What I did with my paintbrush this weekend (pics)

16 years ago

I don't have much skill in decorative painting, but I have enthusiasm! :-)

Here are some ornaments I painted. This year a friend of mine adopted a poodle who had lived her whole life in a cage producing litters for a puppy mill. Her new name is Boo.

I encouraged another friend to write a short story for Woman's World this year, and when it was accepted I decided she needed an ornament to commemorate the occasion.

And here's one of the ornaments I made for my late cousin Terry's grandsons.

I painted a couple of inexpensive wooden masks for two little girls in the family. When I took pictures of them just now, I saw a couple of rather serious mistakes. In this one, his whiskers are coming out of his nose. I've had multiple cats in this house for 30 years, and I didn't know that whiskers don't spring from a cat's nose??? LOL The recipient doesn't have a cat, so maybe she won't notice. Or maybe I can tell her purple cats have a different arrangement for their whiskers.

In this one, I neglected to put hair at the sides of her head. I assume that what the bumps on either side are for. This recipient does have a head, so I'm thinking she'll probably notice. This picture looks like the princess has blue nostrils (to go with her blue blood?), but actually they're grey.

And finally, this is what I did with two Styrofoam snowflakes from Dollar Tree (6/$1). I painted two of them like this (metallic gold in the middle, metallic silver on the outside, with gold dots), and my plan is to glue them together with wire sandwiched between, and create a tree topper. They weigh nothing . . . it was like painting air.

What have my fellow artists/crafters been making so far this season?

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kathy_
16 years ago
Susan, I think you are very good! You have great line skills - I wish I did. I am still working on this one. It is a tin piece I bought at a bazaar for 75 cents. The saddle club has an auction and I am taking this. Several of the people have sheep so I think they will like this one. I am also decorating an old iron for a friend. It might be done by Christmas.
The flash lightened this up a little. There is a quilt on the end of the barn - a nine patch design.
I think the background will be black or dark blue and I might letter it with "have you any wool?"
Kathy
socks
16 years ago
Nice work. Mine would look like a 1st grader did it. You have nice writing.
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glenda_al
16 years ago
Nice looking crafts, ya'll!
lexi7
16 years ago
Thanks for sharing pictures of your cute crafts. They will inspire.
lydia1959
16 years ago
Nice work both of you! No crafty stuff from me this year.
kathi_mdgd
16 years ago
Good job,no crafty stuff from me this year either.
kathi
kacram
16 years ago
great job, both of you!!!!!

Susan, you must post a pic of your snowflake topper when it's on the tree!
petaloid
16 years ago
Super-cute!
minnie_tx
16 years ago
I think you did great a lot better than I've been doing lately!!!
kayjones
16 years ago
Susan!!!!! Those are wonderful - great blending - LOVE them!!!

Kathy, yours looks great, too!

Thanks to both of you for sharing your works of art.
heatherinohio
16 years ago
I love your creations! You are so thoughtful!! :)
This made me laugh "Or maybe I can tell her purple cats have a different arrangement for their whiskers." Hehe!!

I like yours as well Kathy. I have always thought that painting would be fun, You are both very talented.
alisande
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you, all--it's fun to share!

Kathy, you're a real painter! In my usual fashion, I've bought numerous books on decorative painting (and many bottles of paint!), but have yet to really get into it. I'm probably intimidated by my cousin Barbara's work. Like you, she really knows how to do it. But someday I'll try.

Thanks, everyone!
molly109
16 years ago
I think they look wonderful! All those people
are lucky.

After reading the story of Boo - it breaks my heart. But,
sure happy that someone has her and she will now get
the love she deserves.
alisande
Original Author
16 years ago
Oh, Molly, my friend really did a good deed. Boo had never experienced a home, soft places to lie down, affection, or play. She didn't know what to do with any of it at first. But she's learning! I saw two photos of Boo, one taken when they first got her, and the other just recently (a few months later). What a difference in her expression and eyes!
Granlan_TX
16 years ago
Kathy and Susan, you both impress the heck out of me! Can't imagine anyone not enjoying your crafts.
nodakgal
16 years ago
Beautiful work gals!
Linda Wayman
16 years ago
Nice work, both of you.
Susan what are the first three made of? Are they fabric of some sort? Maybe felt? They sure are pretty and you are so thoughtful.

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