My masterpiece!

MY MASTERPIECE!!

 

WOW  was this one a blast!!  I was having a little block as to what project I wanted to do  and was offered a challenge!!  I was shown the picture of the above Zen Doodle workshop E magazine. After looking it over I just went right into my project.  I also added an extra challenge to myself,  I could not go look at the picture again, I just wanted to see if my inspiration and finished projects were close.  The bird picture was the one I liked  and  after finishing I realized the background of the bird is trees!!  Go figure,  but this is the design my mind come up with!!  

So I worked on a flat canvas board for this project, covering it first with old book pages.  This was done because, even with not knowing what my finished project would be, I knew I was going to doodle on it. I do not like to use my pens on canvas,  and the pages helped smooth it out!!

I added torn bits of gelli prints, doodled,  drew my Face and used it as a pattern for more gelli prints and cut the shapes.  I have to say this was an amazing picture to work on.  I have already taken this idea and went with an quilt too!!  Please check out the short video I have with pics of the steps on my you tube channel.

Load the Loom Its Christmas!!

Wow Christmas is just around the corner. When your main job is creating things, and your hubbys job is in the oil field, this year there will be a little more homemade presents!!   I have recently learned to make my own yarn using a drop spindle. It is a really addictive, creative outlet for me.  But what do I make with all this yarn??  I have 3 rigid heddle looms,  and the were all warped up, so I finished up what was on them, changed to the 5 dent heddle, which I have never used! For those not sure what that is , it has bigger holes for thicker yarn! Much of the yarn I have made is quite lumpy and bumpy, using this let me use that yarn much easier! Oh and so much faster!!  I think it took longer to warp the loom than it did to weave  it because of course I had to do each warp a different strand of yarn!!  I love the way it warped and even more the way in wove up!  So now 3 Christmas presents are out of the way!!