Well, the girl has been fairly distracted by the birdie play book so there's just one eye drawing for the week... *winks*
Happy weekend friends!:)
Friday
Thursday
A page from the gratitude journal -crochet bunny flower in a pot
Just love this adorable crochet bunny flower in a pot that I bought from a street vendor in Hanoi. Super cute! It has a place right next to my monitor. :)
Wednesday
A day out with the folks - May 2025
It's not always easy to bring the old folks out because they tire so easily. But we did try for a couple of hours on May 16.
We left at 10am (after mum took a nap) and headed straight down to the Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay. They were between exhibits so we did get to see some tulips (previous exhibit) and Lillies (the new one). My faves!:)
We stopped by Chinatown for dessert and coffee and a little shopping and were back home by 4pm so that the folks could rest. We made it out for 6 hours *high fives all around*!
Tuesday
Tuesday's desk - this week's mixed media birds
Well, the girl has been keeping up with her birdie play book. Here are this week's mixed media birds. :)
Monday
Mixed Media Monday - a mixed media upcycled decorated box
Hello friends! I have been getting back into my mixed media supplies...even glued some paper scraps with gel medium and played with my acrylic paints for the background of this upcycled box (*yay...go me!).
And then I pretty much went a little crazy with the fun scrap bits. :)
Lots of packaging bits too...
Hope I get to fill this box up with goodies and make someone's day.
Happy week ahead friends!
Friday
Friday's desk - the week in eye drawings
Currently obsessed with my birdie playbook but did do some eye drawings this week too. :)
Enjoy your weekend friends!
Thursday
This week's pictureless page from the gratitude journal
So I might be doing more pictureless pages from the gratitude journal...because the photo print stickers are getting way too expensive. It is now $1 a photo sticker. *insert sad music* Oh well, I will think of creative ways to document my gratitude with stuff I already own (which we all know...is a lot...*LOL*).
This page was all about the kaya (coconut jam) I made. I actually have a lousy photo of the jam but decided to save $1 on something else more photo-worthy. *winks*
Tuesday
More mixed media birds from the bird playbook
So I've decided to make the mixed media playbook all about birds! *winks*
This birdie was done with coloured pencils and watercolours.:)
And this birdie was done with coloured pencils and acrylic markers.
What do you think?
Thursday
Thursday's page from the play book
Just started a little mixed media play book. Nothing fancy...just a lined notebook for me to play and experiment with different dry mediums (since the paper is too thin for wet media).
First page is this birdie which was painted on brown cardstock with a variety of mediums. I started dry painting the birdie with acrylic paint straight from the tub so it was thick and dry. Then I added some Neocolor II pastels and Gelatos for a little more depth. I finished off with fine-tipped paint markers for added texture on the birdie. Got the paper a little dirty so I created a wash-taped frame to cover up. *winks*
So much fun!
Wednesday
Workspace Wednesday - this week's single eye drawing
It's been slow but I'm making time and did one eye drawing so far. *LOL*
I know it looks like the usual eye drawing but it's actually quite a bit more challenging with toned paper and a much larger substrate. Still learning. Still having fun. That's what matters. :)
Monday
Make Stuff Monday - Sunshine Fun paperbag
Happy Monday friends! Today's Make Stuff Monday is this Sunshine Fun paperbag! :)
I started with this Giorgio Armani paperbag which was shiny silver.
I toned down the silver with a green cardstock as my base for my embellishments.
I switched out the original black handles to white ones for a more cohesive look. :)
Tuesday
First eye in a new sketchbook
So I found an old sketchbook where I had done a partial sketch on the first page. Since it's a spiral-bound sketchbook, I decided to tear off that first page and start another sketchbook of eye drawing explorations. *winks*
Presenting my first eye in a new sketchbook. :)
Monday
A page from the gratitude journal - a really good lunch
When you cook as many meals as I do, you need to put some faves on rotation otherwise the process can take its toll on you. I have my tried and true dishes (on rotation but spread out so nobody gets bored with repetition) and I aim to try for 2-3 new dishes a week to add to the menu. When I have more energy, I make more complex dishes. When I don't, I have some great air-fryer or steam oven dishes.
Really had fun with this page! :)
Friday
Friday's desk - just another large decorated paper bag
Happy Friday friends! Been clearing out my cupboard of "someday I will use this" stuff and found even more unadorned paper bags that need immediate love. *winks* Did have to recycle some cardboard boxes that I was hoping to get to someday but it's been years.
Nowadays I've been more conscious of accumulating stuff so I just use them as they come. Like this yellow checked base cardboard was from diecut packaging (the contents of which were sent in a happy mail minus packaging to save on postage). The ribbon tab that I like to use on my projects? Those are all from retail packaging. The "twine" on the tag is from packaging too...so it the heart vainpot sticker.
I've always been big on repurposing and upcycling stuff with the actual recycling in the bin being a last resort. But I have to be more practical these days. I just don't have that much time. Plus I do "flatter" projects (for easy storage) these days so I have to be more discerning about the stuff I keep in my "save it for a rainy day" stash.
I used to "accept" donations from well-meaning being but not anymore. If you are consuming something, you need to deal with the packaging yourself. I get enough to work with just using the by-products of my own consumption *LOL*.
What about you? Is your "save it for a rainy day" stash getting out of hand?
Thursday
All done with this sketchbook!
As mentioned previously, I'm trying to "complete" all my half-used sketchbooks. To use what I have instead of buying something new. Sure it would be nice to have completed sketchbooks with a cohesive theme. But I think it's more important to have finished sketchbooks to look back on that shows my growth as a budding artist. *winks*
All done with this sketchbook! Moving to the next half-used sketchbook!
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