tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954029715384042352024-02-06T20:48:48.349-08:00ziggy's emporiumarts and crafts, art dolls, mixed media, graphics, photography, <br>artsy fartsy stuff.... everything alice <p> randomness!!!</p>ziggy stardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883707791266342212noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895402971538404235.post-47511857443840101162012-07-30T12:51:00.000-07:002012-07-30T12:58:10.591-07:00Shabby dream catcher....<span style="background-color: white;">I love Rachel Ashwell. She is truly an inspiration. Unfortunately, I can't afford most of her stuff, or maybe I could, but then I would feel guilty. I recently read a blog that inspired me even more... and she wrote "So we are inspired by others in what is created and by looking in the past to conquer what makes us happy. What makes something original? The wonderful thing about art is that if we place a rose in front of five artists, each artist will capture the rose differently, and so each painting will differ. " by Kathy from Kathy's Cozy Cove on Blogspot... (</span><a href="http://kattyscosycove.blogspot.com/">http://kattyscosycove.blogspot.com/</a>)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">It gives me great joy to be able to create something out of nothing, at at the end, maybe that's why even if I could spare the extra cash, then I would not. I would miss that feeling of satisfaction and joy and pride, that feeling of accomplishment that you feel when you make something with your own hands out of scraps... or junk or even trash, lol. So this is my version of that painting of a rose that Kathy talked about, in the form of a dream catcher...</span> my version of it. Maybe not as shabby or beautiful as Rachels or even Kathys, but its the one I made and the one I love the most... Now I just have to find a place for it...<br />
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<br />ziggy stardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883707791266342212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895402971538404235.post-57706920773946376132012-07-12T15:32:00.000-07:002012-07-12T15:32:35.888-07:00Dryed Hydrangea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white;">So I cut this Hydrangea from my garden because I loved the color... I didn't want to stop its growth further so I didn't cut it from the stem, instead I added a stick/branch and wrapped it with green floral tape. I hung it upside down and sprayed it with hairspray and allowed it to dry for a day. Finally, placed it on an Olive Oil container... love it! Goes with my shabby kitchen...</span></div>
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<br />ziggy stardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883707791266342212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895402971538404235.post-36016581893188018702012-07-12T14:55:00.002-07:002012-07-12T15:35:14.986-07:00My shabby kitchenI love the shabby look. For years now, I have looked and looked through pictures and blogs trying to get an idea of how to get this look right. I did a lot of research and I finally felt the courage to attempt it. I got rid of my old contemporary set which needed to be replaced anyway and I found this on Craiglist, it was pretty cheap so I decided to go for it:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Although it was already beautiful, and I give credit to the artist for her redo... It didn't quite fit. I wasn't feeling the fabric. So, I ran to the Home Depot on a Sunday evening right before they closed and I bought a staple gun for $20. I had some old fabric that I really loved and I reupholstered all 4 chairs that evening at 10pm!!! And I was so proud that I did this with no help from "the man" (my man; he usually does the things that require power tools.....) </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">This is what sits in my kitchen nook now... I also added some pics of some of the china and other little things that I have been collecting and making for a while now. BTW, if anyone is thinking of doing this but is hesitant... go for it... it's super easy!!! All you need is a $20 staple gun... I know the fabric might not last forever. I did cover it with Scotch Guard... but I thought I didn't want to wast an expensive fabric with it being my first time doing this...and as easy as this is, if I have to replace it soon, by that time I might already have something different in mind and its a breeze to do...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><br /></span>ziggy stardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883707791266342212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895402971538404235.post-55933779661891717942011-12-27T20:16:00.000-08:002011-12-27T20:16:06.487-08:00whats on my table..... burned metal...<div style="text-align: left;">So I decided to give metalsmithing a try. I took a class from Stephanie Lee. She is an artist I truly admire. Her class was very straight forward and I learned a lot. I have to admit that I was very intimidated by the micro torch at first... so this was a big challenge for me; still now I am concerned of how to keep it safe at home now that it is filled with butane gas. The torch I bought doesn't have a lock, only an open and close gas knob... this disturbs me greatly because I fear the knob might turn accidentally... on its own... and the fumes will kill us... I know I am exaggerating but being a novice, I really don't know what to expect and I originally didn't exactly know what to look for when shopping for a torch.Moving on, here are my very first soldered bezels. They are still unfinished, I haven't bought a patina yet and I still haven't a clue on what to fill them with but here they are. Some of the bezel ideas I took from a class I haven't taken yet, but I plan to as soon as my budget frees up: the Towers and Turrets class by Sharon Tomlinson. I don't want to violate her copyrights and I wanted to give her credit. She is also another artist I admire much.<br />
