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A couple weeks ago I ran across this tutorial on dyeing eggs using veggies. I just had to try it for myself.
I used turmeric and yellow onion skins for the orange eggs and red cabbage to make the blue eggs.
As soon as I get more eggs, I’m trying some other colors.
I made this 5×5 canvas piece for a friend that rescues chickens. Seriously!
She’s giving me eggs so I figured I’d make her a little something in appreciation.
In case you can’t read the fortune by the “C” is says Get off to a new start, come out of your shell. I thought it was mildly appropriate. :)
I hope she likes it!
Mother Nature is playing a little trick on us. The calendar says it’s SPRING but it certainly LOOKS like winter.
With the day off for Good Friday, the kids had a blast! They helped me shovel for a bit but the 9+ inches of fresh fallen snow was just too tempting. “Mom, can we take a little break?” Have fun kiddos but quit eating the snow!!!!
I almost forgot to post these with my crazy mixed-up day.
I’ve started on the charms for the ABC 5th Anniversary charm swap. So far I have 16 put together. I’ll be adding something to the backside of the scrabble tiles but haven’t gotten it on there yet.
I can’t take credit for the design concept…I received a fantastic charm in a swap on Latest Trends that these are based upon.
I was asked by an art friend if I’d make a page or 2 for a book she was putting together to be auctioned off at a Greyhound Rescue fundrasing event. I was more than happy to help out.
The “models'” for the pages are Casey, Ranger and Simon.
The other day I got my envelope from Inka Stamps who is sponsoring an Art Partner challenge on “Latest Trends“.
Inside was a blank white piece of cardstock, Geisha unmounted rubber stamp and a Friendship knot. The requirement was to use the items provided to create something original.
The screen behind the Geisha took a lot of time as the pieces are hand cut and glued individually. I really can’t think of another way that I could have made it look so authentic though.
This book has been a bit more difficult for me to come up with something that fit the theme of the book. The owner wanted a focus on Japan and Okinawa, specifically their crafts and textiles but thankfully.. gave us “an out” so to speak as long as we stuck to the Asian theme.
Haiku and Bonsai felt to me like a good fit without repeating the same Kimono’s and Geisha’s that would be expected with these theme. The attempt at haiku poetry is all my own…
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