First attempt

So. Paint chip art. I am sure you've all seen it. It's everywhere.
Lately I have been finding and coming up with a bunch of "make it my self for pennies" ideas, from things I've seen online and things I've seen other do. So, paint chip art. Pretty simple. I wanted to make a really big one, so I gathered my stuff. After trimming my paint chips to size I had a container of narrow pieces, and not one to let things go to waste, I decided to do a trial run. Boy I am glad I did!

You will need:
*A canvas, any size will do, I used a 12x12
*Paint chips, I got mine at Home Depot, you may want to make several trips to get yours. I don't have that luxury  living where I do, so I am the crazy lady at the Martha Stewart Paint display with 122 paint chips stuffed in my purse. I got the Martha Stewart chips cuz they are 5 inches by 2.5 inches. Big means less cutting!
*Mod Podge, I got the glossy kind, cuz I like shiny stuff
*Time - do not start this 12 minutes before a wild baby comes over. It will result in a lovely art project glued to the carpet.

To do this:
Paint your canvas. ALL of it. Trust me, you do not want white canvas showing between your paint chips. I only painted the sides, and a bit of the surface, I wish I would have painted it all.

Cut your paint chips to whatever size you want. It helps if you live with a mathematician, so he can do all the fractional crazy math. My paint chips very from 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch wide. Glue the chips down in any order

Cover with at least 2 layers of Mod Podge

Hang! Which I haven't done yet, I am waiting for the Engineer to get home so he can make sure it goes up straight!

Crayons Again

So, I loved making my crayon art so much I wanted to make more, but who really needs to have 12 canvases with melted crayons on them? Well......Nobody. I bought the supplies to make a bunch more anyway, and took them to my sister's house. Sister1 has 4 children ages 7-15, and they all got a kick out of making something fun for their rooms. We had quite a good time making these, the children got to chose their crayons, and they glued them in the order they wanted. So without any ado I give you3 of the 5 we made. Sorry for the completely junky cell phone pictures. Some of us forget our camera when we go on a trip.

Chachi:

Hammy:

Little Bear:

Gallery Wall

In Little Bear's room, I have started a gallery wall. We currently have 2 things up there, but there are many, many plans to add more. I enjoyed my first round of crayon art so much, I wanted to try it again. This time I used a much smaller canvas, 8x10 and some leftover crayons. Since Her room is grey and blue, those are the shades of crayons I used, with 2 white ones, and 2 black one thrown into the mix because I needed a few more.

This time I cut the crayons in half, I thought smaller canvas, smaller crayons. When melting the crayons this time I kept the canvas very upright, so there is very few places where the wax dried thick. After letting it sit for the night, I put up the first 2 pieces on the gallery wall.

I think I will just call this the Louvre wall.

Monday's Muffin

Time for another installment of Monday' Muffin! This weeks muffin is a daring experiment. Very Berry! I used my basic oatmeal muffin recipe, and added a special twist.They are baking up as I type this, so I hope they are as tasty as they smell.

Very Berry Muffins:

2 cups - unbleached white flour

2/3 cup - whole wheat flour

1 1/2 cups - Oatmeal (I used quick oats, the ones that take about 3 minutes to cook if you were to cook them in a pot.)

2/3 cup - sugar (One of these days I am going to figure out how to substitute this with honey)

4 tsp - baking powder

1/2 tsp - salt

2 beaten eggs

2 cups - milk (The original recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups, but I found the muffins were too dry, so I increased the milk)

1/2 cup - cooking oil (I use canola oil)

Berry mixture - blackberries, blueberries and raspberries - Approx. 2 cups total

Directions:

*Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl,

*Combine all wet ingredients in a separate bowl

*Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients

*Stir about 10 times, then add fruit

*Continue to stir until moistened

*Grease muffin tins, Bake ate 350 for 15 minutes

*This will make 24 muffins

I hope you enjoy this week's muffin! Time for a taste test.

Going into Business

I have decided to try selling some of my creations. I like to sew, anyone who knows me knows that. I have been told a lot recently that I should sell my stuff, so after weeks of thinking and planning I am going to take the plunge! It will be slow going at first, I have only a few things ready to go.

I created an Etsy shop you can see HERE.

I created a Facebook Group which you can join HERE.

Orders are accepted at either place.

Here is a sample of what I have for sale currently.

Come by and see the rest of my stuff! and feel free to Buy!

GIVE AWAY!

HAND MADE GIVE AWAY!

 

You could get an original creation from

 The 3 Bears!

It is very easy, and quite painless to enter. This is how it works, the first three people to comment on this post will get something hand made by me. 

I love creating, making hair bows, sewing, quilting, card making and scrap booking, so your "prize" could be something from any of those categories. Some of the things I have made in the past are pictured below. 

Good Luck!