tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28285842491132023352024-03-14T04:47:39.303-07:00Brier Design StudioLeslie Brier, Brier Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211371060651550049noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828584249113202335.post-44604869496792627922015-10-28T05:23:00.002-07:002015-10-28T05:23:46.573-07:00New Jewelery Pieces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My work table has been extra crowded lately. I've been working on jewelry for the <a href="http://www.ponshopstudio.com/" target="_blank">PonShop Studio's </a>jewelry show that opens in November. Here are some of the pieces that will be part of the show.</div>
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Leather braided bracelet with resin dome.</div>
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Lots of bracelets in this style!</div>
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Large resin pendant with lace and an antique button.</div>
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Risque burlesque girl with a corset that actually laces up right through the resin.</div>
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Sweet little All-American boy and his dog.</div>
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One of three mermaid pendants I've been working on.</div>
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Owl neckalce with raku bottle.</div>
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Wire wrapped stone pendant with resin tree.</div>
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Steampunk airship necklace with resin gauge.</div>
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Since I photographed these pieces, I found a large lantern to house them in. There is a little light inside the box, and it looks so pretty when it's lit up at night.</div>
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In the class, we'll make a hot air balloon, which can also be worn as a pendant. I'll also show you how to make different components to use in your display.</div>
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The first class that I'll be teaching in Virginia Beach is the <a href="http://www.artandsoulretreat.com/retreat-va15-3726-workshop.php" target="_blank">Upcycled Textile Shirt</a>. You can follow the link to get the whole description of the class.</div>
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This is one of my favorite jackets. I designed it and my mom pieced it together for me. We make a good team, because each of us thinks that we get to do the fun part.<br />
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Here is a closeup of what is literally a "handkerchief hem"!<br />
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This is Lily puppy posing with the jacket. She is giving her sultry look.<br />
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This is Bordeaux. She likes to nest in piles of vintage linens.<br />
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It's almost time for the Art & Soul Retreat in Virginia Beach! I've been posting on my facebook page, but neglecting my blog. Portland and Kansas City were so much fun. The atmosphere is so welcoming and creative that I always return home energized and ready to work on all sorts of new things. And my students were fantastic!</div>
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This was a fantastic piece from the camera-bots class. See the nest inside the flash? It's so you can keep your eye on the birdie!</div>
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This is a work in progress from the Kansas City Santos class.</div>
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More fabulous Kansas City Work!</div>
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This student had never done assemblage before. The detail in this piece is incredible and beautiful.</div>
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This is a tribute to Frieda Kahlo from Portland. I love the little houses inside.<br />
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I learn at least as much from my students as they do from me. It's so much fun to see how they take the class concepts and put their own unique spin on it.<br />
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The words "Frozen Dainties" come from the cover of an 1800s cookbook that I modified. The original had desserts depicted, and I changed the desserts to birds.<br />
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The inside of the shrine is layered with ripped purple satin that came out of a circa 1900s jewelry box. The hand is sitting on a toy ice box. Inside the ice box is a real robin's egg that I preserved with ICE Resin. The hand is holding a resin pendant with a victorian bird image.</div>
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This piece is at FCCA for the month of February. It received an honorable mention by the show's juror.</div>
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The doily assemblage at the top was created by my daughter and me at the height of my Pinterest addiction. It's made from vintage linens and wooden embroidery hoops. The tall black wire stand is a bag holder from an old general store.</div>
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Here's an overview of the booth.Since the photo was taken, the green smoking stand and the tub of railroad items have sold, so it's almost time to make another run to restock.</div>
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I brought manequin man home for a few days and completely restocked him with jewelry. I have tons more to price and bring in. On my next trip I'm going to Springify the place a little bit with the vintage Easter items I've found over the past year.</div>
