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Shirt and Cardigan, Goodwill//Skirt, Savers//Earrings, Foodchaindesigns via Mother's Day Sale

I mostly feel like showing off my awesome earrings bought at our Mother's Day Sale.

So yeah, I'm not a mom...but it was my birthday, so I felt my purchase was justified.

Like them? Snatch up your own pair on Etsy!

Have a nice weekend.

Until next time, ♥.

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Needle Felted Taxidermy

 We learned about needle felting in my Crafts class last semester.

I really took a liking to it. It's so simple and therapeutic. 

 Molding the wool roving, jabbing at it with a special needle until the form became felted.

What was once just fibers become individual, recognizable creatures.

 After making the mouse, pig, and rabbit, I embellished them with morbid X's for eyes.

My project wasn't completely finished.

 Using a stiffer felt, I made miniature mounts.

Afterwards a pin was stitched on so that they can be proudly worn as brooches.

The dead mouse is probably my favorite.

I need to take this up on my own.

I have an catalog for materials around here somewhere.

It'd feel nice to jab at something repeatedly. 

I need a form of release.

I need help.

Until next time, ♥.

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A smART Recap

 Here are some snap shots from last week's smART show held at UALR.

All of the pieces were donated by students, faculty, or alum of the university.

For every 5 pieces donated, the artist could have one showcase piece.

Awesome, awesome silk screened tees by Erin Lea Lorenzen.

A little birdie told me that they can be found locally at Box Turtle.

Tons of prints, drawings, photographs, and other pieces were up for grabs.

At 20 bucks or less a pop, people were lined up ready to snatch up their finds before we even started!

I left that evening with a few pieces to call my own.

I mean, I need to spruce up the new diggs! 

The future roomie, manning the table where money and art exchanged hands.

Also the perfect place for some shameless self-promotion!

Speaking of shameless self-promotion, I did some of my own...but I'm sure you couldn't notice, right?!

My pieces shared space with cute earrings by Carrie Crocker, a very talented classmate of mine.

All of the proceeds raised went towards Our House, a local shelter for the working homeless.

Opening night raised about $1,000...$200ish raised from Mia Hall's (my hero) donated piece for the prize drawing (which I personally spent 50 bucks in tickets...and no, I didn't win it...sad day).

All in all, the final total was well over $2,000...more than double what we made last year!

SUCCESS! SUCCESS! SUCCESS!

Until next time, ♥.

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An Enameling First.

Hey now! It's a first for me, at least...

We just finished up the metals assignment in my Crafts class, 

which only solidified my desire to continue into metals/ jewelry-making. 

Pretty exciting stuff! 

Anyways, we learned how to enamel last week.

I went into the studio during my free time just to play around with the enameling. 

(I even showed up late to a Scholars class because I was waiting for my metal to cool!) 

Here's the very first pair of earrings that I made with my new enameling skills.

 They were once just plain old copper washers, now transformed into a pair of earrings!

Cardigan, Savers//Dress, Leotard, & Booties, Goodwill//Locket, Hidden Treasures
Enameled Copper Washer Earrings, DIY!

Unfortunately, I had to turn them in this week for a grade...along with the other two pairs that I made.

Hopefully I'll get them back soon because I'm really itching to flaunt them around.

In the meantime, I've bought my own copper washers for future transformation purposes.

Let's just see if I can muster the time and energy to play around some more in the studio!

Until next time, ♥.

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