ACEO's...had to try em

I have had this idea banging around my head ever since I saw some ACEO cards (Art Cards, Editions and Originals) at Peninsula Art Academy.  If I had known about these little 3.5x4.5 cards in college I would probably have a huge collection and am finding it very hard not to start nabbing up these little cute pieces of art.

What my idea is to blend this creative little outlet with another one that has me fascintated; zantangle.  I was all ways getting into a little bit of trouble doodling in school.  I still find myself doodling little people, animals, etc.. when I have some down time at work (as if that happens) or I just need to do something different from my current creative outlets.

So here is a start:  tell me what you think :) 

swirls - cant wait to make this into a scarf

 Garden flowers

Green Doodles

Felted Flower Addiction

What a fun addiction to make!  I've been using hand dyed merino roving to create these little guys. Takes me about 2hrs to make about 20 of them, and the centers.  I have been known to use the blow dryer to decrease the wait time on drying so I can sew centers on and put on the backs.  I love the barretts and am thinking about finding some nice hair combs to decorate with flowers.

General size of the flowers are just a little larger than a quarter.








I will have a few classes coming up on how to make these suckers, check out dates and times at both Craft Akron and Peninsula Art Academy.

I am going to experiment with creating little insects to accent the flowers.  Thanks to Martha at Craft Akron, I can now attach the dots or legs or whatever with the needle felting needles she gave me this afternoon.  Which is just fantastic because the needles I found at home have rusted from being out in the garage...really, really need to get that studio started and completed!