Hug Bug! Sharing the Love

No valentine card,
Can hold more love than this
Because it's sent out with a hug
And sealed with a kiss

For lots of hugs and love head over to MothersDreamRtworks

PFATT Marketplace Is Hopping This Month!

We have a new webmaster and new goings on at the PFATT Marketplace this month! New artists are coming on board, as well as your old favorites.

 I have three new pieces debuting this month, just in time for the Easter season. The little bunny above was created using an empty vitamin bottle. I love to re-purpose and she's one of the results of my passion.

Two candy cups are up for your consideration as well, made from paper mache and air dry clay. I had a blast creating these! Available at 10AM PST on February 10th and for more information click on PFATT MARKETPLACE

Easter WIPs for the PFATT Marketplace

Getting ready for the February update and having fun! Three Easter candy cups, along with a cute little bunnette created from an empty vitamin bottle. Please stop by to see the finished pieces!

More On the WIP of the Oil Painting

Well, here I am, almost finished muddling through with the oil paints. Some parts of the painting I really like, others frustrated me. It's a learning experience for sure. I need to go sit and watch someone who paints with oils. Time for bed, I hope you've had a creative day!

WIP Trying to Learn Oil Painting

A challenge for me, I've been trying to learn the ins and outs of oil painting. Oh boy, I'm not sure I like the paints, the fumes, and the mess. I'm determined to sort that all out though, as I have friends who want to learn how to oil paint, and they already had their supplies. This is what I have going with this painting so far, and yes I'm using an instructional book to do this. There's a lot to do with this, but here's where I'm at so far. I can see I need to fatten the tops of the reflected trees in the pond, but so far it's not too bad. There's the tree leaves to fill out, the ground and foreground to complete, and then the water to add the finishing touches to. I'm also working on an oil painting from a photograph, and I can see I really need to fix the mountains in the background. I will share that later.
I hope you have a blessed day. Go and be creative today!

Spreading the Love Around

 I'm not sure where the idea for love bugs came into being, but I'm guessing it's Valentine's Day cards. Probably the cute little ones we used to give out in elementary school. I'm so glad I was little during that era, as I know I wouldn't have been  as thrilled about a Barbie or Scooby Do Valentine. I did like Scooby Do okay, but Barbie, no way!

 Back to love bugs though, this handsome little fella is completely hand sculpted with a lot of love and time. He is available on eBay

 Who knew owls like to get in on Valentines?!

Well this sweet guy does, and is available in my etsy shop MothersDreamRtworks

Autumn Serenity In Acrylics

I've always been afraid of attempting landscapes, so this is my first one in acrylics. Years ago I attempted a few in watercolor, but at the time I didn't have the eye or confidence to just go for it like I do now. It was a fun venture, but today we are going to try oils. I've never used oil paints. Well okay, we did have paint by number sets when we children, but I'm not sure that counts. This piece is available for purchase.

 $175.00 + SH Calculated by location

Lovie Bunny Hopping Into Your Heart

All wide eyed sweetness, Lovie Bunny is hoping to hop right into your heart and home. She's a one of a kind hand sculpted piece, signed and dated. Find her at my etsy shop MothersDreamRtworks

Apples Anyone?

It always feels so good to be back painting again! I see that this is just a tad washed out, but you get the idea. Iphone and home lighting don't always make for the best photos, but here it is. I started this painting 3-4 years ago, but it sat around here due to not being here full time. Well off Nature Guy goes for a trip to California so I decide to pull out the paints. I stumbled across this while trying to find my easel and a canvas. If you saw the "studio" you would understand why it was such a treasure hunt...lol. We are still trying to get all moved in, but Nature Guy says we have until we die to get it done, so....

Just A Little Love.... at the PFATT Marketplace

There's a little love happening at the PFATT Marketplace for January. You can find these and other delightful creations at PFATT MARKETPLACE

It's All About the Love....

A little love and a lot of charm, this cute little mouse is ready to woo some sweet someone. Available on ebay at Mother's Dream Artworks

PFATT Ornament Swap Treasures

 My treasure trove of ornament goodies because I chose to be the Pfatt ornament swap queen this year. Oh! My! Goodness! Such talent we have in this group!

