It's a Giveaway!

Are you looking for something lovely and different to decorate oneself? Something that is so unique you can be guaranteed your BFF will not wear the same ensemble when you step out for a girls night? Then look no further than this jewelry giveaway hosted by Flora Chang over at Happy Doodle Land…
http://happydoodleland.blogspot.com/2011/01/give-away-time-gray-linen-hardware.html

I love this necklace. It makes me think of the props from such films as Forbidden Planet, The Neverending Story, Stargate, and even Serenity (Firefly). It's chunky. It's refashioned. It's antique. It's perfect.

Wednesday What’s!

What am I doing? Where am I at? Let's see…

— Right now I am blogging and eating a homemade burger sandwich

— Yesterday afternoon I sewed a Barbie dress using an old baby outfit.

— I have been been messing about with my own knitted toddler skirt design. Just getting the thing started takes a few different goes till I am satisfied with the outcome.

— Tonight I will bake a shepherds pie. Yum-yum!

— I am reading Down & Derby, which I bought from Bird in the Hand zine shop. I love roller skating and any association with skates. When it arrived in the mail wasn't I surprised to find the two authors had in fact autographed the book.

— I am also rereading New Moon for the zillionth time. My Twilight saga addiction has yet to fade.

What sort of things have you been busy doing, or even thinking about? Put it out there.

Her Groove Back

I gotta say, it is nice to take a break from creativity, particularly at the end of the year when everything just seems to come to a head. The transition into the new year is often a time to take stock, and clear the cobwebs.
But by golly, after being in that la-di-da space long enough, I discover just how difficult it is to get the internal pendulum swinging again. Indecision, mental paralysis, artistic block, whatever it is you want to call it. It can be quite a hurdle to overcome.
Luckily last night I finally kicked those slow blahs and began thinking, drawing and planning. Now I am happy to say that I have myself a project to cover me for a few weeks. I will be knitting a skirt for my little girl — and it will be of my own design.

Black & White Photography

This blog entry is a response to “A Week of Black & White” by A Little Bird Told Me…

New Artwork for Sale

My latest piece of artwork, is available for sale at Red Bubble. Simply follow this link… http://www.redbubble.com/people/emjie/art/6551174-1-kaleido-kristen


The picture is available on:

• Greeting Card
• Matted Print
• Laminated Print
• Mounted Print
• Canvas Print
• Framed Print
• Poster

Green Dress

Walk On By

Kaleido Kristen

Water Colours

I shy away from new year resolutions. But I do enjoy setting myself artistic challenges.

One of my goals is to practice painting with water colours, more specifically fashion illustration. Below is my first water colour for 2011.

A Painting For Gwen

Gwen simply loves cars! That is a statement and paragraph in itself.
I have wanted to do a painting for Gwen's room, but have long struggled with a concept that would suit her. Finally though, when Gwen's attraction to cars took root, the answer became obvious. I would paint a car.
Below is a progress of my painting. Would you believe, I began painting yesterday evening, and finished it this morning. Part of the colour scheme has been inspired by Batman: The Animated Series, which often depicts the night sky in a red colour.
Gwen saw the painting early this morning in a half finished state and knew exactly what she was looking at.