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Last week, we a Virginia Artists meeting for the first time in several months. We've been together for quite a few years, and it was so good to see everyone and catch up. Each of us made an owl assemblage during the meeting.<br />
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It's been a drizzly-miserable week here in Virginia - perfect weather to get me in the mood for Halloween. This year, I thought I'd try some Day of the Dead inspired pieces in addition to the vintage Halloween items that I love so much.<br />
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This are my Day of the Dead Catrinas that I made using Barbie faces in vintage tart tins. (An appropriate setting for Barbie, wouldn't you say?) They have a coating of ICE Resin on top to preserve their makeup.</div>
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I think the ladies that volunteer at the thrift store must really feel sorry for me, because I buy the rattiest dolls that I can find. Messy hair, missing arms and legs... it doesn't really matter. I just want to harvest their faces. (The dolls - not the thrift store ladies. I love those ladies!)<br />
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I did a bunch more "punkmen" this year, too. I decided to line them up for a family portrait before they got shipped off to shops.</div>
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I'm going to miss these little creatures, but I know they'll all go to good homes.</div>
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<strong>Upcycled Textile Shirt</strong>Tuesday, November 12, 2013<br />10:00 am – 4:30 pm, ½ hour lunch break<br />
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<br /><br />Using simple sewing skills, suitable even for beginners, you will piece together your own one of a kind altered art to wear. This is a wonderful way to repurpose worn or outgrown clothing...or use thrift store finds! <br />
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<br />Here are some more examples of the upcycled shirts. I wore the short-sleeved version to class, and some of the students asked if my mom and I would teach a class on making them. It's a great way to upcycled vintage linens and shirts.<br />
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Leslie Brier, Brier Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211371060651550049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828584249113202335.post-45481008508234705522013-10-07T07:50:00.001-07:002013-10-07T07:52:01.571-07:00Playing with Knives -Perseverance Pays Off! September was not the quiet month that I thought it was going to be, and before I knew it, it was almost over and I was up against a deadline. I spent two days pushing things around on the table and got nothing accomplished. Then, I looked to <a href="http://stephanielee.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Stephanie Lee's</a> book <em>Semiprecious Salvage</em> for inspiration and came up with this tintype buckle pendant.<br />
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And after that, I got stuck again. I knew I wanted to work with some hollowware knives that I had, but wasn't sure what direction to go in. This is what I made next:</div>
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I finally hit on a pendant that had the look and feel that I was going for, and my Knife Rocket Pendants were born.<br />
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Of course, now all I want to do is work on knife rocket pendants! Unfortunately, the real world has other plans for me, but I'll be back in the studio as soon as I possibly can.<br />
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Each bezel was collaged and then filled with <a href="http://www.iceresin.com/" target="_blank">ICE resin</a>.</div>
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Here are the finished projects. I think they turned out beautifully!</div>
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I took a new group of assemblages to the PonShop last week.<br /> Sprocket, the dog, looked a little worried!</div>
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This piece was the first one to sell:</div>
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These two are still waiting to be adopted:</div>
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This is Sprocket, looking much happier.</div>
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Leslie Brier, Brier Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211371060651550049noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828584249113202335.post-18622726860517705082013-08-02T18:24:00.000-07:002013-08-02T18:24:01.379-07:00Uniquely Spotsylvania This piece is part of the Uniquely Spotsylvania show that is currently at the Salem Church Library. It is titled Spotsylvania 22553 -- one of the Spotsylvania zip codes. <br />
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I spent a fun day with my daughter shooting photos of some of my favorite weathered and worn places in the area. Then, I printed the photos on the fabric, and incorporated them into the assemblage which also includes zinc stencils, a vintage level and an old spark plug. The quilt remnant is from a quilt that was sewn in 1874. </div>
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I was delighted that this piece was awarded first place in the mixed media category.</div>
