My Night Goddess

Beading is another passion of mine. My current project right now is a necklace called Night Goddess. She is rising from the sea during the night. The main piece started out life as a sketch which I used as a guide while deciding which beads to use in the design. Everything is stitched on felt, then fused to a backing fabric, trimmed and edged. My next step is to attach the actual necklace …. but I haven’t decided if I want to create a rope, flat chain or use a different material. Anyhoo …. here she is in all her glory!

Spring fun

Well, I finally got back into my studio and made a fun little spring card for a friend’s birthday. I also took a deep breath and tried out my serger! Having never used one before I must admit they are a bit intimidating at first! But I had fun and ended up with a cute little purse. Fun and easy – and sunshine outside – yah!!!!

 

Happy Creating!!! – Melinda

In Fast Forward

My life is in fast forward right now! The various activities I’m involved in are keeping me busy, busy, busy! I’m in my second weekend of performances for State of the Union at the Evergreen Playhouse, the rapidly growing artists group ARTrails is gearing up for our September Gala and Tours (and I really need to get creating!!!), my kids are in full swing with school stuff before summer (we homeschool)  - aaaannnnd – exciting new things with Stampin’ Up! – we can now take customer’s credit cards through the company!!! Woo Hoo! 

Hmmm, what else is going on? I finally got a replacement foot for my Pfaff 788 Hobbylock! I’ve never used a serger before and I’m soooo excited to step up a level from my sewing machine. (I love my sewing machine too) and I’m venturing into some new projects – like some more focused scrapbooking, painting and jewelry. 

And I have been HUGELY inspired to start writing – I spent the last three days reading 4 novels ….. I get so obsessed when I discover a new author (for me) – so now that I’ve finished all my reading …. I can focus on the rest ….. Ok, that’s me in a nutshell right now – ha! NUTshell – funny …. 

Recovering

Well, my tag sits half finished from that day I posted. I have been very sick …. knocked me off my butt! Nasty flu!!! The good news is that I woke up this morning and could smell my coffee brewing again (after 10 days) and could taste my breakfast (and keep it down). Yeah for healing! Now back to that darn tag and all the other things I’ve been wanting to create!

Tag challenge at Tim Holtz’s Blog

I am going out to my studio as soon as I post this and working on a tag based on his post! Check out his blog – he is so amazing and has a very generous giveaway …. Tim’s Blog