Guest Post: Inspired by Valerie Boy. Today we have our first guest post from a cute and famous blog, theletter4! They are my idols because they have been on the Martha Stewart show... always a dream. I'll let them tell a little more about themselves below but here is a link and a few photos from their inspiration, Valerie Boy. I'm so honored to introduce myself here on Hello Hydranga!!! We are The Letter 4. A blog of 4 sisters with all different talents and tastes. We grew up so close to one another and our blog has been a way for us to feel close to each other again despite living far apart. I had a couple of blank canvas's that were calling my name and Valerie Boy's wall art inspiredthis cut canvas creation. So I sketched out some clouds on the back of the canvas.
After I was done and my clouds had dried, I took an exacto knife and cut the top of my ridges on the clouds on the spots where I wanted the light to shine through more. I was so happy with the way it turned out! Perfect addition to my daughters room. Xoxo. Pencil stamps in Crafts for decorating and home decor, parties and events. My Mod Podge Art. I know, I know…It has taken me forever to finally post my Mod Podge art project that I’ve been talking about for months. Well, folks, I finally have it finished, on the wall, and photographed! Like Suzanne, I used 12 x 12 canvases. I painted the sides a dark brown, then used Mod Podge to glue scrapbook paper to the front of the canvases. I covered it all in Mod Podge to give it a glossy look. Creating the artwork was the easy part.
Happy Mod Podging!!! Acrylic Paint Transfer. Supplies needed: Acrylic dabbers, photocopy of an image, water spritzer bottle, paintbrush, card stock, craft sheet and heat tool (optional) Take the lid off the dabbers and brush the paint onto the card stock, ensure you get a good coverage Take your photocopied image ( remember that you will get a reverse of the image, so don't use bold words), flip it over and place it in the acrylic. Lightly press it down making sure it's smooth and not wrinkled Leave to air dry for at least 15 minutes and then if you wish give it a blast with the heat tool Only move onto this step when you are sure your paint is completely dryTake your water filled spritzer bottle, spray the back of the paper no more than two squirts, you don't want it too wet Next start to rub the paper very gently with your finger Keep rubbing and extra spritzing if you need too Eventually you will get rid of all the paper, but it does take a bit of patience as you have to be careful not to wet it too much and rub the image away.
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HOW DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION AND WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? Distribution Partners Website operators that license our ad serving technology pass information to us so that we may serve advertisements to you. HOW DO WE USE THIS INFORMATION? Third Party Cookies. How to make a painting in three (or more) easy steps. « Drawn From the Fire. 1. Draw some circles. Place them kind of randomly, but kind of in a linear fashion. Whatever. 2. Squeeze three colours onto your plastic lid. Any colours will do. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. If you don’t feel like making your own, then you can purchase this inspirational OOAK (one of a kind) original acrylic painting here! Like this: Like Loading... Wine cork stamps « home sweet homemade. The other night I was sifting through the greeting cards I’ve received through the year to use the pretty fronts for making Christmas tree ornaments.
Soon I had a pile of discarded plain backs. Whatever could I do with these to avoid the dreaded recycling bin? Hmm. How about applying some pretty stamped designs? I’ve been trying to save wine corks for making custom stamp designs, but so far have only accumulated 3. I was going for math symbols ( < * = ) but my negative space concept on the = didn’t quite work. I used nail polish for the color application. The uneven surface of the cork makes each transfer slightly unpredictable. While I had my supplies handy, I used my previously tested household-item stamping tools too. And a button. I particularly like mixing these geometric patterns with other more traditional paper styles for my craft projects. What fun! Thank you for dropping in, I appreciate your company so very much! Sharing with Anti-Procrastination Tuesday at New Nostalgia Like this:
Papercut Fingerprints | Discover Paper. How To Tuesday: Double Word Score. Other couples exchange cards. Other couples give flowers. Other couples share chocolates. We're not other couples. Being avid readers and generally big fans of the English language, my sweetie, Lee and I like to play Words With Friends. We're pretty evenly matched and the games get rather interesting. So, being the clever girlfriend that I am, I decided that I was going to give Lee a unique gift this Valentine's Day. After a few fruitless weekends spent scouring the city for spare scrabble tiles I was beginning to get discouraged. For fear that we were giving each other the exact same present we were forced to ruin the surprise and have out with it.
While other couples were enjoying candlelit dinners and Barry White we spent our Valentine's Day crafting at the kitchen table. Happy Valentine's Day Lee! You'll need... Scrabble tiles Scrabble board (optional) Matting (optional) Scrapbooking paper (optional) Hot glue gun Shadowbox frame. Supermarket saturdays welcomes Jellybeans. Today seems to be the official beginning to fall.
It is warmer than most autumn days today but the increasing number of crimson leaves are making it quite clear that fall is here. As is the plentiful harvest of apples at the farmers market. Every week our local farmers seem to have more and more to offer and for that I am grateful. Thanks to them we will have some fantastic end of season pizza on the grill tonight. And my instinct was right, this is how Angela describes this particular image, "Of a tree in the final stages before it drops its leaves for the winter, fall.
