Skulls, Skulls, Skulls!

I have been busy making more Day of the Dead felt skull ornaments recently; both in my traditional white base & also with a new black base.



I just love how they turned out!



Calaveras (or sugar skulls) from my understanding are used as a symbol of loved ones that have passed during the Dia de los Muertos celebration in Mexico. I think they are truly beautiful & bright!



I have to admit though: I was quicker about posting them to Etsy then I was to my neglected blog & 2 of them have already been sold! :)



If you want one you better get yours before they are all gone!

Garden Update

I was questioned about how my garden was coming along earlier this week.

As it is now frickin' cold (already!) & I even saw snowflakes last week :o( - my garden has officially been put on hold until next year. But lots of changes & exciting things happened (well, at least to me they are exciting!)

After pulling out all the unwanted bushes & plants (I can't find the "before" pic on this computer so you'll just have to trust me that it looked blah), we dug out the brick & mapped out the new path.



Then, we had to dig down as we discovered and VERY clay based soil (not so much soil at all actually!) (FYI: This water issue was also one of the main reasons behind the new landscaping.)



Next came the levelling by the very handy free labour guy! :)



Onto the fun part! Brick laying!



Tah dah! A new brick path. Lovely!



Now I just need to fill up my new gardens with new plants! Here's a start & I also added rock edging:



Lots still to do, but I think it looks SO good so far!

50th Post - Whoo Hoo!!!!

A great moment in the life of this blog has occurred - post number 50! It is a very exciting time and all of us at JewelzyBug Designs are bouncing off the walls:



Umm... I said bouncing....



Excited?



Well, at least moderately happy about it?



Ok - so we are moderately happy about it and wanted to share it with all of you! So keep in touch - there's more goodies yet to come!

Happy Halloween!

I have been quiet around here once again.... Been keeping busy attending classes & stuff & have had no time for my poor neglected blog....

BUT!!! I have had a request to post some things from some people (yes, you know who you are!) So here we go - I'll start off small.....



HAPPY HALLOWEEN!



Very exciting time of year for me. I just LOVE it!

The pumpkin carving... (and the baked seeds!)



The house decorations up and down the street:



What were you for Halloween this year?

And the Winner is...

Congratulations goes out to Heather from Oshawa, On!!

She won her choice of one of my original book page art prints in the SewTara giveaway. She chose #036 - Butterfly.



Yay! Thanks to all who entered and a VERY special thanks to Tara for hosting such a great giveaway!

New Whoos!

Ok - I have once again been inspired! This time by my book page art!



I have created: Little Whoos! Felted hand sewn owl ornaments.



I just love them! They turned out terribly cute!



For sale on my Etsy. Get yours now!



More cute critters to come as well! :0)