Mosaic Cottage

The last of the new goodies

I pooped out last night before I could get these posted

I have no idea why one of the pictures is sideways

The pendants above still need chains added. I'll be wearing one of these tonight and tomorrow. I wore one in North Carolina and I received lots of compliments. They are FUN to wear :-)

Okay, that's all for now. I'll make sure to take pics of the event to share here in a couple of days. I hope to see you locals at the event. Please come say Hello!

xoxo!!!

Michelle

A Few More...

I'm loving this new vintage paper under glass mosaic I've been doing :-)  AND I'm totally hooked on birds lately

 

You can't tell by the picture, but the heart on the hand is 3 dimensional and the hand is life size.

I still have more to show you, so hopefully I'll be able to get another post in tonight. I also have to work on my costume as it is not even close to ready and I have to wear it TOMORROW! I am on 3 hours sleep right now and boy am I slap~happy!!! :-)

Okay, more later.

xoxo!

Michelle

New Goodies

Here is the first post of some of my new mosaic goodies :-)  I still have items drying, so I will post more later today. These new items will be available at Blissfest this coming weekend. I will only be bringing small items on Friday, but everything will be available on Saturday.

Sorry about the quality of some of the pics, but I am in the RUSHED stage right now.

xoxo!

Michelle

Come to Blissfest!! :-)

 

Blissfest is in 3 days!!!

Come on out and have some FUN!!!

I'd LOVE to see ya, so make sure to stop by and say Hello :-)

We're going to have a BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Come back and visit my blog on Thursday (my bday!) and I'll share some eye~candy with ya.

I've been working real hard and I'm pretty delighted with my newest mosaic goodies.

For those of you that are waiting on orders from me, I promise I'm working around the clock to get them to you as soon as I can. I THANK YOU for your patience <3 <3 <3

 

So sorry I haven't been able to visit your pretty blogs lately, but I promise to catch up as soon as this crazy busy season eases up a bit. :-)

 

See ya soon!!!

 

xoxo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Michelle

 

I want to get away.....

That's what I was thinking last July when the temps were hovering around 110 or more. Then like magic, Southwest Airlines airs a commercial with a slogan that says Do You Want to Get Away?? Yes!! I say. So, I check out their sale and a few minutes later, I have purchased a couple of tickets to North Carolina. For the Fall, of course. I've always wanted to see Fall colors somewhere in the East. Of course, at the time, I was not thinking about how the Fall months are my most busiest. Oh well, I'm glad I went. I just have to work double time now to catch up. :-)

The hubby and I flew into Raleigh/Durham and then drove to Asheville. Wowsa!!!!!! Take a look

 
 
 Beautiful, huh?!!!

I'll show more pics soon.

In the mean time, here's a little something else that I've been working on.

Back to work I go. I've got a gazillion cupcake orders to fill.

xoxo!

Michelle

A Day of Eye Candy and Fun Conversation

Hello Peeps!

I took a small break from the studio on Saturday to shop for supplies and found myself in some fun and fabulous shops. It was a much needed break, but no worries, I was back in the studio that night.......well into the late night. All of the shopping goodness of the day, gave me an extra boost to carry on until the wee hours. :-)

I actually remembered to bring my camera! (or maybe it was already in my purse?) I really have the brain fog going on right now, so who knows. Anyway, since I am unable to share the cakes I've been working on (they have not been grouted yet) I thought I'd share a little of my day.

First, there was this FABULOUS chica!!! This is Lani. Hi Lani!

Lani is working at Sirens and Saints which is an AwEsoMe clothing and jewelry shop that has just recently opened up. It is owned by Shelly who also owns Rust and Roses which is next door, another fabulous shop. Now, back to Lani. When I walked into this shop and I heard her talking, I thought to myself Where do I know this gal from? Well, if you know me, you know that I will talk to anyone standing close enough to hear me (no kidding). I said where do I know you from and she said that she was thinking the same thing herself. After talking a bit, we decided we had not met before, but I'm telling you that I feel like I've known this woman for a life time. She is wonderful!!! She has decided to start her blog back up, so please go and visit her. You'll find out more about her from there.  Oh, and I bought THE CUTEST shirt from this place! (no pics of it yet) Location: 7th Ave just north of Indian School on the west side of the road.

