Fishin' for More Flower Ideas

The first flower started with the metal flower shape Carolyn found in a parking lot and the second flower is some of my husband's fishing lures and an old brooch.


Layered Metal Pieces  03-31-11

Fishing Lures and Brooch  03-31-11

It's All in the Cards

Little Poker Chips from Krystal, Die from my stash and Cards make up today's flower.

Playing Cards and More  03-30-11

Troll-in' the Parking Lot

My husband found the troll in a parking lot after the long, snowy winter.

Troll and Paper  03-29-11

My Apologies to All of the Seamstresses

I don't enjoy sewing, not that I really did any sewing on this other than one button, but I may not be representing the art of sewing very well with this flower.

Misc. Sewing Stuff  03-28-11

I Love Green Olives

I made an olive from clay, but found these cocktail forks at a junk store.

Cocktail Forks  03-27-11

I See Numbers

If you view this blog, I'd like to see more than numbers. Please give me some feedback. That's what artists live for!

Peace

Found these plastic soldiers and the peace sign earring at a cool "junk" store in Grand Rapids.

Plastic Soldiers  03-26-11

I Might Need More Therapy

My Art Therapy Project may require more therapy as I think I'm addicted to Shrinky Dinks.

Shrinky Dink Flower Garden
03-25-11

To Wine Lovers and Broken Belts

My Peace Sign belt broke today so that began today's flower, finished off with some of the foil wrap from wine bottles.

Wine Wrapper Petals with
Peace Sign and Wire  03-24-11

A Different Clay Technique

I took these photographs last year and decided to try transferring the images onto polymer clay.

Photo Transfer on Polymer Clay
03-23-11

Photo Transfer on Polymer Clay
03-23-11



3rd Time is the Charm

I tried something with some cardboard. Then I tried weaving with wire and it fell apart before I could stitch it together. So I ended up using a flower loom and twine for this flower.

Twine  03-22-11

Keys to the Garden Gate

More treasures in my boxes of stuff!

Keys and Hardware  03-21-11

101 Ways to Use Paper

I love this paper. It has a lot of fiber and I can tear, fold, cut and glue it. There's probably more things I have yet to try.

Paper and Glue  03-20-11

Still Hangin' On To Spring

Beautiful Day Today. Inspired by the coming of Spring and some more color just around the corner.

Paper and Rivets  03-19-11

Spring

Acrylic on Canvas  03-18-11

Pastels and St. Patty's

Worked on today's and tomorrow's flowers as who knows what St. Patrick's Day will bring

Oil Pastels on Sand Paper
03-16-11

Wire and a Bit O' Screen
03-16-11

Screen Art

More stuff from the "hardware store"

Screen and Other Misc. Hardware
03-15-11

Pullin' Strings

Assorted Types of Cord
03-14-11

The Oldies

I used a music lyre I had in High School as well as copies from one of my practice books

Wrist Lyre and Music  03-13-11

Catching Up

 

Money Plant and Polymer Beads
03-12-11  



Dried Acrylic Paint (From Paint Tubes)
03-11-11

 

Twisted Metal

I used some copper pieces with wire to make these flowers.

Copper and Wire  03-10-11

Playing with Line

New tool for me - a bamboo pen with ink and then colored with crayon

Pen and Ink with Crayon
03-09-11

Michigan Rocks!

Actually, these are Petoskey Stones from Northern Michigan.

Petoskey Stones and Other Fossils
03-08-11

Monday's Flower

Painted Wood and Cork  03-07-11

New Medium

I haven't done Scratch Board since High School ...

Scratch Board  03-06-11

Friday's and Saturday's Flowers

Didn't post yesterday as I wasn't even sure I would finish the flower, but I did after going to the Home and Garden Show Friday night. Today's flower is from the Freebies I got at the show.

Weaving  03-04-11

Advertising Stuff  03-05-11

Pop!



Pop Can  03-03-11



Krystal went to Florida ...

 and all I got were these Pretty Shells. Thanks for the shells, Krystal!


Shells   03-02-11



Bead-azzling Flower

No, I didn't use the "As Seen on TV" gadget. Just wire and beads and an old bead ring I made for the center.

Beads on Wire  03-01-11