Maria's Magickal Musings

Well, it certainly has been quite a long time since my last post. I was so excited that it was the beginning of my most favorite month of the year--i do love October--mine and my daughter's birthdays are in October--i love the fall colors--and of course, Halloween.



Unfortunately, in the middle of this October, I became a victim of the collapsing economy and I lost my job. Everything in my life seems rather unstable these days, so I am grateful for the ability to create. Art is an outlet and it is therapeutic.

The cover of the current issue of Cloth Paper Scissors caught my eye the minute I pulled it from my mailbox--it held a picture of the most adorable, sparkly snowmen made from re purposed bottles--I knew I had to make some of my own!

If you know me, then you know I hoard all sorts of things that I anticipate being included in some fantastic project--sometimes I have an idea of what I will do with the treasures, other times I simply must save them, knowing that their purpose will reveal itself to me eventually.

A variety of spice jars, the tins from tealight candles, funny little metal things i can't describe and all sorts of artsy odds and ends came together in a swirl of frost and snow (ok, maybe it was glitter) to remake themselves as thirteen "Snowpeeps" :)

Through a newsletter from a local stamp and scrapbook store, I discovered that one of my favorite artists, Tim Holtz, was doing "12 Tags of Christmas" on his blog. I adore all of his techniques and while I don't have ALL of his products, I simply couldn't resist trying my hand at this tag!!

So, Happy Mid-December, and I will try not to stay away so long ;)