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After we left the Uniquely Spotsylvania reception, we went outside to find that Mother Nature was putting on her own art show. I don't think I've ever seen these cloud formations before.</div>
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In jewelry land, I have been combining lots of my favorite things: gears, keys, buttons, filigree and ICE resin. This series includes pendants and earrings and is currently available at LibertyTown.<script type="text/javascript">
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I've been working with <a href="http://iceresin.com/icequeen/" target="_blank">ICE Resin</a> a lot lately. I like the idea of creating custom focal pieces for my jewelry. I colorized the metal in the top piece. </div>
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Vintage stamps were used for the background of this piece.</div>
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I offset the gear in this piece. For some reason, that makes it look like it's in motion to me.</div>
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The little fawn in this piece is resting on a background of Chinese silk.</div>
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To add a little depth, I poured two layers of resin on this piece. The octopus is in the first layer. The gears are in the second layer.</div>
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I'm also working on some pieces with Susan Lenart Kazmer's new bezels that are available through Spellbinders. They're beautiful and affordable, and Spellbinders has cutting dies that match the shapes. It makes cutting the background images so easy!</div>
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This is Elephant Joke, one of my newest robots. His body is made from a vintage wasp trap.</div>
His eyes reflect how I feel lately. An appliance malfunction flooded part of our house, and the resulting damage was a little overwhelming!<br />
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Samovar the owl is made from a Russian tea samovar that is more than 100 years old. He carries a rusy pistol adorned with rabbit bones.<br />
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This is The Jacobean. He's a very proper fellow. Possibly a distant cousin of C3P0.<br />
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Hygenica is a little old-fashioned. She never goes out without her Franco-American Standard Complexion Powder, and a nice red lipstick. She was purchased from the PonShop (<a href="http://www.ponshopstudio.com/">www.ponshopstudio.com</a>) by actress Sally Struthers.<br />
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Flash has also gone to a new home via the PonShop as well. When I drilled into the magicubes that make up Flash's legs, the flash actually went off! <br />
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This past weekend was the Big Flea at the Fredericksburg Expo Center. Friends Suzanne and Janet and I got there right when it opened and worked our way through the entire show. <br />
I noticed a few trends. Linens are huge - vintage printed table cloths, hand crocheted doilies and embroidered anything are all the rage. Luckily, I have a nice stash at home because the prices were, well, pricey.<br />
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Ceramic dog figurines are also hot, as well as vintage books. I didn't see a lot of furniture moving out. Maybe we got there too early, or maybe people are shifting toward smalls. I know I am.<br />
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This was my haul from Saturday.<br />
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The piece in the back is a cup holder made of an old spool and spoon handles. I think I'll use it to display bracelets. I made a classic rookie mistake, though. Always buy heavy things at the end of the day so you don't have to haul them through the entire show.</div>
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I couldn't resist this sweet little bride and groom, or the cute little boy in the aviator suit. Buttons are another one of my weaknesses, but I was very frugal. I managed to get a nice handful of them for just $3.</div>
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The February 2013 Issue of <a href="http://stampington.com/greenCraft/2013/grn_sp13.html" target="_blank">GreenCraft Magazine</a> will be in stores February 1. My paper mosaic necklaces are one of the projects featured (page 64).</div>
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In other news, the office cleanup and organization continues. I'm very happy with the progress I've made so far, but I want to get it finished, so I can go back to spending time creating!Leslie Brier, Brier Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211371060651550049noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828584249113202335.post-28918483746657696992013-01-10T06:36:00.001-08:002013-01-10T06:36:20.136-08:00Getting real in the new year.<script type="text/javascript">
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I resolved in 2013 to get my housework, calendar, paperwork and antique booth back on track before going back to full-time creating. I am sticking with my resolution, but have discovered that everything takes about three times longer than I think it does. Or maybe it just feels that way!<br />
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I moved into a shiny new booth of my own. I was sharing the last space and we all had found so many wonderful treasures, that we just didn't have enough room for everything. I still have a lot more to price and bring in, including large pieces, but I'm very happy with the process. My parents and husband have been a big help every step of the way.
