Collaged Bathroom Wall

I started collaging this wall in my studio bathroom.  This is just the beginning.  It will have all kinds of things on it.  Scrabble tiles, rhinestone pins, buttons, keys, etc.  The background is painted a cream color.  When I have all the images on it, I will probably wash it with a glaze.  A glaze always helps tie things together.  I'll be posting more pictures after each step.

 Message board - Before

  Message board - After

I have had this message board for several years.  It was stained a dark walnut.  It has a chalk board on one side and a bulletin board on the other.  It is over six feet tall.  It was made out of parts of a house that was demolished.  Recycling at its best!!  I was so tired of it the way it looked.  I wanted to paint it as soon as I got it, but every man who saw it loved the stained wood.  What is it about men and stained wood?  So, six years or so later I painted it!  I also added round knobs on top.  I love it.  I don't know if you can see that it has carved feet (lion?) on the legs.  It even has toenails.  Of course, I had to paint the toenails red!

Studio Changes

I'm planning to paint the walls a light gray in the studio and I'm putting up this old iron bed in front of my fireplace that's in there.  I love the old red paint on it so I just cleaned it up and put a coat of polyurethane on it.

I took the legs off of a tiered table and put a lazy susan base on it.  I will use it on my worktable for paint brushes, and other tools.

ipad case

Just finished this case/pouch for my ipad.  I made it from a piece of a vintage French quilt that I bought in France and some vintage trim.  The ipad slips in the top and then I just used a piece of leather and a button to fasten it.  The madonna & child photo is actually a pocket to hold my glasses.  I left the seams with the raw edges and batting showing.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

    Here's Father Christmas wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!!

I sculpted this Father Christmas several years ago.  His body is an antique mannequin.   I made all his clothes, except for the shirt.  He stands in my entry every year at Christmas behind an antique sleigh.

Living Room

                                    Kitchen Island Display

I hope everyone remembers to celebrate the birth of Jesus.  Jesus is the reason for the season!

Settee

I finished "dressing" the settee in my studio/trailer.  The trailer is so small that it was hard to get far enough away to get a full picture.  I used linen for the dust ruffle and some of the silk velvet I dyed for the top.  It's embellished with vintage, handmade French lace, vintage millinery flowers, and silk velvet flowers that I made.  The pillow shams are also vintage french.  Sounds like I have a thing for vintage french!  You think?

Which is your favorite?

These are two of my favorite vests that I've made so far.  One has hand dyed silk velvet along the bottom and the other has a vintage piece of quaker lace.