Saphire Dreams reminds me of a blustery and brisk autumn night around Halloween. On our walks in the park lately, there are have been many acorns crunching under our feet. If you are the type who is already preparing for the holidays you should stay tuned to Jellybeans shop. Happy weekend and happy autumn! Kim. New York. As I said on Thursday, I'm back from New York! I fell in love with Lee Ufan's "From Point to Line" series of work, that were being shown as part of the Korean artist and philosopher's showcase at the Guggenheim Museum. A peaceful, beautiful exhibition. We spent a few hours in Coney Island's Amusement Park. It's a peninsula and beach in southern Brooklyn, best known as the site of old fashioned amusement parks.
It was fun to soak up the sun on the beach, dip in the surprisingly warm ocean water, and look at New York from a different perspective. The dirty giant plushes, weird music, and antique rides made the atmosphere odd and nostalgic. It is not a lavish, luxurious place, but it absolutely has history and personality. I went a bit crazy when shopping! I'm usually not that into Black and White, but this dress is so easy to wear that I made an exception! Bamboo tray with six inset bamboo saucers, six porcelain espresso cups, and six stainless-steel espresso spoons that rest across the cups.
Find out about 10 Fun DIY For Kids. Pixelated Watercolor. Amanda Wright, a designer of "stylish-y quirky" greeting cards and paper goods at Wit and Whistle in North Carolina, has shared a tutorial on her blog that shows how she created this very cool, pixelated painting. I'm crazy about it... both the soothing colors and the concept, not to mention I can relate to what she said about doing the actual watercoloring: "I gravitate toward time consuming, monotonous tasks (especially when they provide a beautiful end result), so I thoroughly enjoyed the process.
" You really need to see what inspired the painting to completely appreciate it, so yes, I'm foregoing my Fab-Friday-one pic-only mantra. Amanda was editing photos from a trip to Iceland and mistakenly scaled down an image to just fifteen pixels wide. Truly a lucky accident, she liked what she saw and grabbed her watercolors. ***Reminder: The Paper Mojo Giveaway for two pounds of decorative and handmade papers ends Monday, the 17th. Two winners; open worldwide. Elsewhere: A New Art Technique to Try, Decor DIYs & A New Gig.
27 Oct I’m guest posting at Whip Up today with one of my favorite new art techniques: block printing with yarn. This one is truly appropriate for all ages. Our first go at it was a fascinating experience for C (he couldn’t believe he was actually allowed to paint on a few of his blocks) and a successful attempt at DIY modern art for me. Head over to Whip Up for the full tutorial. P.S. Bonus: Use the code JANUARY for 10% off the PDF file through the end of the month, plus all customers will receive a 20% off code for our favorite online meal planning site, Relish! P.S. Canvas Silhouette Updates. Remember those canvas silhouettes of my kids I made last year? The plan was to update them once a year to keep track of how the kids are changing. I love how Charlotte went from a little no-neck baldy to a wild-haired darlin' in just one year's time.
Here's a list of supplies you'll need: Here's the step-by-step: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Then I used the templates I made from the photos to trace onto the back of a vinyl sheet (see above & below). The extra step of tracing onto vinyl really saved me a lot of stress when it came to painting the profiles onto the canvas. Next, simply stick the vinyl cut-out to the center of the canvas. Pardon all the smudges on my kids silhouettes. P.S. TUTORIAL: Coffee Stirrer DIY Wall Art - makeanddogirl.com. Last week, I posted a preview of the simple, inexpensive wall art my mom and I created.
Now I’m excited to show you how you can make a one-of-a-kind coffee stirrer masterpieces too! I’m big on projects that anyone can do. And this is one of those projects. If you can smear paint on wood and use scissors, you can make this easy art. (Don’t you dare say you’re not “creative!” You’re wrong!) And how do we ensure we get that awesome organic woody texture? Here’s all you need to get started: 1. Additional Supplies: 5.
Okay, first things first. So, once you’ve got your palette, it’s time to paint your frames and your coffee stirrers! My mom and I did our painting as the sun was setting, which is always a questionable decision. I was going for the reclaimed driftwood sort of look. Once your coffee stirrers are painted, it’s time to trim them to fit into the frame(s) you’ve chosen. This next part is fun because you’ll start to see your piece come together fairly quickly. What’s left? Iron Craft Challenge #1 – Paper Cut Map. Our first challenge for the second year of Iron Craft was to make something with paper. I channeled my inner Dr. Russ and did a paper cut map of the city of Amsterdam. We recently had the bathrooms redone in our house.
I was looking through Etsy for some art for the downstairs one and came across these amazing paper cut maps by Lekker Haas Paper. They look so complicated, but I figured Iron Craft is about challenging myself, so why not give it a go. I decided to do a map of Amsterdam, because the other artwork I have planned for that room is a photo I took of Amsterdam canal houses.
After a lot of time on Google images I found this map which had a great graphic quality to start with. Next, I had to figure out what I was going to cut out. Then I scanned the map with all my markings into my computer. Then it was just down to the cutting. Here you can see the back of the cut out with a little of the map left and plain white front. DIY Grid Painting. If you frequent Big Box Detox you will know that I am always looking for affordable art options. When I found this super thin painter’s tape in our basement (left by the previous owner) I thought it would be perfect for a DIY art project and the grid painting was born! To complete this project here is what you need… To start, tape off your blank canvas in a grid. Next step: tape the other directions Once your canvas is taped up it is time to paint! Paint your squares and remove the tape. Before you know it you have easy and affordable art for your walls!
So happy with how it turned out!