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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Inspiration and Exploration

For the past week, I have been feeling creatively deprived. We got some not so awesome news, and we have been trying to adjust to it.

Apparently one way I deal with such things is to organize and rearrange. That has been the main focus this past week- rearranging and organizing a few of the rooms that we call home. The area needing the most attention was our craft zone. It was oozing into areas that were not designated as crafty zones, causing a major mess.

Now that I know we will be here another 7-9 months, I decided it REALLY needed to be cleaned, rearranged and organized.

Which meant that artsy craftsy stuff was put on hold.

Which means Mama has been a cranky girl.

Last night I told hubby that today would be a crafty day. He was fine with it, he doesn't like the cranky version of me anymore than anyone else.

With no particular creative endeavor in mind, I was happy to see this post from one of my favorite blogs in my blog roll. Emma and I both love all of Kira's work over on "Oops, I Craft My Pants." How can you NOT love a website with such an awesome name!

Kira has an awesome video tutorial of how to do a watercolor (her example of a rooster is super cute).

Emma and I watched it this morning and we were inspired! Emma was so engrossed in the video, every time I tried to say something I got, "Shh, I can't hear!"

Emma and I have played with watercolors a bit, but I have never really watched someone else use them. I mean, really, I suppose there isn't a wrong way to use watercolors, but Kira showed us a better way. And I like this better way, well, better :0)

Enough blabbing. Here is the creative exploration that Kira inspired.
Top Left: One of the horses from Horseland by Emma, Top Right: some random little inchies, Bottom Left: Hills and Sun, Bottom Right: Tree and flowers. 

The picture really is not the best. I scanned them and I should probably use the camera instead but 1. It's REALLY windy outside (where the best light is) and 2. I really would rather get back to playing with watercolors.

What inspired you today?


Thursday, September 2, 2010

Back with a Bang!

Emma and I have gotten back into crafting now that school has started back up for Jared. We have actually gone a little crazy with it, but we are having fun and the only house looks like a small tornado went through it.

We have decided to try to bring out friends over to the crafty side, so we will be hosting a Craft Party on the 11th. We are so excited!

What is a craft party you ask?

Well, for us, a craft party is an excuse to have friends come over and make a crafty mess.

We will be tie-dyeing. Emma and I first experienced tie-dyeing a few weeks ago at Prairieland Herbs Sample Sunday event.

Here is a picture of what Emma made.

We didn't really have anything to tie-dye, so the morning of the Sample Sunday I whipped up a cute jumper, attached a previously freezer paper stenciled design, and away we went.

We also discovered hula hooping during the same event, but that will have to be a story for another day:)