Hand Stamped Clay Pendants

I've been creating a lot of new items for my Etsy account.  It has been so much fun!

 

Here is a sneak peek at the new pendants I listed this weekend.

 

 

Expect Miracles, Laugh Often, and Always Color Outside the Lines!

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

xo-

Lara

 

New Leather Cuffs

This is just a preview of the new leather cuffs I will be listing this weekend in my shop.

 

 

All the World's a Stage - William Shakespeare

 

Be Brave - wings

 

Beauty - hand-stamped and painted flowers

 

Expect Miracles, Laugh Often, and Always Color Outside the Lines

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

xo-

Lara

Craft Table Make-over

One of my work surfaces was boring wood grain.  So...this weekend, I decided it needed a little paint. The picture of the entire surface didn't turn out that great...so I'm going to show a few close-up pictures of different sections.

 

I started by adding a few fun collage papers.

And...some washi tape

 

Then, I added a bit of turquoise!  My absolute favorite color!

 

I also added a little red and yellow with stencils.

 

I LOVE that this work surface is colorful and waterproof! 

 

Expect miracles, laugh often, and always color outside the lines!

 

Thanks for stopping by.

xo-

Lara

 

 

A Glimpse into my Art Journal

2013 - My First Art Journal

 

 

I have tried so many new techniques in here already!  I've sewn on a few pages.

 

This is a little bird that I doodled for Brave Girl Art School.

 

A close-up of my little bird.

 

This is a sample of some journal writing inside lines and a few see-through pockets!

They are really fun!

 

On the left you can see a print I made from my Gelli Plate.  This is another technique I have tried in the last week. It is a super cool process...I will show a few more prints later this week. 

 

I'm also learning to draw faces.  I figured...I should show the process.  I am hopeful that when I look back through the pages of my art journal and through these posts...I will see my art transforming with practice!  She has good features...AND...she definitely has features that need a little more practice!

 

Expect miracles, laugh often, and always color outside the lines!

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

xo-

Lara

At the Cross

 

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith...

                                                                                                    Hebrews 12:1-2a

 

 

xo-

Lara

Owl Love - Miss Sophie

In Brave Girl Art School everything is about wings...and right now we are learning to draw birds.  I'm not a big bird fan...BUT...I LOVE owls and butterflies.  So...I decided to use the techniques to make a mixed-media owl.

 

Meet Miss Sophie

 

 

I used modeling paste to texture her front feathers and the tree branches to the right.  I used a technique from Life Book - by Alisa Burke for the leaves on the branch.  The nest was created using book pages, fabric scraps, and scraps of a paper bag.  Then I doodled around the eyes and on the wings.

 

 

Here's a closeup of the nest!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

xo-

Lara



 

 

 

New Texture stamps

 

I LOVE how these turned out.

 

 

These textures will be great for adding color to my mixed-media backgrounds.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

xo-

Lara