Sketchbook Project : Cover in action

This is my cover designed for my "Sketchbook Project" Adhere to ME book. Composition made of recycled glue stick tubes and pieces from inner spindles of glue sticks and wheels from adhesive runners...GO GREEN! ; ) Sb

This year's Annual holiday ornament debut!

For 7 or 8 years now - I make two dozen ornaments or something festive for my Grandmother every holiday season. Since I lived in Chicago as a teenager, she has been teaching oil painting and has a large following of students in 3-4 classes she teaches every week. She gives my annual handmade creations to her painting students.

This is a 6" handmade painted and collaged paper tree with a golden swirl that will hang from the top like a garland. I saw this on one of the crafty shows on tv a long, long time ago - and there wasn't a template online. So I put my math hat on, made many measurements...and made my own swirl on graph paper. For the trees I painted and collaged a large sheet of thick watercolor paper with torn tissue paper and magazine papers in green that were then cut into many triangles. With a slit halfway up one and halfway down a second one, you can join them together. Hope you like it. Happy Holidays Everyone!

Only two weeks until our roadtrip advernture to Chicago...YAY!!! Sb

Today is the Day!!!

After several weeks of waiting...and keeping my creative juices flowing...today is the day I am being featured as a Guest Designer for the weekly "Sketch it Saturday" post at Unscripted Sketches blog!

What fantastic item did I create for week # 81's sketch that will debut today??? I'm sworn to secrecy, but I promise it is a beauty.

Please go to: http://www.unscriptedsketches.com
to check it out.

I'll give you a hint..."I'm at the beach..."

Enjoy! Sb