Something About Alice

My latest Alice watercolors on Vintage Alice Book Pages.

I have an Alice in Wonderland that is falling apart, so I took individual pages from it and put watercolor illustrations on them. I will be offering these in my Etsy store, OhMy1. I plan to add more stuff to the store in the coming weeks---be watching!!!

New Adventures of "Alice"

I found a site that has complete downloads of some of the books that are now out of print. While trying to find out information about John Rae who wrote this book, I discovered this site:

http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/New_Adventures_of_Alice/pages/001_New_Adventures_of_Alice.htm


The illustrations in this book are beautiful and the price is up there for any volumes of it you can find. The condition of mine isn't very nice, but I don't mind that usually. The illustrations are still in great shape.


I've been real interested lately in transferring some of these illustrations to fabric for making fabric collages, etc. I can't wait until my craft season on the road is over so I can take the time to experiment. Visit my craft blog to see what I am up to. http://shebrews.com

A Purpose for This Blog

I have decided that this will become my blog to discuss what I am reading. I have such a love for books, and such a need to talk about what I am reading. Currently I am reading James Michener's Chesapeake. I added a link on the sidebar for a site I found where you can exchange books for just the cost of shipping. I haven't done any trading yet, but you list what you have available, and then go on a hunt for what you want. Meanwhile, you can hook up with other bibliophiles. I love it!!!
I will be back to discuss Michener's book.

Who Rang that Bell????

My son, Michael, and I decided that you can never have enough Wizard of Oz things. So, we pooled together to get the latest Wizard of Oz publication. It is the centennial edition of the annotated Wizard of Oz. Hardcover. It is loaded with illustrations and information. I can't wait to have time to read it!!!



I have been working on these original Oz ornaments. I plan to take a tree full of them to the first inside art/craft show I am in.

I showed these to a few of my artsy/crafty friends who seemed to really like them. I plan to have a couple of little quilties, too. Then, I discovered the Mc Donald's Wizard of Oz figures that they have been putting into Happy Meals. We stopped at a Mac D's for supper and behold, there they were. I don't hope to get them all, as they have been selling them a while now. Pooh. I wish someone would have told me. I don't even remember them being on tv. What are they thinking?????


So, here are a few hanging in my Pier One tree I purchased at Easter last spring. I knew I would find a purpose for it!!!

I regularly update my other blog, http://shebrews.com so be sure you visit that when you are done reading here. I needed a blogger blog to be able to post on some blogs, so I am currently trying to keep up three blogs.....oh, my!

busy, busy, busy

Oh, so many projects, so little time. If you want to keep up with me you need to visit my other blog that is updated regularly. I am barely catching my breath while trying to keep up with all I signed up to do, and then all the rest life just plain throws at me.......and me, a mother of five and a wife, grandmother of five, 45 art/craft shows a year.........yeah, and now, silly me, signing up for four different blogs.........(I always wanted to be a writer.....) (rolling eyes)........:)

Just too busy.....

Be sure to check out my busy blog: http://shebrews.com . that is where I am doing my most work. I needed a non craft blog, so this is it, but I have little time else after artsying and crafting....lol.



This was a neat little hand built creek that I want put into my back yard. It would be a little shorter, perhaps, but, nevertheless, as beautiful. I want my son Jon to do it. He is a landscaper. I found this one in Door County when I went there last weekend.


From the top of the creek..........


I can just imagine the birds and rabbits and squirrels playing in this. I want it in front of my studio windows. We are going to start collecting rocks from the fence line at the land.

My wisteria is only showing signs of life, but no flowers so far. Little green shoots are appearing on the branches.......I think pulling it down from the roof shocked it too much. It makes me sad.


It's supposed to start like this.......which it isn't. And then, ultimately look like this:




And then, finally, like this:




Alright, a trip to Hobby Lobby today and back to work. Next trip to Minocqua.

Calligraphy

I used to do a lot more calligraphy than I do now. I do little things, and I like to embroider calligraphy, but I have been trying to be different than the things I find available in stores and craft shows. I make my little calligraphy into bigger collage things now. I realize this isn't a clear picture of the collage, but it gives you the idea.


I like using fabric instead of mats, and I embroider the borders and any titles. I used vintage postcards and some older first day of issue commerative envelopes by various companies or artists, and sometimes doing my own. These pieces make up a greater part of what I do at my art shows. I hope you will visit my crafty blog if you come here first. I meant for this one to take up all the other things I do besides crafts......I needed a blogger blog for posting reasons, but I already have an established typepad blog
that perhaps you haven't visited. Well, I must be on my way....have a good day!