abandoned music April 29, 2013

hello friends.  i received a note from a fan asking

“when are you going to show us more of your awesome craftworks!?”

{sigh} well, i have been working on several commission orders

so i can’t show those until they arrive at their intended destinations.

 i have several art pieces in the works for some upcoming shows & whatnots

{i will share some tidbits of those soonly}

spring has sprung! so i am in full-on gardening mode.

meanwhile ~ i continue to collect inspirational images to share with you…

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mr. d and i happened upon a dilapidated & deserted shop.

in the front was a forgotten player piano.

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Abandoned Music…

golden frog prince March 28, 2013

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new in le shoppe:  repurposed frog prince jars

i found cheesy resin frog figurines from a dollar store

glued them to up-cycled jars & painted them gold.

i think they would be perfect treat containers for bachelorette parties…

or just for stashing coins & knick-knacks…

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contact me about special orders!

off the path March 7, 2013

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sometimes when you travel off the path ~ you find your heart.

lovely findings from the lake & forest today.

hearts & stars & swirls ~ oh my.

a bird’s nest, beach-bleached snail shells, black walnut shell, driftwood, heart stone, star crinoid fossil

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bunny season

lots of bunnies in le studio! stay tuned.

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♥ February 14, 2013

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happy {handmade} valentine’s day!

cruelty free taxidermy February 13, 2013

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this papier mache giraffe head is complete

& out the door to live in Newport Beach, California!

{available for made-to-order in le shoppe}

in the studio February 7, 2013

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I was in the middle of sketching out ideas for some new projects:

Tomato Art {for an art show}

Scottish Thistle Doo~Dads {for a festival}

a Monkey Mobile {for a gift, shhh…}

{stay tuned on all of that wackiness ☺}

when a lovely customer ordered a *Sweet Giraffe Head* from le shoppe!

so I got started on that right away…

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and the very next day I got an order for a *paper mache turkey*

so! a busy week here at OliveLoaf Design ~ I better get back to le studio!

just wanted to take a moment to say Thank You customers & fans!

glamorama on a stick February 1, 2013

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i had some lips & ‘staches leftover from a past order

so i thought i’d swank them up & throw them le shoppe!
glamorama lips & ‘staches on sticks {for fancy occasions}

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clever title January 28, 2013

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hello! a little of this & that today…

i’ve been getting inquiries about the forest findings that i often sell {& sell out of!}

in the other etsy shop barren river emporium

so ~ whenever it’s not raining and ice-storming {no snow in south central kentucky, yet}

 i’ve been gathering gum tree seed pods & these are excellent specimens…

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and collecting more crinoid fossils that jewelry designers love to use in their wares…

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but i pause to capture a lovely scene.

the clouds parted and colors rained down. a beautiful & fleeting sundown…

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and for brunch the next day…

you must make this! vegan eggs benedict from vegnews.com

even if you aren’t a vegan it.is.to.die.for! & nothing has to die for it! win-win

i posted this pic on their site {i know – geek}

{the actual chef who made it for his restaurant in toronto gave me props! far out…}

recipe here

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intricate radiance January 26, 2013

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“It is the still ecstasy of nature in winter,

wherein every spray, every blade of grass, every spire of reed,

every intricacy of twig is clad with radiance.”

~William Sharp

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