Wednesday Welcome: Painted Mosaics

Each week I'm using Etsy's Pounce feature in order to discover new items "from undiscovered shops waiting for their first sale" as the Etsy site states. This week's welcome is extended to Painted Mosaics in Greenville, South Carolina. Each 10" wooden letter takes hours to complete. Using acrylic paints in different layers allows this artist to create textured "3D" designs on these wooden letters. Here is her description of the process:
"My designs were painted in the style of mosaics. I painted little "tiles" and little "grout" lines. For each letter, I build up the flat "tiles" by applying several layers of Crystal Lacquer to just the "tiles", using tiny brushes and sometimes a magnifying glass. I leave the "grout" lines flat. This is how I create a cool, shiny texture that you can see and FEEL".
Display just one or spell out a name or word~ either way, you'll make a statement!

Friday Favorites: The Letter M

No, I don't watch Sesame Street anymore... but today's Friday Favorites is brought to you by the letter "M"!

Thrify Thursday

Visiting a thrift store is like digging for buried treasure. Sometimes you end up empty handed but other times you uncover a coveted item. This week I found two sets of rubber stamps, one brand new and the other barely used. Now the question is, when will I get a chance to use them?


The Marcella K condensed alphabet stamp set is brand new and was only one dollar! The other set did not come with any identifying info. It is in great shape and only three or four of the stamps appear to have been used. All these in a nice box for only three dollars. Hooray :)