The angel is done...

Here she is...

outside...

on the tree....

Even thought I am not a doll maker, I do love how my angel turned out. I will have her for a long time and maybe I can make a new "sign" for her to hold during the year and have her out when Christmas is over. I do also like how my new garland came out too.  This has been a year of change and I am sure there is more to come.

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Progress is being made on my angel...

Progress on my Angel... I think she will be finished soon!

When I am painting I always have pages from old books around and then I use up paint on them when I a finished painting on something. I had a collection of pages that have been prepared.  When I was painting the body of the angel I was thinking of using fabric to make up her "dress" but I was looking at some of my painted pages and some snowflakes I had made earlier in the month and thought that ummmm that is what I am going to do, cut out snowflakes from those pages. That is what I did and put them all over her body. I glued them down with matte medium gel. After the gel was dried I outlined the snowflakes with ink. Next steps, her face and hair, not sure how well that will go, I am not much of a doll maker.

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Angel re-do...

I started working on my new angel tree topper and did not like how it was turning out with the paper mache I was using (I purchased some stuff at the art store to try).  Needless to say most of her went into the trash. I saved the head and the plastic water bottle. Now I have begun anew:

This time I used torn book pages and matte gel medium to "glue" it together. I must say it is turning out much better than the last. I meant to take a picture of my failure but I didn't. Well I think I am off to a better start that before. I need to get this done so I can put up my Christmas tree.

More to come and thanks for stopping by and looking.

More decorations for the tree started...

So I also feel the need to create a new angle for the top of my tree all inspired by an article in the November  Cloth Paper Scissor's magazine...

I tried to find a link to the article but couldn't. The article is Angels among us by Erin Butson. Now mind you she is in the beginning stages and not sure how she will turn out. It will be done with papier-mache... this reminded me of a project I did years ago as a Campfire Girl and I still have the angel (I will have to take a photo of her too). More to come as she needs to be done soon.

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Working on a new garland....

Some times I get an idea in my head and then I had just have to go with it... this year I am making a new garland for my tree and making it up as I go along.... 

I am hoping to have a few strands done before the weekend because I do have to decorate my tree... what a laundry list of things that I must get done by the end of the week. I do have a dream of even making some gifts before Christmas... Why do I seem to wait until the last minute? Do you ever do the same thing?

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time is traveling to fast....

I cannot believe it is December 6, 2011 already and that I have not been able to post since November 26, 2011. All thanks considered I have been slammed and not by the usual work schedule but by trying to prepare for...

Yes along with trying to get ready for the holidays my youngest is graduating from college. I have been making announcements and, not only is it her graduation but it is also her birthday... wow how time does travel and pass by. One minute there a newborn baby and the next they are graduating from college on their birthday. We will also have guest arriving for the celebration and holidays. Boy, I better get busy and put up my tree....

Well, thanks for stopping by and looking...