Upcycled projects collaged faux pumpkins and vintage tinsel wreaths

 Hi guys! A few more things made it out of my studio. I love to make things..I am not so keen on getting them listed in my Etsy shop! I made these collaged pumpkins with styro faux pumpkins and vintage sheet music ( Bach) and vintage French dictionary pages. I added handmade black glittered leaves and copper wire tendrils. I think they would look great with other autumnal items..leaves, pinecones, mini white pumpkins..mercury glass..even a fake raven and some apothecary bottles!

 I also finished up a bunch of small silvery tinsel wreaths last night. The base is made of vintage tinsel wired wands that I bent into shape. On this one I added a vintage foil Christmas light reflector and vintage pink mercury glass beads. I added leaves made of vintage French Dictionary pages. I love bling.

 My gramma loved silvery things and pink..I think these would have been approved!

 One these I added  rolled felt roses backed with melted organza petals..and French text leaves..

 All these wreaths can hang any which way or even lay flat..they are a petite 6 inches across..perfect to circle a jar candle.

 This one has a papered 3D French text star.

 More foil flowers I think these are vintage with a modern twist!Simple but POW.

 The last 2 have vintage millinery flowers and the French-y leaves..here aqua..

And this one in pale pink with sage touches with more pink mercury glass beads..yummy. I am like Gramma..hard to beat silver and pink! Hope you are all having a great week. I have another show this Saturday..the Clinch River festival in Clinton, TN. I am praying for a dry weekend! I'll take pix.'Til next time! Julia

Upcycled tart tin ornaments

 Hi guys! These are a few of the ornaments I have been working on lately.

 This one has a vintage rhinestone jewelry center.

 A vintage earring...

 Some have vintage and antique prayer card images..this one with vintage mercury glass beads

 These started a few years ago with ornaments I made with a stash of vintage tincan lids I ran across at an estate sale. I ran out of the old tin so I started using vintage tin and aluminum tart tins.

 This one has a head I molded from paperclay..I used on old doll head to make a mold.

 I just snip and hammer and fold and snip some more and layer until it is something I like. This one has an added vintage chandelier prism.

 I also use vintage brass lighting pieces, but my supply of those is waning..I will have to find a "new" vintage supply.

 The rhinestone accents are new... everything else is vintage.

I am inspired by Catholic altar pieces and antique South west tin. I'm getting ready for an antique show this weekend and getting ready to paint walls, ceiling and trim and refloor our living room, dining room..hall..and kitchen. I am tired already and haven't started yet!When I get going I will have some pix.Stop again! Til next time! Julia

September morn

 Hi guys! I have been MIA for a bit..I have been here, but been busy! I have done a couple shows and been busy in the studio..pics on what I have been making next post. It was foggy this morning and I am a weirdo that loves the fog..so romantic! So I grabbed my phone and walked down my driveway. These morning glories are "volunteers" that are growing next to my carport.

 The long and winding (and rutted) road of my driveway..

 I heard Canadian geese flying over. There is a large flock  in town that just lives here year 'round. I guess they got tired of migrating and just said "Screw it..we're staying!".. does that make them Tennessee geese? Maybe just lazy geese..or smart geese!

 A dewy spiderweb..

I've been likin' lichen lately! An underdog of the "plant" world.

 So pretty!

 A few straggling wild daisies in the ditch.

 Back up the driveway. I was telling myself I need to walk this a few times every morning..I haaaate exercise though! (and not a big fan of mornings..although they are pretty!)

 More moss and lichen...

 I like to find natural heart shapes.

 A wild pink morning glory..

 Some purple ones growing on a trellis of mine. With my cancer this spring and summer, my garden was an ignored disaster..it was on its own! I planted tomatoes in a stone built in planter that runs the length of our garage..those things went jungle crazy! Still picking. Best tomato plants I ever had. They had an eastern exposure..maybe they like a bit of shade in the afternoon!

 A dahlia ..I generally only like scented flowers but these take care of themselves..a big plus for me!

One of a few straggling September roses in my favorite pink. Apparently beauty is right there in front of you every day..you just have to venture out and look! Hope you have a great week! Til next time! Julia

Vintage Mid Century ugly cool baboon lamp

 LOL..Ed got this while shopping unsupervised this weekend. It is fabulous in its "uglosity"! It is a mid century lamp. It is plaster and about 3 feet tall. At first I thought it was a horse! It was my daughter that looked at it and said "Its a baboon!"

Giant glorious fugly lamp..it is unmarked and probably going on Ebay. I am running in all directions this week sorting things for upcoming shows and the flea market and redoing my booth and listing online and working in the studio. "UglyBob" will be perched on my coffee table silently judging me in the meantime! (Silent Bob?) Hope you are having a productive week! Comments loved, followers adored. Stop again! Til next time! Julia

Mixed media collaged uterus My cancer journey "journal"

 Hi guys! I have had this piece in my mind for a month or 2. While I was going through my cancer journey, I saved a lot of paperwork etc. The base of this is a vintage bike seat..a seaterus? LOL. I have never been a journal-er but I do appreciate them. Just not sure I have the attention span for an entire journal!

 I figured since my uterus, ovaries and tubes are gone, I needed to make a "memorial" one for my studio wall.There are pieces where the Dr. was explaining what was going on.

 There is paperwork from places I had surgeries..

 Notes from my parents..

 One of my hospital bracelets..

 Announcements for prayers from my church bulletin..

The survivor I stamped on tissue paper and mod podged on. I may color this with inks..haven't decided yet..it looks a bit stark. I also need to add some tubes and ovaries. I am thinking copper tubing and ..something.. I will share it again when it is finished! And yes my oncologist's name was Dr. Kilgore..lol..quite fitting! I have more things from the studio to share and the craziest vintage Mid Century baboon lamp that Ed bought this weekend..why?? lol..because it was spectacularly crazy fugly cool... and he was unsupervised. Who doesn't need a 3 foot tall baboon lamp? LOL. Stop back! Til then, Julia

New from the studio vintage clock face ornaments

 Hi guys! Now my weekend show is done, I am back in the studio. I wanted to share The vintage flower globe that I upcycled. These are faux succulents..man those little suckers are expensive! The deer is from my grandson's "left behinds". There has been a bottom drawer in my kitchen that has been designated "the Pla-doh drawer" for 25 years or more. With Hunter moving there was nobody playing Pla-doh anymore. I asked his momma if she wanted the contents and she said no. I sorted and tossed some things...then bagged the "good stuff" back up and put it back in the drawer! I just could not throw it away! When I re-do the kitchen I will take it up to the thrift store to donate. Sometimes I think kids growing up is hardest on the moms!

                                                 He looks pretty cute in there!

I was working on clock face ornaments and wanted something different for the focal in the center. I had used vintage buttons, brass and mother of pearl, but my supply was dwindling and I had 60+ ornaments to finish! I had these cardboard bingo markers laying around. I decided to add German glass glitter and I like how they turned out! I used the "grey" side up so if it peeked through it would blend with the glitter.

                                                           They worked out well!

 The backs are French text from a vintage French book I got at the show this weekend.

 The fronts are color copies of vintage and antique clock faces I have collected over the years.

                        The stains and wear are part of the original clock faces.

                                        The hands are part of the photo.

The centers are smaller clock faces and the glittered bingo marker. The edges are glittered too..my studio floor is quite the glitterpalooza! Lots to list and do this weekend and my last baby will be turning into an official teenager..yikes! Hope you have a great weekend! Comments loved, followers adored! Til next time! Julia