2023-04-18 16:24
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2019-03-01 19:19
A Custom Pets on Plaques® creation. Custom Pets on Plaques® are a special and personal gift for an animal lover or pet owner, or a wonderful pet memorial. T… Read More
2019-02-11 17:02
I’ve been getting my watercolor on…
Bright florals ~ two ways.
These are actually created with online tutorials at Let’s Make Art – check it out – so fun Read More
2019-02-07 14:46
I started the week doing a “crafty palette cleanse” with some watercolor tutorials and practice…and now I can’t stop! Here’s a piece in honor of the Chin… Read More
2019-02-01 18:33
It’s so delightful when your office job let’s you be crafty. I whipped up these valentine wreaths out of recycled & re-purposed cardstock, magazines & hanging files and … Read More
2019-02-01 18:08
Hand-lettering & watercolor practice Read More
2019-01-30 21:07
Commission piece: *Count Your Blossoms* metal watering can with paper clay, paper mache clay, acrylic & glitter Read More
2019-01-30 21:00
A delightful new commission. The adorable groundhog. Paper clay, acrylic, wood plaque. 7″x 5.5″ x 5″ Read More
2019-01-15 18:35
A Custom Pets on Plaques® creation. Custom Pets on Plaques® are a special and personal gift for an animal lover or pet owner, or a wonderful pet memorial. T… Read More
2018-05-09 13:40
This little cutie is now available in le shoppe!
Made from paper mache clay, a wooden dowel, acrylic paint and varnish. It stands about 7 inches tall, 2¼ inches wide and 3&frac&hell…Read More
2018-01-04 17:02
Paper mache ornament extravaganza! All made from up-cycled vintage* newspapers, cardboard, even paperclips for the hanging loop. {*no kidding, this stuff came out of a box marked 1991), acry… Read More
2017-11-28 18:53
Hand-lettering with micron, marker & colored pencils.
Paper Mache Turkey getting packed up and shipped to Seattle. Made with up-cycled newspapers, cereal boxes, cardboard boxes, acrylic… Read More
2017-09-01 16:00
I finally figured out how to digitize my hand-lettering so I could use them on my own images. You can teach an old dog new tricks! These are some lovely burgundy sunflowers blooming in… Read More
2017-07-20 19:22
A Custom Pets on Plaques® creation. Custom Pets on Plaques® are a special and personal gift for an animal lover or pet owner, or a wonderful pet memorial. They are available in… Read More
2017-05-07 17:47
A Custom Pets on Plaques® creation. Custom Pets on Plaques® are a special and personal gift for an animal lover or pet owner, or a wonderful pet memorial. They are available in… Read More
2017-05-07 17:11
My first foray into pop-up cards. A bon voyage card for a lovely couple off on a cruise to Alaska. Made with watercolor paper, glue, watercolor paints & micron.
In the wave, I inserted… Read More
2017-04-18 21:19
In honor of all the dandelions that were mowed this weekend. {micron & colored pencils} Read More
2017-04-04 11:52
Hand-lettering practice… Read More
2017-03-01 03:13
Let the good times roll! Hand-lettering practice {Micron & markers} Read More
2017-02-23 13:28
Looky that! I’m a published photographer! Ms. Shawna Coronado {wellness and green living lifestyle advocate} used my photo of a spray-painted dried allium – from one of my… Read More
2016-12-04 18:00
“When I was twelve years old, the world was my magic lantern, and by its green spirit glow I saw the past, the present and into the future. You probably did too; you just don’t… Read More
2016-10-01 16:40
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2016-08-10 15:33
A reminder*…
*Including more blog posts! ☺
#sidewalkchalkinspirational #sidewalkchalk #getcrapdone
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2016-07-25 16:04
A Custom Pets on Plaques® creation. Custom Pets on Plaques® are a special and personal gift for an animal lover or pet owner, or a wonderful pet memorial. They are available in… Read More
2016-07-20 16:26
Sidewalk Chalk Inspirational
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2016-07-07 12:45
OliveLoaf Design Custom Pets on Plaques®
Taking orders for mid-late summer.
