Pine Pin & Green ACEO

One of the new patterns I am working with this season is pine. It seems appropriate for winter and the holidays. Below I have paired it with green paper and collaged it on a wooden disk and later turned it into a lovely pin.

I've also created another new ACEO using this same motif. I admit I am intrigued by color blocking in my work. I love to work in the same shade of a color and then incorporate a photo pattern element.

Cherry

Just in time for Cyber Monday, I am adding new items all day to my etsy shop.

Here is my latest ACEO collage that features red and cherry patterned paper.

Also, I've created a new wood stretch bracelet with a cherry motif. Both pieces are heavily glossed for a shiny appearance.

Collage Kits

Wondering what to do with all of the scraps from my previous projects, I decided to create collage kits to sell in my etsy shop. Each kit has about 30 pieces of stuff, including paper, stencils, buttons and ribbons.

I had so much fun collecting the materials and putting the kits together. There is something creative about gathering unlike objects and combining them, sorta like a creating a collage!

LEAF Pin

To continue the fall leaf theme, I created this paper collage pin. Slightly smaller than the previous one, this pin has an 1 1/2" diameter. It also has a mix of orange and fall leaf papers collaged on a lightweight wood base. I had such fun making it and think it would look good on a winter sweater. It's probably not safe to attach to a coat or bag that might get wet!

Orange ACEO

It has been a busy fall for me, so I am a little behind in creating and posting new items from my fall/winter collection. It's not like I haven't thought about what I would create, it was more about finding the time to create. So with a little free time this week, I decided to just dive in to all of those creative projects waiting for me.

As you can see above, I am using orange this season. For this ACEO collage, I chose a burnt orange combined with a brighter orange to complement the fall leaf paper I raved about earlier. I also decided to use a horizontal landscape for my latest ACEOS.

In the next few months, I'll be revealing more new pieces here as well as posting them in my etsy shop. Look forward to seeing more stretch bracelets, new pins and patterns of cherries and stones.

Color Changes Everything

I have been busy trying to re-purpose some pieces from last winter's collection, mostly my collage bangles, to sell in my etsy shop.

Here is my brick bangle, from earlier this year, photographed with a plain white background:

And now here it is photographed with a burnt orange background:

Which one do you like better?

Welcome Fall

Fall arrived today. Today is also the day I decided to devote to creating. Inspired by fall leaf printed paper (above), I completed a sketchbook collage and played around with a new idea for my fall collection: a brooch (or should it be a pendant?).

I realize this is my first sketchbook collage since spring. I apologize for the delay but have been putting off working in my sketchbook. I am hoping fall brings more inspiration. This latest one (above) was created by using the patterned leaf paper plus red and yellow papers for the background. The image in the foreground was taken from an old page-a-day calendar.

Finally, as I mentioned above, I am experimenting with new products for my etsy shop. This is my first try at creating a brooch (although it could also be a pretty pendant). Again I used the fall leaf paper and glued it to a 1 3/4" round wooden disk. Then I layered it with red and yellow paper and glossed the entire disk before gluing it to a pin post. Let me know what you think.

Frame it Up

Framing a piece of art makes it seem complete. Recently, I found an inexpensive frame and decided to mount and frame one of my first pieces. It was a special work to me, because it was my first piece featured in the National Collage Society's Annual Postcard exhibition.

Here it is before:


..........and after: