Did you miss me? For the first time since I started this blog in August of 2013, I missed posting on a weekend. I am very sad about that. Too many things going on, too many things happening with my day job, and not enough rest to go around to make everything happen. Whine, whine...
But I'm back on track with my weekend post, and I have lots to show and tell you. First, let's talk rocks! My latest batch of tumbling rocks is done. I'm excited, yet a little disappointed. They look a lot prettier than when they started, but they aren't very shiny (and I left them in the tumbler longer than the book says to). Here they are:
Pretty, right? But not shiny enough and I'm not sure why. I need to do some research into why that could have happened, especially as the last batch turned out a bunch of shiny rocks. Here are a couple more pictures showing you the rocks' sizes:
I like the wee rocks...tiny AND cute! They also seem to shine a bit more. Hmmm...
I have also finished the front of the start to finish piece. Hurray! How did I do that? Well, first I created a heart template with a piece of copy paper (to make the template, I folded the copy paper in half and then cut out half a heart [like we all used to in grade school to make valentines :-) ]):
I taped the second template (the one that looks like a heart-shaped hole in the paper) to the piece and then took out my handy dandy needle and cross stitch thread and stitched on the inside of the template to create a nice red heart:
Basically, I took some silver sparkle paint and my paint brush and put a heavy amount of paint along the "torn" part on the inside of the border/frame and just a little bit on the border/frame as I reached the edges of the piece.
And now this is how the front looks:
I am very happy with how this turned out! I love the blue combined with the pops of red and how the stitching stands out from the rest. It just feels right and done. I can't tell you why, but it does. I definitely won't be adding anything else to the front. I just need to finish up the back, which is happening soon! :-)
And finally...Joe and I went to the consignment store yesterday. I love going consignment shopping! You just never know what you'll find. I wasn't looking for anything in particular, but I'm always on the lookout for anything I can "art" with. And here is what I found this time:
It's a completely blank wooden plaque...I love it! Being blank means it is all ready for me to put something on it...not sure what yet, but it is just full of possibilities! I won't be stitching on this one ( :-) ), but I can imagine lots of other things to do with (paint, stamp, collage, etc.). I look forward to messing with this one!.
Well, it's time for me to head back to my arting table to art away some more today. Lots of ideas running around in my mind and I have to let them free or lose them forever. We can't have that now, can we?!
Until next time, happy days and happy nights to you!
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