Champleve

Is this cool or what?!  This is the etching part of the champleve process.  Champleve is enamelwork in which hollows made in a metal surface are filled with colored enamel.

Here are the pieces after the blue film has been removed.  This is a very detailed process, but Burke Johnston at The Arkansas Arts Center  makes it seem so easy!  Check out their class schedule - I'm sure you'll find something fun to do!

Checkout counter from old doors......

I wanted to have a really big checkout counter.  I found one on Pinterest that was made out of old doors, so I asked Stefan of Vickery Construction to make one for me and of course he obliged!  It came out so good!  We got the doors from Habitat for Humanity.  They have such cool stuff there - check them out!

Strong Stuff

This is my Mama.  She is made of strong stuff.  She has survived all of her many siblings except for my Aunt Sandra - who is really just a few years older than me - another story.  This picture is from our visit to Utah to say goodbye to my sweet and beautiful Aunt Evelyn.  Y'all go hug them right now - they won't be here forever.

Tiny kitchen.......

We fit everything into this tiny little kitchen - except a dishwasher - and we might do that later.  There is a sink with cabinets and granite counter, stacking washer/dryer, and full size refrigerator.  Also, there are shelves for storage, along with a recycle bin.

You really don't want two people in there at one time, though!

Soiree

This was so fun!  I was flipping through Soiree magazine and there was one of my necklaces made from the mold of an antique button!  The Historic Arkansas Museum started selling my necklaces back in January 2014, but I didn't know about this pretty advertisement!