Each time I draw a girl finding a turtle it turns out a little bit different from the time before. I’m having *fun* so I’m just going to keep going with these turtle girls. Just like my first Turtle Girl from last week, I transferred my design from the sketchbook […]
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Holiday Clothespins
I know, I know. It’s too early for Christmas, but you know how these art magazine challenges go. The holiday stuff needs to be sent in now! I’m submitting these for the ‘Homemade Holiday” challenge for Somerset Life, so think *holidays* for just a few minutes. I took plain wooden […]
Watch Out, Thumbelina!
Not much time for art this weekend, but I did manage to play on Polyvore for a few minutes. My neighbor recently gave me some walnut shells which are perfectly cracked in half, thanks to her pet scarlet macaw. I’ve been having fun trying to come up with projects using […]
Turtle Girl 5″ x 7″ Painting
I transferred this quick little sketch onto a “5 x 7” canvas. I blocked in the design with some light acrylic colors and found some text I liked. I left out the big moon in the background because I thought it would be too much yellow. Added in some details […]
More Collage on Polyvore
[ Happy 10th Birthday to my sweet S. today!! I can’t believe you’re in the double digits already pretty girl! I LOVE YOU!
Lost Photos from Picnik
When you scan through hundreds of photos they all start to look pretty unremarkable, don’t they? I thought I had so many great shots to save from my Picnik folder, but when I started going through them, I only had a few that seemed worth saving.. My son painting […]
8 Ideas for Simple Wrapping with Herbs and Paper Doilies
Faster. Simpler. Cheaper. These have been my goals when trying to come up with wrapping and gift ideas. I looked outside to see if there was something I could use and there was only one thing that has survived my black thumb: the herbs. I cut some clippings of rosemary, […]
Tiny Flower Frames From Shower Curtain Rings
I up-cycled these old plastic shower curtain rings into miniature gift frames. I used mostly scrap materials, a few things from the kitchen, and some pressed flowers. I traced the ring onto cardboard to use as a template for the center pieces. Next, I experimented by covering the rings with lots […]
Turtle Girls
When I was a little girl, I used to go fishing with my dad and we would often see turtles in the lake. There were a few times I took them home as pets, but most of the time I just played with them in the water and said goodbye […]