The recent hurricane, Irene, wreaked havoc with many of us along the Eastern corridor, and now that things are slowly returning to normal I can finish up on some polymer commission pieces I am woefully behind on.  The only good Irene did was to aid me with my leaf collection, lol.

While out walking the other day I was gathering leaf specimens and began to think of the strange journey that these beautiful organics have taken me on. Who would have thought that a leaf would foster friendships with people worldwide in places such as Belgium, England, Italy, China, Australia, and across the USA…a leaf could do all this?

Leaves are so complex, yet simplistic in their beauty. The colors, textures, sizes, are all unique and none are identical, much like the people I create my wearable art pieces for.  I am so grateful for the opportunities that have come along…mostly for the wonderful people I have met along the way…on my journey with leaves…

Miss Mouse loves Halloween! As I sit and sculpt she patiently sits and watches squeaking away about being too small to join in the Halloween festivities, but wanting to dress up. I felt so badly for her that I stitched together a wee witch hat of softest ultra suede dusted with black hologram glitter. She holds a polymer clay acorn that has been glittered to resemble a pumpkin and accented with a copper wired handle. After all, mice are way too tiny to hold a real pumpkin, aren’t they?

She’s all set to go to her new home and will make a wonderful year round companion for you to display with your favorite collectibles!
Hand sculpted of air dry clay, colored with acrylics and sealed. Her leaf is a polymer clay imprint of a real oak leaf colored in gorgeous fall tones. Her hat is hand stitched Ultrasuede, glittered and has a beaded trim finish.
Miss Mouse will come to you gift boxed.

*DONT’T FORGET! If you haven’t entered my giveaway…go NOW! *

I do hope you are all well and enjoying the “roller coaster” weather patterns that Mother Nature has had us on.

It’s obvious that I love being near the woods and all things that have to do with trees, nature and fantasy. Here are a few pieces I’ve created that are currently in my Etsy shop. Enjoy and Brightest Blessings.

Woodland Frolic is a whimsical walk in the woods!  Sculpted toadstools, whimsical owls, chunks of turquoise, a fairy leaf focal pendant.

Another nature spirit ornament. This is a sugar maple leaf and the dryad’s face is done in a slight bas relief.

I miss sculpting these miniature fantasy pieces and will add her into my Etsy shop along with more wearable art pieces.

I’m also working on a pair of Nature Spirit earrings for my April giveaway coming up soon. I’ve not done earrings with the faerie faces before so these should be a treat. Add to that they are Birch leaves and very sacred leaves to faerie and pagan culture, and with Beltane coming up will be a wonderful addition to someone’s wardrobe. Here’s a sneak peak of them in progress!