Did someone say Arts and Crafts?
Ah, yes, Jen over at Sprite’s Keeper mentioned something about it.
And I am a handy, artsy, crafty sort of gal.
I make jewelry for myself and for my anyone else that wants to buy it.
I can draw/paint or create multimedia works of art (though there’s been a lot less of that since I got out of college).
I think now, my drawing/creative side is now more into taking photographs.
I also love to do crafts around the house. I gathered this big basket of pine cones from the cemetery where we buried grandma. I am going to use them to make mini-Christmas trees for decorating this Holiday season. I just adore pine cones.
So much so that I purchased this $5 fall mix of plastic fruit, leaves, berries and pine cones to add some fall color and punch to these arrangements that sit on my dining room coffee tables. Please ignore the fly that is on the apple in this picture.
I Like making baskets out of old team-roping ropes.
My latest project was upholstering the bench that Zach built me. It matches some pillows that my sister made me last year. Please ignore the moccasin that was missed by me when I straightened up today. And note- this is the bed that will be getting a headboard this year- remember when I talked about the door?
And let us not forget the laundry room storage bench and cabinet project from last year. I designed it, Zach built it and then I decided to inset the cabinets with tin- but he did me one better and inset them with aluminum sheets of old newspaper print. I’m not apologizing for the dirt on the floor. After all, I live on a ranch and that room acts as my mudroom/catch all.
You did ALL THIS? You are so multi-talented! I would totally wear the jewelry if I could afford it! Beautiful! You're linked!
maybe you could come & decorate my new house! 🙂
Kristen- I would totally LOVE to do that! I am actually considering putting in an application for design star.
Wow! You are one talented woman. That jewelry is incredible. And the artwork……I love it! You're amazing.
wow, i LOVE that face-first show of the cow! i think thats so different!
God has given you great and beautiful skills. I remember admiring your horse drawings in your room as a kid.
Show us your pine cone trees when you finish them. That was nice idea.
I just posted about brokenness with an analogy to breaking horses. Anything you want to add or enlighten me on?
very cool stuff. i don't think i knew you were an artist!
First of all, a mud-room with no dirt is mud-room that is not used!
I've said this a hundred times I think, but you are so freaking talented it almost makes me sick! ALMOST, but because I like you and admire you so much, I'm just very impressed with you.
And by the way, are you still doing the guitar thing? You didn't mention THAT in your list of many talents!