We're enjoying
our holiday vacations in the States visiting family.
I'll be posting pics of our trip here.
Hope you all have a beautiful
Christmas full of love and in good company.
Big hug!



Museum of Modern Art in Fort Worth, Texas.
Thank you for all the
beautiful comments and
best wishes :o)

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For Hailey

Click on the image to see it BIGGER :o)A Christmas gift for my sister's little girl Hailey.
It's a wall border design for her room.
Watercolor on paper.

I've been busy, busy, busy
making stuff for Christmas!
I hope I've inspired you
to make some handmade goodness
for your loved ones.

Big hug to everyone that visits!

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Lupi

Handmade
Christmas present
for Lisbeth, she collects pigs :o)

Lupi is made out of wool felt with embroidery.
You can find the template
and "how to" here.

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C'est fini!

You can see the completed project here.
The bear was definitely
our favorite :o)

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Window Art cont...

I'm done with window#2...tomorrow: window #3, a polar bear.
Those paper snowflakes are real easy to make,
you can find a very good tutorial
on how to make them here.
From Martha Stewart Kids Magazine HOLIDAY 2002

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Winking Owl

Another winter illo for the collection ;o)
Nut brown Windsor & Newton ink on Fabriano Watercolor paper.

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ONE year!

Thank you all for a wonderful year of blogging,
it's been a pleasure to share with you!
BIG BIG hug!
xxooxx

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Window Art

This post by Design*Sponge just blew me away and got me so inspired that I got some plastic sandbasted 3M film that my hubby had left over from one of his remodel projects and made this hansome deer to decorate our studio/classroom window.

View from the outside of our studio/classroom

View from the inside.

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Illustration Friday: HELP

Watercolor and ink on paper.

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More Christmassy goodness

Green button wreath inspired
by this loveliness by Pixiegenne

My son Daniel and I made a snow globe this week. I had the perfect jar!
The little house inside is a polymer clay house I made
based on a beautiful drawing made by my son Israel when he was 4.

You can fin instructions on how to make a snow globe here.

I made this embroidered felt gingerbread family
as a gift for my friend Mariana that makes
the BEST gingerbread cookies ever!

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Oldie but goodie

I was going through some of my old jurnals today
and thought this drawing was worth sharing.
It's an ink drawing of Valparaiso, Chile
I made back in 1993.If you want to see an amazing night shot of Valparaiso
click here

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Keeping busy

A nifty little cover for my beloved sewing machine
with a wool felt birdie to keep me company.
It looks like my sewing machine has a poncho..heehee.

A detailed look at my embroidered little friend.

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The Christmas Song game

I have been tagged by Doug for the Christmas Song game.
I am to list 5 of my favorite Christmas songs and then tag 5 others to do the same.

My FAVORITE Christmas songs:

1. Carol of the Bells
2. Good King Wenceslas
3. The Christmas Song
4. Joy to the World
5. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

I'm taggin':

1. Alina Chau
2. Amy Zaleski
3. Rrrramone
4. Teresa Sheeley
5. Fernanda Guedes

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Illustration Friday: MASK

In keeping with my latest love of all things snowy.
This little masked bandido was made today
with watercolor on paper.
I added my handwriting
in the backround digitally.

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Decking the halls!

Christmas decor in our classroom/studio.
Soft trees were made with the pattern from
Little Birds Handmade blog.

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Winter bliss

I'm going through a "snowy illo" phase...
Watercolor and ink on paper

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It's been a while...

...since I posted one of my journal pages.
I'm doing a bit of collage these days and using the stamps I carved out.

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Line drawings

My latest line drawings... "Fuchsias" and "Sunflower"

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Studio Friday: MY FAVORITE COLOR COMBO

I can say with certainty
that my color combo of coice is
orange/turquoise-blue :o)

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Illustration Friday: MIGHT

Something a bit different today,
a bit goofy & quick but fun :o)
Ink drawing and digital.

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