Happy Holidays!

Photo Credit © Julia Otto - Fotolia.com

In a few days I will be flying to Iowa to be with family for Christmas,
then driving to Wisconsin,
to ring in 2010 with my daughter, her husband & grandchildren! : )
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In the spirit of the season, may your holiday be filled with joy,
love and laughter!

Christmas at the Shabby "Y"! Stop By and Say Hi To Dot! : )

Photo Credit: The Shabby "Y"

I had to share photos from my new favorite place!

And Yes, Christmas arrived at:The Shabby "Y"

Stop by and say HI to my new friend Dorothy "Dot"
who is the owner! : )

Lone Star Antique Mall

5605 Denton Hwy

Haltom City, Texas 76148

Believe

"I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world."

~ Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993), American Protestant religious leader, author.

Wishing you joy and happiness this season.

I will be returning January 5, 2009

"Let It Snow" #10 in Bird Cage Series Paper Cut Scherenschnitte

"Let It Snow" is number ten in my new series titled "Bird Cage". The different elements for this papercut were cut from Canson paper using scherenschnitte scissors ans X-Acto knife. A new #11 blade is used with a self healing cutting mat underneath the paper. The elements were assembled in layers. The back of the bird cage is placed in position, including the ladies shoes. The tree and deer were adhered with Elmer's Multi-Purpose Spray Adhesive. Very small circles were stamped out of white paper with a variable hole punch for the snow, and the same for the red cranberries on the tree. These elements were carefully adhered with paper cement using a toothpick, and placed using tweezers. The remaining bird cage pieces, including the ladies silhouette were added using the spray adhesive . "Let It Snow" measures approx. 8" x 3", and has been mounted on a 10" x 8" 140lb archival off white watercolor paper.

Art Retreat

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attended an artist retreat, which was hosted by an amazing lady Jeri Aaron. During the retreat I meet 14 incredible artist. This week, I'll introduce you to a few of them. While I was at the retreat, I did complete a papercutting for Christmas, which I will paint before I mat and frame.