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Monday, July 15, 2013
Butterfly Collage
Boy oh boy!!! I feel so behind again. It has been a while since I posted anything. I feel like I have been so busy but it has been creating store samples. The good news is that I did have a chance to do something for myself. I plan on hanging it at our cabin up-north. (Not sure where.)
I started by taking one of the pieces of 1/4" plywood that was left over from the drawers that we had redone for the built-ins in the 2 bedrooms we recently renovated. (I did manage to get a sewing room out of the deal but it was a lot of work.)
Anyways... once I nailed on some small pieces to the 4 sides I ended up with what looked like a covered canvas. I then covered the whole board with vintage book pages and then whitewashed it with watered down white acrylic paint. I pulled out my stash of stencils and got busy adding some different patterns. It was then a matter of fussing with various elements that I had cut out or found until I got an arrangement I liked.
The butterfly is printed from my computer and the wisteria is from an old gardening book I had. The scrolly heart pattern in the lower right hand corner is a stencil I have that I traced onto watercolor paper. I sprayed it with Lindy's Starburst sprays and then hand cut the bugger. (It took me a couple of hours to cut it and several days for my hand to uncramp.) The scrolled circle behind the butterfly and the fern leaves are chipboard pieces that I had and painted with metallic paint. The cardboard piece at the bottom left is painted with Sophisticated Finishes in Old Gold and then sprayed with Patina Green. (I tore part of the top layer off to reveal the corrugated part.) I then attached some pieces of crumpled Angelina film with matt medium and hit it with a heat gun. (It reacts to heat and does all this crazy cool shrinking and shriveling.) I then added a bunch of alarm clock gears, a pocket watch along with some clock springs, some broken beach glass and paper flowers.
The only thing that bothers me is when I showed it to my husband he said it looked "very victorian" and was in my "typical" style. I never thought I really had a particular style since I am always trying different things but I am always around it so it makes it hard to tell. I don't care what he thinks... I like it and it's what I wanted and it's going up in the cabin.
I started by taking one of the pieces of 1/4" plywood that was left over from the drawers that we had redone for the built-ins in the 2 bedrooms we recently renovated. (I did manage to get a sewing room out of the deal but it was a lot of work.)
Anyways... once I nailed on some small pieces to the 4 sides I ended up with what looked like a covered canvas. I then covered the whole board with vintage book pages and then whitewashed it with watered down white acrylic paint. I pulled out my stash of stencils and got busy adding some different patterns. It was then a matter of fussing with various elements that I had cut out or found until I got an arrangement I liked.
The butterfly is printed from my computer and the wisteria is from an old gardening book I had. The scrolly heart pattern in the lower right hand corner is a stencil I have that I traced onto watercolor paper. I sprayed it with Lindy's Starburst sprays and then hand cut the bugger. (It took me a couple of hours to cut it and several days for my hand to uncramp.) The scrolled circle behind the butterfly and the fern leaves are chipboard pieces that I had and painted with metallic paint. The cardboard piece at the bottom left is painted with Sophisticated Finishes in Old Gold and then sprayed with Patina Green. (I tore part of the top layer off to reveal the corrugated part.) I then attached some pieces of crumpled Angelina film with matt medium and hit it with a heat gun. (It reacts to heat and does all this crazy cool shrinking and shriveling.) I then added a bunch of alarm clock gears, a pocket watch along with some clock springs, some broken beach glass and paper flowers.
The only thing that bothers me is when I showed it to my husband he said it looked "very victorian" and was in my "typical" style. I never thought I really had a particular style since I am always trying different things but I am always around it so it makes it hard to tell. I don't care what he thinks... I like it and it's what I wanted and it's going up in the cabin.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
More Houses Hung At The Cabin
We went up north again this past weekend and it gave me a chance to hang more of the houses I have received from everyone. I am loving the way they all look and I want to again thank everyone who has sent me one.
Here's a shot with some of the placemats on the table that I have been working on. Unfortunately I ran out of white thread so I couldn't topstitch the last three.
I made a little guest book for everyone that stays with us at the cabin to sign and date. I would love for everyone that visits to make a house but I know some will balk at that idea because they think they are not artistic.
And this last picture is because I know some of you need a Dexter fix and because he is just so darn cute even when he is sleeping.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
House Of Art
So you may remember a while ago that my husband and I bought a cabin. Well there are some seriously bare walls in that place and I hope to fill them with art. Since it would take me forever to do it myself I would like to ask for help from all of you. (Pretty, pretty please!) I have a lot of these chipboard books that I scored at Michael's for a dollar a piece and they are in the shape of a house. I ask that anyone who wants to decorate one just let me know and I will mail you one to embellish any way you want. All I ask is that it is done in the colors of aqua, red and cream/white. (The kitchen has the most bare walls and it is done in this very retro colors scheme from the 50's.) I would also like everyone to include a quote about art somewhere on the front of the house. Make sure you sign the front and then include all of your info on the back too. (Below is my contribution to cover the bare walls up-north.)
PLEASE NOTE: To email me your snail mail address just hit the "contact me" button at the top of my blog right under my banner.
To find some inspiration you can type "art quotes" in a search engine and you'll get plenty of sites to give you sayings to use.
UPDATE - Between my blog followers and my art groups that I belong to I have sent out about 25 houses so far. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful group of people that appreciate what I do and now want to give back to me.
PLEASE NOTE: To email me your snail mail address just hit the "contact me" button at the top of my blog right under my banner.
To find some inspiration you can type "art quotes" in a search engine and you'll get plenty of sites to give you sayings to use.
UPDATE - Between my blog followers and my art groups that I belong to I have sent out about 25 houses so far. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful group of people that appreciate what I do and now want to give back to me.
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