My little girls keep me busy, but I always find time to sneak away to the craft room. I am dabbling in many mediums to find my true calling (but I have an inkling it will always involve fabric)...
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Wednesday May 05, 2010
I’ve been working every day trying to get my new goodies listed in my Twiddle Lee Etsy shop. But, its slow going. Not only am I busy taking care of my two year old all day, but now I’ve been helping my parents pack up their home for their upcoming move. My mother has been in the hospital for the past couple weeks, so they need a lot of help. She’s been vomiting a lot every day, and they still haven’t figured out why. So, if you’re one who believes in prayer, please keep her in your prayers for me. <3
I’ve also been working on new paintings for my upcoming art show this fall. No peeks to share with you yet, but soon! I’ve been having a lot of fun with grungy texture. I’m excited to see how this next painting turns out. I have some big ideas! I’m so happy I decided to join the town’s art league, its been so fun. It’s so great to get away for a couple hours every Tuesday night and just play with paint. I just need to remember my camera every once in a while! lol
Monday May 03, 2010
I had a blast at Earthstock yesterday! The weather was beautiful, I saw tons of smiling familiar and new faces, ate some good food, and just enjoyed the day. I want to thank all of you who came to support me, it was a successful show for me because of you! I’ll definitely be back at Earthstock next year. Well… as long as its not too close to a new birth in the family. ;)
Here’s a photo of the full booth. My hubby helped me make the big poster of my jellyfish. They’re made from post consumer plastic bottles! I had a few of the jellyfish hanging around the tent, I just love the way it looked!
My bottle cap magnets and keychains, tin can magnets, some bead bowls, and wrapper keychains.
Hair clips, bead bowls, JuNk PiNs, bottle cap necklaces, etc
My friend’s Jen and Marla helped me out with the show. I was so happy to have their help! I would not have been able to do it without them!
Jen made the hemp wrapped jars, Marla made soda can earrings, necklaces, and charm bracelets. You can also see here my vintage sheet cuffs, plastic bottle charm bracelets, pull tab bracelets, and vintage sheet purses.
Here’s a close up of Marla’s soda can jewelry.
Here’s a close up of Jen’s hemp wrapped jars. All of the jars were recycled, as well as most of the beads she used!
My newest, and most favorite item right now: vintage sheet scarf necklaces! You can wrap them around your neck, or tie them in your hair. I had one displayed on my finished bust that I made.
Now that my shows are over, I can focus on filling up my Etsy shop, and creating more new and exciting goodies. :) I’ll also be working on more pieces for my upcoming art show this fall. I’m excited as to where this road will lead me!
Wednesday April 21, 2010
It took me way longer than I had hoped, but my new Etsy shop is finally open! Yay! Now you can finally get a good look at some of the things I’ve been working on for my Earth Day fairs. After my show this Sunday, I’ll be listing even more goodies so be sure to add me to your favs. :)
Take a peek at my shop here: http://TwiddleLee.etsy.com
Here’s some images of what I’ve listed so far:
     
