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    New Chimenea

    May 29, 2008 - By 

    We’ve wanted a chimenea for years but the kids were just too young and it would have been dangerous. We finally decided they are old enough so I went with a neighbor and bought this one. I bought a terracotta saucer to put on top to keep the rain out but we pondered how to keep the rain out the big “mouth” in the front.

    I did some thinking then sketching and came up with an idea.

    Hubby scoffed at me, so I took it upon myself to make it myself. I started it yesterday but was unable to complete it before he got home. I hid the whole works because I didn’t want him to see it until completed. Boy is he going to be surprised when he gets home!!

    Project cost: $0.00 I only used items we already had around the house.

    I think I did a pretty good job.

    What do you think?
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    Texture ATC’s

    May 15, 2008 - By 


    I went ahead and signed up for a couple more swaps mainly because they are being hosted by Elizabeth, who is also hosting the 2 ABC Anniversary swaps. If I hurry, I can combine the postage and send them all together as well as get them returned together. Gotta save those pennies everywhere we can these days!!

    These are made from some fusion paper I made at least a year ago. It was kind of a wild experimental day if I remember right. Never quite knew what to do with my result. This texture ATC swap seemed like the perfect answer.

    The second swap is called imperfections. Meaning, go ahead and use those not so perfect circles or the colored paper that just doesn’t seem to go. Hopefully I’ll get my tip-in completed today so I can mail some packages tomorrow.

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    Under the Sea

    May 10, 2008 - By 


    I got a wild hair today and created an assemblage.

    It’s really funny to me that when I sat down I was hoping to make something for our barren wall over our new buffet in our eat-in kitchen. My muse took a drastic turn from food and wine to the bottom of the ocean. Go figure. Our upstairs bathroom is slowing making the transition from BORING sea shells to a more tropical reef feel.

    Here are 2 views…in and out of the frame.

    I had originally envisioned the piece free floating by the wire inside the deep frame. I knew that wasn’t I good idea in humid conditions so under glass it went.

    The substrate I used is the cover of a discarded book. The wire is bailing wire I found in the garage. The mesh on the piece and the back ground are from the same doily. I stained it with instant coffee then cut it apart. I created the seaweed from both sewing patterns and mulbery paper run through gelmedium, water and craft paints.