snowman and sheet music?

I had a canvas.  I had sheet music.  I wanted to paint something Christmas but also could carry over to winter.

Hmmmm 

A snowman.

Do you like how it turned out? 

 How could you not? 

he is just so dang cute.

stay warm, trisha

hands to heart

Hands

Heart

Simply LoVE

trisha

My huggable guys

A friend to hug when you are down. 

A friend to tell all your secrets to.

A friend to have just to be there.

We all need those.

Here are ones I have created to become just that to someone special.

which one do you need?

trisha

A button tree

Simply made.

Simply put.

A tree of buttons.

Simplicity is key.

trisha

More items on the shelf...

Love this shelving unit. 

It has allowed me to get away from the painting and dabbling in other areas I enjoy just as much.

Here's some more items I've been working on.

Frames, tags, paintings, printed muslin ribbon, and more..

Time to shop for the holidays.

trisha

Frames and graphics

I took some inspiration from the Shanty2Chic girls and made some frames for the holidays. 

I painted and distressed them and then my sister printed out some awesome graphics from the Graphics Fairy to showcase on them.  

Take a look.  

Here it is without anything on it:

 You'll notice they are distressed and I added some rosettes to the front for a whimsical touch.

Now you can put anything on them.  Recipes, photos, anything.

Those kids were too funny.  Thanks to Karen at the Graphics Fairy for always sharing her finds.

what would you put on them?

trisha

linking to Brag Monday at the Graphics Fairy

Hobby Horse

Silhouettes are all the rage. 

So put them and Christmas together with a fun frame and you have this:

giddy on up and get your Holiday shopping started.

trisha

New display space

As you remember I have a space in the Artists Colony and was showcasing my paintings on my cool polka dot framed wall space.  Well paintings are moving really slow.  I figured I could use my other talents and branch out a bit.  But this meant I needed something to display on.

In steps my sister and her husband to the rescue.  

They dug around their workshop and found pieces to construct a fun shelving unit with a touch of whimsy to represent my style. 

They took boards but then used old spindles from an old kitchen table I had to make the supports. 

Here she is loaded up.

It now allows me space to utilize that paintings just didn't work at.  And it has opened up a whole new area for me to create for.  

what do you think?

trisha

linking to Primitive & Proper - Piece of Work Wednesday

Ta Da...

The space is loaded up with art.  Take a look.

I kind of feel that there is some dead space at the bottom.  You can't really hang art down low or it can't be seen.  So, I have a telephone bench that my sister is going to paint white and recover the seat.  I will place it there and put a canvas on the little table.

And here is a bit of a closer look.

Stop by Carolina Artists' Colony on facebook and like us then come on down and visit the place.

I will give a close up of a couple of the paintings tomorrow. 

until then- keep painting,

Trisha

booth time

Well the booth is now finished.  All that is missing is the artwork.  But I am working hard on that this week.

I hope to have pictures of all the art to show you on Thursday- that is when I am loading up my space.

For now you'll have to enjoy pics of it empty..

You'll have to imagine the before was a wall that was an ugly green..ugly 

We painted it in a nice beige neutral so the artwork will show best. 

 Then my sister, Tammy of Tattered & Timeless made me a sign.

Then she painted up some boards in red and did white polka dots on them.  That is the border on my business card.  She said why not make a frame to frame all your artwork and really show that it is your space and tie it back to you logo and business card.

Here's the space:

And a close up of the sign.  Her hubby, Kirk hung it all and also made the sign stick out to have some dimension to the flat wall.

I can't wait to fill it on Thursday and then show you the final effect.

Until then,

Trisha