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art in red wagons: April 2015
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Art in red wagons. Saturday, April 18, 2015. Aluminum can flowers (tutorial). I'm always on the lookout for new ways to recycle in my art. Here's a fun way to reuse aluminum cans to make "drought resistant flowers." You can't kill them, I promise! Start with a colorful can. Cut off the top. This is surprisingly easy to do with your "good" pair of "crap designated" scissors - mine are old Fiskars). Cut the sides of the can into 16 or so spokes. I start with 4ths, then 8ths, then 16ths). This is the FRONT:.
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art in red wagons: making faces
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Art in red wagons. Monday, May 4, 2015. I've been making garden fairies and needed some good faces - let me show you what I learned . I began with magazine pictures. And used this old template I have for making circles:. I use the circle to crop in REALLY close on the features (this is good old Martha). Cropping super close is what gives you the PERFECT sun or moon face. I cut away all the non-essential stuff like ears, hair, neck, forehead, chin. The closer in you crop, the more moonlike it comes out.
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Pieces of D: November 2012
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Life, Landscape, Creativity and Craft. Thursday, November 22, 2012. Give Thanks. Everyday. But remember to be grateful every day! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Magpie's Nest * Patty Szymkowicz. A Bird in the Hand. A Little Fur in the Paint. Art in red wagons. Bluebirds Living in the Meadow. The Red Door Studio. Whimsical Owls and Other Mixed Media Art From the Heart by Juliette Crane. Pickled Tink Studio and Boutique. Words on paper scraps. View my complete profile.
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Pieces of D: The Cycle of Life...
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Life, Landscape, Creativity and Craft. Saturday, September 22, 2012. The Cycle of Life. The second installment of "Why I love my Bicycle Commute! Involves the (formerly) overgrown yard of an abandoned house. I say formerly, because, sadly, the yard has since been mowed and cleaned up. Sadly? This yard was covered in wild Passion Flower vines. These amazingly beautiful flowers were everywhere. Even over the concrete driveway. Passion Flowers are a Florida native plant and grow wild here. Dear Dianne - the...
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Pieces of D: Just not feelin' it...
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Life, Landscape, Creativity and Craft. Monday, October 22, 2012. Just not feelin' it. Sometimes you just have to let yourself be sad. If I'm not around for awhile, I'll be back. and I'll be alright. See you all soon. October 24, 2012 at 12:43 PM. Take care and hope youre feeling better soon. xxoo. October 26, 2012 at 2:07 PM. Dear Dianne - - will be thinking of you - hope you will be okay again soon. November 4, 2012 at 10:21 PM. Take care dear Dianne . well be here upon your return. A Bird in the Hand.
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Pieces of D: Newly Finished Painting...
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Life, Landscape, Creativity and Craft. Saturday, September 29, 2012. Poison Dart Frog 1: mixed media - oil and archival ink (rubber stamped moth and journaling) on acrylic and clear gesso washed and sealed vintage dictionary page over 6x6 inch masonite board. The other one is a bit more than half finished. October 1, 2012 at 12:48 AM. October 1, 2012 at 6:51 AM. October 2, 2012 at 12:30 PM. October 3, 2012 at 3:15 AM. October 4, 2012 at 4:18 PM. Hugs and hopes for peace and love,. A Bird in the Hand.
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art in red wagons: word sieve
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Art in red wagons. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. A useful tool I have discovered. Is creating found poetry. When my thoughts are swirling I put them through a word sieve and see what comes out. I keep it simple (and small). Using cut up book covers as a foundation. I pretty it up with a painted border. And when I'm done. I have a little something to go on when someone says, "what do you think? It's not that I didn't know what I think,. It's that I didn't know how to say it. He had such confidence. Corrine a...
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art in red wagons: September 2014
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Art in red wagons. Thursday, September 25, 2014. Using more of the dahlia prints I came up with another little assemblage. He attempted to explain apologetically with flowers. 41". I'm poking fun at that eons old romantic tension we all know so well. About the number 41:. Tuesday, September 23, 2014. This is something I created as an "homage" to one of the most beautiful summers I have ever experienced since moving up here to the Pacific Northwest - where summer is not always guaranteed. It's that sweet ...
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Pieces of D: Give Thanks... Everyday...
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Life, Landscape, Creativity and Craft. Thursday, November 22, 2012. Give Thanks. Everyday. But remember to be grateful every day! November 24, 2012 at 8:26 AM. Thank you for your lovely comments you left on my Blog. I so appreciate your words, of support, and I, too, wish you same. Enjoy the moments! November 27, 2012 at 9:07 AM. Dear Dianne you are one of the winners of my little tree giveaway. Ps your new blog look is so pretty! January 5, 2013 at 9:47 PM. Hope you come back D :). A Bird in the Hand.
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art in red wagons: October 2014
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Art in red wagons. Friday, October 31, 2014. The next indicated step. So, last blog post, I showed you my 2" pocket poems in progress. I'd been puzzling over what to do to the backs - and in the end the obvious answer was marbled paper. Besides, it's the traditional backing for vintage book covers (alas, these books were not vintage enough). Process #1 (for use with alcohol inks). Copy paper or construction paper. Process #2 (for use with water base ink or paint). Shaving cream (not the gel kind). Squirt...
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