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Today Fall Fearless and Fly begins! I’m showing you a few sneak peeks of what I’ve made for the first challenge – stop over at Artists in Blogland to see the prompt, my video, and what Jessica Sporn created for this first challenge! I feel so blessed to be co-hosting this challenge! There is an incredible line up of guest artists to inspire us all the way into January!
And prizes too! There have been some very generous companies and individuals who have made it possible to give away fantastic goodies!! I am already envious of the lucky people to win these goodies! This week there are a stack of stencils from Crafters Workshop and colorful goodies from Jessica! What are you waiting for? Come and join the fun while you Fall Fearless and Fly!
Playing around, but with a twist – I went very basic on this and I like it! No stencils, no writing, no images. Such a weird feeling not to have text on there- anywhere. At first I thought it wasn’t finished but once I realized it was an ode to the gobstoppers of summers at the beach long ago I knew it was complete. Did you get the big super long lasting gobstoppers with all sorts of colors when you were a kid? They were my favorite treat- way better than lollipops but my mouth did hurt after I working on one all day!
Good news! Collage in Color Vol. 2 by Cloth Paper Scissors is now available for Mac and PC computers! One of my videos is in this edition- and it shows you how to easily make the base of my gobstoppers page.
Welcome to the 2nd Artsy Fartsy Friendly Fun! Check out the post here for a full explanation of Artsy Fartsy Friendly Fun. Maria McGuire and I had a phenomenal time exploring the Beadniks store in the Mall of America last week. We both bought all sorts of chains, wires, tools, and beads. Our challenge this week was to use anything we purchased there. This was the perfect challenge for me because it motivated me to use what I bought instead of just doing “someday”. Isn’t it great when friends motivate friends!
I had grand plans for the complex necklace or bracelet and then reality hit. It hit in the form of my hammer. Let’s just say there were things flying all over the place while my patience began to fade. I ended up practicing on an old bottle cap. This is a great way to get out any frustrations!
Flattened and holes drilled in the bottle caps.
Just a few drops of these colors and the bottle caps look completely different!
This is the first layer.
This paint/ink covers extremely well and dries quickly allowing for layer after layer of color.
Using the tools I bought at Beadniks, I made a pile of jump rings and began assembling the necklace.
Come on over with me and see what Maria made with her goodies from Beadniks!
PS I just checked out Maria’s jewelry- wow! She keeps it elegant- I can’t wait to get home from work today to make a bracelet like hers! Linking up with Inspire Me Monday and Creative Every Day.
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Today Fall Fearless and Fly begins! I’m showing you a few sneak peeks of what I’ve made for the first challenge – stop over at Artists in Blogland to see the prompt, my video, and what Jessica Sporn created for this first challenge! I feel so blessed to be co-hosting this challenge! There is an incredible line up of guest artists to inspire us all the way into January!
