Well, here is another owl this week. Like I said, they are everywhere. I found a really cute tutorial some time ago at Indie Fixx and decided to finally make it:
The pattern is very simple and easy to make up. I used some fabric from my Blythe doll dress stash, and the buttons from my big button bin. I think these buttons are left over from an outfit I sewed back in the 80’s. And I thought he looked really cute with the Eiffel tower backdrop :-).
This weeks lab was to build on last weeks drawing of a face. We were to draw a fantasy creature. I thought about all kinds of creatures, but I didn’t want to creep people out. So, I stayed within reason and drew a mermaid:
I’m really enjoying drawing, and doing these labs.
I have been so obsessed with digital arts and graphics, that I need to make an effort to tear myself away from my computer these days. I thought it was time for some lampwork jewelry. Here are a couple of “refreshingly summer” bangles:
The above is an encased white bead with outer swirls and dots design, and below is one of my favorite beads I make, an encased floral:
They can both be found in my Etsy Shop.
I am really loving digital arts and scrapbooking. Coolscrapdigital has a monthly scraplift challenge. From what I can gather, they select a layout, and you are to use it as a sketch to make your own page. This months layout is “A Day From The Past” by Jean Ann:
And here is my layout. I used one of my favorite photos of DH’s maternal grandparents:
For my page, I used the kit “Aura” by Chili Designz.
This week, we were given a string done by the Diva. It will be interesting to see the different tangles everyone comes up with. Here is the string:
And here is my tangle:
When I saw this photo, I immediately thought of the word “Dark”:
This is an x-ray photo of a cargo truck filled with human beings. So many thoughts, emotions and feelings went through my mind. I could only imagine the darkness of their situation.
Credits:
x-ray: Yahoo Image
Overlay: Unknown
You do not need to go very far to find interesting events and activities to do within driving distance. Yesterday, I met with my friend Aki and visited the annual Yucaipa Iris Festival. We managed to see the rock show and vendors, but for some reason, we missed the iris part:
The Yucaipa Valley Jem and Mineral Society was represented. I have yet to go polish rocks this year. It seems other things in life get priority for now. But, I do miss it, and before the year is out, I will make a consious effort to do so.
We have also had a colleague of DH’s from when he taught at the university in Sydney visiting. It’s always nice to see old friends that we haven’t seen in years. It brought back good memories of our life in Australia. Now if we could only manage the time and finances to make a visit down there…
I participated in Coolscrapdigital’s Quick Page Contest. We were given a kit called “Suprise” created by Jill, which we used to come up with a Quick Page design. It was fun so I made two. I submitted the first one. Both QP’s can be downloaded for personal use from here or at the Coolscrapdigital site:
What’s old is new again. Everytime I go shopping with my daughter, I see an owl accessory. As I recall, they were “in” back in the ’60s – ’70’s?
I made an owl pendant out of paper clay. The eyes are vintage rhinestones.
I was not too excited about drawing a face this week. It just seemed a bit difficult to draw a persons likeness. I decided to use my maternal grandfather as my subject:
The photo showed my grandfather with very short hair, and since it was such an old photo, there were less shadows to contend with 🙂
I was rummaging through my craft supplies when I came across a knitted beaded amulet bag/necklace project that I had started several years ago. Well, with my “Artful Year” in mind, I decided to finish it:
I used the Swag Amulet Knit Kit from The Beaded Bag Co. located in Denver, CO. Knitting with size 0000 knitting needles was not too bad, but transferring seed beads onto the perle cotton was a bit of a chore. I had knitted at least four of these amulet bags as gifts, and this one was meant for myself – now I finally have one :-). I finished it off with an amethyst nugget drop. Here is a close up:
I have been neglecting my jewelry making lately in lieu of digital graphics (my current passion/obsession). These vessels have been on my bead table for the last few weeks, wating to be made into pendants. And I finally finished them:
These vessel pendants can be found in my Etsy Shop. They even come with their own sterling silver funnels :-).
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