HOLIDAY2014

Save 15% off $10, or more from my Etsy shop at: http://trgatesart.cafepress.com. Use code: HOLIDAY2014 at checkout. Offer ends 12/25/2014.

Wishing everyone a happy holiday season!

-Trace

Getting into the Halloween Spirit

Ghostly Earrings by TRGatesArt

Yes, I know. It's still September. We haven't reached the first day of Autumn yet, even if we are having 40°F in the morning and 70°F in the afternoon. But, don't tell that to my daughter. She's almost finished making costumes for her family with the sewing machine my husband and I bought her for her birthday.

Still, I thought I should get a jump start on my Halloween crafts before the season sweeps on by like it did last year and the year before.

I love earrings, but don't really have any Halloween ones other than a pair of black widow spiders I bought years ago. So, I got out my polymer clay and made some ghost and pumpkin earrings.

They came out so cute, I made more. 

Great Pumpkin Earrings by TRGatesArt

These are made from polymer clay. Then sealed and shined with Renaissance wax. The Ghost earrings have black hooks, while the pumpkins have copper hooks. The hooks can be exchanged for silver toned, or gold toned clip-ons if preferred.

Both pairs are up for sale for $12 (plus S&H) each in my online shop at: trgatesart.etsy.com

Look for more fall items to be listed soon. Hey, it's never too early for Halloween! ☺

-- Trace

In My Garden

Last month I decided to play with the camera I bought in March. It didn't take long before I had a group of bug close up photos. The bee in the photos was barely bigger than a flea. I love how these photos came out so much I had prints made for my living room.