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What a ghoulish adventure I had painting Laurie Speltz The Creative Coach's spooky and kooky buggy as part of her "Teamworks" membership group. The text "Spooky Halloween" was engraved using an x-tool laser machine, and I also cut out wooden candy corn, a couple of ghosts, and the jack-o-lantern arm. I thought it would be cute to have a  scaredy cat hanging on to the ghost for dear life -- or one of his nine lives! The car was aged using an Art Extravagance Rust Effects Kit.

This hand-painted whimsical leather purse featuring a Deb Antonick girl with tea cup hat is available in my Etsy shop.

The Jolly Santa Mug is a laser-cut wood Christmas tree ornament that has been hand-painted with acrylics. It's available on my etsy shop. 

This charming mixed-media hand-painted artwork (available on my Etsy Shop)  features a watering can filled with daisies and creates a scene reminiscent of an old farmhouse kitchen. The lovely pattern was designed by Artist Chris Haughey. I began by etching Chris' pattern onto a birch plywood plaque. Stencils were used to create a dimensional background before painting, shading, and highlighting with acrylics. 

Just finished painting this trio of scary scarecrows, which was a class with and design by the Creative Coach Laurie Speltz. Being a lover of all things autumn, I adore this piece! I know, I know, we haven't even made it into summer yet. But, the colors of this piece are so rich and the design is adorable. Laurie showed us a technique to create a wood-like grainy background, and it has so much interest and life.  

Dragonflies swoop in-between clusters of grapes on this rustic artwork created by Kathy the Teawife and based on a design by artist Sandy McTier. The faux barnwood panel has been painted with layers upon layers of acrylics to create subtle highlights and shading. The dragonflies were laser cut and have been colored with acrylics, glimmer sprays and glitter. The artwork invokes a feeling of a rustic farmhouse in the middle of wine country.  Available in my Etsy store.