Painting with Your Friends

16 Wednesday May 2012

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Monday night I met a few friends for dinner, then we headed over to a new shop in Virginia Beach called Paint ‘n Sip, which is essentially an art class that shows you step-by-step how to paint a picture that you get to take home. I think I was the only one there who had ever attempted painting before, so we were looking forward to an entertaining evening.

We had a lot of fun! The instructions were easy to follow and it was great not having to clean up afterwards. ;-)

Here we are with our paintings:

(A couple of those were cell phone pics, so they are not the best quality. The others I stole from Alicia.) You can see in the first picture the original that we were attempting to recreate hanging on the wall.

Here’s a final shot of mine:

So, if you are in the Hampton Roads area, this is a fun night out with friends!

Anyone else out there ever done anything like this?

As Pink as a Rose

15 Tuesday May 2012

Posted by Crystal in Art & Crafts

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craft, diy, roses, tshirt

So this was an interesting experience. I had this great idea of using bleach pens on a tshirt to make some pretty white roses on a tshirt. Had that worked, I probably would have covered the front of the tee in roses, but alas: the bleach pen did not work.

The last time I tried it, the bleach bled much more than I wanted, so I was looking forward to trying again. Which I did. Three times. If you look really close at the first picture, you might be able to see the faint marks the bleach pen made. After the third wash I decided it was time to pull out one of the trusty fabric markers… And here’s what I got:

I based the roses off a design we used on a backdrop for a show at college (when I say we, I mean the theatre department and my dear friend Jen, who ended up cutting out thousands of these roses herself).

Simple and unique tshirt idea.

Me Monday: Surprise, Surprise, Surprise

14 Monday May 2012

Posted by Crystal in Photography

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365 Days, 365days, knoxville, Me Monday

I am vain enough to admit that I don’t entirely love this picture of me (and by that I mean I think it’s kinda gross), but I also felt like it worked well for me today. This weekend was CRAZY. I’m talking digital-world, blog-wise. Oh my goodness, freshly pressed. You just rocked my little blog.

And it was as lovely surprise. Which, going back to today’s pic, is why I chose this one instead of the more flattering and artistic shots I was debating between.

On a family vacation a couple years ago, in the midst of a crazy day with brake trouble, tire trouble, and running back and forth around Knoxville, TN, I caught a glimpse of this fun little wall. So we turned around so I could get out and act silly. It was one of those happy little surprises God likes to throw your way that makes all the difference in your day.

And that’s a bit how I felt this weekend. Except more shell-shocked. Usually, it’s been a busy day on this thing if I get 30 people looking at it, and thanks to the magical people who pick the freshly pressed, I had over 5,000 hits on the blog this weekend. And that is CRAZY. And that is my God.

Thanks to everyone who visited and commented. I’ve read them all, even though I probably did not respond. You guys rock!