Folk Art Santa

Before the season gets too far away,

I thought I'd share this

piece I recently finished. 

First, I'd like to tell you about an artist I absolutely 

adore by the name of Julia Eves. She has

an Etsy Shop & Instagram that are easy to find if you'd

like to check out her work (you won't be sorry). 

I had seen an ornament she made from an old

paint can lid of an adorable Santa which

really inspired me. 

I drew out a big Santa head pattern on wood

and asked my husband if he'd be so kind as to 

cut it out for me (it's about 13" x 18").  

Here's how it turned out. 

I just love it! It's hanging in my

art room and I have no intention of taking it

down just because the season's over. 

That's not too surprising considering

Christmas music has no season in my world. 

Thank you for your beautiful work

and inspiring me Julia Eves! 

Christmas Folk Art

I've been working on some

folk art pieces for Christmas

the past few days. 

It's been so much fun painting them! 

That's what it's all about isn't it?

They've only taken me

about a day each to finish,

which is a record for me. 

I put on a relaxing Christmas youtube

music video and went to work painting. 

I'll share a couple more I'm finishing 

up next time. 

Wishing you peace and joy

this holiday season. 

Felt Sugar Skull Magnets & Ornaments

Living in the Southwest, I have

a deep affection for all things Mexican.

I love the food, art, music, design, culture, 

you name it. 

I started making these felt sugar skulls about

a year and a half ago. 

My husband was interested in giving

his co-workers a Christmas gift

and I came up with these. 

I cut out the cardboard pattern first. 

The felt pieces were cut slightly larger than

the cardboard.

This one is a magnet that

I glued to the back. 

I used all sorts of buttons, baubles,

and jewels. 

I also added some puff paints. 

The felt is lightly glued

to the cardboard after

the faces are completed. 

Glue in ribbon at this

point if you're going to

make ornaments. 

Last step is a blanket stitch 

around the whole thing. 

I think they're so cute and

it's a very therapeutic project. 

Make it a great day! 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Terri