Oh, and I just have to share this… while taking photos of my goodies outside one beautiful day, my JuNk Pins attracted all of the neighborhood kids! lol I ended up selling a few!
Monday April 19, 2010
We had a blast at the Beardsley Zoo fair yesterday! It took us quite a while to set up since it was our first show together, my first outdoor show, and my first show with more than one table! lol I think it came out great though. But of course my camera’s battery decided to die; so I was only able to snap a couple photos. :( I’ll be sure to charge the battery for my show next week at Earthstock!
Look closely and you’ll see my bottle cap magnets, bottlecap necklaces, bottle cap keychains, recycled wrapper key chains, vintage sheet hair bows, cuffs, and scarf necklaces, fabric mushrooms, JuNk pins, recycled bead bowls, upcycled plastic charm bracelets, Marla’s soda can bracelets, earrings, and necklaces, Jen’s hemp wrapped jars, and more! This whole collection will be up on my new Twiddle Lee Etsy shop soon! :)
OH, and you could also see in the last photo my finished bust I’ve been telling you about!
Wednesday February 03, 2010
Last night at my Tuesday art league meeting we decided to take it back to basics and practice some watercolor washes. Boy is it harder than it looks! lol I have successfully finished two watercolor bird paintings in the past… {in which I suppose I avoided doing washes without even thinking}… because I just couldn’t get the hang of it! One and a half hours and ten sheets of paper later, I finally decided to call it quits. But, we all enjoyed ourselves experimenting, giggling, and complaining! I guess I need more practice… or perhaps I could blame it on the supplies. ;0)
After I gave up on the watercolor washes, I whipped out my journal and started doing some sketches. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m working on creating a new design for my blog which involves creating a cartoon of myself; so I needed to figure out a cartoon style that I liked. I came up with a couple cute ideas… now to decide on a direction and finalize one. The only problem is that I think the wider faces look cuter; but unfortunately I was born with a tall face! lol
Monday January 25, 2010
I’ve been busy trying out new techniques and different projects for the upcoming Earthstock fair in Plainville, CT. I’m getting excited, I had to share a sneak peek with you! Sorry for the horrible photos. (Hey, do you want the sneak peak now, or when its sunny enough to get good photos? lol)
This was my first project… a bead bowl. I had a huge bag of those plastic pony beads that have been sitting in the basement for years; so I made something new with them! I love how it came out. It definately looks better in person. (Man, do I need photo lessons or what?!) I want to try making some smaller ones too for candle holders or something. I’ll be taking some photos when I make my next one so I can show you how they’re made. :)
My next project was some zipper pouches made from food wrappers. I was really frustrated with sewing these up at first… but a friend on the PrimMart forum suggested I try putting powder on the plastic so it glides better in the machine; and it solved my problems!! Thank you! The strawberry one in the back is an unfinished one that I’m working on now. Isn’t it CUTE! he he
One project that has been sitting on my table unfinished for a few days is this woven cereal box container. I had no idea it would take so long to make! lol I may not do any more of these… well we’ll see how I feel when its finished! ;0)
This last one I’ve been really excited about. I have recently fell in LOVE with jelly fish; and I went crazy when I saw a few photos of some jelly fish made from plastic bottles. I had to give it a try! My first one (in the back) didn’t come out too well, but I tried again, and I think my second one came out pretty good. I just wish I could find light pink and blue bottles! lol I’ll have to do some searching and experimenting on doing a bit of color on them. The clear looks neat too though.
Other than working on projects for the fair, I’ve also been thinking about my blog and TwiddleLee website. I would like to have them both up and designed before the show. The way my blog looks now is just from a free template that I’ve found and edited. I still need to update it with my own graphics. So, you may (hopefully) see some changes to the way my blog looks soon. (Yeah, I know I’ve said that before! hush now!) I do have a sketchy idea now of what I want it to look like. (I was totally confused about it before.) I think its going to be very clean and simple; mostly white. I know I want to stick with my cloud/thought bubble idea I’ve been using on my plush tags. Some swirlies would be nice… okay, I’m just rambling now. (and realizing that I’m using way too many parentheses! lol)
~Twiddle Lee
Tuesday November 24, 2009
I have successfully finished my first show as Twiddle-Lee this past Saturday! It was so much fun; I can’t wait to do more shows! I’m already scouting out shows for next year. ;0) So anyway, I decided to make my first show a small easy one for practice – I picked out a nice church fair in Berlin. I was lucky to get the best table spot in the whole show – right near the kitchen and lounge area in the largest room. I did pretty good for such a small show. Everyone was attracted to my cupcakes; they all had to come over and see if they were real! lol My daughter joined me too.. she made some button jewelry, a few paintings, and ornaments. It was great to spend some time with her and do a team effort; we had a blast! Here’s some pics from the show:
Miss Penelope with her goodies! I love her button bracelets, I made her make one for me too! he he Visit her site at: www.SweetPeaArt.com
My new “Munchies”! Each pillow monster has a pocket mouth to hide toys, treasures, or to hold their babies!
Bottle Cap Necklaces & Magnets… yeah, I know… these are all over the place now; but remember I was one of the first who started them back in 2001! lol Penelope made the cool Americana pins and the starfish painting. :)
I’ve been really excited about these new goodies… JuNk PiNs!! Each pin is made from candy wrappers, junk mail, magazines, and other junk!
See the little snowman head peaking out in the corner? I only had eight of those… and sold out in the first hour of the show! It’s always the things you have the least of that sells the quickest! lol
All my new goodies will be available through my new website www.TwiddleLee.com shortly, so be sure to sign up for the mailing list on my site. I’ll be working hard within the next few weeks taking pics, writing descriptions, listing them on Etsy, and hopefully working on the final layout of the website. In between Christmas shopping & crafting of course! ;0) he he
Monday October 26, 2009
I have been over run by cupcakes for the last week! I decided to try my hand at fake cupcakes for my upcoming craft show; and unfortunately my packing desk was the best place to set up my cupcake station. Let me tell you… trying to pack up orders on the floor is no fun!! I had probably about a hundred cupcakes taking over my craft room all week. I couldn’t do anything else until I finally got them finished, photographed, and packed away yesturday.
I decided to try the expansion foam method – thinking it was the quickest and easiest way to go. Boy was I wrong… that stuff is temperamental! lol Out of the 100 or so cupcakes I tried to make, I was able to keep 55 large cupcakes and a couple handfuls of minis. Even still, the ones I kept are a bit lop-sided and wobbly on their “feet”. Although, being imperfect just makes them look more real! My poor two year old daughter was crying to eat them! lol
I have a large array of German glass glitter and glass bead samples from my glitter manufacturer that I work with; so I decided to try some of those for the cupcake toppings. They came out super cute!! I especially like the large red silver balls on the blue cupcakes!
 
I had so much fun making these, I’ll definately be making more in the future. I have some really cute ideas that I would like to try out; but that would involve buying more supplies. Something I must stop myself from doing for a little while until I clean out this craft room! ;0)
These cupcakes will be up for sale in my new Etsy shop TwiddleLee probably next week. I have another project I’m working on this week to add to the shop too. :) Meanwhile, here’s some cool cupcake photos I found on the web…
  
Saturday February 28, 2009
I took my new chick make-do pattern and decided to make some fun and funky birds with them. How fun! :0)
I didn’t even start building the Twiddle-Lee website yet, I wish I could just say “poof” and have it be finished! lol Maybe I’ll start selling the goodies on etsy for now… we’ll see!
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