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Because I've been so busy "being good" I am more excited than ever to teach some classes!</div>
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Kids can join me on Sunday Januray 13 and January 20 at the <a href="http://www.ponshopstudio.com/" target="_blank">PonShop</a> to make Recycled Robots.</div>
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Shown are some examples from the class that I taught this summer.</div>
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On Thursday, January17 I'll be teaching a resin class at <a href="http://www.artisticartifacts.com/" target="_blank">Artistic Artifacts Annex</a> in Alexandria, Virginia. We'll be repurposing costume jewelry into beautiful resin pendants. This class is a wonderful opportunity to turn an unwearable piece of jewelry into a new, wearable piece. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC891h8AQ2RruoriKZFseb3Yyh76MzD5_lyzyO197ZcSq0rrnelNynP9pS4GUhlL-BebkJubhLlLl1iEqmHdTB_-AMfKo1WtwSQLbooOOB1RK1jU8ZyoiWx64NelOn3x5qfplaXTeMUek/s1600/ice+resin+bug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC891h8AQ2RruoriKZFseb3Yyh76MzD5_lyzyO197ZcSq0rrnelNynP9pS4GUhlL-BebkJubhLlLl1iEqmHdTB_-AMfKo1WtwSQLbooOOB1RK1jU8ZyoiWx64NelOn3x5qfplaXTeMUek/s400/ice+resin+bug.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
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Thr little bug on this piece was a broken pin. Now it is a new, wearable necklace.</div>
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I just took my little tree down, and enjoyed every one of these all over again. Here is a peek at the days you haven't seen yet.<br />
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Day 6 was this sweet fabric ornament by Martha Brown. It has lots of white-on-white layers. The photo doesn't do it justice!<br />
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Day 7 was this wonderful Jello Jane created by Janet Moss.Her neck is a bobbin with thread on it, and her skirt is a vintage jello mold. I love those vintage molds!</div>
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Terry Pitzel created this mixed media ornament. Lots and lots of layers of paper plus fibers and buttons and it all goes together seamlessly. You can see more of Terry's artwork at: <a href="http://theravenswhim.blogspot.com/">http://theravenswhim.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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This gorgeous poinsettia ornament was created by Melissa Terlizzi. </div>
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There is so much detail in the veining of the leaves, and the leaves are as thin and delicate as an actual poinsettia. So beautiful. She is an Artful Dimensions artist. Hop on over and see the new, wonderful, big-haired ladies she has created!</div>
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It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Linda Morgan's work. Once again this year, her piece blew me away. I just love the way everything comes together in this piece. You can see more of her work here: <a href="http://purplecatcards.blogspot.com/">http://purplecatcards.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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This ornament came from our group coordinator, Elizabeth Woodford. This ornament is created on a tiny canvas.</div>
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Sadly all good things must come to an end. This swap has a happy ending, though! This delightful box was created by Fredericksburg painter Nancy Williams. She has a unique style of brushwork, and I'm so happy to own one of her pieces. My little tree of handmade ornaments was so lovely this year. I can't wait to see what next year brings!</div>
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Leslie Brier, Brier Design Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211371060651550049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828584249113202335.post-82079792968240240162012-12-15T15:14:00.001-08:002012-12-15T15:14:10.317-08:00Published! Amy Powers' Inspired Ideas Christmas Issue 2012<script type="text/javascript">
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Amy Powers has done it again. She puts together a gorgeous magazine, with lots and lots of projects that are so appealing, I can't wait to try them.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here are the opening pages of my two articles:</span><br />
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This issue is packed full of projects, and it's only $3.99. You can click on the link below the photo above, or go to the sidebar. And Amy's blog is one of my favorites: <a href="http://www.inspireco.blogspot.com/">http://www.inspireco.blogspot.com/</a> hop on over for some amazing eye candy!</div>
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One of my favorite parts of Christmas last year was the Twelve Days of Christmas Ornament Swap. I was delighted to get to participate again this year. Each morning, there is a fun surpise waiting for me underneath my little silver tree. This is a fantastic way to start the day, especially the hectic days before Christmas! Here are the first of the treasures that I have received:<br />
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<strong>Day 1 - Alice Early aka The Amazing Alice</strong><br />
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This sweet little bird is sitting on a nest rimmed with vintage buttons. It's so sweet. I think it will have to stay out all year.<br />
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<strong>Day 2 Barbara Posey of <a href="http://www.artfuldimensionsgallery.com/" target="_blank">Artful Dimensions</a></strong><br />
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I've long admired Barbara's felted creations, and it is wonderful to have one of my own! <br />
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<strong>Day 3 Christine Lush Rodriguez of <a href="http://www.artfuldimensionsgallery.com/" target="_blank">Artful Dimensions</a></strong><br />
