Things I've made pt. deux...

ok, so where was i? ah yes...

#4 Re-claimed chairs:



chair number two isn't quite finished yet, but it IS painted. i just need to rough up the paint a little and screw the seat back on. this was a very fun and rewarding project...even though it took me a few months to complete (when i probably could have gotten them done in one good solid day of free time). guess that tells you a lot about the amount of free time i have lately, huh?!

#5 Paintings:

i call this one, "concentric circles of thöt"



i call this one, "blended shades of new"



#6 Collage journal covers:
pictures to come...

i make a new version of one of these each year for the seniors in my wing at work. i put together a little graduation gift for each of them and the collage journal cover that fits the tiny sized composition books is a Sukey original.

Things I've made...

So, in the spirit of getting my handmade crafts out in the public eye, this post will be a collection of pictures and descriptions of all of the things I make or have made recently.

#1 Art supply tool rolls:
This is the roll that I keep all of my "travel" journaling/art supplies in.

It holds a travel watercolor kit, a pair of scissors, various drawing impliments (drawing pencils, felt tip pens, colored pencils, blending sticks, erasers, sharpener), and a few paint brushes.


This is the roll that I keep all of my paint brushes in.


It has a shorter front set of pockets for my short brushes and a higher back set of pockets for my long brushes.



#2 Tote bags:
This tote bag I made for myself. I also made one for my mom that has a light blue lining.



#3 Aprons:
This is an apron I made for my friend Caitlin.


I made one for my mom out of the same fabric as the first art tool roll, but I can't find the picture right now...

So, that's only just a start. It's getting late and I need to get some shut-eye. I'll post more later... I've still got my two re-claimed chairs (finally finished) to post pictures of, and a few paintings I've done.

Ciao!

you say you want a revolution...

so i started this project a few weeks ago, i'm re-claiming some old grungy chairs and making them super cute. i awoke one day a few weeks ago inspired to find a set of chairs to paint yellow. well, my weekly adventures led me to a new thrift store on the other side of town from where i frequent, and there i found my chairs...for $7.50 ea. though, rather than just plain wooden chairs like i thought i was looking for, the chairs that found me had covered seats; which took me to a whole new level of inspiration. i LOVE fabric and sewing projects, so i started looking through my piles of fabric to see what i might be able to use and the rest, as "they" say, is history. i finished the seats about a week and a half ago on a weekend visit home to Inidana where my parents live. now i just need to find the time to finish sanding and painting the wood so i can fasten the seats back on and start using them at my kitchen table. alas, time does not seem to be on my side lately.what would the world be like if we all just quit our jobs and did crafts all day long? would our crafts become our jobs like in the old days; bartering and trading our wares for other's grown and handmade goods? let's start a craft revolution, who's with me?