Custom plaques are available in le shoppe:https://www.etsy.com/shop/OliveLoafDesign
{Art & Photo: OliveL… Read More
2016-07-04 12:19
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Happy Independence Day, USA!
I whipped up this flag piece in honor of July 4th. Made from found lake driftwood; random ribbons, lace, and string that I had on hand; acryli… Read More
2016-04-27 13:11
Scenes from a day in Barren County, Kentucky…
Sunrise Lilacs. “April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull ro… Read More
2016-04-13 19:27
A Custom Pets on Plaques® creation. Custom Pets on Plaques® are a special and personal gift for an animal lover or pet owner, or a wonderful pet memorial. They are available in… Read More
2016-04-13 19:27
A Custom Pets on Plaques® creation. Custom Pets on Plaques® are a special and personal gift for an animal lover or pet owner, or a wonderful pet memorial. They are available in… Read More
2016-04-12 12:11
Watercolor & ink on watercolor paper.
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2016-04-02 13:28
“Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees.” ~Karle Wilson Baker
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2016-03-20 19:19
I had a lot of flower cut-outs from magazines and seed catalogs. Hello Spring Collage!
{Art & Photo: OliveLoaf Design}
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2016-03-17 12:12
Eggs in Spaaaaaaace…Make these super cool 💫 Galaxy Easter Eggs🌠 {spotted in a tutorial here: http://bit.ly/1auQsqJ}
OR…I made some for you!
Win these ✩… Read More
2016-03-08 13:25
An amazing sunrise view from the backyard. Have a beautiful day.
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2016-03-01 13:11
A beautiful start to the day: clouds, sunrise & blooming geranium…
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2016-02-21 21:49
A recent custom order for three large paper mache flying pigs. All made from up-cycled newspaper and cardboard; wheat paste, acrylic, magic & love. I was pretty much given free reign to… Read More
2016-02-18 13:15
A Custom Pets on Plaques® creation. Custom Pets on Plaques® are a special and personal gift for an animal lover or pet owner, or a wonderful pet memorial. They are available no… Read More
2016-02-14 23:28
A Custom Pets on Plaques® creation. Custom Pets on Plaques® are a special and personal gift for an animal lover or pet owner, or a wonderful pet memorial. They are available no… Read More
2016-02-08 13:03
HAPPY YEAR OF THE MONKEY!
“The monkey is known for being very intelligent and clever,” explains Laura Lau, author of The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes, calling it “one of… Read More
2015-12-05 17:49
“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape – the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole… Read More
2015-12-03 14:03
I had every good intention of having a big ornament & decoration challenge through out November & December this year. Sigh…but life happens, {thankfully} a gob of orders rolle… Read More
2015-12-01 14:09
“How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so so… Read More
2015-11-26 16:23
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” ~William Arthur Ward
{Photo: OliveLoaf Des… Read More
2015-11-18 16:20
“The universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew. There is in truth no past, only a memory of the past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed th… Read More
2015-11-07 23:17
Here is a completed paper mache sailing ship with fabric sails. Up-cycled cereal box, paper bags, newspaper & denim; string, dowels, glue, embroidery & acrylic paint. I will be… Read More
2015-11-04 19:39
“I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful, an endless prospect of magic and wonder.” ~Ansel Adams
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2015-11-01 23:34
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2015-10-31 21:24
I didn’t feel like carving my cute little grey pumpkin, so I adorned it with flowers that are still blooming at le homestead. 🎃 ❀ Happy Halloween!
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2015-10-30 15:05
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I saw this cool autumn wreath wreath how-to over at Make-Hadmade.com and I just had to give it a try.
Mr. D and I go wandering into the forests around le homest… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It’s our season opener at Le Gardens at Marigold Hill {as we dubbed it last summer due to our overabundance of marigolds}. Let the gardening commence! Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Sunshine blooming in the yard this weekend. A single flower can be an entire wonderland in itself… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Originally posted on OliveLoaf Design:My latest creation: Another diorama AND paper mache combo {it was a gift for my bestie} Bertram Plays the Squeezebox I decoupaged an up-cycled box with… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Thank you FFOLD {Friends & Fans of OliveLoaf Design} Read More
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