Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[WT Sharpe]

I may try that some time, Stitch. It sounds interesting and not too difficult.

[Rumpelteazer]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Here's something you might enjoy... Find an art print of a picture in which the artist used well defined brush strokes (such as 'Starry Night.') Using gel medium and a stiff brush, paint over the print following the brush strokes as much as possible using lots of gel. When it dries, it will appear that this was actually painted, rather than a print! Easy to make pretty decorations that look like original works of art!


Stitchawl

That sounds like fun, I will certainly try this. I will need to get thicker gel medium since the one I have is very fluid.

There is a change in vacation plans.
I had planned to go on a trip on my own in August/September. My sister, however, wants to join me since she isn't going on a longer vacation with her friends this year. On the one hand that's great (it's cheaper when travelling together). On the other hand, I'm one of those persons that need to spend time on my own.

My sister and I are thinking of going to Kopenhagen, or maybe Poland. For a trip by myself I'm now planning to go to Antwerp again for a couple of days in April or May and treat myself to a more expensive hotel than I normally would. Maybe I'll go on short solitary trip to Newcastle by boat in November.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I may try that some time, Stitch. It sounds interesting and not too difficult.

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

That sounds like fun, I will certainly try this. I will need to get thicker gel medium since the one I have is very fluid.

Not difficult at all! Just needs a bit of care to follow the artist's brush strokes. If you can find some art work printed on canvas, it REALLY comes out looking nice, but heavy paper works too! But as Bianca says, you DO need a really this gel medium to make this work, and use a stiff brush too so that the brush hair shows up in each stroke.


Stitchawl

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Not difficult at all! Just needs a bit of care to follow the artist's brush strokes. If you can find some art work printed on canvas, it REALLY comes out looking nice, but heavy paper works too! But as Bianca says, you DO need a really this gel medium to make this work, and use a stiff brush too so that the brush hair shows up in each stroke.





Stitchawl

[WT Sharpe]

Taking pictures from the window of my daughter's hospital room. The building in the center of the picture was the White House of the Confederacy during the War between the States.


The building to the left is the Museum of the Confederacy.


A lot of history transpired outside her window!

[kindlekitten]

why do you have a kiddo in the hospital

[Rumpelteazer]

Watching Dirty Dancing. I just watched the not so very scary The Hole. I wanted to watch another film but couldn't find anything I haven't seen yet and wad in the mood for. So I picked an old favourite.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

why do you have a kiddo in the hospital

My daughter was diagnosed with leukemia in September. I kept it to myself for months, but finally revealed it in this post, as my frequent absences seemed to require an explanation.

[badgoodDeb]

Thx for the reminder of why. How's she doing? On the betterer side rather than the worserer, I hope?

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Thx for the reminder of why. How's she doing? On the betterer side rather than the worserer, I hope?

Pretty much"staying the course" and trying to get her counts back up so she can go home for a while. At the moment we're watching Jeopardy.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

Watching Dirty Dancing. I just watched the not so very scary The Hole. I wanted to watch another film but couldn't find anything I haven't seen yet and wad in the mood for. So I picked an old favourite.

I lived that movie. I was the lifeguard at the 'Lach Sheldrake Inn,' in the Catskill Mts, for the summer of 1964. Although the movie was filmed in North Carolina, the Lach Sheldrake Inn looked almost identical, with the same style of cabins, lodge, lake, and dinning room, as well as the very same 'cast of characters!' I can put a 'real name' to each character in the movie, from dance teachers, band leader, waiters, and even the smarmy son of the owner! What a fantastic summer that was! I was 18 yrs old, going off to college in the fall, and a walking hormone placed in just the right setting! God bless 'Bungalow Bunnies!'

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Pretty much"staying the course" and trying to get her counts back up so she can go home for a while. At the moment we're watching Jeopardy.

We'll keep her in our prayers, Tom.


Stitchawl

[WT Sharpe]

Thank you, Stitchawl.

[Rumpelteazer]

Decided that after my trip to London next week I'm going to treat myself to a couple of Stampin' Up card kits to get started in card making. I also want to get a set of their ink pads but I can't choose between the two I want. I might just save up a little longer and get both. This paper crafting is seriously addictive.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

Decided that after my trip to London next week I'm going to treat myself to a couple of Stampin' Up card kits to get started in card making. I also want to get a set of their ink pads but I can't choose between the two I want. I might just save up a little longer and get both. This paper crafting is seriously addictive.

One of the biggest problems I have with many of my craft hobbies is that after a while, you have so many of the objects, you just don't know what to do with them! I'd love to try my hand at glass blowing/sculpture, but what would I do with 237 little glass horses, ships, Flamingos, and bells?

What do you do with all these cards you make?


Stitchawl

[Rumpelteazer]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

One of the biggest problems I have with many of my craft hobbies is that after a while, you have so many of the objects, you just don't know what to do with them! I'd love to try my hand at glass blowing/sculpture, but what would I do with 237 little glass horses, ships, Flamingos, and bells?

What do you do with all these cards you make?


Stitchawl

Luckily cards don't take up too much space. I'll send some/most of them and if my cards container is threatening to get full I'll probably bundle cards together and give them to friends and family.