Tag Tuesday-Picture

This week's Tag Tuesday challenge is to use a picture on our tag. The picture I used is of 2 of my husbands aunts and an uncle waiting with tin cups in hand for the cow to be milked. That is really fresh milk!

Spooky Happy Mail and Sophisticated Happy Mail

I was fortunate enough to be gifted with two very different blog candy winnings this past week. My first is from Mike at Jack and Cat Curio. Mike is a multi-talented, Ranger certified teacher and artist. He has quite an eye for turning out spectacular encaustic work. Would love to take one of his classes.
As you can see, I have the makings for an awesome Halloween project. There are transparencies, skeletons, skulls, word cards and a fantastic vintage photo.

Now to the softer, gentler side. You have to go visit Lynn at her blog Her Creative Spirit. Everything she creates is a reflection of "her creative spirit". You will be so inspired by her beautiful, amazing art.
This gorgeous tag consists of layers of fabrics stitched to a felt backing. It could be used for a bookmark but I would hate to have it concealed in the pages where its beauty would be lost so I am going to hang it in my studio where I can enjoy it daily. And those beads....

If you want to know how Lynn made these fabulous beads you can find her secret here. You won't believe what they are made from!

Thanks Mike and Lynn! Your gifts were so much more fun than the garage sale I had Saturday!!

Tag Tuesday-No Paper

What a fun theme Louise chose for the Tag Tuesday challenge today...making a tag without using any type of paper! My tag is constructed out of thin packing foam that has been colored with alcohol ink (stream). I then covered it with sheer snowflake printed ribbon, added some Heidi Swapp ghost snowflakes that I glitzed with antique glitter and attached with a gem brad. I topped it all off with some snowball poms and silver tinsel trim.