Jewelry Display

This is a jewelry display I made for the art show. The antique doll was missing her legs. I knew I put off sewing her new ones for a reason. I covered the top and bottom of the lamp shade frame with antique lace, so necklaces would not slide or scratch. She is mounted to an antique spool that slides onto the handle of a two tiered serving dish. I cut the top plate off, leaving the rod in the center. I love the look of the pounded copper plate. It helped keep the piece looking old and is great to set rings, bangle bracelets, ect.. on.

This is a fun project, and I hope it gives you a lot of ideas, now go create! I love you all.

God Bless- Nina

I miss everyone sooo much. I still do not have inter net at my new house. I have been so busy this past month. My first art show is going to be at Florabunda Gardens in Oswego, Illinois. I am scared and excited all at the same time. If you live in the area please come. It is on May 8, 2010 from 9-5. Florabunda Gardens is at 2093 Collins Road. My friend and owner Nancy has beautiful annuals and perinials to buy. Nancy is a beautiful person. If it was for her incouragement I could never do this. Thank you Nancy!

I have to go for now. God bless all of you! Oh click on my flickr link to see all my new stuff.

Nina

New House

Hello Everyone!

I moved in April/May to a house out in the country. I still have not found an inter net provider, so I'm at the library right now. SIGH! I miss all of you very much!

The good news is the Mess room is now bigger. Yeah! The bad news is I don't know how all that stuff fit in the old mess. I don't have everything in the new room and yet it's already full and I haven't gotten anything new. (Scratch head!) Maybe it's that time of the month and The Mess is bloated. LOL! It's a mystery.

I have to go for now, the dog is waiting for me. He's been quite a Ma-ma's boy with the new move and all. Stay creative while I'm temporally exiled from the WWW.

God Bless all of you and yours-
Nina

New Addiction

I was invited to join the GAS MAMMA group on flickr. This months swap is altered Scrabble game pieces. Right up my alley, no arm twisting involved. LOL!

Of course I had to involve Spud, lots of arm twisting. LOL! I finally got him to set the drill press up for me, only after I tried doing it with a regular drill and almost went through my finger. I wanted holes top to bottom instead of front to back. I love how they spin and it gives you more decorative space on the tile.

If you don't have a drill press, then use teeny tiny eye screws on the top. The ladies in this swap are such a hoot and the horror stories of drills has been something else. Please be careful. I have to constantly remind myself to be careful. Just because it looks fast and simple doesn't mean it is.

I use Judykins Diamond Glaze on these. It gives them a high gloss, but makes it hard to take pictures. Well I'm an Artist not a Photogragher. LOL! Photograghy and shaky hands don't mix. That's when I yell, "SPUD!" LOL!

Have a great day! Create!

xOxO- Nina

A Different Light

This is my true passion. To take something that would have been thrown away and make people see it in a different light. This little cutie is made from a light bulb that burned out. It went from no longer being useful to beautiful. I make a lot of these and people always seem to love them. Amazing what a little Sculpy and wire can do. Light bulb to lightning bug. Hee-hee! I just love these little cuties.

Now go look through your house and find something that is no longer useful and make it beautiful. I think with age I would want someone to see that I'm beautiful, even when I'm no longer useful. LOL!

Stay up late, create!
xOxO
Nina

Button Lovers

For you button lovers, a bouquet of button flowers. I was dusting this last night and decided to share it. I am obsessed with buttons and could look at them constantly, they're all soooo unique. I made this 5 years ago when a friend gave me all of her Mother's vintage buttons. I wanted a fun way to display them without hurting them. This is what I came up with and I never tire of looking at it.

Go and get some green florist wire, the kind that comes in long sticks. Fold one in half and put a small shank button on first, that will be the center of your flower. Pick a larger holed button, put one end of the wire through one hole and the other end of the wire through the other hole and slide it up. Now thread your largest button and slide it up. Once your happy with the colors, Twist the two tails of wire starting as close as possible to the bottom of the flower, keep twisting all the way down to the ends of the wire. Now you have a nice sturdy steam.

These look so sweet. Put just one in an old medicine bottle or a whole bunch in your favorite vessel. These button flowers always make you smile and they'll never wilt. LOL!

Have a beautiful creative day everyone.

xoxo-Nina

Made with Love

Sorry the picture is blurry, the arthritis is bad today, can't keep the hands steady. I made this pendant for my wonderful new friend Jeanne aka another. realm at flickr. Some people have a way of encouraging you without even knowing it. Jeanne is one of those people and I am very happy to call her friend. Of course I LOVE all of you too! If it wasn't for all of you I wouldn't get off my butt and go into THE MESS and be inspired to create.

THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU! I have been going through some horrible things right now. ALL OF YOU make it bearable. Being creative keeps me busy, hopeful, and gives me an enormous positive outlet. You are all sooo encouraging and inspiring. I love seeing what everyone is creating. See you can change the world by one piece of art at a time.

Now go create something and remember it will touch someone. You have all touched my heart in ways only YOU can.

xoxo-Nina