There is a contest for these neat cargo bikes made by Madsen. 
Click on the picture to check them out and help me win one for my husband who has been riding his bike to work for twenty years.
Just finished this little woodsy scene, I found the shadowbox at the Goodwill and repainted and made new innards for it. The doll was made from the book Felt Wee Folk by Salley Mavor. I cut down a craft birdhouse to use for the house and used some silk leaves and some real nature items for the scenery. It was fun to create a setting for the wee person. 
Here’s the reason why you shouldn’t use the same pincushion for forty years or more. I took this one apart and found over 200 needles hidden inside. I mentioned this to my husband and he said he remembered my brother visiting us and saw him push all the needles into the pincushion then. Plus the natural tendency of needles to lose themselves and voila! 
Since I’ve been uncrafty lately I decided to just post some of my favorite artists. A new one I like is Brian Kershisnik. Here are two of his reading ladies that speak to me. 
She Reads
I’ve also joined a site where you list books you’ve read and want to read at Goodreads. I am in the process of sorting some of my books. I have a few categories, references to use in the future, classics I want to keep in my library and books I want to read eventually.
I was inspired by the cute snowmen in the current issue of ClothPaperScissors to make these guys. It’s fun to gather all the bits and pieces you have and make something. I had some old glitter that I sprinkled on after coating the snowpeople with gel medium. 
Ancestor Jewelry
Originally uploaded by craftartjonee.
Repurposing old watches as jewelry is a good way to use non working ones. I removed the works of the watches by popping off the backs and made a base for the photos from mat board. Some watches have unique attachments for the band, others you can put beads and a chain on the spring that holds the band on. The pocket watch was my grandfathers but was in bad shape with no glass and a broken face so I replaced it with his photo and glazed the photo to protect it.
My Lady One
Originally uploaded by craftartjonee.
This is one of a pair of ladies I cut out from plywood and painted to hang on the wall. My inspiration was the art of one of my favorite artists, Modigliani. I love the long necked ladies with their soulful expressions. I used stencils to add the pattern details.
Rachel ATC
She used it on canvas but metal also works. Take your photocopy and smooth it face down into the caulking, rub well then let it sit overnight. The next day you can wet the paper and rub it away leaving your transfer behind. I added some findings and rub on letters to finish the card.
