Funtastic Friday #583

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St. Patrick's /Spring Door Hangers

These are fun and oh so easy to make.

I traced a pattern from a door hanger onto cardboard and cut out 2 door hangers. If you don't have a door hanger they sell wooden ones at the craft store, however, the ones I bought did not fit my crystal knob door handles throughout the house.  You can also find door hanger patterns on line if you do an image search.

Now, I love to mix things up mixed media art style, so I began by  adding various papers using a glue stick.

 

On the other side, I used some finger paint paper to get started. (Yes, my friend had given me several sheets of finger painted papers from her students.) Green for St. Patrick's and green for the Spring side of the door hanger.

Using my finger, I applied some white gesso to soften the harshness of the green and then I began to add some random stenciling to both sides using yellow gold, white, black and green. 

And I stenciled on the butterfly.

I gathered up little stacks of colorful bits of paper and create  clusters as a backdrop for each saying. 

I embellished with some designed  printables  that I found on Pinterest and added those to the St. Patrick's side. 

This little bee was made using a silicone bee ice tray and hot glue. What a fun way to mold up some goodies. Then, I painted those bees.

 I spelled out the word SPRING on little triangles and added those. Next, a little buzzing trail using a permanent black marker. 

Silly, fun, springtime color is popping up everywhere around the house now and these are a nice little addition.

Enjoy the nice weather.

With love and gratitude

Michele

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Funtastic Friday # 582

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Funtastic Friday # 580

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Funtastic Friday #579

Before we get started here's a glimpse into what's been happening here around the place. 

                                   

                      Just a fun little heart I made to greet the day in the kitchen.

A few artist trading cards with the "word of the year " theme. My word is PRONOIA, the opposite of paranoia, the world is conspiring to give you everything you want. Isn't that a great word. Thank you Jean. 

Orange powder from the rinds of the Seville oranges from my neighbors tree.

A few more artist trading Cards for February's swap. Fun stuff happening around here. Now.....

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Do What Makes You Happy

I had made this watercolor doodle years ago. With it's bright, colorful frame it always seems like a happy piece to me. It was just hanging on the wall, in the studio and I thought the color was perfect for Valentine's Day decor, so I set it out and right smack dab across the glass, I added a message. Just a cut piece of paper. I can change the message every week. As #marthastewart would say, "It's a good thing! "

Now here's an insight. And I'm so loving this moment....

As I'm writing this, I can see the simple message is more profound than I thought, you see I was questioning everything I wanted to do and loved for the pursuit of money. Honestly, I could use a little more play money, as most people are feeling right now too. I asked the universe to give me a sign as to the direction I was headed. Thinking I needed to take a job as opposed to pushing my arts and crafts business. On the day I asked, I received a phone call request to do an art class for a group of ladies. Thank you universe for the sign to keep going. But this little message was put out around the same day. I didn't piece it together because I had spent so much time cutting a bunch of various printed messages and the message I added to the frames was just, "the one in front of me", just like my answer was right there in front of me.

It's the little things. Thumbs up if you agree.
What little thing is currently making you happy. Share it!

This post became much more meaningful than when I first began to write it.

With love and gratitude

Michele

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