1. The Creaturette Series, 2. wip, 3. Commissioned Work, 4. Hot Air Mountain, 5. Wind Melody, 6. Teal Haired Girl, 7. Fox Creaturette in Mint Frame, 8. Trilogy Scroll, 9. Kitsune Lamp Shade, 10. Triptych Corner 3, 11. Birch Tree Girl, 12. Sunseed, 13. Commissioned Work, 14. Moons Song, 15. Luna, 16. Zentangle
I’m excited today to finish and prepare to send out a piece of commissioned work today! I’ve done custom orders for family, friends, acquaintances and through some self promotions and marketing, but this is the first time a stranger found me only, sifted through my work and just had to have something made for them! It’s very validating as an artist, and I hope my customer enjoys her pouch just as much as I did designing and creating it!
I just moved to Florida a few months ago, and since I was born and raised a New Englander (or a Yankee as they so lovingly refer to us down here hah), I have made a point to enjoy the beach as much as possible while I’m here. Especially during the winter season when I would normally be shoveling snow. I love to hunt for sea shells (don’t we all) and I live here on the Treasure Coast where there are gold coins that wash up from time to time. I haven’t yet been so lucky….but I hold out hope! I have amassed a giant collection of shells, and not much to do with them, so I have started to try and find unique ways to use them in art or for functionality.
I found this shell still and I noticed it was still in tact, it was like a little trinket box because it had such a deep basin. After I had brought it home and it dried, the muscles that was holding it together came apart, so I decided to put it back together and give it a clasp so I could use it as a little stash box for secrets.
I used a few things I had laying around, it couldn’t have been easier.
1. I arranged the shell with a small space where they will be joined because I wanted it to open easily, and also because I wanted to do a line of embroidery down the center.
2. I measured the string that I would be using as the clasp around the outside of the shell, including the small gap, and added an inch for the button loop. Then I doubled that length. I buttonhole stitched the entire length so that it was a bit sturdier. Here is a great tutorial for the buttonhole stitch and loop.
Now you should have a sturdy string with a button on one end and a loop on the other that fits snugly around your shell.
3. Close the clasp around your shell and glue gun the felt piece on the bottom to secure it in place. Let it cool and harden.
4. I decided to make mine into a necklace so I measured out a loop that would go over my head and enough extra to stitch down the center of the box, in between the shells, so that the necklace would be secure and none of the glue I used would show.
and that’s all! It was easy and fun. I love the way it came out. My next project is making these certain seashells I find (long skinny ones) and creating some terrarium seashell amanita mushrooms 
My summer mani.
Sand+White+Gold Glitter
I sub out the white with teal, or whatever I’d like to match my outfit. Switch gold for silver sparkles if needed. I do both of my ring fingers.
There is something about a fiddlehead that makes me melt. I don’t know why it is I love and identify with them so much. Maybe its because the are delicious, maybe because they unfurl in basic sacred geometry, displaying the worlds beauty in math and natural growth that can be humbling to stop and think about. I try to sneak a fiddlehead into each of my embroideries or prints. I try to vary them a little, so I have started making them with thread wrapped wire to give them some dimension. I love they way they come out, and i cannot wait to work with this technique to achieve other neat little dimensional embroideries!
I used elmers glue, embroidery floss and bead stringing wire, but I hear cake wire works well also, I just couldn’t find it at Joann’s for some reason, but that was probably just my error. Keep a paper towel or something to wipe the glue off of your hands nearby. I just wipe some glue onto the wire, and wrap around! I overlap at each end and add a little extra glue to keep it in place and the I just couch them onto my embroidery scenes. Easy and sweet
I’ve been obsessing over stacked rings lately, as you can see, I’ve dedicated a whole pinterest board to stacked rings here. At first I was out hunting for a woodland themed stacked ring set (coming soon) but then as soon as I stumbled upon this pin, instantly I knew I was in love.
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So I eventually bushwhacked through tumbler pages and found the link to the store with these amazing rings! They are available at Asos….for only 18 dollars! They were sold out at first, but I checked back ever couple days and eventually they restocked. I would suggest going larger if you buy these rings because they look best on your first and middle fingers. I find they run a little tight, but well worth the soapy escape my fingers make after a night of being hugged by these pretty rings.
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So here is my shipment, with a very sweet Mint colored vintage teacup I found at the thrift store 
This was so fun to make! I have had the tutorial from craft passion and a blank 2 inch button set for sometime now, and I finally sat down and made it. My only suggestion to you if you try is to get a cotton zipper, it’s much more forgiving!
I added a little pocket in mine, since I used an old linen shirt to make it, the already had embroidery on the trim.
It just feels so good, doesn’t it? Giving life to someone’s old treasures. This little box of thread made my day
