Conserve Water Drink Wine

New Sassy with Attitude for Wine Lovers!  For every wine lover out there...which includes me, this Sassy is for you!  Made from paper clay, wire and beads, she measues 12 inches by 5 inches and hangs from a heart shaped wire.  I love her grape earrings.  Do you see that her body is an upside down wine glass?  Available on Janusdesigns.etsy.com.

This new line of Sassies  has been fun to create.  So many fun sayings with a bit of attitude thrown in.

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Save the TaTa's Sassy

This Sassy is one in a new line of "Sassies with Attitude".  Her body is made from paper clay in the shape of a Breast Cancer awareness ribbon.  Do you see her cute litte Breast Cancer awareness charm earrings?  She has some wild wire hair with a sassy dash of pink.  High heels finish her look.  Made from wire, beads and paper clay.  She hangs from a wire and is about 12 inches tall by 4 inches wide.

I am making these to order.  Which means I can customize them for you as to color of hair, eyes or whatever you want.  So email me. janusdesigns@hotmail.com.

$20.00

Now accepting Chocolate

Do you love chocolate?  I do!  It is complimented by wine nicely too!  This cutie is made from a Godiva Chocolate tin.  She has her arm outstreached and is "accepting chocolate".  I envision this on someones desk...and I bet a little chocolate is left on her hand some days!  She measures 12 inches tall by 4 inches wide.  She is made from paper clay, recycled items, wire, fibers, wood and whatever.  Love her hair!  Around the bottom it reads "Now accepting chocolate".  $55.00  SOLD

The Newlyweds

This couple is "Mint to Be"! I think these two are just meant for each other. Do you know someone who is getting married...and just meant to be together? Love...it's grand. This couple is made from two mint tins, paper clay, wire, beads and what have you. Check out the big ring he has for his love. These two are available on Etsy.

Enough coffee...bring on the Margaritas!

Okay, I've recovered from moving and now it's time to settle into a cosmopolitan lifestyle....so bring on the cocktails! Margaritas are a staple in Arizona. It's HOT here, we need all the liquid and ice we can get our hands on. We have limes growing in our backyard....perfect. And finally we have a fabulous Spanish influence that pours some mean tequilla....so Margaritas for all!
This crazy gal is made from a vintage salt shaker. She has boobs...he..he. She has a vintage salt shaker lid hat with a little clay salt shaker embellished on top of her hat. She is holding a margarita with a little lime. A metal "M" hangs from her skirt and love the high heels with shoe laces. The text at the bottom reads "Conserve Water...drink Margaritas". Amen.

This uncany is sold.

I've moved!

I have needed many a Starbuck's Mocha to get me through moving from a big house and acreage in Arizona City to a small loft apartment in Phoenix. Whew...a lot of downsizing, selling stuff, giving away stuff, donating stuff....just too much stuff. But now we are somewhat settled in our highrise loft and enjoying a whole new lifestyle. I can actually somewhat function now in my much more compact studio space....so time to create! Thanks Starbucks...caffeine is a good thing!

p.s. This Starbucks man is already
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Lampwork bead lady

I love glass beads. They are almost magical in their unlimited shapes, colors and design. So, of course, I admire artists who create wonderful lampwork beads. This uncanny character is one of those talented artists. She is holding her torch and glass rods and is ready to create. She is made from glass and wood beads and other doo dads. She is standing on wooden blocks that read Lamp (on the back side) and Work (on the front side). She stands about 8 inches tall by 6 inches wide. $35.00
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Miss Fancy Plants

For all the wonderful gardeners in life. Let's celebrate that special bond with mother earth. Miss Fancy Plants is made from a vintage Watkins Parsley spice container. She has her cute yellow gardening crocs on and a flower pot for a hat. Her flower petal hair compliments her cute seed packet earrings. She is ready to commune with the earth. Check out that humongous carrot from the fruits of her labor.

She is available for sale on Etsy at janusdesigns.etsy.com for $35. SOLD

Tic Toc Tic Toc .... I've been busy making clocks. I am rolling out a new line of little box desk clocks. "Time to Create" is the first of the line. Made with all my creative type soul mates in mind, this little clock is made from a hinged wood box and paper clay, wire, fibers and other doo dads. This particular clock can be purchased in my shop on Etsy for $27.00. (see link on right).

Fall is in the air and here in Arizona it is FINALLY cooling down to the high 80's. Nearly perfect now. Off to make more clocks. SOLD

Summertime is HOT....let's go swimming!

It is HOT! I think, here in Arizona it was 115 degrees today....holy cow. Pretty toasty! Time to try to keep cool and get wet....which is a bit of a problem as we have no pool. However, being resourceful, we have converted our hot tub...to a cool tub and sit our butts in there quite often....yeah!

This funny fish is a hanging ornament. I call him Snorkel Fish. He is made from a plastic egg, paper clay and this and that. I like his flippers....and crazy ass hair too.

