This is a box I altered for an 'Altered Candy Heart Box' swap in one of my groups. It started as the usual red box with a tacky picture of a rose on it. It measures 12 in. x 13 in. The only thing I knew that the recipient liked were the colors blue and purple. It was then filled with all kinds of art goodies, chocolate and a handmade bracelet. Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day :)

The winner of my OWOH giveaway is: TIFF! I will be e-mailing you shortly to let you know you've won and to get your mailing info. Congrats and thanks to all of you for playing! :)

I have not forgotten about my OWOH giveaway! I will post the name of the winner and e-mail her/him sometime in the next few days. Thanks for playing and good luck!

Here is a 6 x 6 mixed-media collage called 'Celebrate the Journey'. Had a lot of fun making this one! I would love to hear what you think of this piece and please make sure to check out my OWOH give-away below! Hope you are all enjoying your weekend :)

I am very happy to be able to give something away this year for the 'One World-One Heart' giveaway (http://oneworldoneheart.typepad.com/! I didn't have a blog last year at this time so I was not able participate. Up for grabs is a handmade bracelet by yours truly. Just leave a comment on THIS post to be entered! Winner will be chosen on February 12th. Good luck and thanks for playing :)

I don't think I've ever complained on my blog before, but I just can't stand this problem anymore and I want to know what you do if this is happening to you also. Are you around someone a lot who is ALWAYS texting, using their iPhone, Blackberry, etc.? I am and it is driving me CRAZY!!! Am I the only one with this dilemma? I would LOVE to hear from others with this same problem! Thanks and sorry to complain :)

After a leisurely walk to get ice cream with my family in some gorgeous Southern California sunny weather (in the 70's!), I was able to make some jewelry today! These pieces look so much better in person! Sometimes I sit down with my beads with the best intentions of making a piece or two and I just can't get a combination that I like. That did not happen today though! It all just 'clicked'! I know that most of you can definitely relate to what I'm talking about :) BTW, these pieces are not meant to match by any means. They are two completely different combinations of beads.

Believe it or not, I am finally posting some new art! Now that things are back to their normal groove here after the holidays, I have a little bit of art time :) These are Zetti Hanging ATCs that I made for a swap. I LOVE hearts and red, so I LOVE Valentine's Day!

Hello!!! I am still here, alive and happy, but soooooooooo busy, as I'm sure you all are as well this time of year! Just wanted to pop in quickly to wish you all a Happy New Year! I hope you all have a very wonderful 2009! :)

Had a little bit of time today to make something while my 2-year-old was making stuff too! We had a lot of fun :)

These are two ornaments I made for the Zetti Holiday Ornament Swap I am hosting in the Zetti Zoo Yahoo Group. The ornaments are not necessarily supposed to be 'Christmas' ornaments since not everyone participating in the swap celebrates Christmas. Everyone was open to interpret what their version of a 'Zetti Holiday Ornament' is and go from there. It is my first time hosting ever in any group. Participants only needed to make 1-3 ornaments (they get the same number back as they sent in), which isn't such a huge and stressful commitment as some of the other swaps around are. I know that I can't participate in anything that I have to make more than just a few things in because I don't have the time and I get very stressed out! Both started as plain paper mache ornaments that I obviously altered A LOT!!! They both measure about 7-1/2 to 8 inches in length (including the hanger pictured). Please feel free to leave me a comment letting me know what you think of them. Hope you are enjoying the holiday season so far! :)

Been super busy lately, as I'm sure you all are too! Here are a few pictures of my girls from a big party for my 13-year-old

nephew last weekend at this beautiful Hyatt hotel (http://valencia.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp. We had a blast! We all love to dance, so it was a lot of fun! Hope you all have a very safe and Happy Thanksgiving! :)

This is a 5 x 7 collage called 'Do You Really See?' This piece is a bit darker than the others I've been making recently. Someone I love very much is suffering from major depression right now. It hit her like a brick wall and she's never gone through anything like this before. It is very hard for me to see her like this, but she is getting help so hopefully we will see a positive change soon. I made this piece as I was thinking about her.

We went here (http://www.davincilb.com/) after the CPR class for some awesome desserts too! I must go to bed now. I have to get up really, really early tomorrow! :(

I'm going here for dinner tonight http://www.originalfishcompany.com/home/default.html with a co-worker and our boss. I will probably have my usual...the Mesquite Broiled Shrimp on a Skewer. It comes with so much extra stuff too and it is all soooo good! Then we will be off to meet another co-worker and take a CPR re-certification class that we have to do every two years. Gotta go finish getting the house picked up! Bye :)

I was lucky enough to have time to make some art yesterday. This is a 5 x 5 piece on a gallery-wrapped canvas called 'The Gift that is Thee'. Did you get a chance to make anything this weekend? :)

Here is a Zetti-ish gift tag I made to put on Sandee's (http://www.sandees-sanity.blogspot.com/) birthday gift box that I mailed to her last month :)

I've been tagged Megan http://peachesandpeonies.blogspot.com/ and Angie http://angiehallhaviland.typepad.com/angiesartfulllife/and now I must to say 7 random things about myself. Here they are:


1. In college, I sold my saliva for $ (it was for dental research).

2. I am really good at playing 'Wheel of Fortune' when it's on TV and I happen to see it. My husband wants me to go on the show!

3. I love to wear fun/funky socks (if it isn't flip-flop weather!). I have some fun ones on right now as I write this :)

4. I am addicted to Diet Coke. I do not drink any coffee, tea or alcohol.

5. I am in quite a few football pools (for NFL).

6. I cannot resist warm, right out of the oven cookies, brownies, cakes, etc.

7. I wear my hair in a ponytail about 99.9% of the time because I get hot so darn easily (and I haven't even hit menopause yet)!



Here are the 7 people I am now tagging to tell us 7 random things about themselves:


Christy - http://www.artchickadee.typepad.com/
Theresa - http://tmartinjournal.blogspot.com/
Heather - http://speckled-egg.blogspot.com/
Patti - http://pattis-creations.blogspot.com/
Marilyn - http://wwwmarilyninmyroom.blogspot.com/
Tracey - http://www.sunshinefactory.net/blog/
Joanne - http://joannethiemehuffman.typepad.com/

Bye for now! :)

Believe it or not, I actually made some art! This is a 5 in. x 7 in. gallery wrapped canvas called 'Wander'. It says 'it made her feel wonderful about life itself.' I know it looks very busy. For some reason I always think I have to put 'more' on. It sure felt good to make something! Enjoy :)

I still have not had any time for making art, but I've been having fun making some edible 'art' with my 2-year-old. One of our neighbor's gave us some Fun Doe (http://www.nwfundraising.com/catalogs/fundoe/fundoe.html and we have been making all kinds of silly cookies. Now that Halloween and all the festivities leading up to it are over I may actually have some time this weekend to play with my art stuff! :)