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<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">On a side note, I do want to make more art dolls. I have started on some and they now sit on my table as you can see. This Christmas I gave some of my dolls new homes and it was hard to part with them but I have to share my passion with others who appreciate and admire it. I can't hoard everything I make right!!???</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">I wish you all the best Christmas (late) and New Years! May your new year be full of new creations, ideas and filled with happiness shared with the ones you love.</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Xoxo</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Ziggy</div></div><br />
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I also wanted to share my new teacups... from ebay... I love them! I am building a china hutch in my breakfast area, I cant wait to put these up....!<br />
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ziggy stardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883707791266342212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895402971538404235.post-67731619402009571522011-07-31T19:04:00.000-07:002011-07-31T23:08:31.907-07:00Rock stars and hollywood legends table collageThis was an Ikea table once... we all know how "fragile" Ikea furniture is right???? My husband tripped over it and broke it one day so know its hanging on the wall. These are all my favorite musicians and actors/actresses of the oldschool, of course I missed a few... Rolling Stones, Zeppelin... Its a lot of images of famous or "infamous" rock and Hollywood legends glued and modge podged to the wooden top.<br />
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Now I understand the high price tags on repainted furniture. I don't know if I will be doing it again... at the end... my daughter loved it.... so I was delighted.<br />
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<b>The Legend of the Dreamcatcher</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKDpmLzKSQci_-tee0sUuAcRNgoz171LLaJw2ZlWyjtbr07TykUwjGreCYKS0Ug-Brtev9UbXemnsUCBVUS8jgy10px22fyjl64Mmn-QhCzAoR5pWDJro_59rFVU3FK0pfwcuV0stBLs/s1600/dream01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKDpmLzKSQci_-tee0sUuAcRNgoz171LLaJw2ZlWyjtbr07TykUwjGreCYKS0Ug-Brtev9UbXemnsUCBVUS8jgy10px22fyjl64Mmn-QhCzAoR5pWDJro_59rFVU3FK0pfwcuV0stBLs/s320/dream01.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Long ago when the world was young an old Lakota spiritual leader was on a high mountain and had a vision. In this vision, Iktomi, the great trickster and teacher of wisdom, appeared in the form of a spider. Iktomi the spider picked up the elder's willow hoop which had feathers, horsehair, beads and offerings on it, and began to spin a web. He spoke to the elder about the cycles of life; how we begin our lives as infants, move on through childhood and onto adulthood. Finally, we go to the old age where we must be taken care of as infants, completing the cycle. "But," Iktomi said as he continued to spin his web, "in each time of life there are many forces; some good and some bad. If you listen to the good forces, they will steer you in the right direction. But, if you listen to the bad forces, they'll steer you in the wrong direction, and may hurt you. So these forces can help or can interfere with the harmony of Nature."</span></span><br />
<div style="line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">While the spider spoke, he continued to weave his web. When Iktomi finished speaking, he gave the elder the web and said, "the web is a perfect circle with a hole in the center. Use the web to help your people reach their goals, make good use of their ideas, dreams and visions. If you believe in the Great Spirit, the web will catch your good ideas and the bad ones will go through the hole."</span></div><div style="line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The elder passed on his vision to the people, and now many Indian people hang a dream catcher above their bed to sift their dreams and visions. The good is captured in the web of life and carried with the people, but the evil in their dreams drops through the hole in the center of the web and are no longer a part of their lives.</span><br />
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Frida<br />
Venus<br />
Mona Lisa<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>ziggy stardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883707791266342212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895402971538404235.post-78466516335609300842011-02-17T15:41:00.000-08:002011-02-17T19:47:07.532-08:00*•.¸★♥★¸.•*´*★*´*•.¸★♥★¸.•*´drumroll please..... *•.¸★♥★¸.•*´*★*´*•.¸★♥★¸.•*´This was truly a great experience! I found so many lovely blogs and so many lovely blogs found me! But now, the winner of my giveaway is..... #45, I will verify that everything is accurate (no duplicate comments, etc.) and notify the winner. Thanks to all for your lovely comments!<br />
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And #45 is Lesley from Harmony Road Studio. Congrats Lesley. Please send me your address and I will ship this out this weekend.<br />
