Celebrating Chinese New Year with a trio of galloping gold horses wearing symbols of good fortune and prosperity, a red lantern to light their path. The branch represents the first of the Five Chinese Elements wood- the beginning of life and springtime.
I’ve got a can of gold spray paint, horse figurines, red glitter, red paper lantern, cherry blossoms, and other lucky trinkets. Let’s see what happens!
Celebrating this Winter Solstice and the New Year with a plush snow leopard kitty and a string of pom pom garland. Looking forward to new beginnings in 2014!
I finally got around to using the acorn caps that I found while hiking along the Pacific Coast- just in time for fall.
Happy Halloween! This kitty is ready for trick or treating with its owl mask and feathery winged cape.
I had been hanging on to this sketch for quite some time until I found just the right materials to make a plush pineapple kitty!
I didn’t want to make the usual markings on the pineapple and was really excited when I found this fabric. The floral pattern and soft shade of yellow reminds me of a vintage Hawaiian print.
The kitty is made from soft Sherpa. I used leather buttons for the eyes and a chocolate brown colored ribbon for its smile.
Looking snug and cozy inside the pineapple. I made sure to make an opening for its tail to poke through too.
The rear view and details of the pineapple top.
One of the perks of having a late March birthday is that I receive lots of Easter themed gifts. This year I was introduced to the style and patterns of Pysanky. My dear friend in Canada sent me these metallic printed foils for decorating my Easter eggs. Thank you Charlene!
Pysanky is a Ukranian Easter egg that is decorated using a wax-resist method using traditional folk motifs. Not only are the eggs colorful and have an intricate design, the colors and patterns all have special meaning.
The color green symbolizes spring, growth, and new hope. The dots suggests the stars or constellations.
Birds are a symbol of fertility and fulfillment of wishes.
Red is the color for passion, fire, and spiritual awakening. Roses and flowers represent love, caring and friendship.
My tribute to the Year of the Snake: fresh flowers for prosperity, envelopes filled with lucky money, and my cloisonne fish earrings for a splash of red and abundance.
I needed to make something to wear to a woodland themed costume party. I’m hoping my feathery headband adorned with a baby owl will be fancy enough.
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