I almost forgot. I bought an old wedding dress and some very old picture frames from Rust and Roses. Wedding dress you ask?? Well, I've got to make my costume for Blissfest.

Picture frames are for me :-)

Next, I went to Frances.

 
This shop is like a small independent  Anthropologie. I did not take pics inside, as I heard from someone that they forbid it. I purchased a cute business card holder with Kelly Haigh art on it and a little black swan and the cutest key chains made of string for my 2 youngest daughters. I'll take pics later. Go Herefor Frances's website. Location is 10 W. Camelback Rd. Phoenix

The owner of Frances also just opened Smeeks. It's just what it says Sweets * Treat * Novelty

Very colorful inside. Eye candy, as well as, Candy Candy :-)

Next, I went to Kooky Krafts owned by longtime Phoenix artist Beatrice Moore. 

Check out this EyE CaNdY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Location of Kooky Krafts is 1500 Grand Ave. Phoenix

One of my cupcakes was featured in the Home section of the Tucson newspaper. If you're interested, here's the link

Now, for the CUTEST of them ALL.....

 
Pucker up grandma! LOL! That's the face she makes when she wants to give you a kiss.

Absolutely ADORE her!!!!!!

Okay! This has been one long post! (I'm waiting for my sealer to dry, so I'm allowed to take this amount of time for a post, as I'm actually working at the same time....right?)

Talk to you soon!!

xoxo!

Michelle   
  
 
 
 

Working on a new mosaic cake

and these shards are a part of it.

Broken glass with vintage paper underneath. This cake will be at the Blissfest. :-) 

Surprise in the sky

You know when our temperatures here in Arizona are cooling, as you'll start to see a lot more of these in the sky.

 

What a wonderful sight to see through my studio window. :-)

Okay, back to work

xoxo!

Michelle

Bee News

So I seem to have quite the fascination with bee's lately. I think my fascination started with the news of how the bee's were dying and disappearing in large numbers and how this affects our crops and our own survival. Then came that nasty bee sting that I experienced this summer and it made me wonder.....should I (we) be paying attention more closely?? Mother Nature has a way of sending us warning signs and it seems more often than not, we do not pay attention. As I watch my neighbors saturate their yards with weed spray and bug spray (which causes my to choke for days due to the strong smell) I think to myself, of course they are dying. Then I wonder, what is all that Poison is doing to "us"??

Anyway.....they (the bee's) definitely have my attention. Here is my latest piece.

It is a flower clock and the bee is blue with a USA stamp in it's wing.

My message with this piece is that the bee is feeling blue due to it's uncertain demise and the clock represents the fact that Time is running out.

This piece and few others can be found at Bohemia in Tucson. Speaking of Tucson, I am so grateful for all of the LOVE I've received there. It is such a wonderful feeling to have people really appreciate and support your work! :-) Thank You Tucson Peeps!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 <3 <3

Also, a Big Thank You to Bev C. from Tucson for the write-up in your newsletter!! You are so very SWEET!!! :-)

Now, switching subjects Big Time. Do you Facebook?? If so, come and friend me!! :-) I've been on Facebook for awhile now, but I keep forgetting to mention it here. I'm under Michelle Legler (Phoenix). It's kinda fun to post a little something every now and again without a long post. :-)

Chat at ya soon!!

Michelle

Mark Your Calendars....

Friday, November 6th 6-10 pm
Vintage Western Masquerade Party

Saturday, November 7th 10am-5pm
BLISSFEST Market!

This should be a BLAST!!!! I am so excited to participate in another show hosted by Domestic Bliss. These shows are unlike most other art and craft shows. Nope! Domestic Bliss Shows are OVER~THE~TOP, AWESOME, super CREATIVE, JAW DROPPING events!!! Did I leave anything out???

I encourage you to come on out and treat yourself to a very fun and creative time. SO MUCH EYE CANDY!!

I promise, you will not be disappointed :-)

There will be a postcard soon with more info and I will share that once I receive it. In the meantime, go here for more info and a peek at some of the participants so far.