Just wanted to let my fellow bloggers

know about the little shop

I opened up on Etsy.com

My shop name is :

crazyboutart.

Looking forward to

hearing any comments you

might have for me!

Thanks~ Michelle

Carved Flower Gift Tag

Made a gift tag out of this

recent little flower carving.

Was very quick and easy. Covered

the image with Color Box chalk ink.

Then used the brown Color box ink to

edge the image and give the 

center some definition.

Put a little shimmer in the middle

with some sparkle glitter glue.

Carving of Six Geese a Laying

Here is number 6 in the series.

Six Geese a Laying

Year of the Dragon carving, 2012

This is the Year of the Dragon

so here is my carved interpretation 

folk art style.

Needlefelting class that I held at the Burlap and Roses shop in NewVirginia.

 Photo's from a Needlefelting class that I held at the Burlap and Roses shop in NewVirginia. The gals in the class were so fun, we had a great time. The final pic is of the cup cozy (my design) that you could choose to make.

Felted Wool and Watercolor

This piece is done using felted wool 

and watercolor crayons. The background 

fabric is a medium weight muslin.

Two more Baby Cards

 

Here are two more cards,

for a new baby, using  one of

my carvings printed on muslin.

Print on Muslin of one of my own carved images

Here is a print that I did on Muslin,

with one of my carved images.

Printed with permanent ink, and then colored with watercolor crayons. Used a Copic waterproof black

marker for the  le fluer and merci script writing. 

I love those pens, they say permanent and 

that is what they are.

Baby Cards

Two little baby cards!

Used linen fabric as the base to 

stamp on and then water colored.

Butterfly Art, Ink and Watercolor Crayons

Had some fun working on Muslin

with both of these pieces.

Pencil and Watercolor Portrait

This Gal was a true farm women

in every sense of the word. I didn't 

know her personally, but I grew to know  her

through her loving granddaughter's

tales of her. She grew most of her food 

and canned it all herself, including jams and jellies.

She dealt with the farm animals. As an elderly 

lady she was knocked down by a Bull Cow and

got back up and shoved it aside. She chopped

her own wood. Not too many years before her

death she was out chopping wood when she

accidentally smashed her thumb, and 

in her characteristic 

way she left her work gloves on thinking

that it would be better later on in the 

day...only to find out it was getting worse! 

She ended up having to have it amputated.

She was one tough cookie, but tender enough to raise

a granddaughter like her own. I would have been

proud to have been able to call her my grandmother! 

Final piece of art in the 30 day challenge! :) Thanks for looking!

Colored Pencil

This is the final piece of 

art in the 30 day challenge that 

I set for myself.

I have enjoyed this so very much.

Made me realize how much more I can 

achieve with my art on a day to day

basis. Now I will be working on 

larger pieces of art. I have a few 

commissioned pieces that I 

am looking forward to working on.

Crab Apples, Pencil

Pencil

Crab Apples

To make up for the day I missed! 

:)

Summer, preview

Colored Pencil

Preview of work

# 29 unfinished,

'til tomorrow!

Pencil and Ink

Number 28

Water Color

Art

Number 27

A work in progress!

Will show the rest tomorrow.

Number 26

 

Abstract Acrylic

 

Didn't think I would ever say that 

I enjoy doing abstract paintings.

But I love the freedom of

just starting and seeing where it

takes you!

This is number 25 in the series.

Water Color Collage and Ink

                                   Spring is here....Well, at least on paper! 

# 24 in the series

Brown Pelican

Carving of a Brown Pelican

Number 23 in the series