How-To Easter Center Piece

Got some crafting done last night YAY! :D
Made a fun Easter Center piece, it was really easy. All you need is some Easter decorations/accessories (works best if they have a long stem/stick) I got mine at the dollar store, YAY CHEAP ART! Some Craft Foam, you can get it at any Art Supplies Store and then a basket, I used a fun little wooden bucket that I found at a yard sale for a dollar WHOOT! Fill the bottom of your basket or bucket with the craft foam then just insert your Easter accessories into the foam as if you are making a flower bouquet, arrange them any way you like, Yep that’s all, it’s that simple to make a fun Easter Center piece.
Happy Arting Everyone! :)

For more Eastery Fun Check out my newest Sculpture!
Easter Bunny on Etsy

Thanks for reading!
~Caralyn

When Pigs Fly...

Got another winged Myxie Pal for you all, a little Flying Piggy. 

This little piggy Totally made me want to go watch "Pigs in Spaaaaace" LOL he just completely reminded me of one of Jim Henson's Muppets :P

Looks like This little Piggy Flew to the market to get his roast beef, cause who would stay home when you can go WEEEEEEEEEEEE LOL  :)

Keep an eye on my Etsy store for when this little guy is available and for my other pieces. 

MysticReflections Etsy Store

Thanks for reading!

~Caralyn 

FREE BOOKMARKS!

Finished the bookmarks for my husband's book signing. We will be handing these out, They are of the three main characters from his book Winston & Baum: and the Secret of the Stone Circle

Get your copy of Winston and Baum

March 22nd stop by the Book Worm and get you a signed book and a Free bookmark. :)

About the Book Signing

Thanks for reading!

~Caralyn 

Book Signing!

I am sooo super stoked to announce that my wonderfully talented husband/author is having a book signing for his novel  Winston & Baum: and the Secret of the Stone Circle   He will be selling and signing copies at the Book Worm Book Store in Powder Springs GA, AND I will be there with him YAY, not just to support my favorite author but I will be selling some of my Art Prints as well.

So stop on by and support a local author and artist, and check out the Book Worm, it’ll be fun :)

Hope you can all join us

Saturday March 22^nd from 1pm – 3pm

The Book Worm Bookstore
4451 Marietta Street
Powder Springs, GA 30127
770-439-2029

Can’t make it to the Book signing? You can get Winston and Baum online.  

Get Winston and Baum

Also check out Seth’s other books and short stories at his website www.radioactiverabbitink.com  

Looking for my work? Prints and Sculptures are available at my Etsy store

MysticReflections Etsy Store

Thank you for reading!

~Caralyn 

So Foxy! :)

Hey everyone! For those of you who haven't seen these little guys on my FaceBook Page I have sculpted two adorable Winged Fox Myxie Pals! Just felt that a regular adorable Fox wasn't enough cuteness I guess LOL

Keep an eye on my Etsy Store for when these guys are available!
Hope you enjoyed them, Thanks for reading!
~Caralyn

20% OFF SALE!!!

Good Morning Readers! Got a special discount for you all Today!

From now until the end of Febuary, you can get 20% OFF on all Jewelry and Pendants in my Etsy Shop and my sister’s, Jul’s Treasures!

Just use code: SISJEWELRYSALE to save! 

Mystic Reflections
Jul's Treasures

Use Code: SISJEWELRYSALE

Thanks everyone for reading!

~Caralyn 

Sombulus Fantasy Adventure!

Hey everyone! I am super excited to share this with you all.
A wonderful artist, friend, and story teller, Christina Major is trying to get her adorable, fun, adventure web comic made into a book.
The webcomic is Sombulus, it's a light-hearted fantasy adventure that Christina writes and illustrates and she publishes a new page every Tuesday and Thursday at www.sombulus.com
She only needs a few backers on Kickstarter to reach her goal.
I'm also sooo stoked that she let me be a part of it. One lucky backer will receive... among loads of other super awesome prizes...a one of a kind piece by me, a sculpture based on her sweet creation Reggie the Dragon, HE SO CUTE!!!

So check out her kickstarter link here!
Sombulus Webcomic Pledge Now!

Thanks for reading!
~Caralyn

DIY SNOW GLOBES!!!

Morning Everyone!
I have been working all week putting together a Baby Shower for my dear friend. She is having a sweet baby boy and since he is gonna be a Winter Baby, the Shower is going to have a Polar Bear/Snowy Theme! HOW CUTE!!!
So I decided a Fun project would be to make a few Snow Globes to use as center pieces. It was so much fun working on these so I thought I would share the process with you :) You can also find easy D.I.Y.s on Pintrest, that is where I got my “know how” from.
I started out with a little plastic empty snow globe. I found these at Michael's, they had them on sale after the holidays, but a Manson Jar or babyfood jar will work just as good.

Then I sculpted two sweet little Polymer Clay Polar Bears to go inside. If you aren’t feeling super artisty, don’t worry, small clay or plastic figurines you buy at almost any store will work just fine. In fact they have some at Michael's :)

Then affix your figurines to the base or lid of the globe. To do this, I first sanded down the base and bottom of my figure, a rough surface makes for a better hold. Then I used super glue to attach, but epoxy or gorilla glue works too. Let the glue dry over night.

Make sure the figure sits perfectly inside the globe before the next step…

Fill your globe with water, leaving just a small amount of room at the top, then add a tbsp of glycerin and a tbsp of glitter, then put more water until it touches the tippy top...if you don’t fill it all the way you will have an air bubble at the top of your globe, I still got a little one in mine but it’s hard to get it completely bubble free. Oooo Bubbles!

If you make this in a jar, you can then add glue to the inside rim and tightly screw your lid on and DONE!

I slowly pushed my figure and base into the globe (with help from my husband, he held the base for me, four hands is way better than two when working with a bowl filled with water and glitter, didn't want that all over my floor. Would've looked like my Mermaid Myxies had a party in my kitchen :P )
I dried it completely and then added gorilla glue to the opening of the base (again my hubby helped :) ) then we screwed the lid on tightly and left it over night drying before I turned it over.
You don't have to, but if you feel like adding some color to your base, paint the lid or do like I did and add festive tape to it and Modpodge the heck out of it :)

And BAM! POLAR BEAR SNOW GLOBES!!!

Happy Crafting Everyone! Thanks for reading.
 ~Caralyn

Simple Gift Ideas!

Looking for a simple gift idea for co-workers?

I picked up some cute sleigh baskets at Michael’s Art Store (btw all their Christmas stuff is 70% Off)

I added some colorful silk mistletoe plants, then filled a fabric gift bag with their favorite Goodies. I just put candy in mine but this would also be cute with cookies :) 

Then I finished it off with a Christmas Sticker that I made into a sweet gift tag, just poke a hole and string some thread through it. TA-DA a Fun easy Christmas Gift for under $7 :)

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Thanks for reading!

~Caralyn 

CUTENESSS!!!!

EEEEEP!!! How Cute is this!?!? My sister made a adorable little coin purse using my unicorn Print.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/170699905/sleepy-unicorn-large-zipper-pouch?ref=listing-shop-header-0

She is a master with her sewing machine, LOVE LOVE the purses she makes. I may have to get her some more art work on fabric so I can have Lots of fun bags with my work on it LOL :D

Check out her Etsy Store! https://www.etsy.com/shop/JulsTreasures

Thanks for reading!

~Caralyn