Day 15 of 30 Days of Creativity: Unique and Modern Wire Wrapped Watch

Today is Day 15 of the 30 Days of Creativity challenge. We are halfway there, and I am having so much fun. I also am one step closer to creating a wire wrapped watch, that I absolutely love. This one is just six inches long, and fits me perfectly, so yep you guessed it, it is mine. I may list it, let it run one cycle, if no one buys it, I will be more than happy to wear it myself. I am going to try to make a larger version over the weekend. I only have one watch face left. And am getting low on wire too. I hate to buy new supplies until I exhaust what I already have. It is the frugal in me. If you all go and buy some stuff, in my Etsy store, then I can buy lots of supplies, lol! Anyway this watch uses two different colors of wire, silver and like a mauvy peach color. It is weaved to make the band. You can weave tighter or looser, I like them both, but tighter is kind of not as modern looking. I made the one end of the band into a ball, so it could connect and hold in place both sides. Wire is funny. This particular craft wire is very flexible and pliable, so it doesn't always hold its shape real awesome like. Stiffer wire holds excellent, but is extremely difficult to work with, and in my opinion harsh to look at. I am a softer, gentler kind of lady. Tell me what you think. Don't be shy now.

Day 13 of 30 Days of Creativity: Painting on Blue Bottles

Holy Craftman! Everyone got in on the action today! Today is day 13 of the 30 Days of Creativity Challenge. Every two weeks, since last Sept. we have been having painting class. My mom is the teacher, but we all kind of have learned our own likes and styles, but she still comes every two weeks and we paint. I love these blue bottles. Aren't they awesome? Unfortunately beer comes in them, so I have to drink the beer to get the bottle. It is actually quite delicious beer, lol! I will try to explain what they all are. The first blue bottle, is actually Caitlin's. She asked me to paint this cute little polar bear on hers, so I did. He is so cute! Now I have to paint more of them, ha ha. The blue bottle with the frog is mine. It has the frog on one side, and the beautiful red cardinal on the other. There is a sun, and little fat bird as well. The third blue bottle, my mom did, and she always does flowers of some kind. She picked shades of white for hers, giving it a lovely frosty look. She also finished her vase, which will be listed in my Etsy store, most of these items will be eventually. She also painted the two spoons shown. DJ finished his sailboat, which came out quite lovely indeed. I need to get him a frame. Caitlin painted the cute little dog, and I did the little spray bottle which will be listed in my store. I think that covers everything.

Seeing Red and A 4H Scrapbook

The kids and I began a project today, and I finished a project today. Let's start with the misfit deer painting, that I completed. oh I loved this concept of a silhouette in a color other than black. So I made a very red moon, and a yellow deer silhouette. I was so proud of it. That is until my son pointed out to me that deer antlers originate from only two spots on their head. OK so I got lost in the painting and didn't pay attention. He is a misfit deer, with an extremely large head, good thing with antlers all across it, LOL! I will list him for sale because I think he is very original,unique and I love him. I will try this one again, paying better attention to his antlers. DJ is the Historian for his 4H group. That means he is responsible for making the scrapbook for the end of the year. Well the year has ended. Even though this is not due until August, I do not believe in procrastinating. Since I am cheap, yes I said it. I had no intentions of spending a fortune on this scrapbook. Besides, I looked at tons and could not find one scrapbook that encompassed all that we covered. So, I bought card stock that DJ picked, some cute stickers that I will not share yet, and then printed off a very large clover. The kids then traced the clover onto the card stock, and cut them out. I will not share how we will put this together until we get to that step. Next I have to print the pictures, and get the rest of the supplies. This will be adorable, I hope. Oh, by the way I forgot to mention, all this is for day 12 of the 30 Days of Creativity Challenge.

