DZFANTASY FIBER FANTASY ART SALE - 10% OFF at BLUE HERON ARTISAN GALLERY - "GRAND OPENING"!

$105.00

Fabric Sculpted Fairy House with teeny fiber sculpted fairy

will be 10% off at the GRAND OPENING of the

BLUE HERON ARTISAN GALLERY in Port Washington, WI

on September 15th - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

BLUE HERON ARTISAN GALLERY

I will be at the Grand Opening for a portion of the day, so if you can make it, that would be great!  The gallery has a lot of great artists and art, so be sure to stop by for a visit.  A lot of great gift ideas.  It may only be September, but that means Christmas is just around the corner.  

Below are several photos of some of my work that will be available, all at 10% off for this day only.

4.5" High - Sitting Fairy - $60.00

Swarovski crystal accents.

Medium Fiber Sculpted mermaid, Silk upper body/face, Laurel Burch fabric tail,

 Swarovski crystal accents.

$75.00

A wide assortment of hand knit fiber necklaces, earrings, face pins and more!

Unique gift ideas!  Swarovski crystal accents. Price ranges $21.00 - $30.00

Don't forget 10% off every DZFANTASY creation at Grand Opening!

Tiny sitting fairy comes with her own bean bag chair designed from Laurel Burch fabric.

$65.00

Fall colored hand knit necklace with removable hand painted silk, butterfly pin.

 Butterfly's body is Swarovski crystals.

$30.00

I WILL BE DONATING ANY SALES OF MY DZFANTASY CREATIONS TO A VERY GOOD CAUSE....THE RESCUE DOGS AT BICHON AND LITTLE BUDDIES RESCUE IN MUKWONAGO, WI. where I have been a volunteer for the past 1.5 years.

To see some of the dogs that are now available for adoption, click on the link below.

BICHON AND LITTLE BUDDIES RESCUE

WHO KNOWS WHAT KIND OF HAWK THIS IS??

My brother's girlfriend, Colleen who is a professional photographer, took these fantastic shots of this hawk where they live. Does anyone know what kind it is??

Great shots, Colleen!!

FEATURED ETSY SHOP - SQUIDART

"SOME THINGS LAST FOREVER" - 6" X 6" Print

by SQUIDART

(CLICK on the photo's title to learn more about this print)

WELCOME, Katie and her Etsy shop SQUIDART!  You will find fine art photography and mixed media prints, in a variety of subjects, when you pay a visit to SQUIDART.

I love the colors in the above print and the title for this photo is perfect!

Let's learn a bit more about Katie by reading her interview below.

What led you to start creating your art/craft?

I started taking a few photography classes in high school, and I just fell in love with the dark room process. I continued to take a class or two in college, but most of what I do is self taught. After I graduated college, I put photography away for a while. Then, my husband bought me a copy of Photoshop. The love was reborn! I dove in head first and started creating again.

What aspect of creating your art/craft do you find the most enjoyable?

I actually really miss the dark room process. I could get lost in that room for hours playing with the developing chemicals and trying to make that shot perfect. Dark room photography takes so much time and patience, and because of that, you feel so much more rewarded when you see the final product.

Now, Photoshop is like that for me. I love to see what I can make that software do. All I have to do is imagine the final shot, and if I take enough time and am patient enough, I can get Photoshop to create that for me.

If you had to choose a fruit OR a vegetable, to describe your art/craft, what would you choose, and why?

Kumquat – It’s a little different and a little fun.

If you had to choose one other medium in which to display your “creativity”, what would that be, and why?

Sewing… I don’t know how to do it yet, but my next big purchase will be a sewing machine. I am so excited to learn the craft and see what kind of mess I can make with it.

What message, if any, do you want to convey with your art/craft?

Each picture is meant to convey some type of mood, whether that be serious or lighthearted. It really is a way to show people an emotion and ask if they have ever felt that way. That is why people become so connected to art. People love your work when they can share in the emotion that it shows.

What advice do you have for other artists/crafters?

Put it out there and have some fun. Part of the reason we create is to share, and Etsy gives us such a wonderful and easy way to do that. Take a chance and share your work with the rest of the world!

