Dress form or not?

I always wanted a dress form for the studio yet, I could never find one. I created this dress form out of canvas, a floor lamp pole, and stuffing. That's right this is stuffed. I did not use a pattern but simply cut out the canvas, sewed it, stuffed it and attached it to the pole. It was a blast! I am considering this as a new art for for me to explore.

NEW SHOP...

Le Gaunche Papillion will be displaying things at the new location for http://mywedflowers.com/ in Prescott Az. All items we display will be under the Le Gauche Papillion label!

Building a Brand..

This week I am setting out to find a booth space for my wares. It is a little intimidating to think people will pass through my creations. All this time I have been building up to the idea that I could sell some of the things I have painted and created. Bravery is only viewed in hindsight. So here we go... I am building Le Gauche Papillion as a brand. A name that will stand for the fanciful imaginings of an artist.

New Years...sparkle

Color and sparkle. Maybe too much is too much and I have to say that is what I like about going over the top.

Transition from Christmas

I love decorating. Maybe that is part of why I love Christmas so much. This year I am going to transition slowly away from Christmas... I am thinking of new years decorations...and you know I am going to blog it!

Christmas time

My tubside sanctuary. This is an Ivy plant I started from the Ivy in my yard. It has rooted but seems to like the water.

Nothing makes an architectural statement like Columns. I love them and even though I probably own 6 or 7 I cant pass them up in a thrift store.

Snowy weather in a suit case. We all know I have had an addiction to the suit cases. I love thinking about where they have been and who has used them.

View from the Dinning room. When we moved in there was not a lighting fixture in the dining area, so we put the chandelier in. I added the crystals and now it is decorated with pointsettas.

The view from the front door. There is nothing like a fire in a home to make it feel cozy. The Theater seats are from the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix. They have the original art deco from the 20s and 30s.

I hung the Christmas fairies on fishing line. The fairies started as balerinas and I added wings and Christmas touches to them. They look like they are decorating the tree.

This Suit case is by the front door and contains the Christmas spirit. I am not done with this yet. More stuff I think!

You know I always decorate the bathroom too...

Trees in the bathroom window. The two blue ones are actually cones that have been covered in sparkle and blue then flipped upside down to look like trees. Our bedroom is brown and blue. I lucked out and found these brown flocked ornaments at a thrift store.

My antique wash stand in the bathroom. :) We found this stand 8 years ago in a thrift store in Oregon. It needed a lot of TLC. My husband replaced the bottom and the tray in the back although you cant tell. I just love it. Being able to put this in the bathroom was a wonderful treat!

This is a couble of stockings my husbands aunt made years ago. They are hanging in my bathroom because the rest of the house is red, black and white. I hid sashe inside the stockings so the bathroom smells good.

Our middle son next to the tree. (notice the football shirt) He is a big guy!

Spunk and Tanka posed on their own.

Scary stuff...

This was our home out in the desert years ago. The fountain was backlit with a black light so all these masks glowed.

It looks like a guy on my porch but really its my sons clothes stuffed. The white mask guy is now a staple of our halloween decorating. some years I have this guy hold the candy and we scare trick or treaters when they walk up..fun stuff.

Oranges get in on the Halloween fun. :)

Fall at our house..

This marble table was the find of the century, I paid $20.00 for it.

Years ago I made these antique paper ornaments from prints I had. They are one of my favorite things in my fall decorating box. I have thought about designing some to sell.

I love the fireplace but it was fairly boring when we moved in. I added the ironwork to the mantel to bring it out a little.

This is Franky Stein. He greets people though the window in our front door. Isn't he cute.

This is the top of my hutch. :)

Etsy

I have opened a shop on Etsy. http://www.etsy.com/shop/legauchepapillion Come visit me!

Bottles fun..

I save glass bottles all the time. I can not seem to let them go in the trash. The stranger the shape the better. I decoupaged these so the picture shows when the bottle is empty, or has very little in it. Of course nothing is safe from the fabulous doodary that I put around them.