A week ago, you were introduced to Sketchbook Number One, which was scribbled and drawn and doodled in by an 8 year old me. And this week.... may I present to you... SKETCHBOOK NUMBER TWO! Sketchbook number two, meet my lovely (or handsome, as the case may be) blog reader. Dear blog reader, please meet sketchbook number two. P.S. Missed sketchbook number one?...

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After being bugged... to death... (in a good way), by multiple friends... I caved in! Please visit my DeviantArt page at: shaylynnann.deviantart.com For those who don't know about DeviantArt, it's basically a huge networking website for artists. They can upload artwork, browse the work of thousands of other artists, get feedback, and much more. I'm still trying to get the hang of it,...

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A red flower necklace-- perhaps brought to life by an Autumn Fairy? Handmade, of course, by moi. :) Fair maidens dwell in fairytales. So do chivalrous knights, courageous children, evil monsters, magical creatures, and treasure chests. It's a world full of marvels, and once we've come out and returned to the real world, the stories remind us that every real thing is in...

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Only 152 days until Christmas! (Surely I'm not the only one who keeps track? LOL!) Have a bit of Christmas in July! Shealynn's Faerie Shoppe on Artfire is currently running a 10% of sale! New in the Shoppe-- Royal Necklace That's 10% off EVERYTHING in the Shoppe! (Except Elena's quilts) Check it out-- there are many more things I have recently uploaded! But...

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During our unpacking process, I found a veritable treasure trove: a cardboard box full of my old sketchbooks! I know that many of my readers have requested to see more of my artwork, so I got this brilliant idea to share my sketchbooks with you. Yes, you read that correctly. You get to see every last embarrassing sketch that I have hidden away...

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A few weeks ago, I finished my first-ever commissioned work of art! It is done in watercolor and a gray marker/pen. The preliminary sketch The painting is concept art for a friend who is writing a fantasy novel. I have to thank him for his patience while I tried to figure out how to draw something that is neither from my imagination nor...

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My friend Elizabeth (aka Elenatintil), has baby-size quilts for sale! (They also work as lap quilts.) I would love it if you would check them out! At $35 for a handmade quilt, they are hard to beat... and I can assure you that they are all made with lots of love! Plus, you get to help an amazing young woman fund her college...

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It's very easy to let time run away from you while working on a craft project. I can't tell you how many times Dad has walked into the backroom and told me it's already an hour past my bedtime. The solution? A cute, unique, and functional wall clock. It's the perfect bold embellishment in any room, and the bright funkyness is exactly what...

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Please excuse the blech photo of me-- I had just gotten inside after unicycling! It's not secret that I love G.K. Chesterton. He's one of the most spectacular authors ever; he is one of the few authors whose books are covered with highlighter. (Find out more about Chesterton over at the American Chesterton Society). I wanted a GKC t-shirt, but most of those...

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I recently bought some more wire, and experimented with a new technique for making circlets. This circlet, made from silver-plate and rose-gold plated copper, shows off my improved wire-braiding skills. You can see that I have the new addition of ribbons on the back of the circlet, so that it is adjustable to fit any head snugly. It was made as one of...

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Once upon a time, a young girl read several good books of fairytales in the real world. She loved these stories so much that, on one fateful day, she joined a group of other "princes and princesses in disguise." There, she made many friends and became practiced in the arts of glomping, throwing glitterwaterballoons, and fighting off the dragons of the real world....

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I made these a loooong time ago... as in over a year or two ago. :) I just realized I'd never shared them on the blog! They are all crocheted by me. I grabbed my lil sis Adelynn to help as a model. Enjoy! This one is my favorite-- I wear it all the time! ...

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The above picture is a quickie sketch from my sketchbook, featuring the characters from Zita the Spacegirl. ...

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Until the computer (and my files) are working, I'm going to share some shorter posts (with unedited pictures and everything). No tutorials or good photography yet... just some of my most recent tips, tricks, and little projects!   Beads.   They are so hard to store! The little things never want to be sorted or organized (or even get found when dropped on...

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The title might be a wee bit misleading. Our computer didn't explode. (I know, you're thinking, "Oh, maaaaan!") But for all that you've seen of me here on the blog... it might has well have gone up in a giant ball of fire and smoke! ...

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These Artfire Collections feature assortments of handmade items... and they showcase some of mine! I am so honored to be included in these collections. :) Be sure to see all 6 of them (including one which I made!). There is so much talent among the folks at Artfire... and great tastes, if I may say so myself. #widgetcont p{ padding:0; margin:0; } .title_brown,...

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