As promised, here's another one of the products I had the pleasure of working on. I think the concept behind this is pretty self-explanatory. In case it's hard to tell from the photo, the reindeer's scarf doubles as a hook/noose! Poor stressed-out reindeer.
By: Emily Smith Pearce,
on 12/22/2012
This is one of those last-minute inspirations that happened to work out. I was trimming bits from a Christmas sewing project (to be pictured later) and had all these great strips of cheery prints. It seemed a shame to waste them.
I grabbed a balloon, blew it up just a little (you could do a bigger version if you wanted) and tied it off. Then I made a water-and-Elmer’s-glue mixture, dipped the strips, and wrapped them around the balloon, just like papier mache—-only one layer of strips, though. I left a few holes here and there, but if I had to do it again, I’d leave more holes for effect.
This would be a great quick craft to do with older children, though of course you have to be able to stomach glue mess. Not a problem in my case.
Family members who shall remain nameless were skeptical, but in the morning, when the glue was dry and the balloon popped, it DID actually detach from the cloth and leave this little egg-shaped vessel. It could’ve dried a bit more, though. Make sure it’s dried ALL the way for best results.
Then you just make a thread hoop/hanger thingy and presto! change-o! You’re done.
This is a very cute original oval painting of a little girl wearing a cat costume and holding a human heart.
The wooden Oval shape is 4.5″ x 2.2 ” in diameter and 1/8″ thick.
Original Handmade Ornament, mounted print on wood, painted with acrylics, textured with acrylic gel paste and glazed with acrylic gold leaf paint
A cooper wire is a attached, ready to hand.
It’s only $15
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By: yesisedit,
on 8/24/2009
He drove through the night so hard it became day.
Flames were as feathers tickling the past never to be felt.
Determined to break free with stubborn chin jutting to cut the passage of time.
On into infinity until the chromium pitted and flaked away.
Never looking backward, only the future to see as far as he could go.
Silent though, while focused.
Try as he might to cut a path of brilliance time dulled him as rocks and weather took their tole.
Yet never was there a change in his gaze nor moment of doubt that he was on the righteous path to nowhere.
Very cute! I might try making one with my niece.
Let me know how it turns out if you do!