I'm not sure what happened to Monday. I think it skipped me.Or I guess it could have been the post its. Either way, I never saw it.

I did however manage to get a few things done! I've been very productive here in my little dungeon..er...studio. I managed to get a new steampunk scarecrow done which you can wear as a pin or a necklace! Love her! She will be on ebay tonight And then I finally got a few fused glass pendants done! I listed both on ebay already today, with a buy it now feature. Actually even the scarecrow has a buy it now feature. As a buyer I always look for that. It's not because I don't want to duke it out with another ebayer and possibly get a great deal. It's because, I'm impatient. Pure and simple. Why wait a week when I can get it today? I mean when they come out with the transporter that hooks to your computer so that as soon as I buy something on ebay ZAP it transports into my house, I will be a happy camper. Just don't buy anything really really big


Okay I think I got off topic a bit here...so the fused glass pendants...

Candy corn moon. I love the artglass that I fused into the pendant as the moon. Looks like candy corn to me! I also added a few swarovski crystals for the twinkling stars :o)
Then this little soulful looking gypsy, her crystal ball is dichroic glass that has tiny silver stars in it...hard to see from this picture I think. Glass is the hardest thing to photograph!

I also have a Halloween queeny witch, but a girl can't show it all at once! I'll post her tomorrow. Have a great night everyone! xo Michele

Missouri Botanical Garden & More Halloween!

Hope everyone here in the States had a wonderful Holiday weekend :o) Summer has officially come to an end to me when it becomes Labor Day weekend. Sigh. Most of the weekend we spent being lazy which is what you should do on Labor Day weekend right?? LOL. But yesterday we did go down to the Missouri Botanical Garden (those of you that plan to come through for the wineries make sure you go to the botanical garden!). I won't bore you with all the history but the Garden started as the country estate of Henry Shaw who then donated it after his death. This weekend there was a Japanese Festival going on, which I didn't know till we got there! I wish we had went earlier. There were all kinds of vendors there. I bought a beautiful purse that is made from modern kimono fabric. There were so many it took me forever to choose! There were tee shirts, Japanese candy, soda pop, Anime, bonsai trees, pottery, food...you name it and it was probably there! There were shows, like Japanese puppertry (Bunraku), Summer Festival Dancing (Bon Odori), Kimono Fachion Show, Martial arts, Sumo...the list just goes on and on. You could have spent the whole weekend! I didn't take that many pictures of the Japanese festival part, mainly just of the gardens. I didn't forget the camera this time!! Okay so hubby reminded me lol!Here's just a few of the pics:
A tiny part of one of the gardens that is close to Mr. Shaw's country estate home.
I loved the texture on these leaves. I think Mother Nature does such a great job of texture, & color! The leaves look like they are rusting to me.
This is part of the Japanese garden that is there. Gorgeous. I so wish this was my back yard!!


These are really cool glass sculptures that are floating in a lily pond. The Gardens are filled with artwork, both contempory and antique. There is an angel that I thought I took a picture of (can't find it yet) from the Worlds Fair here in St. Louis.

and then here's me an hubby squinting into the sun and taking a pic of ourselves LOL! The perfect end to a perfect weekend.

I didn't list anything on ebay yesterday, really I forgot it was even Monday LOL which is a nice change of pace for me! But I do have a new piece that will be listed tonight on ebay. More Halloween :O))

More Halloween coming soon!!!!! Muuuuaaaahhhh!

New Art & A Giveaway!

Okay so its not my giveaway LOL...although I do need to do one here soon! I've go so many things going on right now though I need to wait till a few things settle!! Okay first the give a way!!! Because it's a gorgeous giveaway and I just know you would be so upset if you missed out on this!!! It's on my friend Luthien's blog and she is giving away the most gorgeous pendant that she made! You can have up to three chances to win so go check it out!

