Thursday, April 30, 2020

Funtastic Friday #278

Love seeing what you're up to during quarantine.
So let's get the party started!

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Funtastic Friday #277

Hello from self quarantine all. I hope that you are all finding ways to keep busy and active and happy. It's been a long haul and we still have more time to go but I know you can do it for your family , your community and your country. I believe the blogger posts below will help you occupy your time, give you some peace of mind, help you school the children and make use of the things you already have at home, to keep providing your best support to your family. 
Stay strong. 
Let's Funtastic Friday!!!








MEET THE HOSTS



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HOST PICKS
Heidi's Pick
DIY Chalk Painted Herb Planters from DIY Vibes  
  Michele's Pick 
Real Tasty Recipes from Cincy Shopper


Donna's Pick
from Thrift Diving



Sherry's Pick
Walking on Sunshine Recipes

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With love and gratitude,

Michele












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Thursday, April 16, 2020

Easter Egg Beach Hunt #Egghunt Mixedmedia #artjournal

During the Pandemic/ Lockdown/ Self Quarantine I played around in my art journal.It was inspired by the empty white sandy beaches on Okaloosa Island. Looking out at the Dunes, I envisioned them dotted with colorful Easter eggs for an Easter egg hunt. 


I started by gluing an old wipe to a music page, using Mod Podge. 

(This is not the same wipe but a picture of another one.)

When I say an old wipe , I mean a wipe that had been used for wiping and smearing paint and then later left to dry. The result is usually some sort of tie dye look. These make for great additions to mixed media artwork. I also added some speckling of paint by flicking it across the paper. 


Next I cut templates for eggs in a variety of sizes.
It's hard to get those perfect edges around those eggs so I used a nail file to clean up the template.
I added a some stenciling over the top, using a bright pink.

Trace the templates onto the mixed media paper.
And cut.
So pretty.


I used a stencil to add some inspiration words to the eggs.
 I created a simple beach background using watercolor and then glued the eggs to the page.

With love and gratitude,

Michele












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If you are in Myrtle Beach come on down and visit us at the Coastal Bohemian Studio or Follow us out on Facebook, Pinterest , Instagram, Linkedin, or Bloglovin .

Funtastic Friday #276




Monday, April 13, 2020

Celebrate Spring Canvas #Mixedmedia




Welcome to the April "Flower" Blog Challenge.

Below you'll find links to all the other bloggers that created something with a Flower theme.



Meet this month's co-hosts!



Be sure and click over to see the other host projects.


Now......
Read along to see how I created a floral mixed media canvas. 



First, I added a few colors of paint to my canvas and spread it around with a baby wipe.

I used a brush too.

Using a floral stencil I traced some flowers onto music paper.
I added a little paint to get some color.
And some to the canvas.
I added some stamping using archival black ink. And I used mod podge to adhere some printed tissue paper. The tissue paper adds a little texture.
After the tissue paper dried, I added a little white  Gesso to soften the lines of the tissue paper. It's quick and easy to just use your finger to apply the Gesso around the page. At the same time I'm softening the look of the stamps. I want them to fade into the background and the Gesso helps achieve that look.
Cut and paste the flowers to the canvas, add a little white paint stenciling.
Using a permanent ink pen I outlined the flowers in a whimsical style.
Adding dots of paint help the flowers come to life. Use the back of the paint brush to do that .



I stenciled the letters to spell Spring , onto tissue paper.

Once you decoupage these into place the tissue paper will pretty much fade into the background.
I used some oil pastels to shade around the flowers and create a border around the word SPRING.

It's a very cheerful addition to our Spring home. Just what a girl needs during this self quarantine.

Now check out the rest of the posts.





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With love and gratitude,

Michele












Find me partying here all week, at these link parties, with some great bloggers.

If you are in Myrtle Beach come on down and visit us at the Coastal Bohemian Studio or Follow us out on Facebook, Pinterest , Instagram, Linkedin, or Bloglovin .
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