Ideas For Home
It’s finally Fall in the Sonoran Desert, well at least the thermometer is offering more Fall like temperatures. As a Midwesterner I miss Fall and this longing inspires me to get out the Fall decor. Twig and pine cones found in nature place in a vintage metal ash bucket. The burlap pumpkin was made by my friend Sarah of 26-Letters and the glass vitrine is filled with nature found acorns.
I love this vintage Skeleton Medical Chart that I cam across on a recent trip to Uncommon Objects in Austin, Texas. These can be fun to use as home decor year round but it is especially spooky to put up in your home at this time of year. Happy Halloween!
Recently I found this dirty and dingy IKEA Greenhouse at a thrift store for a couple of bucks. I could see it had a lot of potential it just needs some TLC.
So I took it home, washed it up and covered most of it with solid gold and pale pink and gold striped Washi Tape. I covered the handles at the top with Sisal Rope.
Here are the results – I am beyond thrilled!
I love when I can set aside time to create for a week solid. I recently did that and immersed myself in jewelry making. I created these necklaces using a variety of materials including: T-shirt yarn, colored wire, colored string, big wooden beads, small glass beads and ceramic beads that I made by hand using air dray clay. I am pleased to share that these are for sale locally at Practical Art in Central Phoenix. Here are just a few of my favorites to show examples of what you’ll see.
Recently I was able to take a glass blowing class at a local glass shop called Circle 6 Studios. I used my class time to create a blown pumpkin. It came out so lovely and sweet I am excited to display if for the fall season.
This is a shot of me working with the instructor, sticking the glass on the end of the rod into the glory hole.
And this is me seated and the bench using the large tweezer like tool to shape the pumpkin before it’s blown into the bulb like shape.
Glass blowing is an amazing experience. I cant wait to do it again!
