A Birthday Treat That Was Oh, So SWEET...The Purr-fect Pinata!

A big thanks to my sister, Shari for making an amazingly purr-fect pinata for my 29th (hehehe) birthday! Inspired by a photo of a pinata that from my birthday back in 1964
(cough, cough...really it couldn't have been that long)

she began to work her creative magic with paper mache' and made my day pretty magical as well when she sent me an email pic sharing the gift!  Needless to say I screamed with delight, clapped my hands and did the Happy Birthday dance...and that was just from seeing the photo.  hehehe!  I can hardly wait to get back home from my trip so that I can receive the treat filled pinata in person and than begin my birthday celebrating again! That is how it works, right?  

A PURR-FECTLY Sweet and Treat Filled Birthday Surprise

Thanks, Shari! I LOVE IT!

PURR-Fect Sweethearts! February Calendar Fun!

I'm having a lot of fun working on the new designs for the 2011 Pop Art Minis calendar and am all ready to roll on into February with two little kittens who are "Purr-fect Sweethearts"!  Cozy and cute as they cuddle together and form a heart with their tails reminding is that February is definitely the month of love and Valentine's! 

January - "Snow Pals"

February - "Purr-fect Sweethearts"

Up next . . . What's will the March wind blow in? 

Designs are available for purchase in my Zazzle store and the complete 12 month calendar will be available in the Zazzle Store as well upon completion of all designs!

HIVE CREATIVE CHALLENGE - "Tick Tock Autumn Clock"

Autumn is my favorite time of year (as I think it is for alot of us) and when Melissa, The Queen Bee from The Hive posted about the First official Creative Challenge 

THEME: Autumn . . . I was IN! 

The piece that I created for the challenge is called  "Tick Tock Autumn Clock"!   Here's Why? For me Autumn seems to come and go so quickly and as much as we try and hold onto the bright, beautiful colors, the crisp, cool weather, the excitement of Halloween well it never seems to stay around long enough.

(Plus, my birthday falls right before Halloween...hehehe)

Mr. Tick Tock Autumn Clock, the moon-like pocket watch is the center of attention in my oil pastel drawing while visions of Autumn swirl above his head . . . Jack-o-lanterns, Black Cats, Button Leaves, Owls in Trees...tickets to the big show . . . Halloween!  I've added a few altered elements with some stamped words, newspaper embellishments and even a clear plastic lense piece placed over Tick Tock Clock's monocle.  It was a perfect challenge and one that I totally enjoyed!

 Here's a  little poem that also goes along with my Challenge Entry

 

Tick Tock Autumn Clock it's time to rock

Halloween is drawing near

Black cats on the prowl and purr with a growl

The bewitching hour is here

Button leaves and Hallowed Eves

Harvest moon hanging low in the sky

Crisp Autumn nights and Jack-o-lantern candle lights

How quickly time passes by

Dance, Dream Be inspired take all that’s desired

It's gonna be an "owl-some" show.

There’s so many reasons, that we love this season

Autumn please stay, don’t go!

Detail Images

Wishing you an Awesome Autumn and a Happy Harvest!

Oh, and since this is a challenge and there is a prize for the most "Likes" I sure would Like it if you Liked my entry . . . Like really I would! Thank you!

(To vote you need to be a part of The Hive (it's FREE) and you can join here . . . It's easy and you might even find a new place that you really like to bee!)

HoWLiNg-wEEn Black Cats and Jack-O-Lanterns - A Penchant for Pennants!

Halloween is one of my favorite seasons to design for and on a recent trip to Michael's I came across some fun cardstock pennants! mmm...a light went off and I started thinking about the possibilities for creating with this fun new paper format.   Since Halloween seems to be the inspiration for many of my designs lately I decided my first pennant should be Halloween Themed (probably a  theme for a few more as well! hehehe)
I'm really excited about the way the first one turned out and decided that I would offer the Original OOAK in my Etsy Store.  The pennant features the traditional bright and vibrant colors of all my Pop Art Minis with a Halloween twist and features icons of the season . . . Black Cats, Witches Wands, Jack-o-lanterns, Bats and Candy Corn all on a dark blue background with purple polka dotted border! 
Here's a few detail shots!

So I'm off on to work on another design in my new found Passion and Penchant for Paper Pennants.

(Say that fast 3 times...hehehe)

Happy Halloween!

Growing and Glowing With Halloween Fun!

The Pop Art Minis Halloween Collection of black cats, witches, jack-o-lanterns, and monsters continues to glow, oops, I mean grow! Halloween is my favorite season . . .  full of color, fun and bewitching creations and with inspiration from friends on Facebook and at The Hive it's easy to keep the Halloween spirit alive! All of the designs are available in the Pop Art Minis Zazzle Store on t-shirts, trick or treat bags, magnets, keychains, postage and more! Most you can even personalize with your own message.

Hope you'll stop by for a look and I promise . . .

NO Tricks - Only Treats!