putz. Putz and play with projects that have been piling up.
Enough with the p's. Here's a peek (sorry) at the artsy crafty fun I had over the holidays.
Painting, finally on my own! I tend to buy art and craft supplies with projects in mind, but am a while in getting to them. It was exciting to put Evelyn down for the night, then set up shop in front of the Christmas tree and fireplace while watching Love Actually. And yes, a rum and eggnog completed the picture.
The two collages above were done for Darce and Jord for Christmas. I painted the canvas with the same background as the photos, then Mod Podged the photo onto the painting. I will definitely do this again!
These two babies were made for Dad a few days later, for his birthday. He's been asking for a 4 seasons grouping of birch tree shots, photos, though. I was going to give these paintings the same treatment as those I did for D and J, but it didn't work as well because of the placement of the trees. The photos will be for another time. The quote, by the by, is one of Dad's lines. He has a few that he says often enough that he claims them as his own (which he will tell you if you use one on him). "I love this time of year." gets said at any time of year when Dad is out, fully enjoying the elements.
Now for this beauty of a bowl, all I can say is that Pinterest is full of inspirational and questionable craft/gift ideas. I mean, who wouldn't want to receive a neon-corded, scrap-fabric-ed bowl? The lucky recipient was Alastair. The fabrics came from his grandma's basement and his gift-card needed to be personalized. I made it clear that regifting is totally fine, as long as it's regifted to me!
Enough with the p's. Here's a peek (sorry) at the artsy crafty fun I had over the holidays.
Painting, finally on my own! I tend to buy art and craft supplies with projects in mind, but am a while in getting to them. It was exciting to put Evelyn down for the night, then set up shop in front of the Christmas tree and fireplace while watching Love Actually. And yes, a rum and eggnog completed the picture.
The two collages above were done for Darce and Jord for Christmas. I painted the canvas with the same background as the photos, then Mod Podged the photo onto the painting. I will definitely do this again!
These two babies were made for Dad a few days later, for his birthday. He's been asking for a 4 seasons grouping of birch tree shots, photos, though. I was going to give these paintings the same treatment as those I did for D and J, but it didn't work as well because of the placement of the trees. The photos will be for another time. The quote, by the by, is one of Dad's lines. He has a few that he says often enough that he claims them as his own (which he will tell you if you use one on him). "I love this time of year." gets said at any time of year when Dad is out, fully enjoying the elements.
Now for this beauty of a bowl, all I can say is that Pinterest is full of inspirational and questionable craft/gift ideas. I mean, who wouldn't want to receive a neon-corded, scrap-fabric-ed bowl? The lucky recipient was Alastair. The fabrics came from his grandma's basement and his gift-card needed to be personalized. I made it clear that regifting is totally fine, as long as it's regifted to me!
