Bad Apple Tablescapes Salad

Who was it that said there's a bad apple in every bunch?
This one just looks a little bad but tastes delicious.

It was cored so it would have room for a rose
(made from a endive crown) hat with feather and sets
on a frilly bed of lettuce. My young son was amazed
when he saw this, "Who did this?"
I guess he didn't think I could carve an apple
into a pumpkin, but he should be the one to know
we have fun with food.

Pull up to the table for some artful fun and
good healthy food!

Linking up to Common Ground Halloween Nostalgia

and French Country Cottage

Primitive Dolls and Boat Folk Art

I am in love with both soft, subdued colors and vibrant colors. I like it all. But these two paintings I did for shabby white decorating. (I've still got chairs and tables to strip and paint white, but one day hopefully everything will come together beautifully.) My youngest son always wants me to paint more boy paintings.

This one I had all of us girls in mind as a "do it yourself-er" type of girl. She made her own costume and boat for halloween. Everywhere we go outside our little furry friends tag along. So all of my paintings usually have wee animal friends in them.

All are for sale on ebay with super low start bidding prices. Yay!

Westie Dog Halloween Costume Art

My westie is a westie wizard on halloween and any other day. In costume and out of costume. He can sniff out chocolate and candy. He can sniff out cakes and baked goods. Our westie gets especially excited when there is fresh baking bread.

Do you dress your pets up?

This original painting is an aceo, 2.5 by 3.5-inches on linen canvas cardstock for sale here.

Halloween Spiderman Hat Westie Dog

Spiders on halloween help you see in the dark. Our westie doesn't need any help seeing, but the huge spider was a little scary. He was a real trooper and didn't mind wearing this for a short time. I did give him a pinch of peanut butter as a treat.

Elsewhere around town First Lady Michelle was dressed as a catwoman. And the first dog? Was he dressed up?

Recycled Aluminum Cans Halloween Sculpture

Back in Maryland our town put up halloween scarecrows from various groups. This one has a painted balloon eye against an aluminum pie tin. The tonque is an umbrella cover! How fun to recycle these cans into sculptures for halloween. Is this a sea horse or a dragon?

Collage-Altered Art-Mixed Media-Painting

Papers, pencil, canvas and paint make for a colorful collaboration! This painting is titled, "Class Party" and it's 5 x 10-inches. It's always fun when you can't dress up as something scary! Pick your favorite person, make believe or not and dress up. Up for sale now.