A Trough of UNfinished Projects...

Last week was busy. And then I caught a stomach bug. (ick)

So I have no DLP pages to share this week. I struggled a bit with how to tackle the week 4 challenge, and by the time I figured it out, I was too sick to do much of anything creative. I've got a plan, though, & will be working on it this week!

So today I though I would share a few of the works-in-progress I've got going. Because that's about all I've got right now.

These are pieces for an altered book that I've just started. The images were stamped, then transferred to the fabric. I embroidered the outlines, then colored them in with my Inktense pencils (I love those things!).

A new page for my Gratitude Book. These are zendoodled flowers that I colored with - you guessed it - my Inktense pencils. They still need stems...

It's a girl!  She's my first real attempt. And oh-my-goodness, I've got quite a ways to go. But overall I'm pretty happy with the way she turned out. She's pretty small & I have a feeling she will find her way into a DLP, gratitude, or other mixed media page.

That's about all I've had time for this week. What are you working on?

More Christmas Recap

Before I had the idea of having the kids paint masterpieces for mug rugs as gifts, I made a set for my grandparents. This was my first-ever original design (except for the state flag, of course... I obviously did not design that!).

Guess what state my grandparents are proud to live in!

Before I made those, I made a place mat for my Nani? She needed one to put her spiral-bound calendar so that it won't scratch up her coffee table.

The bird came from "Learn Doodle Stitching" by Aimee Ray; the tree is my own design.

 
Before I made that, I made a small piece of wall art for a special baby girl (my niece) who is due to arrive later this month. It was my first piece, and I wish I had waited until my skills were better. But I liked the idea behind it.

"And I will cause showers to come down in their season; they will be showers of blessing."

Christmas Gifts

Each year I come up with a new gift that my kids and I can make for their grandparents. Christmas, 2013 was the year of mug rugs. The kids painted mini masterpieces and I added a little embroidery (based on their ideas). Then I stitched everything together into a rug for mugs.

Confession time: I still have two sitting on my sewing machine, waiting to be finished! They get shipped out of state, and the recipients actually prefer to exchange Christmas gifts in the spring/ summer so that they don't get lost in all the hustle & bustle from far away.
Anyway, here are the ones we got done in time...

(Don't freak because my 11 year old drew a gun - my dad is an avid marksman, hunter, fisherman, etc. We all are. It's part of our family's history & culture.)