Pimp&Paint

Next is a little more eye candy! Two new pendants! I did something new and have been adding the swarovski crystals to their heads for their hair. I really like it! I've also been aging the metals more and love the grunge effect! The seahorse goes on ebay tonight at 8 pm central and the angel goes on ebay Wednesday at 8 pm central time. Ebay is changing the shipping rules again and we are going to have to charge for insurance...so sometime before Sept 22 I have to end the free shipping. Sorry folks. I'm not sure what ebay is wanting to accomplish this time. We are no longer allowed to offer insurance as optional and we have to include it in shipping and handling. Anyway...lets think about that tomorrow....today...

Have a great rest of the night everyone!! xo Michele

Bracelet & Earrings

I've wanted to do the steampunk diva bracelet for a while now, the problem always seemed to be that I never had enough faces made up in advance! But I finally go it done and I love how it came out! My little glass faces mixed in with vintage rhinestone earrings, buttons, glass buttons and typewriter keys! I'm hoping to get some more made soon :o)

I also am putting up some Marie Antoinette inspired earrings.

Both pieces will be available on ebay tonight at 8 pm central time! Hope everyone has a great weekend! We have another birthday party to go to, Wineries if the weather holds out on sunday, and Monday another concert--this time it's Def Leopard, Cheap Trick and Poison! Wooo Hoooo! Total 80's!! LOL! I have the camera battery all charged ;o) Now I'm off to the pool! xo Michele

Kissing Pigs

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!! We went to a pig roast for my Aunt's 70th birthday and even though it was so hot and then it down poured we still had a good time! The pig was delicious! and it was so fun to catch up with my family that I don't get to see as often as I would like! Here's a pic of my dad being silly kissing the pig before he carved it up:

Sorry I didn't post on Thurs. Miss copycat is getting to me. She quit posting them on ebay, but is now listing them on Etsy. Sigh. You know I think the thing that bothers me the most is that she doesn't even say: Inspired by Michele Lynch. If she did that I would feel soooo much better about the whole thing. Well anyway, I'm not going to give alot of time to that little piggie, but thought you would all like to know it's still on my mind and she still has not stopped.
Sunday I vegged. I actually just read all day. No work at all! It was so nice! I'm reading the Barnes & Nobel recommended The Physick Book Of Deliverance Dane. It's about a girl who is getting her masters in history when she goes to her grandma's house to close it up and discovers a key with a name Deliverance Dane on it. She then starts to discover things about the witch trials from Salem. It's by author Katherine Howe and I believe it's her first book. It's pretty good good so far. Not a rush out and get it, but maybe a library read?
Okay so I also do have 2 new items for ebay tonight ;o) I listed a new ring, that is an angel:

and this pendant that is a crab! I thought she was perfect for those summer outfits!

Have a great night everyone and yes I'm reopening my etsy store as soon as I can! xo Michele

Hope everyone had a great weekend! I know my blog posts have been so short and to the point. I've been running around like a chicken without a head! Or in my case without a foot lol. Friday I had my foot operated on...nothing serious but now it looks like I have two bullet wounds in my foot lol. Walking is still difficult but I'm getting there. So my day friday was not so fun filled lol, but I still managed to go out to dinner before I got home to take a Darvoset lol. Then Saturday I was able to go to a friends birthday party since it was at the clubhouse of their sub and that way I could sit down and celebrate ;o) Sunday I leaned on the cart and hobbled through the grocery store reading off the list to hubby on what to get off the shelves. I was exhausted by the time we were done and then I thought why didn't I get into one of those electric cart things??? LOL. Could have been fun, right?? Other than that the only news here is rain. Rain, rain, and more rain. It's time to build the ark. I'm really getting sick of it! So anyway that's my news I've been trying to make it by everyone's blog to see what they've been up to! Two more auctions are going live tonight on ebayThe lizzard is so cool in person I hope it comes through in the photos! The little bird is fantastic as well! enjoy! xo Michele

"Gentle" 4Art Theme for March

Well it took me till the middle of the month but I've finally got my entry for our 4ART & TGLAS members March theme original art challenge. "Gentle" is my entry for 4ART for a special Theme Challenge. Original Art will be listed throughout the month of March so do check us often to see new entries! Please be sure to search 4ART3 using the Ebay Search to view more of our wonderful Artists OOAK entries. Gentle is another 12 x 36" canvas so it's pretty big! Always have a hard time photographing these big canvas...I can't seem to get the camera straight. Maybe it's my head that's on crooked? I've never draw a little lamb before nor painted one so be "gentle" on me LOL! She'll be available on ebay tonight at 8 pm central time. Hope everyone is having a good week! That's it for paintings for me this week ;o) I'm tired LOL. xo Michele

New Steampunk!

