And we have a WINNER!

Congratulations to Nancy of http://nan-livelovelaugh.blogspot.com/ She is the lucky winner of the birdhouse and a little something extra. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and participated. I hope you all had as much fun as I did making the rounds to all the great blogs out there!

Learn how to make a paper flower wreath

I just wrote up the instructions on how to make the wreath picutred here on ehow. Check it out and make one of your own! These are so much fun, easy and a great way to use up those scraps of patterned paper. Enjoy :)

http://www.ehow.com/how_5045053_make-paper-flower-garland.html

Put a little birdhouse in your soul.

I figured it's time to get down to a give away, and might as well do it with some company! I've decided to join the rest of the amazing bloggers participating in the 3rd (third! How did I miss the other two?) annual Cottage Charm giveaway. On May 30th a zillion different bloggers will be giving away goodies on their sites. Ok maybe not a zillion, but you can forgive me for being over excited because there are a LOT. Check out the other folks here and who knows, maybe you'll stumble across a new favorite web site and even better, win something!

So my giveaway is this sweet little birdhouse I painted and collaged. It's made of wood and includes a tiny pink birdie who likes to call it home. Leave me a comment and on May 30th I'll randomly pick a name and send it off to the winner.

Thanks for stopping by and good luck!

P.S. I've decided to also add one of the little vintage stuffed girls pictured in the "My Posse" post as well. Let me know if there's one that particularly tickles your fancy!

Who are you callin' an adult?

Beeswax encased collage is FUN. This collage was an experiment in encaustic work and I really like the way it turned out. I found the process of working with wax enjoyable. There's something incredibly satisfying about melting and painting with wax. Really looking forward to playing with it some more. This one is now on the Etsy store.