Painting on Aluminium Foil

acrylic & watercolour on crumpled aluminium foil

1:watercolour over an unfinished drawing in artline black pen.......

      

2: add more watercolour, let some run,................................white flowers in a blue vase.

(raylee).

Chequered Crochet Rug

 morning sun provides back lighting for this photo.......of my completed crochet rug.......

 most of the blue/aqua  yarn came from the op shop, i bought a few balls of  bright colours to add some contrast.

 the rug measures 54'' or 137cm. approximately.

 the pattern is from a "Busy Needles" magazine dated 1981!

 i crocheted a square then added a border around the edge, increasing at the corners.....

....& stitched in all the loose ends.
 i think this counts as creativity....& could be part of the 365 creative challenge 2013........what do you think?
(raylee).

Birds, Feathers, Mixed Media, Stitches.....365 Creative Challenge 2013.

another mixed week of creativity........experimenting with different media, eg: acrylic painted crumpled aluminium foil, just one of the techniques from the book"Surface Treatment workshop" by Darlene Olivia McElroy & Sandra Duran Wilson.
feathers in watercolour, water soluble crayon & portfolio aqua sketch pencil.......
.....& over 100 cut & stitched hessian hearts!
(raylee).

Feathers - 365 Creative Challenge 2013

watercolour & pitt pen on paper.........

torn paper images of colourful fruit from magazine collage & oil & water soluble crayon on old diary page.
(raylee).

Baby, It's Cold Outside......

(raylee).

Recycled shoe box

hello again...

found an old shoe box that was being used for little treasures...

and some leftover paint that was drying up quick..

one of the misses had been creating...

decided that the little blobs could pretty up the treasure box...

so...

 

 

Raylee and I hope you all enjoy our new blog format...

its a great way to see all our stuff without having to scroll through the sidebar...

just click on the photo and you will see the post...

as well as being able to comment...

have a look around and tell us what you think...

 

 

 

All Mixed Up.......Mixed Media

another week of creativity.......well just some of it , i've  been busy with lots of different projects lately but haven't had time to photograph everything as yet . 

yellow is making it's way into my work.......but pleased to be back to my favourite blue!

i still don't seem to be able to stick to one thing, i like to mix it up a bit.

i have used watercolours, crayons, acrylic, moulding paste, pitt pens, aqua sketch pencils, sewing pattern paper, magazine pictures,

music sheets, business cards, printed photo, printed tissue paper, diary paper from the diary/planner that i am using for these collages,  small used canvas, masking tape & stencils for this week's creative challenge.

 we  would like to welcome Alejandra from Argentina , &   Aloquin from New York........we are so pleased to have you visit our blog.

& that goes for all of our visitors, hope you find something of interest to look at........don't be shy ......ask questions if you have any, or  just say hello in the comments.

(raylee).

Story of the stool

I found this thing that Raylee encouraged me to try a few years ago...

it was ripped up material...torn into strips...and knitted into squares...

but it wasnt big enough for anything so I pulled it apart...

and crocheted a circular thing...

 

 

but again it wasnt big enough...

so I moved on to the next project...

of removing the dirty denim from this old cable drum...

that had been covered with leftover christmas paper...

and then denim and used as a stool for many years...

 

 

 then I realised the crochet circle would probably fit nicely as a cover..

so I played around a bit and found it was just right...

it was a struggle to get the last bit of crochet done...

as I had to work it when it was on the stool...

 

its now done...

the raggy top and bottom give it a bit of padding...

and the metal bolts that hold it together...

now wont scratch the floor when its dragged around...

Cupcake Corral

this is "cupcake" & her new yard with a  new home ..........a recycled water tank!!

(raylee).

Nice Threads etc., 365 creative challenge 2013

starting to think about composition now.

what do you think?

(raylee).