Summerland Cottage Studio

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Doily collection

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This post came about as my dear friend Meryl and I were talking about her upcoming issue of Romantic Homes, featuring flea markets. We ...
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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Creative furniture makeover

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I've been working on a fun makeover for  LOCA's fun funky furnishings  fundraiser being held next Sunday, May 4th, here ...
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Sunday, April 20, 2014

Happy Easter Greetings

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with a few of my latest lovelies out of firing... a ceramic lace covered bunny, a yellow striped bowl, a tiny bun...
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Saturday, March 22, 2014

Blue bird of happiness

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Creating with a watercolor effect on bisque   and inspired by my surroundings... In the 1908 play by Belgian aut...
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Monday, March 3, 2014

Garden inspiration

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I love spring ! New growth, new beginnings... lovely surprises to find popping their heads up in the garden! I am in...
Saturday, February 1, 2014

Celebrating Teatime

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with my latest crochet lace doily and clay creation.... Beginning with a basic teapot and teacup shape in clay, then cu...
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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Romantic gifts

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Thank you to Meryl and Jacqueline at Romantic Homes Magazine for asking me to share the creativity with their readers in their Valentine...
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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Happy New Year!

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We must use time wisely and forever realize that time is always ripe to do right.   Nelson Mandel Time... to contemp...
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Holiday Trees

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New ceramic creations completed  just in time to decorate for the holidays. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! * ...
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Friday, December 6, 2013

Glitter and garden clippings

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Snippets of branches, leaves and berries are clipped from the garden then twisted and intertwined... and a few more add...
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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving

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“I am grateful for what I am and have.  My thanksgiving is perpetual."  Henry David Thoreau {a snap...
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Thursday, October 31, 2013

One thing leads to another…

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I was still on a creative roll playing with vintage doilies and clay ,  and was using a large ruffled doily on another vase design. ...
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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Tea time at the seashore

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Created for a special occasion…  then used for every day. The woman's club in my little seaside town was celebrating i...
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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Vintage doilies and clay creations

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I've been collecting vintage doilies for some time now and love using them for embellishing clothing ,  tablecloths  and yes,  even c...
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It was March of 1982, that I opened the first lifestyle store in the LA area, which operated for close to 20 years. J.P. Adams and Co. carried furniture, carpet, wallpaper, lamps and lighting, custom gifts, art, home accessories, and provided interior design services.I also became a licensed interior designer with Orange County ASID and participated in several highly successful design houses.I have been contracted for product design and enjoyed working with numerous national, and International companies on successful new product designs.To feed my curiosity, I went back to school and became an accomplished artist, with artistic creations showcased in over 50 national magazines along with my restored historic cottage by the seashore, that was featured in a 14-page spread in Romantic Homes Magazine. Many of my ceramics, watercolors, and oil paintings have been exhibited and sold at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach and were featured at the Laguna Art Museum and an art gallery on Forest Ave. in Laguna Beach.
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