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ball of ribbon.</div>ziggy stardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883707791266342212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895402971538404235.post-15446764622104860422011-02-09T21:11:00.000-08:002011-02-15T17:25:57.281-08:00fiesta time!!! decorated bottles and paper flowersSo heres how they turned out:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>ziggy stardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883707791266342212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895402971538404235.post-55716101259404625492011-02-08T18:54:00.000-08:002011-02-15T17:26:35.613-08:00mexican bling bottles for table decorations!!! WIPThese are for a bridal shower at my school, her wedding has a Mexican theme so I thought these were a good idea. They will hold flowers made with tissue paper. We made a few but decided they are too big so we will try some smaller ones tomorrow. Just brush on the glue by sections and add glitter and there's the bling! Everybody loved these and they took us out of a bind because we had no clue on what to use for the tables centerpieces; and the shower is tomorrow! Its not hard, it is messy and requires lots of patience but its cheap and if you get organized it doesn't take too long. Hope you like!!!<br />
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<strong>1</strong>. Over 30 years ago, my parents immigrated from Mexico to "the land of opportunity", something that I am thankful for, thanks to that we have had a good life, all my brothers and sisters are hard working professionals, we all have made a good living... my parents are both American citizens now and my father never stopped working not since the day that he arrived here, even after retirement. From him, I have learned to work hard, it always pays off...<br />
<strong>2</strong>. I am proud of my Mexican culture, I love everything Frida, Day of the Dead and Pancho Villa... Viva la revolucion!<br />
<strong>3</strong>. I am a rock and roll kinda chic... I love music, classic rock, indie and some punk and underground stuff.<br />
<strong>4</strong>. I am thinking of getting my Art certification this summer to teach Art in Highschool... but I'm still hesitant.. I love my babies...<br />
<strong>5</strong>. I secretly would like to learn to play an instrument... the guitar and take singing lessons.<br />
<strong>6</strong>. It's a secret because my husband is a musician (as a hobby, he has a 9-5) he plays the guitar and sings in a band, and at some point I have made fun of him for not ever giving up his rock and roll dreams....<br />
<strong>7</strong>. I am very non-traditional.<br />
<strong>8.</strong> I have a 16 year old who wants to get a nose piercing... what? as non traditional as I am I still said no, why? don't know... still pondering on it.<br />
<strong>9</strong>. I am starting my Masters of Fine Arts program in the spring with an Art History emphasis.<br />
<strong>10</strong>. I want to start a business one day soon... t shirt design... I think.<br />
<strong>11.</strong> I hate cooking... oh I only needed 10, but this one is important... <em>I REALLY HATE</em> cooking!<br />
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Now.... I nominate the following <em>Seven blogs for this great Stylish award</em>. These blogs are all wonderful and interesting and have much to share with you.<br />
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1. Dawn from <a href="http://goldbettyboop.blogspot.com/">http://goldbettyboop.blogspot.com/</a> love her pendants!<br />
2. Dawn from <a href="http://dawnintheforest.blogspot.com/">http://dawnintheforest.blogspot.com/</a> lots of pretty dolls!<br />
3. Novelda from <a href="http://boldgenius.blogspot.com/">http://boldgenius.blogspot.com/</a> beautiful fairies found here!<br />
4. Myra Rene from <a href="http://mayrarene.blogspot.com/">http://mayrarene.blogspot.com/</a> more beautiful dolls here!<br />
5. Gail from <a href="http://onefinepencil.blogspot.com/">http://onefinepencil.blogspot.com/</a> lots of fun creative stuff!<br />
6. Abigail from <a href="http://abigailscreativejourney.blogspot.com/">http://abigailscreativejourney.blogspot.com/</a> mixed media art and crafty blog!<br />
7. Patte from <a href="http://odd-dolls.blogspot.com/">http://odd-dolls.blogspot.com/</a> who started me in this journey... she does not know it... thanks Patee... I made my first doll face with her <i>creating a witches face</i> tutorial.<br />
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Congrats to all of the above Blogs .. .I know you all have worked hard for this recognition. I wish I could add more, there are so many blogs that I love besides these, but I will have to save those for a later date.<br />
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Now each of you please pick up your AWARD and post it to you blog, linking it back to me<br />
and tell us ten things about yourself we did not know.. then choose SEVEN BLOGS of your choice. <strong>I know it is a busy time with the OWOH and all so take your time and post whenever you're ready.</strong><br />
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♥ xoxo <br />
ziggyziggy stardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883707791266342212noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895402971538404235.post-31683068448984532722011-02-01T17:59:00.000-08:002011-02-12T10:39:33.795-08:00paper doll pattern ***visiting throughout the OWOH i discovered there are many teachers blogging. i wanted to share some ideas for classroom decorations. these is a little something i make out of construction paper to decorate my bulletin boards. i change them for the season, i dress them or make new one based on the same pattern, once laminated, they can last a long time. i draw the mouth and add wiggly eyes, they turn out super cute and they save me lots of $$$ on decorations for the classroom. once you have the basic pattern you can get super creative and change them up however you want. they are super easy and fun to make and i have gotten tons of compliments on them. if you scroll down to the end you can click on the pattern and print it. enjoy!!!!<br />
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