Serenity Painting

My daughter painted this for a Christmas present. I think it came out great! I did the lettering for her!

Vintage Phone

I have seen some interesting vintage phones on Etsy. I have a "Sculptura", or more commonly known as the Donut Phone from the 1970's in my bedroom. When I spotted these slimline phones on the clearance rack, I felt inspired to embellish some of my own!   The "Reservation Line" is a white phone decoupaged yellow by using the yellow pages of the phone book. The Poodle is my illustration and it is finished with pink rhinestone trim. The "Hello" phone is also white but covered with gold swirl tissue paper. Vintage phone silhouettes and "hello" in different languages decorate the hand set. Finally, rhinestone trim adds the last touch! I am still working a black phone cover in white pages! It says "Call Your Mother"!!! Hope you like!

Stock the Bar Party

Times have changed since I got married in 1981! Parties were fun, but more plain then compared to the Uber Events that are planned today! Here is a gift that I made for a couples shower where stocking the newlyweds liquor cabinet was the theme!I got a chance to show off my binding skills too!!! So... Eat, Drink and Be Married!!!

Old Windows Hand Painted for a Garden

My sister asked me for help painting a gift for her friend, Dee. She wanted some old windows painted to display in her garden. I love doing this kind of project and I was happy to create a flower design to suit the occasion and also teach her about my new favorite paint!!! I just love these Folk Art Enamels! They are wonderful on glass and the colors are glossy and vibrant! It is great having a family project and quick gift! Happy Birthday Dee!!! Send me some pics of the windows in your garden! Happy 4th of July too!

Painting Party Touch~Up!

So,. . . I have already told you about my new involvement with Visions & Vino, the craft/painting party business. Now, along with teaching, I am designing the patterns being used!!! It is wonderful seeing my work being interpreted by other artists and patrons! What a thrill!!!

I am surprised to see all the other similar companies pop up in our area of Atlanta, but not sure how long they will be around after seeing some of the canvases from these parties. So. . . I am now offering a Touch-up service! If you have attended a painting party class and you are unhappy with your end result, I will touch it up for you! Above you can see the before & after of my latest fixer upper! This is a $40.00 re-do, but I will be glad to meet you and discuss the extent of your make-over. I can change colors, add details or take out mistakes without erasing the wonderful memories you had taking the class!!! Just drop me an email if you are interested in an evaluation!

Cyndilouwho@Bellsouth.net

Visions & Vino!

I was just hired by one of those Canvas Painting Party Companies! It is called Visions & Vino and is owned by an old dear friend of mine, Belinda. We go way back to the 1980's when Michaels first opened craft stores in Atlanta! I was the Classroom Co-ordinator and she was one of my 30 teachers. Her oil painting skills and her bubbley personality attracted students from all over Gwinnett and surrounding counties! Her new business sends teachers to different locations or to your home for painting and craft parties. Similar companies only have a stationary spot and offer limited projects that are look-a-likes. I have designed all of my patterns so we are able to offer a unique or custom product to our partiers. These painting are for beginners and also for those who are not artistic and want to be creative for relaxation. So please go by the site and check out the offering! I would love to bring some fun to your next "Girl's Night Out" or your neighborhood social!
http://visionsandvino.com/

Hand Painted Glassware

I painted so many wine glasses this past season I thought you might like to see a few! I do them all freehand!
As always, I used my Bake-On Paints! Stay tuned for more examples! Enjoy!

B-A-C-O-N! Bacon, BACON!!!

My Bacon Journey start just before Halloween 2010. It is my son's senior year of High School and he needed a costume. I found an old magazine that had unique homemade outfits from the previous year . . . Bacon & Eggs from a foodie mag!

We started making a bacon Toga from a white tablecloth using just red and white paint. Then I over-decorated a Steak N Shake hat with bacon labels printed off the Internet! Then, his girlfriend got involved and we needed a costume for her too! Instead of making another hat I thought about what I could create bacon charms out of! I had a bunch of foam meat trays in my recycling bin so I cut them into stripes, punched a hole at one end and shrunk them in the oven! WOW! it was shaped just like cooked bacon! I painted them all white and used red and black to create the realistic effect!

