my finished project to share with you:

And while I was working on my collage,

I got a wild hair and decided to finish the little peat pot too!!

It's a tiny one...

covered in old lace, then even more lace,

embellished with a teeny ruffle

around the opening and cream tulle stuffed inside.

Hung of course with beautiful seam binding to adorn

a Christmas tree and hold a few precious candies!!

It always feels so good to make a few new things ~

and what feels even better?

They both sold to a precious repeat customer of mine

the minute I listed them in my Etsy shop!!!

Wishing you a beautiful fall Thursday dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

The Home Road ~

Look a little familiar?

I had a special order for my Prairie Girl

so I put together another one!

She's not the same really.

So many of the components are different.

I simply can't reproduce something exactly

because I love using one-of-a-kind elements

in each piece I make.

Old covers of books...vintage ledger paper...

and this one features wonderful pew pocket

to hold my prairie bundle!

She measures a whopping 13.5" x 17.5"...

I love this image so much...

I need to make a few prairie bags with her on the front!

I hope your week has started off wonderfully ~

Wishing you a beautiful Tuesday dear friends,

hugs and love 

Dawn

I actually squeaked out a little artwork!!

YAAAY!! I'm so glad I made myself sit down

and create something!!

I kinda worked on two pieces at the same time but

this sweet girl is the one who finished first....

A prairie girl ~

She's created on an old cabinet door panel!

Layered with antique ledger paper, ticking fabric,

even a cover from an old ledger book ~

I used an old tobacco tin covered with sheet music

to hold a few botanicals...

She's listed in my Etsy shop too...

And Noah had a GREAT first day of school!!

He's been going to school with so many of these kids

since he was in kindergarten so it was fun

for him to see all his buds again!

Now....let's see what else I can get accomplished!!

Wishing you a wonderful Tuesday my sweet friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Guess who came a knocking on my door today???

Uh, yeah....my little muse!!!!

She took herself a bit of a vaca

but I have to say, it was good to see her face!!!

I made a little something new to share with you ~

TOTALLY Carol Hicks Bolton inspired as

I have always, always drooled over the books

she had wired to the wall in a magazine feature I saved.

Here you go ~

It felt so good to make something today.

And you know what feels even better?

LOVING how it turned out!

I'm linking this project to Jen's MY FAVORITE PROJECT party!!!

Just listed in my Etsy shop too :)

Wishing you a BEAUTIFUL Monday precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

 

Something new from the studio ~

Do you ever make something that you LOVE?

When I make these nature assemblages...

it's truly HARD to part with them

because they strike a chord with me.

This is one of those shadow boxes you find at the thrift.

It has three sections and they usually have these fake little

potted flowers in each section ~ I know you've seen them.

Well, I've had this one for YEARS.

And I'd even ripped the stuff out a long time ago too!

But I finally made my way to it and decided it was time to

transform it into what it was meant to be.

A simple assemblage.

Filled with beautiful fragments of nature...
gathered specimens...
and wonderful elements from the wood.

You can see the shadow box part in the photo below...

I've just listed this piece in my Etsy store!

Well dear friends, we have another week ahead of us....
what shall we do next???
I hope you can carve out a little creative time just for YOU



Wishing you a great Monday precious friends,
hugs and love,
Dawn

Inspired by Nature ~

It seems I can't help myself....

I always return to beautiful elements of nature

when it comes to creating artwork!

I finally finished this new piece too ~

Here are a few pics...it was quite hard to photograph

because of the reflection on the glass covering the assemblage...

Whew!!! This one wore me out!!!

But it is so good to see an idea

come to fruition....

I just added it to my Etsy store if you like to take a look there!

I hope you are doing so good...and thank you very much for

taking to time to stop by here, I always appreciate your visit

and cherish your comments!!!

Have a wonderful day precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

The beginnings of something new ~

I've been itching to create something nature inspired....

I collect all sorts of boxes, drawers, etc. to hold assemblages

and this one was meant to be a cabinet of curiosities.

I'm showing you the beginning stages as I hope to fill each cubby

with wonderful nature specimens!

I have tiny bottles that can hold treasures....several teeny nests from

which I will choose, maybe some gorgeous river birch bark

and patches of moss tucked in....

I will continue to age the cabinet too

as it is way too newish looking for me :)

We'll see where it takes me!

One other thing.

There's no glass in the door ~ it was missing when I found it.

I've been thinking of adding my own wired grid to it.

We'll see....

What are you up to today?

I hope you're able to squeeze a little creativity into your day ~

Thank you so much for stopping by here to see what I'm doing...
you know I love it when you do!

Wishing you a wonderful Friday dear friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

A little something sweet ~

Fresh from the studio!!

I finally got my tail in gear and made something :)

I'm in love with this sweet little girl

and knew I'd have to make something with her image soon...

It always feels so wonderful to get back into my studio!!!

If you'd like, you can find my little girl assemblage HERE in my Etsy!

Wishing you a great Tuesday dear friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

My sweet prairie girl ~

She's finished!

The actual artwork measures 10" x 14" and is a multitude of layers.....

The beeswax forces you to be loose ~

which I have to admit, is quite hard for me.

I'm very structured in my artwork ~

everything in it's place, you know?

~ Double click on any of my pics to see more detail ~

I always love including some type of text, name, or quote in the artwork...

Why is that?

I don't have a clue!

I also love making something....then adding a foundation to it ~

you know, something more substantial to showcase the rest.

So even though this piece started on the back of an antique ledger cover,

I wanted to place it on the larger canvas to give it just a little

more importance.

Of course, you see I had to work in the wired-in-look too!

I just love the textural quality of the wire.

The tracing paper allows the image from underneath to show through after

the beeswax has been applied between each layer.

I've even added a few pressed fern fronds from my home too!

My prairie girl was printed straight onto a sheet of crinoline fabric!!!

Yes, I admit it, I crammed it straight into my printer...

sometimes you have to be BRAVE to be an artist!

Lisa sent me a few sheets of the crinoline and I had to experiment :)

That girl is brave with new techniques,

I'm a little more of a chicken!

My prairie girl is now listed in my Etsy shop ~

The moral of this post?

Don't be afraid to try new things,

you might just love it!!!

Have an amazing Tuesday precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn