Fruits of the Spirit

I sold this piece at a show a couple of weeks ago, but I had trouble parting with it. I realized that I had not taken a picture of it as I was wrapping it up, so this was snapped with a phone.

Dragonfly Dreams Christmas Cards

Just wanted to pass on this information about Dragonfly Dreams Christmas cards. If you order 50 or more between now and December 15th you get 20 free. When you order your cards don't forget to check me as your Dragonfly. Thanks!

Brownstone's Wrap and Roll

I wanted to fill you all in so you could take advantage of free gift wrap and food!

Here is the scoop on Wrap and Roll!

Thursday, December 17th from 10am-9pm
Friday, December 18th from 10am-6pm
Saturday, December 19th from 10am-6pm

This holiday season, we have you covered. Literally! We are bringing back our successful "Wrap and Roll" complimentary gift wrap of ALL your Brownstone purchases. Now that you have found the perfect gift, we will make it a bit more special with our cherry red and lime green gift wrap. We even have a custom gift tag for your convenience. All your Brownstone gifts will look brilliant under anyone's Christmas tree this year!

On Thursday, December 17th from 6pm-9pm we will have our "Christmas Quesadillas and Santa Margaritas". Enjoy complimentary grilled chicken quesadillas from El Gabacho along with Santa margaritas. This is a great way to relax and get a bite to eat while your gifts are being wrapped. event featuring

Groupon

I just found out about the most interesting thing called Groupon. You should check it out. It seems like a great way to save money. The deal today was a $49 sitting fee plus three pictures with a Southlake photographer.

Learn How Groupon Works! from The Point on Vimeo.

You are the salt of the earth...

I just made these hanging 4 x4 canvases for my extended family members. The salt spoons were my grandmother's and I hadn't used them, but I loved them. They were so pretty and of course my grandmother meant the world to me, so we each now have a sentimental ornament with Matthew 5:13 on it. You can't tell from the picture but there is a small crystal hanging off the bottom too.

I also just finished this large plate for a Montessori school. There are around 28 thumbprints that I turned into flowers. Each flower has the child's name in the center on top of their thumbprint. Pretty cute!

Holiday Open House

I was part of a holiday open house this past weekend where I sold the above pieces. I realized as I was setting up that slowly but surely I am painting less and less ceramics. The "Glazed" in Glazed from the Heart is almost false advertising at this point. I am really enjoying painting on wood and canvases and I don't miss running the kiln.

Canvases and Brownstone

I just finished this canvas for an amazing friend who led the Beth Moore study on Esther this summer.

I also finished this canvas for a wedding present for a dear friend who got married two weeks ago.

I have taken some Christmas things to Brownstone but the bulk of it will be up there after Thanksgiving.

Here is a recent picture of my space at Brownstone. I forgot my camera so I took this with my phone. I finally got the "Glazed from the Heart" plates hung and the lampshades and lights up. You will have to stop by!

Mark your Calendars

Next Thursday, November 12th The Brownstone Village is celebrating their fifth birthday from 6-9 in the evening.
The vendors are working hard to have all their Christmas merchandise ready by then.
Mark your calendars now and plan on joining us!

Houses

I love these little houses that I recently made. They are now at Brownstone.
As you can see I am using the old hymnal I bought on ebay quite a bit.

Before and After

I finally decided what to do with the shelves in the bathroom. The doors were taken off before we moved in. In fact, those were the doors that I found in the garage and turned into chalkboards. Anyway, I had a picture that fit perfectly in the top. I hung it with eye hooks and cup hooks. I can store things behind the picture which is so handy. I painted a harlequin pattern on the bottom half and now it is finished.

This and That

The polka dot pumpkin is back. I had forgotten all about it until a friend posted it on her blog. She had gotten it from me several years ago. Hers does not open, but the 2009 version has a lid.

Here is a necklace I recently made. I think I suffer from arts and crafts ADD and addiction. You should see my basement. Ceramics, canvases, beads, wood, soldering, embossing, fabric... I jump from one thing to the next. I must focus!

I worked the pumpkin patch yesterday at church and we were busy. I can't believe that Halloween is already this weekend.

Just some pictures I found last night from my mother's birthday dinner here at the house.

Haute Handbags

I am so excited to be included in another Somerset Publication. I have made several of these fabric flower handbags over the past year. I submitted two to Haute Handbags and here they are in the "spotlight!"

Trunk or Treat

We had Trunk or Treat tonight at church and the boys were tough football players.

Here's our cute little referee!

House for Sale- Open House this Sunday

Now who wouldn't want to buy this house??!!?
Come one come all! This Sunday we are having an open house.
I loved this house and miss many things about it, but we just outgrew it.
Spread the word and check out the link.

This house has great curb appeal!

This was the built-in corner cabinet in the dining room last year. This house has lots of charm and wonderful built-ins.

This was my mantel last year in the living room. I loved this room with all the large windows and natural light.

Somerset Life

I am so excited to report that my embellished bottles were featured in the most recent edition of Somerset Life. This is one of my favorite magazines and I can't believe that I am in it. I love the Somerset Publications. I actually started blogging after purchasing Artful Blogging.

Look What Happens When You Don't Have the Internet

I have had no internet for over a week now and boy did I get a lot accomplished. Rather than sitting and looking at a million blogs I have actually been in the basement creating. Needless to say, I am making up for lost time with all my posts tonight.

I have had these birds for quite awhile now and I am so glad to finally use them. I am also finding lots of ways to use the antique ceiling tile flowers. I love them!

All of these pieces are at The Brownstone.

Custom Plate

I just painted this plate for a sweet friend a couple of weeks ago. It is always fun to try to match the party invitation.

Crosses

I loved making these crosses. I used an old hymnal, modge podge, sandpaper, crackle paint, ink and tons of embellishments. I wrote a Bible verse on the back of each one. They are now at The Brownstone.

Our church pumpkin patch is officially open and I loaded up. These are the pumpkins in my large pots on the front porch.

I love these white, green and gray pumpkins that I got for my fireplace.

This is the house they demolished right behind us. I ran home for lunch one day last week as they were tearing it down and snapped this picture. It was crazy to watch. They are going to build a big new home on this lot. I'll have to post an after picture when they are finished.

Look Who Turned Eight

My oldest turned eight. I can hardly believe it.

I made cake balls for the first time. They were a little harder than I thought but I am ready to try them again. They tasted delicious.

I decorated the table with lots of different eights. I finally made it to Canton this month which is where I got a lot of my eights.

I love what Paul did with his old seven shirt! Pretty clever!