Brand New in my ETSY Shop!

Oh have I been busy with these! And loving it. I started out wanting to make a wreath with black roses (mission accomplished--see below), but then as I was grouping some of the leftover roses, I realized they have a great shabby cottage chic feel to them!

The roses are made from recycled magazine pages. I think you could definitely call this upcycling!

Both the Shabby Cottage Wall Hanging and the wreath and the Black Rose Halloween Wreath are in my Bumblebina ETSY shop now.

* (Update: All have SOLD).

Now in My ETSY Shop

As promised, I now have a set of cards featuring this little O~H~I~O Cuties group in my bumblebina ETSY shop.

Each card features a print of my original drawing and each print is hand colored. These are so much fun and a perfect way to show your Buckeye Pride!

IF - Pattern

Happy Girl, 5.25" x 4.75", acrylics and mixed media on1-1/2" wood (AVAILABLE)

"She felt a great hope, a great love" and this had been a pattern throughout her life.

New in My ETSY Shop

I have been experimenting with several new techniques lately. These two little sweeties are some of the results. The first one just makes me happy so I called her "Happy Girl" She's in my tmatthews ETSY shop now.

Happy Girl, 5.25" x 4.75", Acrylics and mixed media on 1-1/2" wood

And this painting is maybe my craziest experiment yet. I've been picturing layered paintings in my head for a long time and these images lent themselves to it perfectly. The bird and girl are separate pieces that are then mounted on another piece of MDF that's painted to look (I hope) like wallpaper. I wanted them to look like portraits hanging on a wall--all self contained in one piece. The layering makes the piece quite substantial (1-12" thick total) and quite bold. Molly's in the shop too. (UPDATE: Molly has SOLD)

Molly, 6.5" x 4", Mixed media Original Block Print Painting on 1-1/2" MDF (SOLD)

A side view so you can see the thickness.

Newest Name Sign

This sweet little sign went in the mail yesterday. Such fun, feminine colors. It was ordered to match a really cute Pottery Barn bedding set.

Name Signs are always available in my bumblebina ETSY shop.

New Products In Cafe Press

It's fall which means it's FOOTBALL SEASON. And football season is the greatest time of the year. And who is the greatest football team? The Ohio State Buckeyes of course! (This is purely my opinion, don't get upset if you're a Michigan fan!)

I've been planning these little drawings for a long time and I finally got some little O-H-I-O Cuties I really, really like. Below is an example of one of the groups. They've got Buckeye Spirit yes they do, how bout you?I am in the process of making some handmade cards with hand-colored prints of the Cuties. They'll be in my Bumblebina shop soon.

For now, I do have LOTS and LOTS of products in my CafePress shop just waiting for you to show that you belong to the Buckeye Nation!!

Ringer T-Shirt $23.00

Onesie $13.00*

Canvas Tote $15.99

Large Mug $14.00

*The little onesie may be my favorite! So fun!

Inspire Me Thursday - Open

Molly, 6.5" X 4", mixed media original block print painting on 1-1/2" Wood

Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

---Buddah

(The theme this week for Inspire Me Thursday is Open, as in do whatever you want. I decided to take it a little more literally and used the word open in my theme.)

UPDATE: *SOLD

Chalkboard Sign

New in my bumblebina ETSY shop this 8" x 6" chalkboard sign is perfect for a kitchen or door. What do you want to say?

*SOLD