Jewelry: Child's Camel Charm Necklace

Materials:  toy camel, sequins, metal findings:  jump rings, spacer, chain

Tools: chain nose pliers, E6000 adhesive

Embroidered Photo Art

M A T E R I A L S:  copy of a color photograph to black and white; embroidery floss, colored marker

Collage: Pet Portrait

This year’s theme for the 2014 Etsy Craft Party I'm hosting this Friday, June 6, 2014 is Recapture: Bring new meaning to your photographs. Transform your photographs into display-worthy works of art using a variety of craft supplies and creative techniques.  And so below is my example of how I embellished a photograph of my dog.  Eight people whom I don't know plus a neighbor have signed up through Eventbrite for my event.  I'm a bit nervous about entertaining crafters because I'm avid but not especially skilled.  I'm also not even an Etsy seller though I love shopping their site.  However, I do love making and losing myself in assemblage and am just aiming to have fun with strangers.

M A T E R I A L S:  photograph, cut-outs from discarded book, artist canvas panel, scrapbook paper, drawing pen, rubber stamp

W O R D Rocks

M A T E R I A L S:  Bmix and coconut cream clay, black velour underglaze, cone 6 glaze

Inadvertent Art Walk: San Mateo, California

Not wanting to deal with having to find parking in a congested downtown San Mateo on a Friday evening, my neighbor Cori and I walked to a restaurant.  I'm so glad we did because who knew the town I live in promotes public art?  On the way to cocktails:

Love the colors and dogs wearing cones make me chuckle.  Leaving the restaurant we saw the METER GARDEN, and here are my favorites:

Also en route to home at the public library, we encountered KNIT  BOMBS:

Wednesday Night Sketchpad: Zen Doodles

Jewelry: Bird's Nest Pendant and Bead Wrap Bracelets.....when frustrated by clay, turn to beads and wire.....

M A T E R I A L S:

1 foot of 16 gauge copper wire, 4 feet of 24 gauge copper wire, 3 glass pearl beads

M A T E R I A L S:

5 feet of 24 gauge copper wire, 3 glass pearl beads

M A T E R I A L S:

5 feet of tan leather cord, transite cord from bead landing, glass pearl beads, shank button

M A T E R I A L S:

5 feet of dark brown leather cord, dark brown Silamide waxed nylon bead string from BEADSMITH, glass beads, shank button