Arts and Crafts

I might have mentioned one of my winter goals of doing more art. My goal is to make one piece a week, but some weeks I make several things and others I make none haha. It’s not really balanced but at least I’m creating and that’s what matters! Christmas was an excellent motivator because what’s better than a home-made gift!? Well some may argue otherwise, but I personally love to get artwork. Here’s what I made last month!

Dad cut a bunch of wood slices for Mom and when I came over we drew on them and made them into ornaments for the tree! I drew the dogs of course haha, and she did everything else :)

For Anne's birthday I embroidered a patch of her dog Archie, which she promptly had sewed onto her denim jacket by the awesome ladies at Sew Dayton!

I embroidered some of our shop's logos for my bosses at work :)

I found an old drawing I'd inked and decided to finally paint it. I used the cheapest paint set and brush ever so the results of the colors are less than thrilling but I still like it and will probably hang it up on the wall :) Have you done any art projects lately?

My Smash Book

I'd flirted with smashbooks for a while before committing to buying one. I already have a few scrapbooks that I haven't quite finished and have somewhat outgrown since I started them in high school. I finally decided to buy one last spring, but it sat on a shelf for a long time. I'm really bad about getting pictures printed out... well recently I finally got around to it because snapfish has a great deal for new customers(first 20 prints free!), and I've spent my morning 'smashing' photos into the book :)

Glitter Banners

I finally got up and finished my banners! They're pretty spiffy and sparkly if I do say so myself.

Yeah feminism! I'm thinking of making a lot more and selling them through Clash Consignments in the Oregon District. If you would like to commission me, or you have any small phrases you'd like to see, drop me a line!