Madame had to get in on the act the other day, well..Monday, when she was off from school.
I picked this little kit up at our local discount store (Marden's) for $2.95 and boy, I regret not getting two of them. Even though Madame had fits of frustration within the 45 minutes it took her to get the walls to stay, this kit is really cute. BTW, the walls are tabbed through the floor and every time she set it down, the walls would pop. It wasn't until she brought it over to me for a pedestal to sit it on that I mentioned the "C" shaped pins placed through the tabs might hold each wall as she went. Well! I wasn't right!....and she didn't need my help (at that age). Undoubtedly she felt utterly foolish when she read the next step....guess whhaat!!
Anyway, this kit has both a feeder and a house. The first floor has 3/4 of a space to put seed in through the chimney. The other 1/4 is a elevated square where the seed filters through on the floor. Two windows provide the opening as to get to the seed, it's under the porch roof.
Madame might be the "Queen of paint," either that, or the school has influenced all the budding artist to squirt (alot of) paint on a paper, thereby wasting what you don't use.
I'm the kind that likes to dip my brush in the bottle, that way it doesn't dry out also. I think in the end she was convinced my way is the better way.
Come back on pink Saturday to see the finished "Bed and Breakfast!" C&G Design
I should of waited for yesterday's post and put it together for today's post, like a before and after. But, I wasn't looking towards doing these cute little houses so soon, especially with the kids having off from school today (Monday). They only attend 15 whole days this month...The houses turned out pretty well. As usual I wasn't sure what would come out of my creativity until it came right down to it and it's going to be the whimsical, for a small snicker theme that grabbed me. It didn't help Madame was doing her own birdhouse and she egged me on.My husband still needs to drill ventilation holes for good air circulation and then we will be able to find a hanging tree. The Internet has the optimum tree being a birch or a beech and we have plenty of both.I'm still contemplating painting "cheep" under the perch of both houses. Ha! C&G Design
Words and photos by Dawn,
C&G Design.
I'm itching to do this, so many ideas running around my head but so many plans will change and we will see what will become of it.I cut my canvas to size and set it outside to be primed. This is a careful stage of the cloth, to much of the wrong kind of priming paint and everything will crack. Some artisans use the poly acrylic first but I did the priming lightly with exterior spray primer, both sides.
I decided the largest frame would be the one to go for as a stabilizer. You don't need to stretch the canvas while stapling it on, in fact it will shrink with the priming and painting.
I had to adjust the left side, the side I started with, because I wasn't happy with it, I noticed the "waves" right after I took this photo.
Tools of the trade.....I so wanted a brayer and I finally got one! It was expensive but well needed, I'm sure. The artist tray is perfect size and the paint won't have much choice but to stay put.
I used 2 stamps and a sponge, I had a bit of trouble with the sponge. Not only did the sponge expand bigger than I planned on.....but I tried to load it with straight paint, a no-no. You can see how dark the blue is in the lower right corner. I caught on once the sponge filled up and the square diluted with water look much better.
Can ya guess my plan? C&G Design
I found a wonderful book while thrifting the other day, I love it! It's so rare to find a craft in the oriental flare besides a kimono.
It's a soft cover book with 24 iron on transfers. The above motif would be used for a prince robe. A lot of work involved in that dragon.
The peonies would be a detail on a Japanese Buddhist priest robe or a Kesa. I love a Japanese garden watercolor or embroidery, the flowers are so vivid and simple at the same time.
I did it, I painted them and I'm glad I did. I'm pleased with the results.
Here is where they will sit until Christmas, 'cept for practise times of course.
Cute, cute, cute. C & G Design
How cute are these? I purchased them for 99 cents each and what dandies they are. They seem to be ceramic, painted brown, about 6'' tall.....and that's it!
They need to be cleaned up, but.....I'm wondering, should I paint them? As if a decorated gingerbread person?This is what they look like on the flip side.
Check out the last on the left. C & G Design.
I picked this little kit up at our local discount store (Marden's) for $2.95 and boy, I regret not getting two of them. Even though Madame had fits of frustration within the 45 minutes it took her to get the walls to stay, this kit is really cute. BTW, the walls are tabbed through the floor and every time she set it down, the walls would pop. It wasn't until she brought it over to me for a pedestal to sit it on that I mentioned the "C" shaped pins placed through the tabs might hold each wall as she went. Well! I wasn't right!....and she didn't need my help (at that age). Undoubtedly she felt utterly foolish when she read the next step....guess whhaat!!
Anyway, this kit has both a feeder and a house. The first floor has 3/4 of a space to put seed in through the chimney. The other 1/4 is a elevated square where the seed filters through on the floor. Two windows provide the opening as to get to the seed, it's under the porch roof.
Madame might be the "Queen of paint," either that, or the school has influenced all the budding artist to squirt (alot of) paint on a paper, thereby wasting what you don't use.
I'm the kind that likes to dip my brush in the bottle, that way it doesn't dry out also. I think in the end she was convinced my way is the better way.
Come back on pink Saturday to see the finished "Bed and Breakfast!" C&G Design
