Weekend Art Project « The New Domestic e made a painting this weekend! We’ve been wanting a large scale art-piece to go up on our dining room wall. We had a large framed photograph up but, at 26″ x 32″, it didn’t have the right scale for the room. We wanted to go big. Like, 60″ x 36″ big. Now the last time either of us did any painting was in art school. Inspired by color field paintings, I made a sketch in Illustrator and we tried different color combinations til we were happy. Update: To complete the dining area, we painted a high chair red to add another splash of color to the room. Also, congrats to everyone who has been DIYing there own versions of the Weekend Art Project. If you love this style of geometric art, patterns and triangles visit our shop.
DIY: Chalkboard Mug December 14th, 2011 Naturally when I discovered porcelain chalkboard paint I had to grab some. The inventor must be some kind of genius. you’ll need: a porcelain mug (mine is from CB2)painter’s tape Pebeo Porcelaine 150 Chalkboard Paint (available at Dick Blick or Amazon)(Don’t use regular chalkboard paint. how to: 1. 4. *If baking instructions are not printed on your paint bottle, you are probably not using the right paint. (Check out that extra large marshmallow floating in my hot chocolate. how to-sday . frame collage headboard When we first moved into the new digs, I had grand plans to paint each room with some sort of bright, chipper color and lovely finish. This, the guest room/my studio/my office was going to be bright white with blue-grey horizontal stripes. Lovely, right? Then come paint it for me. While I was waiting for you to all show up to paint, I decided the walls needed some 'bang.' Read on to find out how to do this without a straight edge, butcher paper, or a care in the world. Oh, and if you're wondering where the art came from, it is Tina Crespo, Cricket Press, D.U.R.A., Katie Daisy, Mis Nopales Art, thrift shops, international travels, personal photos, and a few bits that I can't think of... What You Need a zillion frames, maybe in the same color (I suggest buying a bunch of bizzare art at the thrift shop and spray painting the frames.)hammersmall nailstape measurelevel (if you care more than I do...)pencil (or a Sharpie, if you're feeling wild)incredibly balance 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 6. 7. 8.
Song Lyric Wall Art / D.I.Y. Project A couple weeks ago, I found a paint-by-number at an unbeatable price. I can't pass these things up even though I already owned this particular design. I thought that I could maybe use it to make a fun D.I.Y., but my new rule is that all thrifts that I purchase with the intent of restyling need to get done right away. I have way too many half finished projects in my life. Here's how I did it... I displayed our piece in our bedroom, on Jeremy's side of the bed. A couple weeks ago, I found a paint-by-number at an unbeatable price.
Craft: Valentine's Day Wall Art I loved how my Valentine's Day garland and wreath looked so I decided to make another Valentine's Day decoration. In our living room we have a big blank wall that is patiently waiting for us to finish the wall art we plan on hanging. I decided to use that space and try to make a simple, cheap wall art. Supplies: Card stock, pattern to print (I did sheet music), scissors, tapeCost: $0 (I already had all of the supplies) I started off by printing off sheet music. Then I found a heart shape that I liked (via google images). I cut out the hearts by hand - I'm very jealous of people with cricuts or other similar machines that do it for you. :-) I had originally planned on just taping the hearts to the wall (I was going for very simple wall art) but decided it might look neat if the hearts stood a little bit off of the wall. Does that make sense? I printed the outline with the folding lines (light grey) onto card stock and cut them out. Then I taped them to the backs of the hearts. All done!
the photo-to-wood transfer « whollykao This Christmas, I made most of my gifts. The majority of the handmade items were photos transferred onto blocks of wood. It was something memorable to give family (especially for parents, who never seem to need anything!). Everyone seemed to really like them. I first heard about the photo-to-wood transfer from a coworker. I followed the directions on this youtube video, and came up with a nice collection of photos on wood. I thought I’d share some tips I learned during this process. Photo-to-wood transfersmaterials wood gel medium paintbrush photo, printed on copy paper varnish (or Mod Podge)step one: the wood I think any wood works, but just look for something that doesn’t have a lot of markings on it, or this will affect your end image. step two: the image Two rules of thumb here: use cheap cheap cheap paper (i.e. photocopy paper), and use a laserjet printer. I chose to make all my images black and white, but color pictures work just fine too! Then it was time to rub the paper. ta-da!
Quilled E Monogram with Fringed Flowers So I made a monogram for a friend who is turning 40 and requested a no gift policy – well, I'll still be able to say "I didn't buy anything." I wanted to show the flowers bursting forth in different stages of bloom. The "moat" which corrals the quilled flowers ends up hiding the quilled base from most angles; tilting the blossoms on their sides doesn't hurt either. I designed each flower pattern and cut them digitally on the Silhouette. I’ve just discovered Moxie Fab World through a reader’s post of an intricately quilled heart, by Sweet Spot Cards. MFW have weekly challenges in their side bar, and I was pleased to find the right stuff in my stash for their “Pretty Pastels Color Challenge for Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week in the Moxie Fab World“, shown below:
Project 30 Week 30 – Circular Paint Chip Art Happy Mother’s Day!! I am so excited, because with this post I will have successfully completed my 30x30x3 journey, and on time too! I couldn’t be happier with the projects I’ve completed, and I can’t wait to keep going with some new projects, and maybe some new features as well. For now I have some really fun new paint chip art, created from different sized circles. I know I’ve posted paint chip art before, but that technique was so different from this one I felt these pieces deserved their own post. I did have another project in mind for this final celebration, but it just didn’t quite come together in time. All of these pieces are created from circles of three different sizes, 1 1/2″, 1″ and 1/2″. I started experimenting with using a singular color palette, as you can see in this turquoise version, and I think it is a fun variation. To all the mother’s out there, Happy Happy Mother’s Day, and a lovely Sunday to everyone! Like this: Like Loading...
Lansdowne Life: Repurposed paint chip artwork With all the painting projects I've tackled in our house, my collection of paint chips has been growing and growing. I wanted to re-use them in some way, so I decided to make a mosaic-style piece of artwork. We have a wall in our living room that had no art and not much color. After gathering up paint chips from no less than four places around the house, I was amazed to discover that I had a nearly inch-thick stack. This project is actually a slightly more sophisticated variation on a simple project I did way back in 2002. I punched out multi-hundreds of dime-sized dots. I had a piece of wood cut (approximately 11" x 32") and painted it a warm red. I started at the bottom of my wood panel, gluing down dots with Mod Podge and then putting more Mod Podge over the top, but that quickly got very messy. To prevent myself from going crazy and so the dots wouldn't shift too much while the glue was still wet, I glued them down just a few rows at a time, letting the glue dry in between.
Intersecting Circles Wall Art Tutorial Remember how I promised a fun paint chip project a few weeks ago? Well, here it is (finally)! It's more DIY art for us "non-artists", so I hope you have some bare space on your walls 'cause you're sure to want to make this. Yeah, it costs $129 at World Market. My version cost about $3. If you want to make one, here's what you'll need: one canvas in a size of your liking TONS of paint chips Mod Podge and a foam brush Lots of patience Saran wrap A book (I used the Complete Works of Shakespeare Volume 1, but you can use any book you like--lol) A template (Directions on making one follow) Ok, first let's talk technical stuff. If you're mathematically inclined, a picture like this may help you envision what we're trying to accomplish. Or, here's a simple way I came up with to make my own template--it's easier than it looks so please don't get scared now! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Use your template and trace a it a bajillion times on a bajillion paint chips and cut those shapes out.