Haunted Haus!

I had so much fun making this haunted birdhouse. It took forever because the paper that I used for the rooftop has these amazing little bats, cats and spiders that are flocked black. So I had to very carefully paint the Decoupage medium around each little character so as to not coat their fuzzy appeal! The spiderweb took along time too. I did one or two points a night for a while so that each point could dry completely before moving onto the next one.

Christmas Tree Lighthouse

Ok, I know my photo taking skills have slacked a little with these last few photos and the pics are a little blurred. But I'm trying to take them quickly with kids and dogs and neighbor kids running around like a circus. This little "Chirpie" is all decorated for Christmas. A "Chirpie" is a small sized birdhouse that is perfect to hang on your tree or set on a little window ledge. I also made this one for a friend for her birthday. The toughest part is she has to wait until Christmas to hang it up!

EAT

After watching the show Cougar Town a few times, I feel in love with the word art "EAT" that the character Courtney Cox plays has in her kitchen. So, I decided to freshen up my kitchen with some word art too. It turned out great and adds a lot of spunk to our kitchen.

Friendly Home

I made this simply darling little house for a very
dear friend of mine. I love blue with brown, or pink with brown or green with brown...you get the picture. So soft and pretty with the shingled shimmery roof.

Flamingo Gazebo

This is by far, one of my favorite birdhouses. I love the colors and how the roof ripples turned out. That was the hardest part...cutting those triangles so that they'd fit, but then crimping them changed their size, and I'd have to start over. I crocheted the little hanging scalloped trim. I love the pattern. The photo doesn't do it justice!

Serenity Pagoda

I just think of chinese food when I look at this little house. There isn't a close up of this birdhouse because I did some more fine detailing with little pearls after I took this photo and didn't have time to take a new photo. But as you can see, there is beautiful balsa wood trim with gold vellum paper under.

ABC Schoolhouse

This little school house is so inviting, I think I'd like to go to school here! The roof is made of cork board which helps carry out the theme of the school house.

Country Church

You can't see the inside of this church, but there is the cutest little bell hanging inside. Just one of the little extra details this cozy blessed church offers to birds of any feather!

Paper scrolled words

These are just two of the word projects I'm working on. They are not complete yet, but I keep them in the frames while I'm busy with other projects so these don't get smashed.

Scrolled Bird Card

How about this wild layout! Again, I used some paper scrolling on my layout. This time I followed the actual scrapbook paper swirls to create the unique look of the scrolls. I thought it brought out the subliminal wavy feeling of the water.

Paper Scrolled Scrapbook Layout

This is the first layout where I used paper scrolling. Similar to paper quilling, I use the term paper scrolling because I'm not using the traditional tear drop, half circle or circle shapes. It's a more loose art where you just simply start laying the paper down and let your imagination take the swirls where they need to go. It's tedious but the finished piece is beautiful. Again, photo is not the best quality.

Scrolled Christmas Art

After long, (but fun for me) hours, I finally finished this beautiful Christmas artwork. I love to pull it out right after Thanksgiving and set it up on a book shelf. I wish the picture was better but I took this photo with my cheaper camera so it isn't the best.

Rockin' Ship

Now this one is just plain fun. I had the cutest robot paper and didn't know what to use it for! When I found this birdhouse rocket ship, I immediately knew what paper I would use!

Little Lighthouse

I just finished creating this little masterpiece. It's a little bird lighthouse with intricate bead detail. It took many hours to create this baby. Too cute to sell?!

Country House

This is one of my first birdhouse projects. I love the smell of the fresh paint and mixing just the right amounts of colors to match the paper I use to side the houses. After the base is finished, adding the details is my favorite!