Woo Hoo tonight I added what should be the last of the auctions till after Christmas. I added 3 new pieces of steampunk on 5 day auctions or there is also a buy it now option, which seems to be working for a lot of people. Shipping is still free! Priority within the United States so there is still plenty of time and First class mail internationally. The post office said usually 7 days for international but that with Christmas it could be a couple more days so we are very close there. I'm posting a picture of one of the pieces, you can see the other two and more of this one at http://stores.ebay.com/Michele-Lynch-Art Oh and I redid my website, I'm not a webdesigner by any means! It needs some tweaking and I'm hoping that Jaimi will teach me a trick or two (she did my website when it was pop art and it looked wonderful!)If anyone wants a website professionally done, email me and I'll get you in touch with Jaimi. If you want to take a peek at what I've done so far, the link is www.michelelynchart.com

Steampunk Rings!!

I'm so excited about these steampunk rings! Perfect with any outfit or as a wonderful gift! Here's a picture of one of them. I listed two on ebay tonight! I also have a cuff bracelet coming sometime this weekend! Hope everyone is enjoying the steampunk as much as I am! xo Michele

Alice In Wonderland

Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! I ate and shopped until I dropped ;o) I think I'm finally done with all the Christmas shopping! I've been very much in the Alice mood lately! I have two new Alice In Wonderland glass pendants listed on ebay! http://stores.ebay.com/Michele-Lynch-Art also a Christmas witch and gypsy, and a geisha! More steampunk divas have also been added. I've had some requests lately for some more street type scenes and some more domino pendants. Also someone suggested that I paint with my toes...hmmm...now that would be an interesting video right? lol! Enjoy the peek at Alice! There's more pics of them on ebay! xo Michele

First Holiday Pendant of the Season!

I'm listing my first holiday pendant of the season on ebay tonight, 8 pm central! So for all of you still home that can waddle to the computer take a peek! "Holly Mermaid" has a beautiful green glass base, fused with white on top, where Holly is painted :o) She would be gorgeous beaded! Or simply slide your own chain through the large silver plated bail! Love how this one came out! There will also be another goth girl who is calling her pet dragon home! http://stores.ebay.com/Michele-Lynch-Art Okay I'm done working for the day (Riv, don't say it!) I'm off to enjoy all the family and food! Have a great Turkey day everyone! xo Michele

Got Punk?

Steampunk that is? I've listed 9 new pieces of steampunk between ebay and etsy! So if you haven't got your punk yet, now is the time! I'm posting a pic of one of my favorites from this week. More fused glass pendants coming to ebay tomorrow! Yay! xo Michele

Tuesday ;o)

I'm not sure where time goes? well not entirely true, I do, I'm always working on jewelry or paintings and don't take the time to post here! I also joined the gym and so the time that I might be on the computer is now spent there! I've listed a few pieces of steampunk on ebay, and also a few on etsy! I'm trying etsy out again, I'll switch them over to ebay if they don't sell this week. Etsy seems to take patience and that is not one of my virtues lol! Tonight on ebay I'm listing a geisha girl! I really like how she turned out! Let me know what you guys think! xo Michele

Queen Of Denial

That title sounds like me, lol. Actually I wanted to show you all the pendant that I'm listing on etsy. There are more pictures of her on etsy. I'm going to start listing some things on etsy that I've not listed on ebay, the advantage to etsy is that you don't have to bid for those of you who don't like it! and for those who have not bought anything from etsy before, it's so easy I promise you! You can use your paypal just like on ebay! If you have any questions or need help just drop me an email at MDL65@aol.com. Hope you like my Egyptian lady :o) You can find her here at http://michelelynchart.etsy.com xo Michele