Hello there! I think I may be close to finishing this painting today. I fiddled around with some new glittery acrylic paints and just love the shiny look. Now if I could just decide how to complete it…sometimes I leave things around for ages before going back to it.
As I looked at my painting from afar, I started doodling on scrap papers and drawing ladies. I’m caught somewhere between childish whimsy and more realistic features…then I start scribbling. I wanted to draw a bunch of ladies to add into my junk journal though…have to do something with that journal.
Of course, I get distracted easily and realized since I love my kneaded eraser so much, I have no need for the regular rubber ones that leave little bits all over the place. So I thought it would be a great opportunity to carve them into stamps. I want a leafy stamp to use in collage and things were looking pretty good…
Then my hand slipped and I messed it up! This rubbery stuff is way softer than linoleum, so I had to lighten my hand up a lot. I just started over, cutting up the eraser and using other ones I had lying around. I ended up with a bunch of leafy shapes, which is pretty nice to create variation.
Then I jumped onward to finish this recycled project of using a bottle to make a birdhouse. I used my trusty glue gun to make a leafy roof…I guess there is connection as I went from carving leafy shapes to glueing leaves…but honestly I just easily jump from project to project. My mind is whirling with too many things most of the time, so I have to let out the energy one way or another. I have to go grab more leaves to finish this up, but I was happily surprised how lovely the leafy roof looks.
So those are the creative happenings for me and I will finish up that birdhouse and show you the results tomorrow. The weather is so beautiful these days and there are birdies outside my window terrace every morning. I figure it can be put to good use asap. Also, I should mention that I listed the journals I made onto Etsy, since I don’t really have a use for them…I hope they find good homes. The lovely folks on Tuesday night vlog chat convinced me to do so. If you want a custom leather journal btw, just let me know. Now I can go visit all the other creative spaces via Kootoyoo…or actually go make lunch!
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I realized we have quite a few similarity hey, Linda!
Firstly, I like to look at my creative from afar too….so that I know how to enhance them etc.
Secondly, I sometime leave things around for ages before going back to it as well!
HAha! You are one multi-tasking lady. So many things happening at your creative space this week!
Have a great weekend in advance! X
Oh cool! Haha…we can be creative together…lots of stuff lying around definitely! Yeah, I guess you can say multitasker or ADD-er? Haha! Thanks for stopping by!
Wow… I think I just found my favourite recycled project for the week. I wonder if my kids would like to make a bird feeder for the kookaburra’s … actually they would wont to make one each knowing them…. Thanks Heaps!!
xo Steph
Oh cool, I think it’s a great project…if you had a bigger bottle probably would be good, I’m just using the milk bottles I happen to have…painted it up and adding details now!
Great leaf stamp! I get easily distracted too! Just too many projects that catch my eye and I want to try them all! You post made me think of an idea of drawing a roadmap of all my distractions, it could be pretty funny! Also, your owl fabric arrived yesterday! Beautiful, love love love it! Heading to the fabric store today to get some matching fabric to make a quilt! Can’t wait!
Thanks Gretchen! Haha…guess it’s not just me bouncing around from project to project…but I suppose it’s good to go with what you have excitement for
Oh I’m so glad you like the owl fabric design…excited to see what you do with it 
Have fun!
Oooo! I love your moon! I am a night person and I always think the moon looks so friendly—you captured it just perfectly!
Hi Pam! Glad you like the moon…it was an old sketch and I started the painting so long ago…finally getting close…Thanks!