Altered Puzzle piece

Finished another one and popped it in the mailbox yesterday. 

One of the postmen said he gets a kick out of the mail art and postcards I send and receive. 

He asked me about the postcards one day when I was mailing a very boring package.

I had no idea they paid that much attention! 

Fun to know that mail art not only brightens the recipients day but the postal workers day as well.

UFO's--finished

Since we've been pretty much stuck in the house lately I've been exercising my creative side by attempting to finish some UFO's...unfinished objects.


I have a stack of these type of projects. Some just have a background finished. Others are a train wreck and are in need of a do-over. 

This small canvas board was one of those. Whoa! You can't even imagine how ugly the background on this baby was. I didn't take a before picture...it was too awful.  Now I happen to like it.

This puzzle piece was another that had been abandoned sometime last fall when I ran out of steam after gluing papers to the backs of a dozen or so pieces.  I used my scrap bucket for most of this one.

I'm also working on a mixed-media painting. So far I'm just layering and layering...no photos yet.

Autism puzzle

My friend Theresa sent me 3 pieces of a larger children's puzzle to alter. The completed puzzle with pieces from various artists will be donated to ART FOR AUTISM NOW.

Before I began I tried to think of what I wanted to say in this piece. I just sat back and thought of my boy and how sweet and loving he is. He is my totally unique, one-of-a-kind, sweet boy who just happens to have autism.

Cards, puzzle, and book..oh my!

I've been saving the wrappers from my chocolate indulgence.
The Chocolove bar is my favorite!

Spring is a busy time for Birthdays aournd here. This is the card I gave to my hubby last week. We are getting to the age that celebrating getting another year closer to middle age isn't anything to celebrate.

I'm planning on ART-ing(act of random thoughtfulness) with the puzzle piece. So it's a secret...SSSHHH!!

Time to play...

It seems like an eternity since I've had a chance to sit and play in my craft zone. It was refreshing to be free to create. Life has been getting in the way lately. Such is life, right!

The puzzle piece will likely be sent as a postcard. Yes it is that large!

The two altered books spreads are in my "just for fun" book. That book is so fun...no theme, no expectations, only playtime!