Finally Starting My Art Challenge

Even though I have been working on three new projects, they are not part of my Art Challenge.  They are Christmas themed items, that I hope to have done very soon.  My Art Challenge is going to start today, though not in the order I listed, and won't be able to do one item everyday.  I just have too many other commitments right now, and I thought July would be lazy, lol,

My first challenge theme will be dragonflies, and then the next one will be fireflies, or lightning bugs, as I called them when I was a kid .  They will both be done today, and tomorrow, and I will get them posted. 

If you would like to join in, just follow along, create your item, share it on your blog, or wherever you share it, drop me a comment, and we can share each other's work.  I try to do an Art Challenge every year, but last year I did not have the time to do so. 

Stay tuned!

Make A Bracelet With Soda Tabs

Ok, I got sidetracked last week, and forgot to share more cool ways to recylce or upcycle items into jewelry, or other crafts. Below, is a tutorial on how to make a beautiful bracelet using soda tabs. I actually am going to do this, not exactly the one shown, but I love this idea. If you wire wrap, like me, well am learning, and you love cuff bracelets, then you know making the cuff out of wire can be a challenge, and a pain. So, I was thinking soda tabs might be a clever way around that problem. I probably won't video tape myself doing it, but I will share when I get around to it. I did a lot of crocheting last week, and I so loved the diaper cake, that I have started another one, a red and black one. Plus, I still have to finish the bathroom set I started, only the toilet cover is done. I found some very nice traditional jewelry settings on Etsy, that are on my list to get, and I just finished painting a garden Angel. I think I need to add something to it, or change something, before I share her. I was very pleased with how it came out though. Be sure, and visit my Etsy store too. I offer free USA shipping everyday, all year, and layaway if you need it.

Day 6 Theme Sticks #30DOC

This is not what I planned to to do today. I planned to go to the Gulf of Mexico and hunt for seashells with our Earth Kids group. But, Tropical Storm Andrea didn't want me to do that. So, about six months ago my husband saw on Facebook, a Family Tree painted onto someone's wall. He asked me, can you do that? I said, right now? LOL, no. So, I told him when the kids were done with school I would try. Since I couldn't go to the Gulf, and the theme for today was sticks, I decided to do it today. Now I didn't have to add leaves, it was quite lovely without them, but the leaves add color and pop and I like that. Also, my tree is done all in black. Not many black trees, but I love the silhouette look and since my wall has a hint of pink to the color of it, I really like it. I am very pleased with the results, but of course it isn't done. I will probably reoutline the tree, just because I like to do that to make it look nicer. Then I have to find tons of picture frames, small ones, and get pictures of everyone in our family. The big pictures were just hung back where they were before I painted the tree. The top one is crooked but I am short and even on a chair could barely reach to put the nail up there. I will have my hubby fix that.

30 Days of Creativity

Starting June 1st I will be participating in the 30 Days of Creativity challenge.  This is my second year participating, and it is sponsored by Create Stuff.  You can hashtag your items like this #doc when sharing them.  If you would like to join in there is a FB page, and Twitter.  I have made a Pinterest board as well.  If you would like to Pin your items to my board, leave me a comment with your username and I will add you to the board.  This is a fun challenge and Caitlin and I get a kick out of it each year.  What will you create?  Join me won't you?