A couple of new things

Here's a couple of things I did this week.  These pieces were created with 'blanks' from Krumpets in St. George.  They offer them with their designs on them but now sell them blank as well for your own creations.

 

I combined 2 pieces to create this home sign.  

These are the single one with two different sayings on them.  I re-painted the flower on each one and added the lettering.  Simple and quick, yet it's still a piece I created myself. 

Trash to Treasure Typewriter Case

A thirft store find while shopping with Aunt Shirley, I just had to have it.  This kind of stuff is getting hard to find around here.  After a few days, I came accross a design from Shara Reiner that I really liked...especially the saying.  But you know me, I had to do it in my style.  This is the finished product. 

It's an old Smith Corona typewriter case.  It's actually painted upside down...you know, the skinny side is actually the bottom of the case where the typewriter would be connected to.  But I thought that would be too impractical, so I flipped it over to make it the top.   The whole thing is painted black and then drybrushed  in burnt umber to pick up the texture of the case (one of my favorite parts of it by the way).  Then the design was painted, making use of the texture as well.  Last, a border of daisies was added to the sides for interest.  The whole thing was finished with 2 coats of DecoArt's Gloss Interior/Exterior Varnish for durability.  It's a great product by the way.  I think I will still wrap the handle with fabric just to top it off. 

More crafty stuff

It's still National Craft Month so keep on crafting your hearts out! I finished a skate order for a customer, she only wanted 3 orginally but ended up taking all five I had painted. I've also been sewing up that large pile of rag quilt squares into baby blankets. I four sewn right now and working on more today. You'll get to see them when they're finished. I think I will have enough squares to make about 8 of them.

I'm still moving more fabric to the new sewing room...so I am staying out of JoAnn's for a while. I have a lot of fabric! Not to mention wood, paints, and more. I have set a goal to use a majority of what I have this year. Donating extra supplies to a school or two is also on the agenda...so Cathy, are you need of any for your after school and art programs? I really have enough supplies to open a shop...and it's crossed my mind many times but now is not a good time to open anything kind of retail store. In the future, who knows. This town needs a decorative painting store.