A Bonus Monkey....

Can I tell you how much I love my friend Kathi at Out on a Whim Studio?

For the second week in a row, she is joining my Monkey Madness...

As a matter of fact, she's the one who reminded me earlier that I had not posted today....how's that for a friend?

And for that she she gets a special mention...

And look at this!

This is one of her completed pieces from last week....

Check out her blog because there's more where this came from....

And if you decide to participate, let me know....I'll definitely post a link and occasionally I'll post pics too (specially if I kind of cheated that week)....

Sneak Peek....

With my recent weather fetish and sharing pics from last fall, you might think I have yet to pick up a paintbrush this year.....

Not So!!

Here's a taste of what I've been working on...

Don't want to show everything because these sweet little hearts are for a Valentine's Swap I'm involved in....shhh...don't tell....

I will say the other two hearts share the same color scheme and a folk art feel (love using these fresh colors for traditional folky subjects), but that's it!

I'm liking the results though, and I think these cuties may be my next pattern....

I have New Sisters....

I haven't devoted much time on this blog to a big part of my life these days. That is my eBay selling group (and more importantly my friends!), The Secret Society of Dirty Sisters. Now, no, not that kind of "dirty"- "dirty" as in primitive and grungy, vintage or well-worn (the "secret" part, however, is tongue-in-cheek). We all love vintage, primitive "junk" (an affectionate use of the word, trust me), and our hand made wares show it.

We recently welcomed a few new members into the fold and I would LOVE to share some of their "stuff" with you. Check 'em out, you won't be sorry!

* Deborah Gregg paints THE most adorable ACEO/ATC cards. She has such a whimsical, unique style...

And we have two more Canadian gals with us now also....

**Michelle, of wood-and-fabric, is a multi talented gal! She does it all....painting, needle punch and gorgeous altered items too....

***Michele Seraphim of Seraphim's Attic is a very talented stitcher. Her dolls are beautiful....

Back to the USA....

****Jennifer Less of Twinkle Hill Studio offers the coolest victorian inspired altered goodies...I LOVE her chenille ornaments and her projects were recently featured in the July 2007 issue of CardMaker Magazine....

These are some extremely talented artists, each with their own unique view. I am proud that I can now call them my "sisters".....

And if you like to check out ALL of the dirty sisters' offerings, we're just a click away....