Friday, September 21, 2007

Acorn and Leaf


Acorn and Leaf
Originally uploaded by Green Leaf and Owl
Hurrah for Autumn, my favorite time of the year. I love the colors. Of course I prefer this olive green, but I also love the mustard yellow that seems to be so popular lately. It is the color of my 70's kitchen.

I am so excited about the new stamps I have been receiving the past few days. I have a bunch more coming and will be making some polymer pieces with them. Here are a couple new leaves I made gift tags with: Nut, Tree and Leaf Tags
I ordered the stamps unmounted and mounted them myself last night.

I found a great tutorial from MirkWood Designs .

All I needed was some sticky foam from Michaels, some hardwood I cut into pieces from the hardware store and rubber cement. I saved a ton of money and am quite proud of myself. :) The stamps don't look as clean as the already mounted ones, but work just as well.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Cherry Blossoms


Cherry Blossoms
Originally uploaded by Green Leaf and Owl
So, I haven't blogged much in the past month. I've been preoccupied with making pendants, necklaces and other things for the craft show I'll be doing in November. First one ever! I'll probably come home with a bunch of stuff not sold. I really have no idea what to expect. This new Cherry Blossom necklace is my absolute favorite. The colors are so vibrant. The version with the light turquoise background is amazing as well.

Soon I will have all new stamps... birds, more chickadees, leaves, acorns, pine cones. New designs are on the way!!