Shine!

Sharing a little sunshine with you today...

...my Miss Sun.

Grab this sunny fine art print while it's "hot!"

Originally illustrated in pen and ink, then painted in watercolour and gouache on cotton canvas paper in a mix of bright pastels.  The cool tones of this pretty face, set this sun apart from all others.

I am now offering it as a small poster print for a limited time.

Please click on "paintwork ~ originals & prints" for all the details.

Happy Spring!

As always, thank you for visiting My Front Porch.

Until next time,

Suzanne

Floral Romance

Happy Spring My Friends!

The glorious delicate hint of the warm sun has finally worked its way through the cold winter sky.  Love, love this time of year!

I thought on this last day of March I would offer a small collection of some late winter and early Spring blooms that I have photographed.

I do not often "play" with my photographs after I make them, but lately I have been doing a little experimenting with textures, cross processing, and some other techniques.  

Yoshino Cherry Blossom Blooms

Each of these images of these dainty blossoms was the perfect subject matter for creating a soft and romantic vintage style photo.

Winter White Narcissus on a Vintage French Chair

Deep South Orchard of Peach Blossoms

The collection of these three vintage inspired floral photographs, I call "Floral Romance" is available as a set of small photo prints and each is ready to frame in a triptych or display in a special spot on its own.

Please click on the "photography ~ colour & monochrome" link on the side bar to the right for more information and details on this collection.

As always, thank you for your visit to My Front Porch.  

Happy Spring and Happy Easter to All!

Until next time,

Suzanne

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Joining some of these friends this week.

Bless Your Heart

Don’t these precious cupcake toppers melt your heart?  
  

They are as sweet as they look and perfect for your Valentine’s Day celebration. 

Poke in a frosty cupcake for a party, attach one with a ribbon to a gift, tuck one or two into a shabby chic cushion, 

or make a paper heart bouquet in a pretty petite crystal vase.  

Each topper is double sided {so they are pretty from all directions} and each is adorned with a dainty paper rosette and pretty bow tied around a white lollipop stick.

Whether you choose the “Love Letters to My Sweetheart” collection or the “Heart to Heart” collection {or both}, however you use these little sticks will be charming.

Originally hand illustrated in pen and ink and painted with gouache and watercolour on canvas paper, these whimsical illustrations have been printed on high quality acid free card stock which will hold the colour and shape for some time and are good for multiple uses.

Order for Valentine's Day, wedding anniversary, bridal shower, 

or just 

a random 

L O V E  

day.

For all the details please click "one of a kind gifts ~ hand made" on my side bar.

As always thank you for your visit to My Front Porch.

Until next time,

Suzanne

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Sharing my LOVE this week with some of these friends.

Silence

These misty and melancholy last days of the year seem like an appropriate time to share a few nautical inspired photographs I made in Marblehead, Massachusetts this past summer.

The idea I had when shooting these scenes was to create a series of images for my father-in-law, a former Marine, who loves nautical art.  {For Christmas I printed the collection into note cards for him.}

With some photo editing and an added texture titled, "Silence" {created by Kim Klassen} the quiet colours of the solitary sail boats in this still New England harbor became painterly.

This work is a little different from what I usually create, but I do like how these images turned out and am offering them for sale here on My Front Porch ~ not sure if they will end up in my Etsy shop.  For details on this collection please click on the "photography ~ colour & monochrome" link on my side bar.

Thank you for your visit to My Front Porch. 

Until next time,

Suzanne

Vintage Sheet Music & Satin Kissing Balls

Recently I was at a local sale of old and beautiful things for the historic preservation society in my town and found these ivory satin balls stashed behind some other items on a table.  They were so soft and pretty that I purchased them knowing that I could embellish them further with some treasures I had in my studio.

Using original vintage sheet music that I also purchased locally at "The Old Book Sale" earlier this year, I punched out blooms and got to work.  The result are these lovely vintage sheet music and satin kissing balls will sing beauty in your home, on a wedding gift {as I recently did for a cousin who is a musician}, or on your winter white Christmas tree. 

Each vintage satin ball is approximately two and a half inches in diameter and entirely covered with vintage sheet music blooms.  Each bloom is punched from the original sheet music, not copies!  The double blooms are attached to the satin ball with a pretty matte white corsage pin.

I personally hand dyed and scrunched the vanilla cream seam binding ribbon from which you may hang the ball.  A flouncy bow with streamers hangs from the bottom of each kissing ball and is adorned with a sparkle bead.

Each one is handmade and unique; therefore no two are exactly the same. Please allow for slight variances from what are shown in the photographs.  

For details on these delicate creations, please click on "One of Kind Gifts ~ Hand Made" on my side bar to the right.  These are currently listed in my Etsy shop, although this listing is slightly different in price and quantity.

As always, thank you for your visit to My Front Porch.

Until next time,

Suzanne