Last Day of April. Bring On the May Flowers!

I had this small bottle with the lid. Not sure if it's a salt shaker or something else, but added some wire and here you go.

Bottle, Paper and Wire
04-30-11

Spring Washed Down the Gutter

I was downtown last night and saw this tulip in the "gutter" - kind of like the spring weather we've been having.

Photograph  04-29-11

Tee Anyone?

I'm not much of a golfer, but my dad is and he is also my tee supplier.

Golf Tees and Paper
04-28-11

Hangin' Out To Dry

Bought the tiny clothespins at a dollar store Monday.

Clothespins and Fabric  04-27-11

Two Boys and A Whiffle Ball

Two of my nephews were hitting the whiffle ball around and ... see for yourself.

Broken Whiffle Ball
and Smiley Pin  04-26-11

Happy Easter!

I'm working a day ahead as tomorrow I have plans to see MSU's Glee Club performance. Tomorrow's flower is from yesterday's chilly walk on the beach. Today's is Easter-themed.

Beach Junk  04-24-11

Easter Grass, Bunny Ears and Tail
04-24-11

Doin' Double Duty ... Again

Scanned my stuff and this is what popped out at me. First up, Computer Parts and second is Tip Toe through the Tulips.

Keyboard Buttons and
Piece of Mother Board  04-23-11



Paperclips and Paper  04-23-11



Have A Cause ... Promote With Buttons

Bought a bag full of goodies the other day and this assortment of buttons was in there.

Buttons and Wire  04-21-11

Here's to the Starving Artist

Novelty and foreign coins and part of a found dollar bill are today's flower. I'm hoping the Art is worth more some day than the face value of the items used to make it.

Coins, Bills and Wire
04-20-11

Gift Card

Gift cards are a piece of art in themselves at times. This gift card from Ikea was re-gifted to me and I finally figured out what to do with it.



Gift Card with Glass, Paper and
Hat Pins  04-19-11



Beach Comber

My husband braved the cold weather at the beach yesterday and found me this cool stuff.



Beach Junk  04-18-11



Bag of Treasures

I made two flowers because tomorrow I'll be busy with another project. I found a bag of treasures while junk shopping today, so that was my inspiration.

Tin Tray and Wire
04-16-11

Watch, Compass and Other Stuff
04-16-11

Playing with Bleach and Dye

Just try to bleach fabric on purpose! I tried several times before finding a piece of fabric that would actually bleach out. I made stencils and then sprayed bleach on fabric ...

Bleached and Dyed Fabric
04-15-11

Listen to Your Gut

I didn't. I was attempting another batik-type piece with glue on fabric. I had a pretty good thing and tried to make it better. Oops. Anyhow, I worked until I got it back to presentable form.

Ink on Fabric  04-14-11

Testing, testing ...

Having a block today ... played around with white glue and paint markers. I did find out that trying a batik-type thing with glue on cardboard isn't quite what I had in mind as the glue didn't rub off. But, it was still an interesting test.

Glue and Paint Markers on Cardboard
04-13-11

Spring is Sprung

Spring is hanging around a little more each day but the sunshine and I aren't quite on the same schedule yet. I made this "Sun" Print with my desk lamp.

Sun Print  04-12-11

Sacrificing Dental Health for Art

Not my Dental Health ... I have "people" for that. Actually, thanks to Denise for the pattern and her husband Joel, who put his dental health on the line eating all of this candy! (No, I don't want to make my next flower from teeth!)

Candy Wrappers  04-11-11

Saturday and Sunday's Flowers

Internet is up and running!

Paper Clips 04-10-11

Bottle Caps and Paper  04-10-11

Down Goes the Internet!

My flowers from the weekend are finished, but so is our internet. Hopefully the new box will work tonight so I can catch up.

Do Re Mi

I know my limitations ... NO SINGING! But I love to listen to people with talent! To all the Great Singers!

Button, Wire, Paper and Felt
04-08-11

Bubble Gum = Smiley Face

What more can I say?

Bubble Gum Comics and
Smiley Face Pin  04-07-11

A Little Help From Mother Nature

I took a little walk out in the "swamp"

Sticks, Pine Needles and Stuff
04-06-11

Keepin' Busy

I made two flowers tonight. As the first one was drying, I cut apart empty Super Glue containers for the second flower. The first is pieces of a broken clay pot from Krystal!

Pieces of Clay Pot

04-05-11

Super Glue Containers  04-05-11

 

  





Bead Chain

Just when I think I'm running out of ideas, I look through my "junk" and get inspired!

Bead Chain with Paper and
Glitter Glue  04-04-11

Playing with Fire

Not really. The only reason I would use a match is to light a fire in my fireplace. I prefer one of the sparky things to light even that! I don't like the sulfur spell from matches.

Matchbooks and Matches  04-03-11

Nature's Flower

All of my fellow artists are contributing to my flower making. Krystal picked up these acorn tops in her yard.

Acorns and String  04-02-11