Phew! Glad that's done!

To move or not to move? That is definitely the question. But with my friends and family's opinion, I've decided to slowly move from Ebay to Etsy. I've discounted a lot of my older items by 60% to clear out some of my older creations. With Etsy, folks go there for the handcrafted items, not for the deal. Although I've had a very successful store on Ebay with a ton of fantastic comments, this will be the right move. It'll be hard to "start all over", but it's all good!

So, check out the new Etsy store for my new items and visit my soon to be old Ebay store for great deals for one of a kind gifts.

Heritage Box: Family Reunion

A little bit of scrapbooking meets up with a little bit of fun! The front includes a hidden picture of my grandmother's family, sisters, brothers, and her father. Below is a family picture of my grandmother, grandfather, mom, aunt and uncle. The scrap postcard copies in the background are from my uncle's travels across Europe.

Puzzle pieces, scrap paper, stamping, grungeboard (by Tim Holtz), and walnut ink

Pictured below is my grandmother in her twenties. What a beauty!

Cigar box with handle, handmade collage paper with vintage documents, family photos, magnets, and walnut ink.

Calling all clips!

What a cute and easy proejct! Wooden pins with decorated paper, flowers, and buttons.

  Extra large paper clips with handmade embellies. Use as a bookmark or to make that stack of overwhelming paperwork look gorgeous!

Color Me Happy!

Canvas paintings with my favorite paints by Luminere!

 Live, Laugh, Love

Paris

Inspired Canvases

Mixed media art can take many shapes and forms. Try adding your embellishment stash to canvas and see what kind of wonderful creations you come up with!

Check out more items at my Etsy shop!

Framed Elements

I had a blast making this little framed treasure. With some vintage dictionary papers and embellishments, you can create a really unique piece for your desk or end table.

"Duck, duck, duck....BLOG!"

After visiting a host of blogs, read up on blogs, and did some exploration on blogs, I have to say, I feel kind of...."bloggish".

There is so much out there and so many things to consider when starting a blog. For me, I feel the purpose of my blog is to draw in as much, if not more, creative energy from fellow artisans. I have learned that the best way to keep my personal drive and creative juices flowing is to read up on a variety of creative techniques.

Unfortunately, my mind tends to work faster than my hands. Therefore, I have a ton of new and exciting creative ideas that I would love to find (or even buy) time for. If anything, to start, I will use this to document ideas that I've read about, things that come to mind just from an ordinary day stroll, and funny enough, the things I think of 2:00 am. With new ideas come a host of new questions. I encourage those who stumble across this blog to read through and offer up their experiences and knowledge to make everyone's creative adventures as brilliant as the minds that thought them up!

XOXO,
Lexie Lou