ART IS BEAUTY: April 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

Biscuits & Chocolat Freezer paper transfer serving tray

So its what I like to call "GRAPHICS FAIRY" Monday around here. I call it this because by the time
the weekend rolls around the only projects I can seem to manage are small little fun ones,
and they usually involve a cute little graphic from "the graphics fairy"
This weekend was no different.

I had stopped at goodwill the other day and found a cute little tray for only 99 cents.
I couldn't pass it up

So you know what I did. I went to the Graphics Fairy and got this cute little graphic.
I then got out my freezer paper and did a freezer paper transfer.

Once I transferred the image I went over the letters with my Krink markers.
When it was all dry I sprayed it with Poly to protect it.
I love how it has a vintage faded look to it.

I hope you enjoyed this simple little Monday tutorial.
Have a BEAUTIFUL day.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Roadside Rescue Free Cupboard doors turned into FRENCH ROADSIGNS!

BONJOUR everyone!! :)
While sitting on Pinterest one night looking at all the lovely things
that there are to be looked at I fell in love with some old Road signs.
I thought "how cool would it be to have some of these for decoration on my patio"
Well about 2 days later when a friend had commented on one of my pins said "I can't wait to see what you do" I thought...HOLY CRAP...I can actually make these! :)

So I went to my shed and got out my plethora (I am pretty sure that's a real word) of FREE Roadside Rescue cupboard doors. I painted them a nice French Blue, since you know I love everything FRENCH! :)

I found this great website of someone who just goes around taking pictures of signs and lets you have FREE downloads. I think this is the LINK. I got an idea for what I wanted
and started drawing on the letters.

I then used my KRINK pens to outline the letters and then painted them in.
When they were all dry I distressed the heck out of them and gave them a good coat of Poly.

VOILA!! I now have Free FRENCH roadsigns. I had the paint and the free doors, so this cost me nothing.

I will give them more coats of Poly on both sides eventually since they will most likely be outside, but If I decide to keep them inside, they can stay like this.

I hope you have a BEAUTIFUL day!

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

"No Thank you, I think I'll walk" Oil painting "shelley"

Well, this painting ended up meaning more to me than you could ever know. Its one of those "God works in mysterious ways" kinda things.

A while back (like MONTHS) I had seen a photograph of a girl walking down a road and the composition
of it just SPOKE to me. I didn't know why, (I never know why) :) So I thought I would
quick lay down an under painting so I wouldn't forget (which I tend to do a lot).
WELL Months later it was still sitting like this in my basement...WAITING..
well due to many events, one of which was a trip to the E.R. for me; I was forced to sit still for a few days.
Well, those who know me, know I CAN NOT just sit. So I went down stairs and grabbed my light easel and my paints. I sat in a chair and started working on the painting again.

I mixed up my colors (this is where I have to give HUGE Kudos's to Gayle Levee, and awesome
instructor who was adamant about COLOR THEORY. How many of you would have guess from the finished painting that the yellow green is one of the main colors for this painting)

and I got to painting and painting and painting....5 hours went by and I looked at the clock and thought it had been 5 minutes (I love it when that happens)
Anyway, I was struggling the next day with putting the finishing touches on the painting....I get really picky at the end and tend to not be able to walk away....Well as I was picking at the painting the phone rang...
It was my Mother in law. She had called to tell us that our Cousin Shelley had passed.
Shelley was an amazing women. Since she was 11 years old she has had tumors on her spinal cord and brain stem, which had cause blindness and no mobility. She went on to get married and have a son. She
was an amazing woman who was never suppose to live this many years or live through this or that...
She was 46. This is the woman you could hear laughing clear from the other
room when you were at family functions. I always remember her with her sitting in her wheelchair throwing her head back in a laugh and enjoying every possible minute she had. She was also as stubborn as the day is long. She was a fighter and even in the end she fought. Fought till her terms were met and then she would finally let go.
As I was contemplating her life...and staring at this painting God kinda did a "HELLO, MC-FLY, anybody HOME?" on my brain and I went...OH MY GOD, This is Shelley!!
She finally gave in and God said you are done now, I will carry you home. And Shelley being the AWESOME stubborn girl she was said with her perfect body "No Thank you, I think I'll walk"