09 Friday Dec 2011
Posted in Photography
I found a lovely new spot to explore in Virginia Beach. Munden Point Park, past Sandbridge and close to the NC border is pretty cute. It’s a great place to sit and read or pray.
There are a couple fun spots on the way as well…
Click here to see other shots from the afternoon. (Which means there are actually more of these that I didn’t post here.) ;-)
Happy Holidays!
08 Thursday Dec 2011
Posted in Art & Crafts
For my friend Melanie’s birthday, I wanted to do something simple and use decoupage.
I’ve this half-finished, red wooden “M” chilling in my craft drawer of wooden letters for a while and thought it would be perfect. (Red is her favorite color, and yes, I do have a drawer that is full of wooden letters.)
Originally, I had planned to photocopy pages of a book she really likes (since the copy I have is borrowed), age the paper and decoupage the edges with that—but I’m both lazy and busy, so I used a book I had an extra copy of. My beloved Scarlet Pimpernel. Which I thought appropriate.
(The book was an old thrift-store hardcover with a great spine and cover. Unfortunately, they were taped together.)
So, I used my book scraps on the edges, repainted the front & added a modpodge layer on top and PRESTO! A book-lover’s monogram.
I also stole an idea off pinterest and added a wooden tag. I painted it with chalkboard paint and used book scraps on the back.
07 Wednesday Dec 2011
Posted in Art & Crafts
Weeks ago I mentioned I’d post some of the Christmas presents I’ve been working on. I’m a slacker. So, here’s decoupage project number 1! (I did quite a bit. Because it’s SO MUCH FUN.)
I got some thrift store books and found some old ones I didn’t mind tearing up. And by “didn’t mind,” I mean books that I could force myself to tear apart. I’m also a bit ridiculous; I wanted to use books that are readable. Because I’m totally that person who would read the tray or ornament or whatever.
I had this old copy of Alice in Wonderland that I got a thrift store ages ago because I love the cover. But I have a shelf copy already. So I got rippin’. ;-)
I colored/drew on the outside with crayon, then covered in modpodge and a faint color glaze.
Some of my favorite parts are the inside edges. I included snippets of the illustrations and fun text.
(I’m trying to get better at staging for photos like this. Suggestions?)
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