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Danyelle Ortega-Robers, San Jose, CA, USmember
craft interests: embroidery, fashion, gifts, holidays, home decorating, jewelry making, memory making, paper crafts, quilting, restyle, sewing, wood carving
my personal website:
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Gender: Female
Member Since: 06/22/2008
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Wedding Invitations
Here is an invitation I made for my cousin's wedding. I hand drew the corazon and half of a border in black pen and ink . I scanned them and then used photoshop to mirror the border...
Painted Shoes 4
Here is another pair of Vans I'm working on. My daughter is absolutely one of my best friends so I want them to be very special! She came up with the front panel idea right away, as she...
Painted Shoes 2
Hi everyone! Thanks to Craftstylish I have been inundated with requests to create more Vans! I have been busy busy designing and painting and I will try to post them as I go. Thanks to all who...
Dia de los Muertos
Mostly due to a spinal condition I've had since birth, I have an obsession with skeletal imagery and have always loved Dia De Los Muertos inspired pieces because of their skeletal...
Make It: Painted Shoes
This is a pair of Vans I designed and painted for my daughter's friend. Try sprucing up an old pair of shoes using my method.
Greeting Cards
Cards made with white and colored cardstock and exacto blades. I get inspiration from lots of different places but mostly I make things for specific reasons and people and the occasion...
Portraits
Here are two portraits I painted of my children. I'm going to try painting pictures of my whole family and our pets. I start with a picture and make a pattern, then using a layering...
Toothpick flower power!
if you visit my profile you will see that I carve and paint toothpicks as a hobby, I have many but I was excited to take the challenge of the flower, I love and do all forms of crafting from shrine...
wood carving
In my sparetime I have made dozens of different toothpicks, these are just a few:) carved and painted toothpicks, some of my pieces like Elvis and bee incorporate my hair..






Re: Alfileteros, pincushions. para los dedos
I love these I can't wait to make one thanks!
posted: 1:35 pm on November 2ndRe: Portraits into Patterns into Portraits!
hi Kiliki, thats sounds gorgeous! I'd love to see it in a post:)
posted: 1:57 pm on October 30thRe: Portraits into Patterns into Portraits!
Wow these are really beautiful...I need to try this one, thanks
posted: 12:08 pm on October 29thRe: Ideas for a Creepy Little Photo Book
I rely so much on Photoshop to fix my photo imperfections, I love this idea! I have two "little monsters" and am gonna love playing with their pictures:) Thanks
posted: 5:57 pm on October 27thRe: How to Turn Your Portraits into Patterns
Embroidery patterns I love it! check out my "portraits" post, I used the same technique to make patterns for painting onto canvas, nice tutorial:)
posted: 12:01 pm on October 23rdRe: Lorian's Paintings
This is really pretty, I love the simplicity... most of my memories of the beach are just like this, no beachballs, people, birds, just sky and waves. Relaxing and lovely
posted: 2:22 am on October 19thRe: Painted Shoe #1
These are great, I'm impressed with how your technique for painting starts spontaneous and turns out totally cohesive. The shoes though different totally compliment each other. Nice work!
posted: 2:17 am on October 19thRe: Wedding Invitations
Thanks! I also made my own wedding invitations and save the dates, but I can't seem to find one:(
posted: 12:15 pm on October 14thRe: Painted Shoes 4
Hi Sandy!(Burtongilroy) OMGoodness! Thank you so much for all the wonderful things you wrote about my paintings. My mom has been busy sharing this site and she just told me that she sent to the Chayrez family! :) Working like crazy these days on designs and paintings and will try to keep everyone in touch new updates. Keep those prayers coming, I need them now more than ever! xoxo Danyelle :)
posted: 5:36 pm on October 12thRe: Painted Shoes 4
Gosh, Thank you so much! RachelPhilips you are so intuitive, my daughter and I are very close, (in age as well as affection)and we have been through a lot together. I am so proud of her. She is getting older now and I feel the child slowly making way for the woman in her. I think there is a bit of that reflected in these shoe as well...
posted: 8:28 pm on October 9thRe: Flower Power Challenge Winners!!!
Thank you Craftstylish! I saw some gorgeous flowers in this challenge and I am proud to be amongst such talent! Thanks!
posted: 3:59 pm on October 8thRe: Flower Power Rose Bouquet
woa!! these look totally authentic nice work!
posted: 2:46 pm on October 8thRe: MERCADITO
I really love the colorful piece, simple and clean, nice work!
posted: 1:54 pm on September 29thRe: Water Lilly Flower Power
this is beautiful
posted: 6:47 pm on September 26thRe: Impression Prints
I am so impressed by all your posts...and now this, I cannot wait to make these. thanks! and you're awesome!
posted: 1:01 pm on September 19thRe: How to Make an Impression: Extraordinary Thank-You Notes
Woah...beautiful!
posted: 4:03 pm on September 15thRe: Make an Incredible Shrinking Necklace
Parchment worked great! especially for long or large pieces, thanks for the tip!
posted: 3:47 pm on September 15thRe: Make a Shrink-Plastic Ring
I LOOOve shrink plastic and all its possibilities. Your tutorial is great, thanks! BTW There is a great Klutz book "Klutz Shrink Art Jewelry Book" Written by Karen Phillips, it has great ring templates and a cool little sizer. I'm gonna make some rings today!
posted: 3:45 pm on September 15thRe: Greeting Cards
Thanks! I have never crafted so much! it's thanks to craftstylish that I've got my creative juices flowing again!!
posted: 12:05 am on September 14thRe: The Flower Power Challenge
thanks for letting me show my hobby skills!
posted: 1:39 pm on September 10thRe: Creation Crochet
I love these color combinations, the hat and gloves would match lots of clothes, nice work!
posted: 12:51 pm on September 10thRe: Crochet
now crocheting is cool...a 3 tier cake,who knew! I love it!
posted: 12:49 pm on September 10thRe: Make It: Painted Shoes
OMGoodness thanks to all who commented and I cant wait to make more!xoxo Danyelle
posted: 12:24 pm on September 10thRe: Make It: Painted Shoes
Thanks so much! These were really fun:)
posted: 4:03 pm on September 9thRe: wood carving
Thanks so much!!, I carve them with exacto blades and paint them with my eyelash:)
posted: 6:21 pm on August 30th