Celebration Dia De Los Muertos Mask

Hey, hey, hey everyone!  Happy Friday!!!  I have a new Dia De Los Muertos mask to share just in time for the release of The Book of Life.  My son and I are so excited to see this movie.  I love seeing our beautiful culture making into the mainstream.  So go see it peeps!!

This guy has flaming suns for eyes, lol.  I wanted to give it a different shape since I always go with the scallops.  I have admit, once I did it I was like"hmm....I'm not sure about this".   But I believe in only moving forward on my projects so I kept truckin' and trusted that it would all work out.

Next came this shape and I was still like "I don't know".  So I decided to add bright colors and on went the magenta.

Once I began layering the bright colors, it really started to come together.

I made sure to tie in all of the colors for a cohesive look.

This mask is just so happy to me.  He is ready to celebrate!  If you're interested in purchasing this mask, click HERE.

Okay folks, I've gotta run so I'll let you go.  Thank you so much for spending a piece of your day with me.  Have a wonderful weekend!!

Courage & Strength: Dia De Los Muertos Mask

Hey, hey, hey!  I hope you guys are having a fantastic weekend.  I thought I'd share another mask with you guys tonight.

This one gets it's name from the sentiments on it.

I think this one might be my favorite so far.  I'm loving the sentiments and bold color combo.

I took a couple of short cuts on this one.  I used rubons for both of the sentiments but everything else is hand drawn and painted.

If you're interested in this mask, it can be purchased HERE.

All of the masks are listed in my Etsy shop, LittleHoneyBeeStudio.

Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Dia De Los Muetros Mask

Hello, hello!  I hope you all are doing fantastic.  I just wrapped up a show this weekend and wanted to share one of the masks I created.  You know how I love Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos, I always look forward to this time of year.  So here is the first mask of the season!
©Norma Gomez, Little Honey Bee Studios, All rights reserved.

I kept this one fairly simple as I got back into the groove of things.

I love the way the crackle finish on the heart turned out.  I started by painting it in and then applied a layer of Tim Holtz' crackle paste.  Next I brushed on black Tattered Angels spray ink.

This bad boy will be hitting my Etsy shop in the morning!

Stay tuned for more Day of the Dead projects over the next few days!  As always, THANK YOU for stopping by and have a BEAUTIFUL day!!

©Norma Gomez, Little Honey Bee Studios, All rights reserved.

Happy Halloween!!

Wishing you a FUN & SAFE Halloween!!

Come back tomorrow for the PWP DT Blog Hop :D

Cute & Spooky Birthday Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hello, hello, today I'm honored to help my scrappy friend Kimberly celebrate the 1-year anniversary of her Etsy Shop, Polka Dotted Bliss. She has a spookalicious line-up of talented girls sharing polka-dot Halloween creations all week long on her blog! AND, she's giving away some blog candy each and every day this week. So make sure you stop in all this week, catch some inspiration and enter the giveaways!

So do you follow me on Facebook?  Well if you do then you saw me posting a couple of interesting items like a smashed Altoids tin and some Tinker toys.  All of these items were for this project.  So are you ready to see what I did with them?!!!  Tada!!

"Come a little closer, I have a story to tell", she beckons from her trailer.....

I had so much fun making this piece and even channeled my own gypsy soul ;D.  I started out with a small box that I covered with polka dot paper and paisley fabric.  Then I hung sequenced and beaded trim from the top.  My beautiful gypsy is a clipart image from my stash.

This is the smashed Altoids tin I found.  I layered a Recollections foil frame on top of it and an eye die cut.

I covered the front and edges with vintage fabric then embellished the sides with flowers and bling.

A spider makes his way over the flowing ribbons and flowers.

Inside, I added a Prima door, book of spells, roses, skull and K&Company potion bottles.  They create the perfect scene for this gorgeous gypsy.

I painted the Tinker toys and sprayed them with Lindy's ink to turn them into wheels :D.  I absolutely LOVE the way this turned out!!  I think this one is going on display here in my office.  I hope you love it too!

Blog Candy Time!  This is the goodness that Kimberly is giving away today. 
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment here, follow my blog or "like" my page on FB and head on over to Kimberly's blog here Polka Dotted Bliss for a chance to win. 

**Giveaways Open to US residents only.**

Here is the complete line up:

Day One: http://CreatedbyDonnaK.blogspot.com

Day Two: http://karenskraftymoments.blogspot.com/

Day Three: http://www.kristaspapercafe.com/

Day Four: http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/ **Me**

Day Five: http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com/

Day Six: http://mywhimsylife.blogspot.com/

Day Seven: http://mypolkadottedbliss.blogspot.com

Thanks for celebrating with us & have a beautiful day!!

