Beeswax Series yet to be named

I have been working on these beeswax pieces for about 3 days.  I have been taking my time letting them guide me.  I don't think I could be prouder of what came out.  I used various art stamps, paint, beeswax, ribbons and trims, of course beeswax, dress pattern, and all the images came from Lisa's Altered art (A thank you sheet that came with my order).  I think I will some how attach them but I'm not sure how.  I know that there will be more created!!! Pin It Now!

Believe in Beeswax

The whole piece

The pretty woman I love!! 

Trust in your potential, enjoy the process, try something new, explore the possibilities but most of all believe

A close up of the thought bubble

You can kinda see the dimension 

See I have been creating.  Today I sat down and worked on some ATCs for a swap I'm holding and I finished them and decided to move on to more ATCs, but the results of my efforts weren't what I call great.  So I sat there for a little while talking with my mom and my friend Cara about how I would love to work with Beeswax and they told me then go ahead.  Thought for a moment put the beeswax pot on and started pulling supplies.  In my head this was going to be a canvas inspired by Paris but as I was pulling stamps I came upon my Donna Downey stamp set (THAT I LOVE!!!).  I haven't even used it yet but have been looking at it for many projects and it didn't quite fit into what I was creating before.  Today it made my canvas piece take shape.  I was taken over in a sense by Donna I painted the canvas pink and use her spray technique but of course I started with Purple and Olive Green Glimmer mist and decided I didn't like it and then painted the canvas pink and sprayed it with water which caused the paint and the glimmer mist to kind of mix creating this dirty greenish pink that wasn't half bad.  I then pulled my paper from my Tim Holtz Vintage Chic paper pad (again pink paper) tore it like it was nothing and started pulling things that I think of and hope and dream to be and then came the thought bubble I thought how can I use the woman stamp in a way that she isn't over powered by all of these images.  I think it came out perfectly.  It is my new favorite piece of beeswax art.  I think I enjoy beeswax because I tend to make them for myself with my favorite supplies that I keep just for a project I get to keep.  I think everyone knows about those supplies I'm talking about.  The one of kind things weather its an image or a metal charm you found or a crochet flower you received in a swap ( I have pretty red one that I'm saving).  Its just a little something you can't replace or you can and just don't want to.    

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I'm a sister in a Bloggerette Sorority

I recently came across the Bloggerette Sorority over at Some Days are Diamonds.  I missed out on Rush but decided to do it anyway.  The requirement to rush for the sorority you had to use the image in my art above and take your picture with your completed piece, so here is my take on our rush project.  A canvas beeswax piece using all things girly.  Ribbons, lace, pearls, buttons and beautiful paper.  I really enjoyed doing this.  I'm excited to be apart of this group and can't wait to see what things are in store. 

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Show some skin in wax

Well A new chapter has opened for Little Fat Book Club.  We are going to a new venue this coming Tuesday.  I'm pretty excited to get with the ladies because I haven't seen them since January.  So the theme for this month was Show some Skin! so This is where I went with it.  I went with beeswax cause it's my new favorite medium.  I think the outcome is good and I can't wait to trade it at lfb club.

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Well I actually created something

Well I did some creating yesterday and today.  I have been thinking about a canvas piece for awhile inspired by my friend Peggy who quoted Tim Holtz in saying "Never Apologize for Your Art".  I got a new book last week that showed how to create wire letters and I formed the letters I needed for the piece.  I bought some flat canvas boards from walmart the other day and painted it a dark and light green and stared at the letters sitting on the green canvas for a few days.  So as it sat I started thinging about some other projects that I need to work on.  So I move on to the LFB page above which I like but it doesn't have the pazz I wanted.  So that is sitting on the shelf till I figure it out and I went back to the canvas today with beeswax on the brain.  I love the medium!! So I put a sewing pattern over the greens which gave me the aged look I love.  Cut up a page of mini collages from K& Company.  Stamped my new little girl on to sewing pattern and used one of my paper roses and some do dads and placed my words in the wax.   I love this reminder piece!! I will look at it and remember that my art is my art and I should embrace the good with the not so good and continue creating.  In other news I have been spending a lot of free time with the ferrets cause they need it.  I have given them weekend to rest, so that I can start all over with play time tomorrow.  Here are a couple pictures from play time last week.  JJ the lighter ferret likes to steal toys and hide them under the bed and I guess size doesn't matter.  I bought them a fun toy that is a big lady bug wtih a pocket for them to hide in/sleep in and some balls that make noise and then there is a bar that goes over it that has a couple toys hanging down.  JJ just love to take it by the attached toys and try to pull it under the bed to hide it.  I play tug-a-war with him.  Its nice bonding time.  Stormy is the other ferret picture she hasn't been doing well in the loss of her sis.  She plays for a little while and then climbs up into the cage or finds a place in my room to go back to sleep.  I feel really bad for her but I pull her out of her hiding spot and try my hardest to get her to play for awhile more.  I last for a few rounds of this before I give up and let her go to sleep.  What can I do?? There are no pictures of my oldest ferret Bandit because she is naked due to anderline diesase. She lost all her hair but she functions like normal she is way to old for a ferret to have the surgery required to fix it, so I figure what's not broke don't fix it.  So we are still hurting over the loss of Saratoga Hollner (yes her full proper name was Saratoga because we got her from Albany Saratoga Speedway at an adoption Clinic) but I think we will heal and maybe someday soon someone new will enter the ferret cage.  Its just not going to be too soon.

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Beeswax galore

Well I just got beeswax and this evening I create on an insane level. The trouble with beeswas is that it takes time for it to heat up so you want to create multiple projects at once. So I did 3 birthday themed little fat book pages and 1 book mark I'm pretty proud of myself. I am loving the beeswax! Pin It Now!

first beewax creation

Well here it is my first beeswax creation. Tabitha and Elise came over so that Tabitha could teach Elise and I how to use beeswax. I have to say I love it. It is a lot of fun. I have all the stuff aside from the actual beeswax. I love when my dad's rc tools are useful in my craft room. So the theme I went with for my beeswax canvas is domestic diva. I got graphic 45's Domestic diva tabs, buttons, some lace, a couple of medal charms, and a dress pattern. Pin It Now!