Little Buddha altar #1

Which I had thought I'd posted, but apparently had not!   (doh!)

The colors are really rich in this - have not yet decided if I want to mount it on a larger clayboard or just leave it this size (12"x12"). 

Little Buddha altar #2

Loved making the first one of these, and wanted to do one in more soothing colors.  I'm feeling a little "stuck in a rut" with these, but on the other hand, they are one of the few things that sell rapidly in my on-line Etsy shop.  So hard some days, to have to teeter-totter on that line of wanting to be creative, but also wanting to make a little money on the side to pay for my craft habit... LOL

Li'l ATCs everywhere

I belong to on on-line arts community (http://milliande.ning.com/) and someone hosted an Artist Trading Card (ATC) swap for St. Patrick's Day.  I've never made an ATC or ACEO card and had been thinking about trying it out, so this was the perfect opportunity - plus, I got a couple of cards in trade, which was fun!  Here's what I came up with:

I used polymer clay for the little figures (with bottle cap heads), and collage and encaustic for the cards.  Since they are tiny (2-1/2" wide x 3-1/2" tall), they didn't take much time at all - it was really fun to actually sit down and finish a project in one sitting!  LOL   Pretty sure this is something I'll do again, since the scale is so un-intimidating.  Maybe I'll tackle some tiny ATC paintings next!   :-)

Little valentines everywhere

I made several "tootsie pop flowers" for my son's teachers for Valentine's day - super easy, and they really made a lovely bouquet when grouped together.  Plus, got to use up some old scrapbook paper bits that were too small for anything else, yeah!   All you need is:

1 tootsie pop
5 3" hearts (3" tall x 3" at the widest point)
1 3" circle, fringed toward the center
2 leaves (cut from different paper for contrast)

Punch holes in the center of the circle, the pointy end of the hearts and the pointy end of the leaves.  Push the tootsie pop stick through the holes (starting with the circle, then the hearts, then the leaves) and wrap a little tape around the bottom to keep them from sliding off.  You can also tape the whole thing to a skewer and wrap the skewer with green tissue paper to make a stem (which makes it easier to gather these into a bouquet).

I'm thinking these would be awesome for just about *any* occasion, not just V-day.  :-)