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This gorgeous snowflake came from Christine. The colorson this piece are absolutely stunning. I just love everything about it.<br />
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Day 4 Patti Gramza, <a href="http://pattis-creations.blogspot.com/">http://pattis-creations.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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This is a fiber piece that just makes me swoon. It has a little velvet milinery leaf and flower, and netting around the edges. Under the little girl it says "enjoy the journey" and the snowflake dangling from it says "believe". <br />
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That's me! Here are my packages before they were shipped:<br />
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And this was what was inside:<br />
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I created the labels in Adobe Illustrator, then cut them out, put plastic in the window and wrapped them around the inside of a match box. In this photo you can see how small the ornament is:<br />
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I just finished a group of pieces for the <a href="http://www.ponshopstudio.com/" target="_blank">PonShop</a>. I thought I was going to create a group of gritty, dark-colored pieces that involved a lot of hammering and soldering.</div>
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Everything I touched turned to hearts and flowers.</div>
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Eventually, I decided to go with the flow. </div>
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A few weeks back my friend Janet treated me to the most divine weekend of junking. We spent three glorious days stopping at every single antique shop, thrift store, and junk pile between Fredericksburg and Smith Mountain Lake. The junking was punctuated by button sorting, good food and lots of chocolate.</div>
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Janet and I have truly mastered the womanly art of junking. <br />If it was rusty or dusty, we stopped to look at it.</div>
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When I go with my husband, and see an enticing pile of rust by the side of the road, I'll usually get one of three responses: "Huh?" "I didn't see it." or "You should have told me sooner". </div>
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Janet has catlike reflexes that allow us to go screeching into the seediest of roadside junk shops in the blink of an eye. </div>
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We didn't miss a single roadside stop, even when our knees and backs were begging for mercy.<br />
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Black Dog Salvage in Roanoake was one of the highlights.</div>
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We came home with tons of good stuff, and I was even to recipient of two freebies - random acts of kindness from dealers who knew how much we appreciated their wares. I can't wait to get started making robots and jewelry from the goodies that we found.</div>
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My husband and I recently attended his 30th high school reunion. He comes from a small town, with one high school for the whole county. Everyone seems to know everyone which makes it really fun.<br />
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He was on the reunion committee, and I jumped at the chance to make the favors. I purchased tiny canning jars at the grocery store and filled them with green and gold candies. Then, I put a circle of paper on top of the lid and under the rim of the jar, and decorated it with paper flowers. I have a paper punch that punches out a pinwheel that can be folded into a 3-D flower. (Of course, I forgot to take a picture until they were loaded into the back of the car.)<br />
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They favors were easy to make, and we were able to make them for under $1 each.<br />
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Sailor Jerry is at the FCCA Show this month. He is riding on a little "boat" made from an old filmstrip projector.</div>
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He has a lot of navigation equipment to help him get where he's going.</div>
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In his well in the front, he has the catch of the day - an octopus. In my next post, I'll show you "what lies beneath!".</div>
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It's show time! My Cabinet of Curiosities Show has been hung in the Members Gallery at the Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts. <br />The opening is this Friday, September 7, 2012 from 6-8:30 pm. </div>
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Here is a sneak peek at the show:</div>
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Details of "Royal American Traveling Circus"</div>
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The low ceilings and rustic walls are the perfect background for these pieces.</div>
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FCCA is "the place by the river where art and history meet." Indeed, FCCA is not only an art center; it is the caretaker organization for one of Fredericksburg’s historic buildings called the Silversmith's House, circa 1785. The brick filled half-timbered structure is a nice example of a middle-class family’s home in the era just after the Revolutionary War. The property is also the site of Fredericksburg’s first Fourth of July celebration in 1805 and was used as a forward Union hospital during both Civil War battles for Fredericksburg. </div>
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I'll be posting more photos of pieces as the show continues. </div>
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For more information about the show go to: <a href="http://www.fccava.org/member_gal/9-12/">http://www.fccava.org/member_gal/9-12/</a></div>
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