Christmas 2011

I made this flower out of duct tape.  I made it for Ashley (family member).  She asked my sister if I could make her one.  She has seen one on the end of a waitresses pen.  So I made it for her.

I got this mini model of the Golden Gate Bridge for Christmas.  It's about 5-6" long.  It was about 20 pieces to put together.  I have loved the Golden Gate Bridge since I was 12 years old.  My mom bought it for my for Christmas.  It was a lot of fun to put together.

A Little Sewing

I made this little pouch from an old pair of jeans.  I had the ribbon already, and thought it'd make a great pouch. I use this little pouch for my ipod and headphones. 

The ribbon has cherries on it, which coordinate with the red strip on the pants pockets.

Fleur-de-Lis

I also love fleur-de-lis's.  This little tray was all the dark-ish black color.  I painted the fleur-de-lis, so they'd be accents.  I wanted them to stand out more.  I use this tray for my car keys.

I bought this fleur-de-lis hook for my apartment, but it was also a dark-black color.  I painted it the similar "renaissance gold" color.  I really like this color.

Silver Accents

I love silver accents.  I bought this piece, because I love glass door knobs, and it doubles as a hanger (I use it to hang my umbrella).  I added silver paint to the accent swirls, and now it looks so much better!

I have always loved skeleton keys, and love black and silver accessories.  I saw this piece and the background was an off-white, and the lock and key were a rusty color.  I loved the design, but hated the colors.  So I repainted the whole thing.

This next piece started off all white, but again, I don't really like white.  So I started off painting the main part black.  I then painted the "lock" part silver.  I then dry-brushed silver on the black portions to make it "antiqued". 

Christmas 2010

I got this for Christmas last year, and it was all white.  I loved the shape, but am not a fan of white accessories.  So I decided to paint it.

Early Work

I want to share some of my early craftiness.  This is a mirror that was originally all black.  I added the silver gilding.  I did this project when I was in grad school.

I painted this plate at "Paint Your Own Pottery" with a couple of my girlfriends.  I love red, black, and white things for my kitchen, and I also love cherries.  So this is a combo piece for the kitchen.

More pieces to come ...