Blue Bird on Pink Button Felt Brooch

Just hopping in to show you a new felt brooch I just finished up.

This one is with a sweet little blue bird on a sweet pink button.  I just LOVE making these.

 

Once again it's all hand-stitched, one-of-a-kind & ready to funkify your wardrobe.

It's only $50.  Interested? Email me at MandySaile@BijousWhimsy.com

More Polarity Goodness

So let me tell you more about my collaboration with Cat Ivins of Polarity and Olive Bites Studio.

Polarity is the original maker/home of interchangeable magnetic jewelry.

Cat Ivins of Polarity makes amazing and versatile industrial lockets & bracelets

featuring artwork from various artists worldwide, such as moi.

The jewelry is amazingly handmade from recycled steel auto parts

and are 'welded with love, propane & power tools' right in her New Jersey studio.

Look at the cool bracelet set you can now buy featuring my 'Beautiful Birds' artwork...

Just add your favorite little picture inside

and you have one of the coolest pieces of jewelry ever.

Your locket will be packaged in a cute little tin, perfect for gift giving or storage

and sent with care from Cat's studio.

You can purchase this bracelet, which has the 3 magnetic interchangeable bird lids RIGHT HERE.

The Rabbit, Fish, Bird necklace set I showed you in the last post

is now available for purchase in Cat's shop.

Just CLICK RIGHT HERE

 

2 more sets are still to come...so excited.
(They will all be available in my Etsy shop as well)

Aren't they totally awesome???

XO Mandy aka 'Bijou' of Bijou's Whimsy

Another New Felt & Beaded Brooch

Just hopping in today to show you all another felt and beaded brooch I recently made...

 I just organized a nice big toolbox for my beads, felt and stitchery goodies so I can just grab the box and get to work wherever and whenever the mood strikes me....usually it's during movies I just can't get into but still want to 'watch' or when my sweets wants to watch one of his gory zombie flicks. 

Today however my fingers are itching to work with coloured pencils, I have several pieces on the go and I am anxious to finish at least one of them and my back is feeling better...so I am off to do just that.

Have a wonderfully cozy day.

We're a little off schedule this week, so I'll be seeing you all again on Saturday.

XO Mandy whose love love loving this week of constant rain

Another Under Glass Pendant Design...

Hi lovelies...just popping in quickly to show you another 'under glass pendant' design I just listed in my Etsy Shop...

I currently only have 2 of these left and I am still yet unsure if I'll make more once they are gone...I guess it depends on the interest and demand or if I just want to move onto making more under glass versions with new imagery, etc...click here if your interested...be well and thanks for hopping in, have a lovely, creative & inspired day...see yous tommorow with a bunny post. XO M.

Busy-ness & Belly Splotches

Hi Everyone, I can't believe I didn't post last Thursday! I don't know what happened to keep me from posting that day...but I must have been busy somehow! sorry about that. I am up to my ears trying to get my piece/s ready for the carousel exhibition and at this point I think I've succumbed to the fact that I will most likely only get one done...but I am hoping it's a magnificent one...let me show you the sketch for it...just as a sneak peek...

I was recently busy creating some new things for my studio...just this and that which is easier to get done outside in the garage when it's not -40 out. This is one of them, which I love. I have loved this old antique ladder for some time, so my honey sanded it down for me and reinforced it, I painted it white and voila, it makes a most perfect spot to hang my stars and greet any studio visitors through the studio door (which is hopefully the next house project, I have my eye on one perfect door and ohhh boy I hope I can manage to get it).

Here is another side project which I'll be playing with once the exhibition pieces are done.

Whiles our friends Judit and Ed were here we stopped by some yard sales in the next court over from ours and I was happy to purchase this mirror for only a buck...well actually Ed was the one who bought it for me, since my pockets were empty and my purse at home...thanks again Ed, I think I know already where it'll live once it's painted up. As much as I love colour in my images, I love white accents around our home, so I think the mirror will be coated in a nice glossy white paint..sometimes simplicity is the key.

So I am quite sick...I think I have a stomach flu or some kind of viral infestation (oh that sounds gross or bad doesn't it, ha ha!!!) I've been feeling awful for 3 days now and I have my usual tummy rash. It's weird, the last 5 or 6 years, this rash has started to show up and only when I am really sick with flu or cold. It's so cute though (and yes I can even find joy in a rash!) when I am laying in bed moaning and groaning (no no...I am pretty tough I think, ha ha) Jonathan will lift up my shirt to look at my rash and depending on it's severity I'll hear 'Oh boy you are really sick aren't you' and even that little bit of validation when your sick makes one feel better, ha ha!!!

So with that being said I am getting back to work to get as much done as I possibly can because the evenings are usually more turbulent than the days. I think I am going to drag all of my supplies and picture outside today, it's a beautiful day and the bunnies are out there and my honey is home from work early and he too is toiling away out there, so I think that's going to be the perfect place to be...plus the sun will soothe my slightly achy body. Wish me a speedy recovery and I'll see you again here tomorrow. Be Well.

p.s. Join me tommorow and you'll learn of a speacil giveaway from yours truly.