Sexy Witch Tag

Happy Friday!!  I'm posting over on the Paper Wings Productions blog today and I'm sharing this Sexy Witch Tag:

I used the jumbo #12 tag, the PWP October Nesting Components kit and PWP stamps.  Click HERE to the whole project and how it came together! 

Have a wonderful day, HUGZ!!!!!

Favorite DOD Mask!

Happy Friday friends!!  I'm still working on getting ready for the Soflo Market this weekend and I wanted to share my latest mask:

OMGosh you guys, I'm really loving this mask right now!!  I think is one of my all time favorites.

I thought it would be fun to do a colored base this time around so I painted the base magenta.  Then I used turquoise and yellow as accents.  

I think this is such a hot color combo, don't you?!

The white details really help set off the other colors.

I added black satin ribbon for hanging or wearing.

I'm taking this down to the market with me tomorrow and if it doesn't sell there, I'll be adding it to my Etsy shop.  Thanks so much for visiting me today!  Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Glittered Mask

Hi everyone!  Are you having a great week?  Time really seems to be flying these days but I have made time to do a little creating.  I've also been trying to sketch in my art journal daily.  I'm trying to practice drawing my women for future canvas designs.  Besides that, I squeezed in a couple of Dyan Reavely classes.  I'll try and share what I did her classes soon so keep an eye out for that in the near future.  Today I have a new Day of the Dead mask to share:

I'm trying to get ready for another show this weekend so I'm trying to crank out as many masks as I can.  So far this is the 5th mask I've made this year and they're selling very quickly.  I completed this one yesterday so I now have two in my inventory for Saturday.  That's definitely not enough so I'll be busy trying to create more today and tomorrow.

All of my masks are different but they all have some of my signature designs.  

I almost always start with the eyes.

Then I move onto the forehead.  For this mask, I did all of the designs freehand.  I sketch them on and them paint them.

I applied a layer of glitter to the entire mask.  So this is the first mask that sparkles ;D

Thanks so much for stopping by today and sharing a little piece of your day with me.  Have a beautiful day :D

Purple Rose, Sacred Heart Calavera

Happy October everyone!!!  Have you all pulled out all of your fall and Halloween decor?  I haven't, lol, this is my favorite time of year and I love decorating for it but I just don't know if I'll have time to do it this year.  My little guy started middle school this year so we're staying very busy between homework and extra curricular activities.  I've also signed up for two shows back to back to I'm working really hard to make sure I have enough inventory.

This is my latest mini skull.  I'm not a huge fan of purple but I know a lot of people are so I thought it would make a good color choice.

I used a large rose stamp and a retired PWP heart stamp.  Speaking of Paper Wings, they just released their Oct. Nesting Components kit today and OMGosh you guys, it's AWESOME!!  There are actually two sets available this month, the normal set which is Halloween themed and a mini set.  Okay so hold on to your seats....the mini set's theme is DIA DE LOS MUERTOS!!!  You have to get these sets before they sell out, so hurry!!!  Here is the link to each set:  

October Nesting Components Kit

Day of the Dead Kit

Go check them out, you will not be disappointed!!

I'll be adding this skull to my Etsy shop tomorrow.  I'll keep it there til the show this weekend. So if you're interested in this one, get it before Friday or you might miss it.  If it doesn't sell over the weekend, then I might add back in or take it to Homestead.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a wonderful day!!!

HUGS TO YOU ALL :D

This Heart Is Sacred Sugar Skull

Hey, hey, I'm back with another mini skull and I think this one just might be my favorite so far!!

I really LOVE the colors on this one and I'm loving the spiderweb too.

I usually start with the eyes but the spiderweb drove this design.  Everything on this skull is hand drawn except for the two hearts.  They are both by Paper Wings Productions.

For the backside, I used a rose stamp from my stash and the sentiment is also from Paper Wings Producitons.

Here is a better look at that spiderweb.  I'm also working on a coordinating mask that I should finish up today.  Well friends, thanks so much for stopping by!!  Have a beautiful day :D

Halloween Treat Box

Happy Monday everyone!!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  I had time to get in the studio studio and make a mess, lol.  So today I have a cute little treat box to share with you.

I'm pretty sure this is a friendly spook, look at that sweet smile!

He can be filled with yummy treats and then used as an ornament.  Well friends, I've gotta run and take care of all those Monday errands.  Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!!!