The Spring Pie Safe

My oak pie safe is one of my favorite pieces of furniture I own. The outside inserts in the door are 3 sheets of copper with a wheat pattern punched into them, however I change the display in the pie safe seasonally and for holidays so I keep the door open most of the time. One day when the door was open I asked my husband, "do you think those wood inserts come out of the inside of the door?" and the next thing you know he had the drill going taking them out and I was painting on them. Now the 3 inside door inserts get changed seasonally as well as contents! I love decorating it and most of the things I have either made my self, bought or got as gifts from friends. I hope you enjoy viewing the spring contents of the pie safe and the door inserts! I'll post close ups of the contents tomorrow.

Yellow Makes Me Feel Happy!

So I've been doing some more spring decorating since the weather has been slowly warming up here (around 60 degrees). As I arrange and rearrange with wreckless abandonment and get wild and crazy with the artificial tulips, I'm analyzing colors. Here is my earth shattering conclusion........you ready........it's deep........get ready..........here it is........."the color yellow makes me feel happy and light"! I think it's because it makes me think of the warmth of the sun and also my Gram, whose favorite color was yellow. Whoahhhhhhhhh, I told you it was deep! So my question to you is this.......what color makes you feel happy?

Smiles-

Tootie

Honey Bunny Pendant is on Ebay!

This is the first time I've tried the Ebay thing! Up for bid is the Honey Bunny Pendant. It measures 1 inch wide by 3 inches long and is an original collage on both the front and back of the pendant. Here is a picture of the sweet little Honey Bunny Girl Pendant! I hope she finds a good home! She was posted today, March 20, 2007.

If you would like to bid on this pendant go to:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HONEY-BUNNY-VINTAGE-COLLAGE-ART-PENDANT_W0QQitemZ140099119408QQcategoryZ92840QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks for looking!

Smiles-

Tootie

It's Spring.....Oh really!?!?!?!

The calendar says it's officially spring, however I'm not so sure! Today it alternated between what can best be described as "chunky gobs of rain" and snow flakes. So what can be done to chase away winter and cheer on the arrival of spring? If in doubt......I say.....decorate! I have a pencil tree that I keep up in my house year around and I decorate it seasonally and for holidays. Now, I do have friends who think it's crazy to do this but it makes me happy! I finished decorating it for spring tonight. The majority of the ornaments I made last year. Does anybody else out there in blogland have a tree they decorate seasonally?

Maple Syrup Time!

Well it's that time of year.........maple syrup making time in Western Pennsylvania! Last weekend my husband and I went up to Pymatuning State Park and on one of the side roads there was a huge grove of maple trees which had been tapped for the syrup. It was a beautiful day but cold.....brrrrrrrr! I love the look of the old beat up gray buckets hanging on those rough barked maple trees. When I see them I know that spring is just around the corner!

New Pendants on Ebay!

I've been hard at work in the Honey Girl Studio! Spring is springing and my thoughts and colors are turning to the pastels! The pendants pictured below will be listed on Ebay starting on March 21st. You can find them by typing in "collage art jewelry" in the search box on the Ebay website. I hope they all get a good loving home! Each one is a mini collage made of small pieces of vintage inspired paper and photos which is then encased in glass and soldered around the edge with a jump-ring soldered to the top to wear it as a pendant or to hang as an ornament. You are actually getting 2 pendants in one because there is a collage on the flip side also. Each one is a one of a kind and completely handmade from the inside out! They measure 1inch wide by 3 inches long. Choose from

The Cupcake Chef http://cgi.ebay.com/CUPCAKE-CHEF-VINTAGE-COLLAGE-ART-JEWELRY_W0QQitemZ140099764513QQcategoryZ92840QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Honey Bunny Girl http://cgi.ebay.com/HONEY-BUNNY-VINTAGE-COLLAGE-ART-PENDANT_W0QQitemZ140099119408QQcategoryZ92840QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Irish Lad http://cgi.ebay.com/IRISH-LAD-VINTAGE-COLLAGE-ART-JEWELRY_W0QQitemZ140099756043QQcategoryZ92840QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Happy Easter http://cgi.ebay.com/HAPPY-EASTER-VINTAGE-COLLAGE-ART-JEWELRY_W0QQitemZ140099761668QQcategoryZ92840QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Uncooperative Little Girl http://cgi.ebay.com/UNCOOPERATIVE-LITTLE-GIRL-VINTAGE-COLLAGE-ART-JEWELRY_W0QQitemZ140099758734QQcategoryZ92840QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

All are shown below with the front and back sides.

This one reminds me of......

As I cut out the children for these mini collages, certain kids remind me of the young version of people I know or have known. For example the little girl from the "uncooperative" pendant reminds me of a person I used to work with.......she was as cute as a button but as uncooperative as a badger in a bubble bath! Then there is the "Laugh" pendant with the sour faced little girl......what a pickle puss! She reminds me of a younger version of an aunt! Maybe the people who remind me of these vintage kids are reincarnations of the vintage children.....hmmmmmm....something to think about. Today was a very trying day at work and as I rehash the events of the day I can't help but think of the saying on the front of the "Fondue Chef" pendant (chocolate fondue recipe)...."What a wonderous life this is I lead!" And it is, the ups- the downs, the conceited egocentric maniacs you encounter, the salt-of-the-earth decent people, they all defintely make life interesting. The beauty of it is, when I get sick of everything, I can escape to my studio and spend time with my paper, glue and solder, crank up the iPod and get lost in creating! Sometimes I have a hard time understanding people but I can always understand colors, composition and design! Enjoy the pictures of the pendants with the vintage children, they might remind you of someone you know!

Mini Collages

Bigger is not necessarily better, especially when it comes to collages. I've been experimenting with mini collages. Tiny 1 inch wide by 3 inches tall collages with vintage photos and layers of colorful paper. I've been inspired by the wonderful spring colors.....pale yellows, you know the color of watered down sunlight, liliacs.....mmmmmm, I can almost smell them and robin egg blues and the palest of the delicate pinks like the color of dogwood blossoms. Throw all of these beautiful decorative papers together with a little imagination, whimsical vintage photos of children, a touch of solder, thin pieces of glass and you've got yourself a wearable piece of art! They are two sided with the front being a collaged picture and the back having a cute little saying. I'm thinking about posting them of Ebay. Let me know what you all think of them out there in blogland. I'd love to get your feedback!