 We had eight ladies participate, so they sent their hand crafted ornaments to me, and I got to sort and send them new ornaments from each other. What fun this was! Stephanie Grimmond sent me this swap queen ornament, which is just adorable!

 Here's little houses she made, which I just had to have one for myself.

 Sylvia Smiser created this darling angel, complete with silvery wings and halo. I didn't want to unwrap until next year so she would stay safe.

 Rose Gilpin sent me an extra snowman, just for me! How sweet he is!

 Rebecca Campbell Miller created this darling snowbaby, and again, I will unwrap next year, but we were late getting all the ornaments gathered, so next year we all start with new ornies for our trees.

Becky Federico hand sculpted this sassy cat ornament. I'm pleased to say I own one of her pieces now as well. I have to say that picking out 4 for me was soooooo hard as there were so many delightful pieces to choose from. I hope to be able to do this again next year. I'm thinking I need a separate tree just for my PFATT ornaments.

Halloween at Christmas? Well, Not By Design...

Ahhhh, those best of intentions to get something done in a timely manner. Life and life and more life gets in the way, which stalls progress, but I'm actually glad. I got to "find" pieces parts for this grumpy fellow that I might not have come across had I tried to get him done quickly. In the process of unpacking boxes from the garage, while shuffling around what was already in cupboards I uncovered just what I needed to create this folk art gourd man in the moon's night cap and collar. He's a commission piece, which I'm always happy to do. I hope your holidays are going well. Happy New Year!

PFATT Marketplace Offering for December

You would think that little lines would be easy to paint, right? Not so much on a semi-round shape that's not quite equal all the way around. So, after two tries I finally got the look I was going for. Loaded with texture and warmth, this handsome Santa is available at the PFATT Marketplace right now.

Snow, Snow, Snow! PFATT Marketplace Offerings for November

 I am hearing Bing Crosby and friends singing, "Snow, snow, snow, snow snow!", from the movie White Christmas as I type. Funny how memories are triggered as we go throughout the day. We definitely got a nice sugar coating of snow yesterday, which adds to the Christmasy mood and feel of things.

I'm not a fan of putting up Christmas until after Thanksgiving, but hey, when selling Christmas creations you have to start early. Okay, I'm a bit behind this year, but family comes first. Now that we are back from roaming the countryside it's time to gear up for the holidays. My two handsome snowmen are bottle gourds with hand sculpted features. See more about them at the PFATT Marketplace.

PFATT Marketplace Udate for October

Oh boy am I behind the times here! I've been running hither and yon with Nature Guy, visiting Yellowstone, and now the grandchildren. Between trips I was harvesting grundles of tomatoes and such before the freeze hit. I'm afraid the ones I didn't pick will be toast when we get back, but c'est la vie, what can I do? So somewhere in all this craziness I finished two gourd ornaments and a Tapatio bottle Santa.

 Each ornament is created using two tiny gourds, one for the head and one for the body.

My blue Santa is a Tapatio bottle covered in air dry clay. All hand painted and ready for the upcoming festivities. You can find all of these creations at PFATT Marketplace

Apples and Sunflowers

 Two of my favorite things to grow, sunflowers and apples, have appeared in my etsy shop. Pomme is a painting I did back in 2010. Acrylics and textured mixed media fun.

Sunflower Autumn is a soft and lovely abstract that will fill a small space nicely. Framed and ready to hang, this is easy Autumn decorating at it's best.  To see more details on these paintings stop by my etsy shop. Thanks for stopping by!  MothersDreamRtworks

Flying Off To Hallowbaloo - Owls, Owls and More Owls

Whoo hoose going to Hallowbaloo this year? I hope to see you and so does my flock of owls.

Hal O. Ween JOL Candyman

 Hal O. Ween

 Not at all mean

He's really very clean....lol

Okay, being a little silly today, but seriously Hal is a great vintage style JOL candy man, created from two egg gourds. He's ready to go trick or treating with you! You can find him on EBAY

Getting a Little Crowded In My Workspace As I Step Up the Pace for Hallowbaloo

 From JOL's

 To Owlish spells

The blogger is trying to mess with me tonight, so..... here's just a sneak peek at some of the magic coming together in my workspace. Hallowbaloo here I come!