I’m excited to say that two of my hand knit items have been included in Etsy Treasuries in the last two days! How’s that for a little boost of confidence. 🙂
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‘Red is my color today!’ by juliber
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These colors were definitely NOT my vote for the 3rd week of The Summer of Color challenge.
I started by spreading gesso on my cursed journal pages, let it dry, dragged purple craft paint over the top with an old credit card then immediately hated it.
Trying to salvage things I went with a technique I’ve previously only used on much sturdier substrate. I sprinkled baking soda over the wet purple paint. After it air-dried completely, I brushed away the excess baking soda to reveal a textured background that was much more appealing. The soda crystals even sparkle in the right light.
I had some previously painted watercolor paper with this weeks colors in my scrap bucket that I figured I’d make work. After pulling together more pieces of lime green and purple the whole thing came together into something that’s not so bad after all.
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A couple of curious crystalline fungi have appeared in my landscaping.
I haven’t decided weather or not to let them be.
I like the smaller of the two better. (second photo)
The mushroom cap has a better shape.
Please excuse the weeding that needs to be done in the mulch. I’ve had a busy week.
This was yet another project inspired by Pinterest.
