Finished Necklaces

Ta-Da! I finished up some necklaces this morning, and all have now been listed in my etsy store . They all feature a miniature handpainted pendant embellished with fibers, gold wire and beads, finished back is signed and dated. Hung on a goldbeading wire with coordinating beads. Necklace length is about 18 to 20 inches. I like to use a variety of coordinating colors to make a lovely accent for several different color tops in your wardrobe. These would make a wonderful gift for Mother's Day, a birthday, or any occasion. Priced at $30.00 each (plus shipping if needed for my non-local friends.)
I'll be finishing more soon- right now, the sun is shining, and my garden is calling out to me!

Etsy Video on You Tube!

Cute! It explains etsy in a pretty humourous way- very fun to watch!

Dogs leave pawprints...

Here is a painting I made for a very dear friend- using photos of her precious dogs, and various painting techniques to create a lovely collage style work. I think she picked just the perfect frame for it too!

Sheltie Pins

These are avaible by contacting me through this blog. Don't see what you want? Visit my etsy store, there's more there!


Still don't see what you want? Contact Me!

Art Cards

This set sold already- made up into note cards.

One of the message forums I belong to is having an Art Card exchange, and it sounded really fun to me to make a whole bunch of these little works of art and exchange them with my fellow artists. Each one is 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches in size, so they really are small! I kind of got a little carried away and made more than I needed, so I think whatever I don't send will be made into something else, greeting cards, a larger piece of art, refrigerator magnets, whatever. Look for them soon here and on etsy.

Each one has been created using textured paper, painted with glazes, stencilling, and metallics. The photographs are of my own garden flowers, and feature some of my favorite quotes and sentiments. I'm going to have a hard time letting go of any of them.
PS- I made one set of these cards into note cards and sold them already! I'll finish up the other set the same way they'll be available soon!

New pendants!

These are the pendants I finished up yesterday, still thinking about how to suspend them. What are your thoughts? A strand of mixed beads? A pretty satin cord? Other ideas?

New designs coming!

This week I've been hard at work designing and finishing up some pendants for necklaces. I still haven't decided whether to hang them on a strand of mixed beads, or a lovely cord, maybe I'll do some of each! I finished up several pendants today, and will look into the necklace part perhaps tomorrow, so check back, I may even have some photos!

Sheltie Art

I just got back from the Detroit Kennel Club Dog show! I had a blast seeing all the dogs there, and especially all the beautiful Shelties! All of the breeders were really nice that I met, and I gave several of them my business card- perhaps they will drop in here for a visit and see what else I have available.
The above two pins are available in my Etsy Store right now! I also will do custom pins, or pendants, small or large paintings and portraits. Below are some samples of paintings I did that actually feature my own dogs- Shelties of course!


Waiting By the Lake- 24 x 36 acrylic painting


A detail view of my girls Bea and Byrdie in the above painting.
Bea and Byrdie have their own blog that you can visit.
It's something I created just for fun, because I love my dogs enjoy spending time with them and taking pictures. It's worth a visit every now and then, just for fun!



Bonnie in the Garden- Bonnie has since passed on, but she was a beautiful girl, a daughter of Gorgeous George.

Contact me if you are interested in custom artwork, I will be glad to discuss your ideas and give you a price.