I've been busy today! I have two swaps I've been "participating" in. I haven't done a damn thing til today.
So swap #1: Stocking Stuffer 2009--twenty "small" items.
For today, I've accomplished the following
- a holiday candle set (*she* likes baked good smells...not I but it's not for me...)
- Roald Dahl magnet poetry using his randomly awesome words that don't factually exist.
Also on the docket:
- a "Night Owl" pillowcase--it's gonna be awesome. We're both into owls.
- a smattering of tea and a loose leaf tea brewer thing (not crafted)
- some hedgehog notecards*
- a "42" pendant (hitchhiker's guide)*
- a bookmark with some sort of quotation*
- a small, purple first aid kid to keep in a bag*
That's about all I know for now.
*=craft in progress, no picture yet.
I finished my top #1 (Anchors Aweigh) tonight. It turned out G-R-E-A-T, especially for me, but really for anybody. I'm really happy with it.
I tried a new method (that's the idea with the swaps for me, trying new things) that involved multiple layers of stencils. I started with the pink as a background then added the blue (the hardest layer; it involved a lot of hand-painting to fill in small spaces.
The anchor came from Microsoft Word's clip art. I just searched "anchor" until I found one that looked feasible. I tried to match the turquoise to the undies, but I sort of failed.
My partner said she likes turquoise and red but I didn't have any red paint. To make red, do I mix pink with black? That wouldn't make red. Yeah, I don't know much about color.
Then I added the black Old English on top. It was "LAMB"-inspired. I just love those Old English letters. Maybe I'll monogram part of her package in some way. Just love it! But I am not sure if I like those A's or not. . .they kinda freak me out. I make them like this-- 'a' -- with the upside down looking g type a, not just an o with a hook. But at any rate, I feel really good about this send out.
All I have left to do is make a cute "owl" top. I think I'm gonna stencil "ORLY" or maybe stencil a super cute owl on the front and do ORLY on the back. Idk.
But I feel super proud of this!
