My Last CupCake

My last Cupcake, it’s true my very last cupcake till my Big 40. For my Birthday I want to lose weight. I’ll be 40 this year and that’s old enough to know better and grow up and stop making excuses for my FAT! There are 136 days left. I can do this on my own without a gym and without the biggest loser. It’s my Journey and how much I’ll lose will be up to me and only me. I can’t blame anyone for the way I look today, but I can tell you that in 136 Days I’ll weigh less and do more.  Just watch me.

Sketchbook Project Help!

This is the first page of my Sketchbook Titled Help! The Sketchbook is my contribution to the ArtHouse CoOp Sketchbook Project (see the link below)

The Sketchbook Project: 2011 » Art House Co-op | We build art projects and communities

The Sketchbook Project: 2011 » Art House Co-op We build art projects and communities

Handmade Christmas Gift Tags

Christmas gift tags measuring 2 ½ by 4 ½ .


I had so much fun creating these; I used the beautiful K & Company Christmas papers and I altered regular shipping tags added for weight. For even more festive fun I added wonderful embellishments, like dimensional holly and vintage clippings. If you like them they’re available at my Etsy store Claraism.etsy.com

Retro ACEO cards

My retro ACEO cards


These were so much fun to make. "ACEO" stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals. They can be original art, print editions or photographs. These ACEOs measure the standard 2.5 x 3.5 with a black border it adds ¼ inch around.

I had left over pieces of felt and didn’t want to throw them away so I glued them onto a sheet of card stock; I thought well maybe I’ll just turn them into a nice abstract painting and started adding fun bright colors, soon the piece started taking on a 70’s neon feel. I liked it, but I knew deep down that this sheet was destined to be more. I decided to start cutting and the cards just started to take over. Now I love them! And not one is exactly the same as the other! There are 7 in this series. They are numbered and signed on the backs. available in my etsy shop claraism.etsy.com

Surprise In The Mail

It's Time To come out

gentlemen Please! do you you really know what the hell you want? seriously, I mean every time I get a chance to sit down and talk to a man the conversation always goes the way of SEX. like it's the only thing that matters, not hey you think maybe to ask stuff about loyalty, respect, and future goals? nope it's always like heey you look so sweet how'd you taste? eww, gross! don't get me wrong I like sex, mmm I like it just as much as any man on this planet, but when I look for a date I do not DO NOT zero in on "package size" or "whats in your wallet" I want to know you...the real you.  so tell me ...tell me about you...