Category: Sparkly Jewels and Things

  • Recycled Jewelry Makes Beautiful Art

    My current and favorite kind of art to create is by using old jewelry, paint, paper, and fabric. For example, this A art is a rhinestone pendant, a recycled frame, some fabric, and a flower I glued on. Small trinket boxes and mini art are other things I love making. At first, I was buying…

  • Last Minute Christmas Countdown Calendar

    The grocery store used to have Christmas countdown calendars right by the checkouts and every year I would see them on my way to the register and toss one in my cart. You know, the kind with the little doors you open and there is a chocolate inside. Well, the past two years, they haven’t…

  • Don’t Think You Can Do Art, Try It Anyway

    When I was a kid, I thought artists were only famous people like in the history books. Fair enough, history is filled with them. However, I have since learned that art itself is pretty adaptable and it seems to be available to anyone with an open mind and a willingness to try something new. With…

  • It’s All About the People

    My cup runneth over. This morning I had a visitor who brought me a box of jewelry. We’ve just newly met, and actually, it was at the craft shows I was in. Yeah, well, somebody gave me some jewelry, so what? Feel like I need to give you a little back story. I haven’t always…

  • New Recipe Box Gone Vintage

    When making things for the last craft show, this really cool idea showed up! We were at our local farm supply store and I saw a metal recipe box that was made to look old. Inspiration struck! I’d make it look even more vintage! After painting the lid with some white, I started adding pieces…