Good Day Sweet Lovelies;Doesn't it feel great that the rush and the hustle and bustle of Christmas is over? I love the magical part but it feels like a "wedding" sometimes....all the preparation and excitement and its over and done with before you even realize it.
This year was a sad and special at the same time. It was the first Christmas without my mother-in-law (she passed away this summer) her birthday was Christmas Eve so I had mixed feelings about Christmas this year, I really missed her. And the good news was that my parents were down and actually stayed for Christmas which they don't usually do so it was a special one. It was especially good because there were no huge family wars or anything, everyone got along and we all enjoyed each others company.
As I promised I will put up all the ornaments that I made this year. I did very different stuff this year and tried some new techniques. On the mittens I did some collage, I glued some scrapbook paper on them and did my painting on top which was kinda cool and fun, they were for my daughters. On the cross I used acrylics and I dry-brushed the colors so they were really subtle and then I hand-wrote two prayers, one on each side. That was for my sister.
These ones are wooden snowman heads that I drew on and painted using acrylics. They turned out pretty good I think. I had fun doing it...just a teenie bit rushed. Next year I am going to start way sooner, like in September. This one was for my little nephew.
I really enjoyed making this little bell for my bestie. She really liked it. Again I used acrylics and sprayed sparkles all over it after I was done the painting so it had a shimmer to it. All of them have they year on the back and I signed them all.
And this last one was for my Mom and Dad. Same techniques for this one. They all seem to have their own personalities don't they?
I belong to a Mail Art Group and I got my first postcard just before Christmas. So I will post my progress with my postcard that I will be sending out to Lady L. It is all anonymously done which is pretty cool because you get to do art by intuition. You don't know the person so you don't know what they like or dislike. I love that. Wish me luck.Well guys...enough for today. Until next week. Be safe, happy and artsy.
"If you want to be happy, don't compare yourself with others."
