Day 1 Art Challenge: Dragonflies

I had four wood slices, in coaster sizes left over, so I decided to use them for the dragonfly topic. I hand draw all my images onto my wood pieces, then using my wood burning tool, I wood burn the image in place. This time I decided to use some glow in the dark paint to paint in the wings. The glow of this paint, is very subtle. These are available in my Etsy store. I started my Lightning Bug project, but didn't get time to finish it.

Handmade Mother's Day Gift Idea #7 Original Monarch Buttefly Painting

We are up to #7 in the handmade Mother's Day gift idea series of posts. This is one of my all time favorite paintings. It is signed and dated. It is a beautiful Monarch with a purple flower. If you have a Mom who loves butterflies, this is perfect. At only 24.99 it is definitely an affordable gift. I do not sell prints of my art, they are originals. To check it out more, visit my Etsy store. 


If you have an Etsy store, and would like to have an item of yours featured in this series, here is how it works. 1- Comment on this post, and leave me a link to your Etsy store. 2- These posts run each Tues and Thurs, until Mother's Day. If you comment on a post on Tues, then be sure and come back Sat to see your item featured. 3- Share the post, that you are featured in, on one of your social media sites. That is it, easy peasy.

Why I Love Christmas Ornaments as Gifts

I love Christmas ornaments, making them, giving them, and receiving them. Why? Because, our Christmas tree is the story of our lives. I have in my personal collection of ornaments, ornaments my sisters and I made as kids, ornaments my Mom made and hung on our family tree when we were kids, ornaments I bought as an adult, ornaments I made, ornaments my kids have made, plus a few special ornaments that my husband has collected over the years. One of which is a special ornament that was his mother's, who is now deceased. For the longest time, every year I bought a new ornament for all four of us. So that one day, when my kids had their own trees, they could take their ornaments with them to their new trees. After a while I had too many ornaments, and not enough tree. So, we bought another tree, lol. Then a bigger tree. Now, I have lots more room for ornaments. The one tree, it is small, is our angel tree. It has all angels that I have collected through the years, plus our deceased dog's name tag, and some nurse ornaments given to me years ago. Our big tree, is the story of us. No theme, just a montage of our lives, the things we love, admire, and make us feel special. That is why I love ornaments as a gift. They are generally affordable, and you can find one that surely everyone will love. Between my Ebay and Etsy stores, I have tons of hand made ornaments to choose from. Below you will find links to them all. I only shared two pictures, because it would just be a huge blog post otherwise. Check them out, and see if someone in your life could use a special ornament. I can add dates too, or names to most of them. Just ask me. I offer free USA shipping, too. If any of the Ebay links don't work, check to see if the item was relisted.   Some are ending soon, and not sure if they get the same number or a new one.


 http://www.ebay.com/itm/231408669129?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231409244025?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231378634450?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231378638262?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231378640307?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/231378793100?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

https://www.etsy.com/listing/194551775/blue-and-white-girl-holding-flowers? 

 https://www.etsy.com/listing/179033114/huge-resin-heart-with-peacock-feathers?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/161959601/angel-white-turquoise-wire-wrapped-angel?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/202721413/hot-neon-pink-resin-3d-spider-pendant?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/202709228/large-neon-blue-3d-resin-spider-pendant?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/202355080/pink-and-white-cherub-angel-green?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/202365935/faux-amber-light-orange-resin-with-real?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/202107614/one-of-a-kind-soaring-bald-eagle-resin?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/201663842/lovely-teddy-bear-baby-blue-angel?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/187629148/pear-shaped-resin-angel-christmas?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/201284892/heart-blue-glitter-resin-paperweight?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/201191166/babys-first-christmas-baby-foot-prints?

Team Support and Promote Blogs With Me

This is a new feature that I have started on the Team Support and Promote threads on Etsy.  If you would like to join the group, just click the link and apply to join.  This week I have three lovely, handmade products to share with you.  Great for gift giving, or treat yourself.  I will be doing this team thread, for bloggers, at least once a month, and will try to get in two a month.  The first item would be awesome for back to school, those who like to buy and donate to Operation Christmas Child or maybe your local schools.  The second item, is actually a painting done by me of a Monarch butterfly.  Give it to the butterfly lover in your circle.  Shelley's adorable hand towel with delicious citrus fruits would look lovely in any kitchen.  Click the links below each product to visit their stores, and purchase, or window shop.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/175737222/crabs-beach16-crayola-crayons-coloring?ref=teams_post

https://www.etsy.com/listing/158029022/original-monarch-butterfly-reflection?ref=teams_post

https://www.etsy.com/listing/194307180/kitchen-towel-summer-fruit-towel-crochet?ref=teams_post