A cold, grey day… so I decided to brighten it up! Light switch covers… After I spray this with an acrylic coat, I’ll remove the bucking horse sticker, which will show white underneath. There is red, orange, and golden yellow paintbrush all on this mug…
Category: Crafts
Wavy Platter
When I’ve gone to town lately, I’ve hit up the dollar store and the thrift store looking for white ceramic items. I found this wavy platter… and jumped in with my alcohol inks. At that point I decided I didn’t like the clouds in the sky… so I wiped them off! I then added a…
If I Can
A little crafting always makes me feel better… dishes are left to soak, the floor awaits mopping, but still… I wanted to try a new alcohol ink technique. Place ink on your prepared surface. Let dry. You’re supposed to use a weak blow dryer to push the ink around once a drop or two of…
Sunflower Table Video
You’ve all heard the story by now. Megan’s childhood table was sanded by her, wood burned/painted/stained/poly’d by me. She chalk painted the base to match her kitchen wall. It’s done. Enjoy the process!
This Week
Megan and I worked on her table. I thought it was going to get its final coat today. I think the base is complete and Megan is happy with it. I applied one coat this morning and then went back for the last one. My first coats always left a bit of rough spots where…
Class Reception
Last night, Victoria and her boys had come to visit, and as Toria and I stayed up late talking, I leaned back in my recliner and Pop! Suddenly, my decorative lights went out. “What did you do?” she asked? Come to find out, when I leaned back, an electrical cord got sliced in half by…
I Declare
Even though it needs many coats of polyurethane, I declare the table finished! Well, and then Megan has to finish the base… but my artwork and the painting/staining is complete. I painted some shading in this morning and left that to dry. With heaters going, the studio was plenty warm for paint to dry. A…
Treasure
You may be tiring of table updates, but that’s all I seem to be working on! Soon enough, calving season will begin, and you’ll have more ranch/cow photos, but for now, it’s me and that table (and you). I showed it to Brandon and Megan yesterday, and we changed a few things up. Unbelievably, I…
More Table
I’m pushing on trying to complete Megan’s table. I turned on my heaters and built a fire in the stove, then left to go do my dishes… hoping a little heat and some sunshine would make the studio much more comfortable. It certainly helped, and I spent a few hours listening to “The Greatest Treasure…
Crafty
I tried to work more on Megan’s table today. I cranked up two little heaters and went to burning. After an hour of huddling in my studio at 25 degrees and a howling wind outside, I gave up. While my studio seems snug, it’s draftiness is quite apparent when the wind is blowing. I retreated…
Progress and Pause
While the guys stay busy feeding cows and bulls, fixing fence, repairing machinery, or doing paperwork, I’m left to my own devices. That means I fill my days with cleaning on my house, doing laundry, taking Bravo for a spin out and about, and crafting. If I get going on crafting, sometimes the first three…
Unique Table
I lose track, but somewhere along the way, I started working on a table for Megan. It’s had an adventurous life, and we thought we could give it a start for a new one. Step One was me woodburning sunflowers onto its stained, water damaged, but mainly good top. At this point, I *think* I’m…