ETSY Favourites: LilyMoon

I love her illustrations:And what she does with them:{Etsy Shop:LilyMoon}

"Travels in Austria" Lantern

In the Works: "Travels in Austria" Lantern

My latest lantern was requested by a woman who wanted to capture her travels in Austria. The two buildings she wants me to incorporate are the "Gloriette," found in Vienna. And...

...Vienna City Hall.Some other requests: rolling hills, snow-capped mountains and a couple-- the woman carrying a guitar. I should have it completed in a few days.

::ALphabet Letters: "Twig & Cotton"::

Alphabet Blocks: "M & D are for..."

Baby Maddox Donald

::"Molly Whuppie" LANTERN::

Such a quirky tale. One of the darker fairy tales coming out of Scotland, left unedited by time. There's a nasty giant, a brave girl, and a prince to marry. . . I was asked to recreate two scenes for this lantern. The first: Molly fleeing from the giant across the "one-hair bridge." The second: Molly peeking at the giant's castle from the cover of the trees. I found this a challenging lantern for two reasons: 1. I am not very adept at sketching people. 2. I was asked to make Molly's cape RED. That is not easy to do while trying to maintain a bold silhouette. So, the final result is not perfect, but I think it captures the tale.

Inspiration in Books: Jan Pienkowski's "The Fairy Tales"

{These are all illustrations from Pienkowski's The Fairy Tales.}

New things out of old things

I've been playing with my stamps and some new ink... Notecards maybe?

Inspiration: "Geninne's Art Blog"

I was recently introduced to this blog by Arch at Rang Decor, and fell in love. Please go and see for yourselves:

*Geninne's Art Blog*

ETSY Favourites: Quirky Birds

These birds have more character than some people. I had such a giggle when I first came across this shop. Normally, I would veer away from anything country-kitch, but for the sake of a quirky conversation piece, I would proudly display any of these fabric fowls and flyers.

{SHOP: *Backwoods Creations*}

In the works: "Molly" LANTERN

I sample of my latest commission:
A lantern detailing some scenes from the fairytale book "Molly Whuppie."
More Later.

"Pillow Dogs"

I simply HAD to share these fantastic creations. I have taken to calling them Pillow Dogs, but they may bear a more technical name I am not aware of. These quirky canines were presented to my four children a few days ago by my mom-in-law. Apparently the pattern came from an old Dutch magazine our Tanta Corrie has had in her possession for quite some time.

How these puppies work:

They came to us looking very much like corduroy dogs, but . . .

. . . if you give a tug on their legs, velcro gives way to reveal. . .

. . . a PILLOW!!!

TOO CUTE!