Cindy Adkins' Whimsical Musings: altered shoe

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Altered Shoe

If there is one thing I have learned through doing mixed media art it's that if I have an idea for something, I may have to wait to find JUST the right article I want to work on...Such is the case with this shoe that I just completed for my good friend, Velma. It is a little girl's Capezio tap shoe! This piece is entitled "Life is a Dance" and the theme fits Velma so perfectly.

If you notice, there's an angel inside on a card~Velma is one of the amazing people in my angel book, Angels at My Door, so I wanted to include that in the shoe to indicate life's blessings. This will be making its way to her this week.

There is someone named Sheridan who needs our prayers right now~I hope that you will scoot down 2 posts to read about his story and pray for him. Thank you all for being such angels!

Cindy

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Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas

I am entering my altered shoe into the Stamp Man Challenge!

Merry Christmas, Everyone!! If you remember, I had a special Giveaway planned for Christmas Day--and the winner of my giveaway is Marti of Arty Marti--Congratulations, Marti!

I have more to share with you on this very special day...My sweet step-daughter, Krissy has just started a brand-new business--She has a booth in an antique mall in Indianapolis and repurposes furniture--and it's really beautiful. So, she just created a brand-new blog this weekend. It is called French Chalkboard.

I have a special surprise mixed media piece that I made for her as a Christmas gift...It is a little girl's ballet slipper...and I wrote a poem that accompanies it to wish her success on her new venture. Her art studio is French-themed in black and hot pink.

Here's another view of "Dance to Your Dreams."

And here is the poem.

Here is hoping that you ALL dance to your dreams--and live them to the fullest. Wishing you a beautiful Christmas.

If you've got a minute, I'm wondering if you'd visit Krissie and become a follower~When you get to her blog, you will see she is brand-new and just getting her "blogging wings!"

Her link is HERE.

Cindy

P.S. As I write this blog post, I am listening to The Chipmunk Song--I love that song!

Linking this to: The Stampman Challenge

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Baby's First Christmas--Adorable Gift to Make!

I am the author of Mixed Media Art: Living Your Passion --a best-seller on Amazon for $2.99. In this ebook, you can learn about myriad creative projects and where to get images and materials for your art.

I am a gallery artist and love teaching others about mixed media projects that they can make easily. While this next project is time-consuming, I think it is so special that it is worth the time spent.

I painted a baby shoe and then, sprinkled glitter over the entire surface. Burlap and lace were tucked inside and then a ribbon of curly seam binding and a mulberry paper rose gave it just the right amount of shabby goodness.

But, today when I got an order that needed to be personalized, I used little beads to spell the precious baby's name....

But, this wasn't my idea...It was my good friend Linda's from Random Creativity! Go HERE to take a look at the fabulous shoes she made!

Mackenzie's grandparents' names were put on the back so that she will have it as a keepsake her whole life~and a personalized snowflake completes the Christmas theme.