::Shell Ornaments::

nspired by our summer trip. . .
Shell Ornaments.

::Woodland Fairies Lantern::

A few years ago I made THIS.
I adapted it and made a lantern for a friend’s baby.

::Wood Pallet Shelf::

Old beat-up wood is a personal favourite. One of my greatest misgivings about building new was that we would be working with new materials. But, given time, I've found ways of making the place look older than it is. More wizened. When I stumbled across an old wood pallet behind the garage, for example. I remembered seeing this:

 And we got to work. It was really muddy, and huge & ungainly. But we wrestled it into shape by prying off certain board and replacing them in structurally-sound places. And up it went onto our bathroom wall. It was so fun to collect narrow-enough items to perch on the "shelves."

::Purse Tags::

urse tags! The inspiration came from the tiny butterfly mirrors. I found them, loved them, bought them, then didn't use them for awhile. I think they are meant to put in lockers or on walls in a cluster. But I decided they would be useful for the discrete art of checking ones teeth for green bits in public. 

• Cut sturdy cardboard into shapes.
• Paint one side with your own mini-art, or simply podge a favourite image. On the other side, glue on a decorative paper.
• I spray-lacquered both sides. Then I lined the edges using tin tape.
• I punched holes, hammered in an eyelet, and added ball-chain. (make sure you buy chain that will fit the diameter of your eyelet.)

Mirror:
For the mirror, I stuck two mirrors back to back, then had holes drilled through both. I added the mirror to the chain and fastened it.

::Half a Kingdom::

My mom has been asking me to finish what I started for years. I carved her out a Fairy castle, but she wanted a whole kingdom! I made a bit of headway. Finally.

::Memory Game: Tiny Houses::

::2011 in Photos::

Here is our 2011 in photos. They are my favourites from month to month. And, by the way, thanks for reading-- er, looking.