Dirtroad Team - Art by G and Bad Cat Creation

Welcome friends, hope you are all safe from all the storms of this past week.  I have two more great shops for you to visit from the Dirt Road Team.  The first shop is Art by G, where Georgia is listening to her inner self making a variety of art.  Working with pastels, watercolors,  and acrylic paints, she offer original art, custom journals, art clocks are more.










The next shop is Bad Cat Creation by Christina. She is a self taught artist live in Northern MN with her three bad cats.  Her jewelry is wonderful, offering necklace, earrings, and bracelets.  Both shops have something to offer for Mothers Day.  So get a pencil and paper and take some notes on what you would love to get for Mothers Day or do some shopping for your Mother.

Michigan Shops - Flying Thread and Phoenix and Dragonfly

Hello friends!  Michigan is filled with many great artists.  Please stop and visit these wonderful shops that I have found for you.  The first is Flying Threads, where Barbara has her Etsy shops filled with items she has sewn.  Barbara learn how to sew at age 8 on a pedal Singer sewing machine and never looked back.  After working for 20 years she is back doing what she loves, while taking care of her 90 year young mother.  You will find wonderful eye glass cases, table runners, pot holders, quilts and much much more.  Great shop to look at for Mother's Day.





The next shop is Phoenix and Dragonfly owned by Karen.  Working with her camera and glass this shop is filled with photos, plus art glass.  Karen fell in love with glass twenty years ago doing stained glass windows, then found  kiln glass work.  Today she make functional art glass, from bowls, plates, vessels and more.  Her other love the camera has been in her hands for 35 years.  She has wonderful photos of flowers and Street Rod cars.  Some of her photos have been turned into cards.  I love the great photos of the Street Rods, she has captured the art work on the cars in her photos.  What a wonderful Father's Day gift for the men in your life!  Perfect for the Man Cave they all need!

Easy Cream Cheese Pie

Cream Cheese Pie

8 oz. cream cheese room temp.

8 oz. sour cream

1/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

Mix together with beater.

Fold in 8oz. cool whip, spoon in graham cracker crust, chill in refrigerator 4 hours or over night.

Serve with chocolate, strawberries, or blueberries.  

Great to serve in the summer months.

Therapy of handmade by Lehmans

Follow this link to a great article on why we make things!  Yes we can all go and buy what we need but it is something to put your hands to work and have something in the end that you could use!  Enjoy!

http://countrylife.lehmans.com/2011/04/23/the-therapy-of-handmade/

Dirtroad Team -Allie Cat Beads and Aristo Cards

Welcome friends!  Have a blessed Easter with family this Sunday.  May your table be filled with good food, fun and some chocolate bunnies.  Take a minute and visit two more great members of the Dirt Road Team.  The first shop is Allie Cat Beads.  Gina is a busy stay at home mom, who make jewelry and cards has her outlet. You will find wonderful cards and jewelry for adults and children.  Plus not only does she make rosary's she also repairs them.  Do you have one that has been in the family, have her fix it and past it on to the new baby in the family.



Our next stop is of at Aristo Cards.  Andrea is a collage and video artist living outside of  New York.  Her shop is filled with collage, original collage, and special feature collage.  Her work starting May, 2011 will be in the State of Art Gallery in Ithaca, New York.  If you are in the area stop by and see her work in person.

Enjoy your visit and come back next week for two more amazing artist from the Dirt Road Team.

If you are an artist living in a small town, come over and check out this team!

Happy Easter!

I won

I won this wonderful note card from Melissa at Melbecraions!

Her shop is filled with great pictures that she make into kaleidescope.  From there they become note cards, sun catchers, pendants, spoon rest, coasters, trivets, and paperweights.  Melissa work is amazingly beautiful!

  

Earth Day Challenge

The Dirt Road Artists are celebrating Earth Day with a "recycle" contest. Participating artists have created "new" art pieces by recycling/repurposing everyday household items. Please visit our website to view all the entries and cast your vote for the most creative Earth Day piece. Also, register in our drawing to win a great prize! Hurry, the contest ends April 23, 2011 at 9:00pm Eastern.  Here is the link to vote and enter our contest to win a prize:  

http://www.dirtroadart.com/contest.html

This is the wonderful prize you could win!

Good luck and have fun!