Making metal houses

I just finished up another metals class. I ended up  with the theme of houses and home. Here are a few things from the studio today. I'll be selling them in my etsy store. http://www.etsy.com/shop/artnestbydiane

Love-ly Jewelry for your Valentine

I've been making enameled hearts for Valentines Day to sell in my Etsy shop. Here is a link to one of them:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/artnestbydiane?ref=si_shop
https://www.etsy.com/listing/178717679/red-enamel-heart-necklace?

More needle felting and knitting up on Etsy

Here are two new listings for my Etsy shop, Artnest. One is a needle felted pin in the shape of a house with embroidery and seed beads. The other is a hand knit scarf with fabulous colors which are good for chasing away the winter blues.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/artnestbydiane

Needle felted pin with hand dyed silk and beads

Hand knit ribbed scarf

StudioCherie: Antique Dealer Video Portrait

StudioCherie: Antique Dealer Video Portrait


I love this.

Blackberries and Yardwork

This evening when I got home from work I attacked the weeds and overgrown-ness of my yard. It's very therapeutic to rip out ugly plants and chop up Blackberry bushes. However, I did take a walk later in the evening and gleaned a large container of ripe blackberries...the first of the season. All in all, it was a very satisfying evening. I listed a pair of great summer sandals in my Etsy store, The Mod Pod.

They are real pretty.

Creative Conference of Entreprenuers is next Weekend

I'm excited to attend a creative conference for entrepreneurs here in Seattle next weekend. It's a three day event with some big names in the crafty chick movement. Speakers include Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching, Faythe Levine of Handmade Nation and artist Lisa Congdon to name a few. I'm ready to take my Etsy stores to the next level. I sell handmade felt and knitted things along with paintings and collage in my Art Nest shop, and Vintage clothing and accessories in The Mod Pod shop.

Creative Conference of Entrepreneurs

Felt patchwork piece by moi.

I have a new Vintage store on Etsy - The Mod Pod!

I love vintage clothing, accessories and housewares. I've finally opened an etsy store where I'll be selling some of  my personal collection as well as thing I find in my travels. I'm just starting to post things but here are a few photos of what's up.

Visit the mod pod!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/themodpod

Wow, Look at this crochet!

I just saw this over at Lucky Handmade...the crochet work of Margaret Ooman.
http://luckyouhandmade.blogspot.com/

See her etsy shop here http://www.etsy.com/shop/knitalatte

Handwarmers

There's getting to be a nip in the air so that's when I get out my knitting needles and start to cozy up with the cat. Here are some new handwarmers I've made. There are available to buy at my etsy store. They are made of a yummy wool called manos del uruguay. It's kettle dyed and has slight variations in color. They are very soft and warm.

Wasn't it just summer?

Hand Painted Inspiration Boxes

I've just added some of my hand painted inspiration boxes to my Etsy Store. I'm offering free shipping for the month of September for anything in the store. (Make sure you email me and let me know you saw the free shipping promotion here.)

I use these little boxes as inspiration boxes. I put ideas that come to me in the shower in here as well as dreams and wishes. I have some friends who call them God Boxes and they put their cares and problems in the box to be sorted out.

Needle Felting - New projects

I've been needle felting up a storm! This is an ancient art that involves stabbing wool roving with a special felting needle many, many times to form and shape objects. Here are a few recent projects. They are available for purchase in my Etsy store, ArtNest.

Fiber Art

Here are some of the things I've been needle felting this past year. I've got this whole batch for sale in my etsy.com store, ArtNest.


The is the detail of a small fiber art piece that is included in the set. It's crocheted, beaded and then has a felt oval placed in the middle.