MOUNTAIN FLOWERS

by SQUIDART

(CLICK on the photo's title to learn more about this beautiful print!)

Thanks, Katie, for taking the time to share you thoughts and photographic creativity with all of us. 

To learn more about Katie and SQUIDART, be sure to click on the links below.

SQUIDART BLOG

"BEHIND THE SCENES" - A glimpse into artists/crafters workspaces!!

Come join me on a fun, fascinating peek at the "workspaces" of some of the artists and crafters who sell on Etsy.

You will also be able to click on their shop's links and photos to see the end results!   You might even get a glimpse of several of the artist themselves. Some will have little comments, others will not.

MY DZFANTASY WORKSPACES

Here are several photos of my "spaces" throughout my house!

My dining room where I do all my "finishing" work..the faces, adding the hairdos, and accents, etc.

Bedroom used for storage and sewing

 My husband says, "no wonder you can't ever find anthing!" I guess it's time to straighten it up a bit, and start all over to mess it up!

LIVING GLASS ART

Anna says..."I have yet to brush my hair, and I'm working in my pajamas.

Now that's one of the benefits of being an artist!  We get to work in our PJ's.  To see Anna's finished art, click on her links below!

BEADED JEWELRY BY SUSAN

I love to work in my studio when the sun is shining through the windows, music is filtering in from the living room where my husband sits reading, and our six cats are wandering in and out (but no messing with the beads!)

I have a horrendous number of beads after 18 years of collecting them, so I really have to keep organized -- by using a lot of storage compartments that are labeled and arranged by groups, having different types of storage for seed beads and delicas and donuts, and by always keeping my tools and supplies in the same place.
 

Here I am in my studio using my high-tech photography equipment: a sketch pad and two lamps.

PURPLE CLOUD STUDIO

Michele says..."Oh, Yeah, love that mess!"

Michele's workspace

and her greyhound helper!

PURPLE PEONY'S WORKSPACE

To see what creativity comes forth from this "workspace", click on the links below.

LAVE ME SOAP CO.

Here you are seeing several photos from Angela's workspaces.  The photo on the right is where Angela said she makes most of her soap. The photo on the left is where she said she is "sitting right now".

Supply Cabinet

To see all the wonderful soaps in Angela's shop, be sure to click on her links below.

STUDIO M.M.E.

Megan says, "I'm very spoiled in that I get to work in a printmaking studio at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo. Don't worry, my home studio is much smaller and messier."

SUSANA DUARTE - Handmade Contemporary Silver Jewlery

I'm Susana and I live in a quiet village near Lisbon, Portugal and I since my childhood I have always loved crafts. I began working in jewelry in 2006 mostly because handcrafting objects makes me a happier person.

My beautiful and humble workshop

MGHJ

Mary says....."I have been on the move so much the last six months that I have gotten to the point where my "workspace" is my clipboard, a bag of supplies, and whatever location I happen to be in at the time."

TIMES AND CHIMES

TIMES AND CHIMES...is a mother/daughter team in the Ozarks

MIA SOPHIA

This is what I received for my anniversary last year. My husband built this room onto the garage for me.

CAROL BRADLEY DESIGNS

I could call it a studio, but it's more like a room taken over by beads. It tends to be a bit of a mess. It's probably an obstacle course to the uninitiated. There are two work tables, in theory. One is usually storage. This one is the real work table and here's what it looks like now.

ICING ON THE MOON

Icing on the Moon says,  "The room's a bit messy, but I know where everything is...."

JULE'S ARTWEAR

A GALLERY OF CATS IN CLAY

Gracie, says, "If it looks like a mess, I guess it is.  I'm moving my studio in November and don't even want to think about it.

FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY BY BOMOBOB

Bob says, "Here's me multi-tasking in my studio.  No cameras were harmed in the making of this photo"

COTTON RIDGE EMPORIUM

Cotton Ridge Emporium says, "I'm always straightening up, but it's still always a mess!"

I hope you enjoyed this first segment of "BEHIND THE SCENES" of artists and crafters workspaces. More will be coming in my next segment, so be sure to stop back for a visit.  If you don't see an artist's thumbnail photos or shop's link, it may most likely means they have their shop in "vacation" mode.