So . . .  Halloween was a big hit and I sold some charms on Etsy too!

Tea Time!

Here is one of my brainstorm creations from this past holiday season 2010! They are teacups for your tea lover or for your martini lover! I had a teabag tag on each one that had my Logo one side and a "Mar-Tea-ni" Recipe on the other!

I found the cups at the thrift store for 40cents each. The candlestick base was also 40cents! I glued them together and them embellishished the seem with floral glass pebbles. Of course they are hand painted with my bake-on paints first! Enjoy!

Personalized Clipboard

Here is a custom order that I created for Tammy. It is just a plain brown chipboard clipboard painted with Plaid Folk Art Enamels. The color #4038, Magenta, matched perfectly with the ribbon that I found a Michaels. After painting the name and dots, I baked the piece in the oven so it didn't need a coating or finish! This paint is made to stay on glass and ceramic too! I made a loopy bow with the ribbon and attached it to the top of the clip with a pipe cleaner. I am sure Lexii loved the thoughtful, personalized gift to help her "Play School"!!!

Happy New Year

Sorry that it has been so long since my last entry. In the next several posts I will catch up on the projects that I completed during the 2010 holiday season. I hope you had a wonderful November & December and best wishes for 2011!

Birthday Zine

I love Zines...I love Facebook!
It was my Mom & Sisters birthdays last week . . . so I decided to make them a little surprise to go with their gifts. They each already have a Facebook page, but could use a little tutoring on the operations, so I made them a zine on the subject! I think that it turned out really cute! Hope you like it too!

Mediterranean Recipe Card

On the Recipe Card Challenge Blog, the Design Team, (that means me & some other great Gals), were asked to create a recipe card inspired by a Mediterranean Summer. All the colors and foods of the Mediterranean inspire our cards! The Scrapbook Store To Your Door supports our efforts and set the challenges. Head over there and check out what the other members have created!
http://scrapbookstoreatyourdoor.blogspot.com/2010/07/mediterranean-summer-recipe-card.html

Margarita Party on the 4th!

Hope you had  a wonderful 4th of July! We had a good time
because we were invited to the Miko's Pool Party. I was
thrilled to be asked to bring the Margaritas! When I found
out that they didn't have any Margarita glasses...I knew
exactly what to take as a house gift! Here is how I hand
painted the glasses. I loved they way that they

turned out and the drinks were Fa-bu too! Cheers!

My 1st Zine Swap

Zine is short for Magazine and is pronounced "ZEEN". In this

swap, I was to Create a single-sheet zine and copy it. Generally,

the zines should be about art or creativity...a publication put

together and distributed by the creator, for love and not profit.

They can be xeroxed or printed; small or big; written, typed,

typeset or drawn; and on any subject. A zine can be loosely

defined as an underground publication that is independently

produced and self-published, typically photocopied. I was to

fill the page, copy it, fold it and then hand embellish and send it

off to the organizer. I should get 5 zines back in the mail from

other artists! I'll let you know how it goes!

Hand Painted Dress

I can't believe how long it has been since my last post! Sorry

about that! I have been so busy with job hunting and High

School Varsity Tennis with my son! I found this drees on

the Walmart clearance rack and decided to paint it up for

myself. I use Soft Paints and I think it turned out wonderful!

I Have a New Journaling Network!

Please go by the site and check it out. It is for Journalers
 of all levels with prompts, projects and community.
http://thejournalcoach.ning.com/

Free Digi From Dinner for Two

Here is my design for the Scrapbook Store at Your Door
Recipe Card Challenge this week. The theme was Dinner
for 2 and I created a card for my very romantic Mex Shrimp
Cocktail! Skip over there and see the finished product and
don't forget to grab the digi! Speaking of my Digi's . . .
Silvia from  SillyScrap  used my Eiffel Tower from the
Valentine Blog Hop and made a card! Please check it out.
She is my 1st viewer/designer to tell me that she used my
work! I am so thrilled!!!You can see the post directly
below for the design. Thanks so much for letting me see!