24 hours of Flickr

Over on Flickr, they held an event where people took pictures throughout the day of 5-5-07. You could take as many photos as you liked (last call I saw almost 16 thousand uploaded), BUT you could only submit one to the group for consideration to be part of a book that's published. There are over 7 thousand submissions, and they chose 122 photos to be published - and mine was one of them! Mine was taken shortly after midnight, so it will probably appear in the book in the beginning, as I figure the photos will be laid out chronological. It will be for sale early next week. I'll upload the link when it's ready.

My house to yours....

This is the glass house I made for the Habitat for Humanity Auction. This is how it was done:

• cut glass in shapes for the house (2 pieces for each side/roof)
• made the collages for each side in photoshop and printed (credits to follow)
• added glitter to the butterfly wings, then sandwiched each collage in between each set of glass and edged with copper foil (available at www.artwerx.us)
• soldered up the edges, forming the house
• glued on twigs and moss found locally, then the little birds, pocket watch (available at www.artwerx.us), and silver spoon.

I left 'vent' space in the walls so tea lights could be placed underneath. For the roof I sandwiched a printed paper and copper mesh that was heated to color. I'm pretty happy with it. I need to make another to keep for myself, but I think I'll go a bit smaller.

House collage was made using my fave digi-artist's kits:
Tracy Ann Designs
*Peek-A-Boo Words 2
Holly McCaig
*Flourish
Jen Wilson
*A Little Birdie Told Me
Rhonna Farrer
*Peachy Keen
*June 2006 Freebie
Kathryn Balint
*Make a Fairy
Melanie Willman
*Call of the Wild

The layout I made used:
Holly McCaig
*Summer Lovin
*Journal Dates
Meredith Fenwick
*Covered Stamp Sheets 2
Jen Caputo
*Torn Out & Curled Rips

Sneak Peek

I really am terrible at creating something when I have to. I've been struggling to come up with something for the Habitat for Humanity auction on June 2nd.... until today. I finally finished the design work for the bird house. I'm making mine from glass, but I needed the artwork to sandwich between the panes.
Here's a screen shot of what I've done.








This next one is in poor lighting, but you it's just a sneak peek anyway. Because my glass was too thin to cut the hole for bird house , I had to come up with something else. I chose a pocket watch. I stuffed it with moss for a nest, and a teensy tiny mushroom bird that my mom sent me. The spoon that's all bent up in an antique silver spoon that I got at the antique shop a few weeks ago. It's the perch.

Now I just need to get a wood base and some votives to go inside, so when it's soldered up it will be a sweet glow in the highest bidder's home.

Keeping this moment alive

Made for the 'Ad Challenge' at Designer Digitals using:
*May 6th Ad Challenge goodie from Jennifer Adams Donnelly
*string by Holly McCaig's Charmed Alpha
*eyelet by Valeri Brumfield

and another version:

*May 6th Ad Challenge goodie from Jennifer Adams Donnelly
*string, photo holders and date stamp by Holly McCaig's Charmed Alpha
*eyelet by Valeri Brumfield
*designer edge template by Shellyrae Cusbert
*peek-a-boo papers, grunge2 by Tracy Ann Designs

Pretty Pretty Please

I wish I wish I wish...