Black Friday

The start of an original canvas
painting ornament.
Approx. 2" x 2"
Black Friday found me finishing up some hand made original creations for sale at the Mercantile at The Lands at Hillside Farms. I'm so very pleased to tell you all that some of my work will be featured in their Mercantile store and I made a ton of stuff which caters specifically for them. I have loved going there just to sketch the animals and have enjoyed their fresh ice cream ("Chicken Scratch" is my personal favorite...they are sadly out of it this weekend.) and I can now bring my farm creations to the public and share them. I just got a sneak peek at the new pig "Otis" that lives there on the farm and I'm in love!!! He's absolutely charming and I can't wait to have some time to paint him or sketch him.

Today however, was about Christmas ornaments and I documented the process on one. Just a simple "Hillside" themed piece which was a lot of fun to paint. Enjoy your shopping adventures out there everyone.












Original painting ornaments
being offered for sale at Hillside this Christmas.

Christmas Preparations

A few new tile ornaments.
This week found me preparing ornaments and hand made wares for sales and display at a local mercantile shop for Christmas. I love making tile art. It's very relaxing and fun to do. I'm hoping the tile ornaments will be received well because I'm dying to make more. My favorite this session turned out to be the "I Love You" ornament with the pretty bead. It was just a lot of fun to pair up all those elements and watch them come together.

These ornaments, along with many other original offerings for the holidays will be made and offered for sale at The Lands At Hillside Farms in Shavertown, PA.

Couldn't resist making at
least one chicken ornament.
Pretty design, type, beads
and a little ribbon together make for
an interesting ornament.

In All Seriousness....

Creating one of a kind
Glass Tile ornaments.
In all seriousness, Christmas is almost here. At least the panic is definitely on for those of us who create holiday inspired art/gifts. There are only like two more weeks to really book and gets things completed for sale during the holiday season.

This year I'm centering in on various hand made ornaments to sell. I am very excited to announce that I will be selling my creations locally at The Lands At Hillside Farms in Shavertown, PA. I love Hillside. Each trip is always filled with great sketches of animals and people enjoying the sights and sounds of the farm and the ice cream (and fresh milk) is to die for! I am very excited and thankful for the opportunity to bring my artwork to the farm.

Once created the backings
need a bit of TLC.