My early days of tole and stitchery

Hi all! I was just going through some of my older files and stumbled on a few favorites I made years ago...before painting on a blank canvas or creating digital art. Since I've never shared these on my blog, I thought now was as good of a time as any.

Here are a few of my miniature tole wood pieces that I thought were so adorable. I had quite a collection of books to take patterns from as well as a couple of friends who cut out the wood pieces for me. I still like to paint little wood creations but I really haven't had the time for quite a while now. Perhaps I'm just going to have to dig a few out of boxes.

And here is one of my cross stitch pictures. Stitchery is another favorite therapy for me as it is so relaxing and I love the finished product. I have several kits I've never even started yet so I might just have to dig a couple of those out too. : ) Plus I have a new computer program that will transfer my own art into a cross stitch pattern. How cool is that?
For the past four years, I've used digital art as my main therapy although I have done some painting as well. Now I am getting anxious to do a few other projects just for fun with my newest being some bead work. I also just found some fimo and sculpty (sorry if that is spelled wrong) and I really want to make something fun out of that. My goal is to sculpt a small purple dragon but I'm not sure if it will look like one when I'm done. So far, dragons have not been my forte' but I really do love them. I'll try to remember to post some of the newer projects as I get them finished. Hope you all have a simply marvelous day!