FALL FANTASY III - Signs of FALL on Etsy

WELCOME, to my third and final segment of FALL FANTASY III - Signs of Fall on Etsy!

Even if you don't live in an area where fall is on its way, you can still enjoy the colorful, fun items, and visit the shops to see what else they may have for you.

Baked Apple Pie Scented Pillar Candle with apples on top

by CanDeLis

Beautiful candle! 8 inches high, 3 inches wide, orange, brown, green, and red chunks with wax apples on top. glitter, ribbon, and gift tag also included! perfect for fall!

Boo Ghost Pin, a Fired and Wired favorite

by FIRED AND WIRED

Sure to put a smile or scare into your Halloween spirit.  Hand painted ghost holding polyshrink letters, BOO, in a hand milled aluminum cup with a clear coating.

Autumn Wood necklace - Banghaw wood, red agate, aragonite, red aventurine - Hand knotted on silk
by JENNY HOOPLE

Perfect for fall! Warm, earthy, fabulous!!

Made with diagonally-cut banghaw wood, large red agate pebbles, light yellow aragonite and red aventurine chips and wooden beads.  18" long with a gold-plated toggle clasp

PUMPKIN T-SHIRT DRESS

by

CRYSTAL PEARL

Sexy little pumpkin coloured 100% cotton T-Shirt dress, hand embellished with faux jet crystals and cobalt blue 80 year old glass Chinese trade beads specially imported from Thailand.

Autumn Printable Thank You Tags

by DIGICUTE

These tags will be perfect additions to your shop items! Tags can also be customized as birthday tags, gift tags, etc. Convo me to place a custom order

Maple Leaf Cheese Cutting Board

by TOM ROCHE - Woodworking Designs

Here is another of the Maple Leaf (Canada) that has been popular. It is a handy Cheese Board size 8" Wide X 9 1/2" High and 1" Thick. Both sides are finished so you can use one and display the other. The edges are rounded over and sanded smooth and coated with mineral oil

Pumpkin Harvest Mini Autumn Greeting Cards

by SHE'S BATTY DESIGNS

I made these mini cards to celebrate autumn since it's my favorite season. These cards have been hand stamped and colored by hand by me. These would be fun to give to your friends, family or coworkers.

If you are a shop owner, you could include them in your orders as your "Thank You" cards to celebrate the change of season!

These mini cards are blank inside and measure 2.5 x 2.25 inches. You will get 5 mini cards with this order.

Come And Stand A Little Bit Closer  - 8x10 Photography Print

by MGHJ

That lonely little mushroom really needs to go join in on the fun!!

AGATE EARRINGS

by

SISTER STONE

Earring 1 3/4 inches long without earwire. Agate stone and gold! A perfect fall earring.  Note: Gold filled findings and wire was used. The stone was dyed.

Maplewood State Park Kodak Duaflex Photo Print 5 x 7

by STUDIO M.M.E.

A year ago I found an old Kodak Duaflex II camera in my grandmother's closet. She let me play with it and I had the extreme pleasure to discover the vintage camera still had unused expired film in it.  After I used up the film, I installed a new roll to see how the camera would shoot nowadays. This shot features some of the cat tails beside a lake in the Maplewood State Park in Minnesota.

GOLDEN HARVEST BRACELET

by BEACH FLOWER DESIGNS

I'll leave it up to you, but I think that I may have created the perfect bracelet for fall. The warm gold tones in this bracelet would spice up your fall wardrobe, for sure.

Golden amber colored faceted chalcedony gemstones are perfectly paired with 8mm 2xab topaz Swarovski crystal rounds. The bracelet is accented with antique brass corrugated rounds, and with an ornate antique brass toggle clasp.

Brown With Pink Flowers Fleece Baby Sleeper Blanket Sack

by CJ'S FINE DESIGNS

This adorable sleeper blanket sack is made of super soft fleece. It comes with embroidery across the chest and lined in the top with coordinating soft flannel. It has a coordinating plastic molded zipper on the bottom for easy diaper changes. Kam plastic molded snaps at the shoulders make dressing baby easy.

I'd like to thank all the Etsy shops that participated in my FALL FANTASY feature.  I hope everyone has enjoyed a glimpse of FALL on Etsy.