artista83 asked me to post the ATC's I sent her in a recent swap. She's busy and needs a new camera...send good thoughts her way. She said she loved these cards and it was fun to create some 3D and moving cards. The door opens, can you find the fairy? and the mermaid's face is polymer clay and a vintage sequin applique from France! Oh and a fish charm. The prayer flags were just for fun!

I like what I made but of course, they don't look like anyone else's. So is that a good thing or a bad thing?

And I'm all for a 2nd round. I was also thinking about altered spoons.....

Ohhhh a very good thing. Who wants the same old, same old. I love the variety and even ones that may have a common root, they will be unique.

altered spoons...and forks...and knives?

I claim Mountains and Clouds for -what goes on in your head or dreams

4/0/1

I am cmarion3 living in beautiful, wonderful, June weather, Connecticut. I like to sing, drum, garden and play. I am a down-to-earth, barefoot, crafty sort of witch who grows her own veggies and herbs. A bit of glitter or shine is not spurned though, everyone needs spice in life!

Themes:
- Alphabet, the letters   N ...I am almost done!
- Clocks or things with clocks as part of their form
- 3D or dimensional items
- Quilted or sewn items or fabric used in new ways
- Mixed media...very mixed....mixed up?
- self portrait of you as an animal or other character
- Witchy or goddess theme
- favorite secret activity or hobby
- Your specialty or theme of your choice!

You are one brave woman! All this on a rental too. We cleaned and deconstructed out basement, took out 40 year old ceiling tiles (lots of mouse nests and leavings), old tiles, walls that chopped up the basement into small rooms, swept up a lb or two of crud and turned it into (trumpets here please) A BASEMENT. Still not done, but shelving is in, workbench and various woodworking tools are in place, but still some organizing needed.

More power to you. And I like the idea of the old signs. Stay safe from tornados!

I like the colors, very nice. But I know what you mean when you have a vision and then reality nudges it's way in.

The personality of this fish shines through! Beautiful.

Tshirt skirts are so comfortable. And a great way to use up old shirts. Ask friends, go to garage sales, thrift stores to find shirts too...and you can dye them too since they are cotton.

I used discharge paste for the bleached parts. Just search for it. You can paint it on or use a narrow squeeze bottle. Let it dry, then iron to activate. You never know quite what color it becomes. This actually started out as a summer top, but wanted to be a skirt instead. . Sometimes you just have to let your kids do their own thing.

I did do a tut to go with the skirt. You can keep adding strips until it is long enough.
See it here. http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=424201.0#axzz2WK5rrgMh

Ohh I just noticed the fish in the squids tentacles . Very cool.

The plaque is beautiful and I love the rainbow paintbrush and the the witch. I can't wait to see all of them.

When the muse is in the house you must pay attention to her! It seemed to take forever to create these altered paintbrushes, yet it is only the 15th.

And I sent them off today. I hope they enjoy their new homes. Whew, now I can finish some other projects that have been pushed to the edges.

I am doing prayer flags as birthday cards this year. Each of my friends gets a prayer flag or two. This has inspired me to try some new things.

They are beautiful and so varied. What a great way to de-stash and enhance your karma at the same time!

I claim rockingbearranch for robots or cute camper or robots as cute campers....I can't decide.

3/0/1

I am cmarion3 living in beautiful, wonderful, June weather, Connecticut. I like to sing, drum, garden and play. I am a down-to-earth, barefoot, crafty sort of witch who grows her own veggies and herbs. A bit of glitter or shine is not spurned though, everyone needs spice in life!

Themes:
- Alphabet, the letters  E, N ...I am almost done!
- Clocks or things with clocks as part of their form
- 3D or dimensional items
- Quilted or sewn items or fabric used in new ways
- Mixed media...very mixed....mixed up?
- self portrait of you as an animal or other character
- Witchy or goddess theme
- favorite secret activity or hobby
- Your specialty or theme of your choice!