Pretty Things

I rearranged some things in my room. and since it still doesn't look good from afar i thought I'd take some close ups! ;) I love collecting items that make me happy. i hope you find some happiness in them too.

A Lovely Vintage Morning

So today i tried to clean up a bit... and what i made was a beautiful mess... and then i stopped to take pictures of it along the way... then i ran into a dress I'm halfway done and so decided to put on some cat's eyes and take a picture of that too. sorry i couldn't get a better view of the body of it but there's only so much one girl can do. By the way the secret to eyeliner is all in the tape lines ;)

Something I Should Start Up Again

This is a painting from my first semester. It's just an exercise using composition and glass. I haven't painted in a while, also I haven't "exercised" as much as i should. think tonight i will put a brush to the treadmill!

Distressed Gold Paper Tutorial

So i was playing around with paints and paper and i figured out a way to make it the paper look like distressed gold so i decided to make a tutorial. unfortunately the computer decided to make it hard for me to illustrate it... sorry for the small pictures! 1. you will need acrylic paint (I used gold, cadmium red, and ultramarine blue), water, paper towl, a pallet, card stock, rough sandpaper 2 & 3. use a piece of paper towel and some water to smudge and dab gold paint lightly onto the card stock. 4. mix a bit of blue with the gold and apply it to the corners using the the same method. blend. 5. mix some red paint with the gold and apply over the blue areas. 6. sand the edges to give a worn look and scumble it across the surface to add scratches and imperfections.

GARAGE SALE!!!

Everything was so cheap! 50 cents to a dollar!I couldn't resist! I guess now i have to start making madelines and fluffy shaped shortbread.

30's Print Butterflies

This is the very start of an applique mini quilt. So far the appliqueing hasn't given me too much trouble (aside from trying my short patience) but I'm hoping in the end, after all the pressing, stitching, pulling, prodding, rearanging, accidentally sewing the wrong piece and then teearing it out, it will be a flirty little 30's-looking quilt.

Fabric Goodies

These are the fantastic, fabulous, ffff-adorable, fabrics i bought today :) I'm planning on making a quilt with them but i can barely bring myself to cut into these creatures.