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Sat, 07 Jul 2012 00:56:06 -0400

melovixen: ARTS & CRAFTS// A Flock of Cranes. Every once in...

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:45:09 -0400

Sunday afternoon football + painting!

Day 2

End of Day 2

Day 3

FINISHED!

UPDATE 10/3- On my wall at last!

ARTS & CRAFTS// A Flock of Cranes.

Every once in a while I like to paint neutral pieces to decorate my house. I mean, why buy a print when I can paint it myself? My living room was painted with sea foam stripes last year, and aside from various pieces of matching furniture, the room lacked a unifying secondary color. I decided that the complementary color to these stripes were going to be an ocher or a mustard yellow, so I set about planning a painting for the blank space between the boudoir and the TV.

What I decided to do was paint miniature flowers all over a large sheet of cardboard- kind of like a wall paper. I started painting from the right hand corner in a custom mixed yellow, and a few hours later, realized that the yellow flowers seemed 1) kind of girly and 2) a bit boring. So I changed it up and made it into a sort of gradient starting with yellow flowers and ending with brick colored flowers at the bottom.

I wanted a flock of birds flying over the flowers in a silhouette but as I started thinking about this concept, my mind started shifting toward a more creative approach: what if the flock of birds were origami cranes?

By day three, my painting finally came to fruition- those flowers took over 12 hours to paint, and I am so glad I am done.

Acrylic on cardboard, 20”X30”

UPDATED: It’s on my wall now- I’m still not sure what to do with that gap of space under the painting where the chair is. All my TV cables dangle out of that outlet so I have to find a chic way to cover it to keep the room nice looking.

<3

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:25:13 -0400

hat

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:23:03 -0400

hat

come to my tea party?

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:20:57 -0400

come to my tea party?

inspire

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:41:26 -0400

inspire

omg go No.2’s

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:28:16 -0400

omg go No.2’s

ahhh inspiration….....

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:55:19 -0400

ahhh inspiration….. thanks

theblondejournal:

Dempsey Stewart photographed by Victor Demarchelier for the September 2011 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Australia.

New reads

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:41:58 -0400

New reads

craftjunkie: Book Bookshelf {How to} Found...

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:40:20 -0400

craftjunkie:

Book Bookshelf {How to}

Found at: http://www.realsimple.com

craftjunkie: DIY Goldfish Crackers Found...

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:39:59 -0400

craftjunkie:

DIY Goldfish Crackers

Found at: http://time4mommy.com

scissorsandthread: DIY Bunting Tablecloth | The Sweetest...

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:38:46 -0400

scissorsandthread:

DIY Bunting Tablecloth | The Sweetest Occasion

When I first saw this I was like, ‘eh, it’s just paper bunting hung on the table’. No it’s not! It’s actually printed onto the cloth. How awesome! And the best part is that you can see it without having to sit at the table. This would be a perfect party table cloth to bring out on special occasions.

photojojo: Genius DIY idea from artist Matt Whitwell: Carve...

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:38:04 -0400

photojojo:

Genius DIY idea from artist Matt Whitwell: Carve designs into your pencil erasers and use them as DIY rubber stamps!

(Stamps and photo by The Bottomless Paddling Pool on Flickr)

this says me

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:29:39 -0400

this says me

truebluemeandyou: DIY Temporary Hair Dye using Crayola Tropical...

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:33:12 -0400

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Temporary Hair Dye using Crayola Tropical Washable Markers. For Blonds Only!At Pull Teeth here. Great tutorial Video, advice and everything. What Andrew says (that make total sense):

So many fashion editorials and even shows are featuring colored hair lately but it’s such an extreme thing to commit to. That’s why I love this process, simply because of how temporary it is. I know for myself, picking just one color would be an impossibly hard decision. So, if you’re blonde like me and want to experiment with hair color, try this out!

mmmmmmm

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:53:34 -0400

mmmmmmm

my tuesday night will consist of this and some wine

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:44:31 -0400

my tuesday night will consist of this and some wine

I fell in love with this library when we went to...

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:41:53 -0400

I fell in love with this library when we went to visit Washington state u. seattle wa.

Tools: Drift Wood Paint Glue Gun Wood...

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:58:30 -0400

Tools:

Drift Wood Paint

Glue Gun Wood Trimmers

How To:

Trim drift wood into small pieces. Shape drift wood in a heart pattern. Start gluing the pieces together. Paint if you want. Decorate.

Love this song <3

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:15:33 -0400

Just used #SoundHound to find Our House by Crosby, Stills & Nash http://bit.ly/aS2EUm #nowplaying