I'm Moving!

I'm moving to Kansas City!

Be back as soon as I can....once I find my computer!

Hugs,

LaDonna

Roses!

Today is all about roses (playing with roses, smelling roses,

and designing a vase arrangement with roses).

Their soft pink tips are oh so very gorgeous!

 

Back to School!

I am on a new artistic venture!

Back in school, and learning floral design!

Happy!

It is so wonderful to slow down,

and smell the flowers! : )



Playing With Flowers!

Starting my New Year playing with flowers!

May your 2013 be amazing! : )



New Year Greetings

Merry Christmas

Thanksgiving Day

Happy Halloween!

Another Layer!

Another Peek! : )

First layer....many more to come!

Hope you enjoy!

Hugs,

LaDonna

First Peek At My New Work!

A Peek!

 

A first peek at my new papercutting I'm working on!

I feel like a kid in a candy shop (I have new paper, my favorite scissors, and papercutting tools out and working) and, I'm soooo happy!

Hope you enjoy the process, and my new work! : )

Love,

LaDonna

New Papercut Series!

Has it really been four years

since my flower papercutting series!?!

 

Happy, happy, happy,

a new papercutting series is rolling around my head, and

pouring onto paper!

 

I'm soooo excited!

Wait until you meet my new

whimsical friends! : )

 

Love,

LaDonna



Cuff Without Ribbon

Votes are coming in!

Cuff better without ribbon!

Thanks! That's how I learn! : )

Love,

LaDonna

Cuff Done!

I have completed my first cuff (many more to come)!

This cuff is for a young lady who is going off to college on Wednesday. Sarah loves birds, so I tried to incorporate one into the design (I hope that she likes it)!

Diane Cook is an amazing teacher, and I thank her for the "Etched & Layered Cuff" class!

Hugs,

LaDonna

P.S. I LOVE working with metal!

Layer One of Cuff!

Layer one of cuff completed!

Next, adding rhinestone, and patina to age the bird etc.!

Really enjoying this work! : )

Gilders Paste On Cuff

   Gilders Paste is now drying (loved working with this product)!

I used; African Bronze, Rust, then a touch of German Silver.

After drying I will coat with Renaissance wax polish, to seal the cuff!

Layering jewels will follow! : )

Wonderful class "Etched & Layered Cuff with Diane Cook"!

Gilders Paste

Look what arrived today! Gilders Paste!
Found them at Lima Beads. Great service and fast ship!

Next layer for my cuffs and frame!

Fun!

Oxidizing....

   Oxidizing cuffs and frame....

I see that I will need to oxidize copper frame one more time.

Cuffs & Frame Etched!

Brass cuffs and copper frame now etched! Next, adding Novocan and sanding!

I am REALLY loving working with metal!

Thanks for the great classes; "Etched & Layered Cuff by Diane Cook"

 and "Romantic Relic Frames with Riki Schumacher"! : )

Copper Frame Stamped, Next Etching!

What do you do when you have two awesome classes back to back!?!

 You combine them!

 First steps done in both my "Romantic Relic Frames with Riki Schumacher" and "Etched & Layered Cuff by Diane Cook"! = )

Stamped Cuffs!

My Stamped Cuffs!

I have completed step one of

my class:

Etched & Layered Cuff by Diane Cook

Artful Gathering 2012 Session II

More photos to follow! : )