Booga has a small obsession – okay a HUGE obsession with the artist Chuck Close. It started Tuesday when we visited the local library and I grabbed a NEW book on Chuck Close – Chuck Close Facebook. Little did I know this book would start an obsession. I looked through the book (relaxing on the … Continue reading
Monday’s post was how to make resin embellishments that looked like faux Jade. This is how I painted the wooden box. Painting faux stone is a speciality of mine, I love the fact you can create the illusion of stone with paint. If you want to see how I made the Resin Heads check out … Continue reading
Welcome to my last Robin’s Nest Design Team Post. It is hard to believe my design team commitment has comes to an end, I have had so much fun creating projects for Robin’s Nest. I want to thank everyone at Robin’s Nest and Terri Sproul for this amazing opportunity. It is hard to believe my … Continue reading
Happy Anniversary Leslie Rahye and congratulations to you (and Bill) on 20 years of marriage! I am so happy to be apart of this blog hop because it made me focus on my wedding album. Jeff and I have been together 10 years on July 4th and we will be married 7 years in August. … Continue reading
When you have a princess and a Booga there is never a dull moment. The other day the princess said, “Mom I am a super hero and I need a cape.” Me: “What is your super hero name?” Her: “Subtraction Girl! I also need a logo on my cape. You make great logos mom!” (Buttering … Continue reading
I love our local library because of all the amazing How-To books you can find. The book I found is called “The Art of Resin Jewelry” by Sherri Haab, let me just state I need to add this book to my vast how-to collection. The faux Jade technique was taken from the book and it … Continue reading
Note all supplies were bought at the Dollar Tree. The original project can be found HERE at Skip To My Lou.
Oh yes I finished the piggy and mailed it too! I am so glad I finished piggy and I think he turned out pretty darn cute! Now I can relax and start making other paintings (I have the painting bug again!)
Well on top of it being Summer Vacation, meaning we are doing a project a day and the kids don’t let me forget. I just need to find time to blog about them so I can share. I finally finished the piggy painting and I hope to mail him today (huge weight lifted!) I … Continue reading
I will do a blog post on these soon – probably in the next couple of days now that I finally finished the piggy painting. I found these on Pinterest and I did have to change the materials they used but it worked GREAT! I will explain everything in the blog post but I had … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 