Enjoy summer everyone and keep cool.

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America!

We are nearing America's 4th of July celebration. We always have a party on the 4th as we have a great view of the local fireworks.

I watched a special on tv the other night re-living the horror of 9/11...that always makes me feel so very sad, of course, but also proud of Americans. We rallied together and there were so many stories of heroism and kindness that day.

This little beaver loves America too. He is made from a vintage Panama typewritter ribbon tin. I like his teeth and shoe laces. He is ready to celebrate America.

$35.00

Airborn!

This is my dog....he is airborn and an expert frisbee catcher. Doesn't it seem like our dogs have wings sometimes when they jump and soar so high?

A cutie for sure.

$45.00

Love the Ocean

I have always loved the ocean. And, even though I live on a urban lake in Arizona, every once in a while I need to head back home and visit the Oregon coast...or Mexico or somewhere that there is the sea.

This fellow, I call Lifesaver. He is made from a Life Saver tin and has saved a big fish. I like his flippers and mask and, of course, his funny hair.

Ummm....dreamin' of the sea shore.

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More Clocks

I continue to enjoy doing work for the Dental Gift company. This desk clock I am working on is for the Orthodontist Specialty. I think he is pretty cute and funny. Do you see his braces. I am kinda getting hooked on clocks. They are really fun to do....and anything can be made into a clock pretty much.

Purchase this item at Dentalgiggles.com

Moo Old Maid

I just returned from a short vacation in California. It is always nice to spend some time away ... and nice to get back home too.
On the drive home we passed acres and acres of cows. It reminded me of this creation...."Moo Old Maid". She has sold and was one of a kind as I had only one old maid card tin. She is a cutie though. I like that she looks a bit prim and proper as you might imagine a so called old maid would look. Her mary jane shoes are cute and I like her pearl necklace too. I imagine that the term "old maid" is passe' and is now replaced with "independent woman"....and so it should be! She could be a different addition to all those cow collections out there!

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Cup of Tea

Ahhh, don't you just love to settle into a big ol' comfy chair with a nice cup of tea? Although, I am definitely a coffee girl in the morning, the evening seems right for tea and a little something sweet.

I remember these cute little vintage tea tins from when I was a little girl. They are so cute and each type of tea is in a different color tea tin.

This English Tea Lady is enjoying her little tea time too. She looks a bit prim and proper in her expression and dress...with the high heels and pearls and such. She has a fun wire hairdo with some vintage flowers repurposed from a piece of jewelry. Don't you love her big glasses? How about her tea bag earrings? I like the little spoon and steam in her teacup.

I think I'll go have a cup of tea.

Vintage Tea tins will vary per availability.

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Pizza!

Pizza has to be one of the great favorite foods of all time. There is a pizza for everybody, veggie lovers, meat lovers, white sauce, red sauce...you name it. I love the gourmet pizzas...especially the veggies and white sauce variety. It's a great finger food, family food, party food...and NO DISHES afterwards....ya gotta love it! We just finished pizza and beer at our house tonight. It's a warm 85 degree day here in Arizona and we enjoyed dinner outside.

This pizza man is made from a vintage oregano spice tin. He is what you would expect a pizza man to look like, huh? He sold recently to someone who was all about pizza....it's their passion and business. Yipee for the pizza makers! SOLD

Laugh until you Tinkle

Don't you cherish those times when you and a friend start laughing so hard you think you might just...tinkle? I have had a few of those moments lately and they bring a smile to my face just thinking about them. The laughter doesn't ever seem to be about anything significant, just something that hits your funny bone just the right way.

This little uncanny character depicts those moments. She is made from a vintage silver tin, clay, wood, wire, fibers and what have you. She makes me smile just looking at her and thinking of those special giggling fests. I hope we all have more of those moments....they are priceless. SOLD

Clocks

I am working with a great dental gift company Dental Giggles. It has been great fun creating some clocks for them exclusively. All with a fun dental theme, of course. I have kinda got the clock fever now and will probably introduce a line of my own clocks in the near future. I really appreciate these new customer relationships where I can try new ideas.

Purchase at Dentalgiggles.com

It IS easy to be Green

I am not only a native of Portland, Oregon...which is very eco-friendly, but also live on a lake full of nature in Arizona. So, I come by "the green" concept pretty naturally.

I like to think that by re purposing a lot of the items I use in my art, that I am doing a small part in helping our earth.

We have tons of frogs in our lake and around the house. I can't say that they are quite as cute as this little creation. This funny frog is made from a vintage green tea tin and his hat is a glue nozzle. Playing on Kermit the Frog's lament of "It's not easy being green", this Froggy says "It's EASY to be Green". I like his green Popsicle and funny little bug friend. He sure has a silly look on his face too. Vintage tins vary with availability. $55.00

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