Day 10: Wooden Cuff Bracelet With Peacock Feather

Day 10 of 30 Days of Creativity Challenge, is another wooden cuff. If you have been following along, then you know I made some wooden cuffs with popsicle sticks, and then had to wait for them to dry to decorate them. This one is the small version, and fits me perfectly. This particular one, I made six at a time in the process, was the first one I attempted to bend. It cracked because it had not been in the water long enough. So, this one I will keep. I painted it black, two coats using acrylic paints. After it dried, I made my first attempt at a peacock feather. I love peacock feathers! As you can see it is very hard to get the whole feather onto such a small space. I still think it is unique and pretty, and will wear it. These little cuffs are extremely comfortable to wear. I have one listed in my Etsy store, that was done the other day, with zebra stripes. So be sure to check it if you want it. I still have four more cuffs to decide what to paint on them, and they will come in future challenge days.

30 Days of Creativity: Day 7 Wooden Cuff Bracelet with Zebra Print

Today is day 7 of 30 Days of Creativity. Today I finished one of the wooden cuff bracelets. This was created using a popsicle stick and the method of wood bending. After I got it into shape, and dried, I painted it with two layers of white acrylic paint. Then I painted the zebra stripes on. Finally, the cuff was sealed to seal the paint in and protect it. It is signed by me on the underside of the cuff bracelet. Now since these were done using coffee mugs, and mason jars. I can only say if they are large or small. This one fit my husband's wrist, so it is definitely a large. This little beauty will be for sale in my Etsy store. If you love Zebra prints and want something casual, fun and affordable this might just be for you.  Caitlin painted a horse today.  She is getting so good. 

30 Days of Creativity: Day 6 Painting on Glass, Santa, Cows and Bracelets part 2

Today, we all painted something for day 6 of 30 Days of Creativity. You can see the other images on my homeschool blog, as it was painting class today for school. Looking at the images below, I finished the cow painting, and they are the most adorable cows I have ever seen. It is not perfectly how I pictured it, but my first attempt so I will not complain. I can see me painting a ton more of these adorable cows. Then for class I painted on a large glass vase, Santa climbing out of a chimney, with the Man in the Moon watching. This was also my first attempt at Santa. Caitlin did wolves on her vase, with a lot of snow. Lots of snow! She seems to really like wolves. DJ and my mom painted as well, but theirs will be on the other blog, since they are not participating in the challenge. Last are the wooden bracelets I started yesterday. This morning they were dry, so I sealed them, and then put them back in the jar until they dried. Then I added a base coat of paint on all sides. 2 black, 2 white, and 2 brown. If you need a smaller size, for a smaller wrist, then the mason jars are perfect the smaller ones. For the larger cuff I used glass coffee mugs. Tomorrow, or one day in the future I will paint something on them. I am thinking one will be a graduation theme, and one definitely a zebra print theme. The others I have not decided yet. What did you create today?

Day 4 of 30 Days of Creativity: Fun on the Farm

Today for day 4 of my 30 Days of Creativity challenge, I decided to use my camera. We went to a friend's small farm, and I got some cute pictures with the kids and some of the critters that live there. If you look closely at the cactus flower, you will see a bee burrowing in to get all that nectar. My son took several images as well, which will be shared on my homeschool blog. Lots of beautiful fresh air today, and I am tired. Can't wait for day 5. I think I will be painting.

30 Days of Creativity Day 2 Tractor Tire Flowerbed

Today is day two of the 30 Day Creativity Challenge. As you can see the red tire now has dirt and flowers in it. This was our day two activity. We also painted the mailbox and pole, that the red tire is around, white and blue. On another day we will paint stars and strips on the blue mailbox, for our US flag. It won't be day three though. Not sure yet what will be for day 3. Here in FL, unless you really like to sweat to death and over heat, all outside work is done in the morning, like before noon. Tomorrow we have church, so there will be no outside work before noon. Don't worry though, I have tons of projects lined up that have nothing to do with being outdoors. That is the other thing about FL weather, you have to plan activities with the anticipation that it could rain at anytime. You don't want your paint to wash off before it dries. What did you create today? Please share.