The Sisterhood of the Traveling Art Journal is still going strong. We are almost done and I have enjoyed this journey. I learned a lot and tried new things and tried new themes. Definitely something I would do again
This journal page was so much fun. I loved adding different textures and pulling out some supplies that I haven’t used in a while.
What do you do when your clean/dirty dishwasher signs are destroyed by your cat? Well you make a new one, of course, lol. This time, instead of a simple paper sign, I decided to make a mixed media sign.
These were super fun to make and they look great in the kitchen.
Dirty Dishwasher Sign
The dirty side was fun, I painted with black gesso and added metal flowers and elements along with some Finnabair waxes. I like how it looks a little dingy and grungy. Perfect for the dirty side.
Clean Dishwasher Sign
I wanted the clean side to look bright and clean looking. So I used white gesso and pretty Prima Marketing flowers to create a bright sign.
Clean and Dirty Dishwasher Signs
I adhered them together with a ribbon in the middle and hung it on my kitchen all above the dishwasher. I think this was the perfect solution to let everyone in the house know what is going on with the dishwasher.
I love how this turned out! I think I will make a few more signs for around the house.
So I was wandering around on Pinterest and I found some wonderful vintage pumps with Wedgwood designs on them! so beautiful! I knew that I had to recreate them with items I had on hand.
These were reality simple to create. I used a silicon mold from Prima Marketing to create the rose motif.
vintage Wedgwood inspired pumps
After I created the roses I used Arteza metallic paints and then adhered them with E6000. Not too difficult, and the end result is awesome.
vintage Wedgwood inspired pumps
Now that I figured out how to create these shoes I have a feeling I will be adding things to all my shoes! Check out the video above for all the details on how to create these shoes!
It has been a while and I wanted to show you the recent art journal pages I have been creating for the Brooklyn Sketchbook Library.
I have really enjoyed doing a collage on all the pages. The first one I want to show you is space shuttle bird collage. I reused some pieces from a previous collage and created this page. You can see the tutorial here:
I really love how this one turned out, a little funky and a little cute.
The other page I wanted to show you is this Egyptian Butterfly cat collage page. This one is a little weird, but really fun to create. Here is the video:
Butterfly Cat Collage
Both of these pages were super fun and I am excited to create the last few pages in this book. There is a certain amount of freedom with collage art and I love exploring this art style.
I am so excited to show you today the Iceland Art Journal Page I created for the Sisterhood of the Traveling Art Journal. The Sisterhood project is coming to a close with only a few more journals to play in. I am sad that this is almost over, but excited to see what is next on the horizon.
This was a really fun page, it is my getaway place. Iceland has a special place in my heart. We have traveled there on two separate occasions and it was magical both times.
Iceland Art Journal Page
The beatuy of the country just amazes me. From the volcanoes, to the water falls, to the hot springs, to the glaciers the country is just amazing
Iceland Art Journal Page
It was fun to create this page using the photos as the main focal point. I wanted the mixed media elements to be on the simpler side, and not take the attention from the photos.
Iceland Art Journal Page
This was fun and I am excited to see what the next journal’s theme will be.
Recently Clever Fox reached out to me and asked if I would like to review their planner. They must have know that I just finished my other one, because it was definitely time to get a new one, lol.
Overall I was very impressed. I like the smooth cover and the paper inside if thick enough that I can use ink and markers and it won’t go through. I did not try every type of ink or markers, but the ones I did use worked pretty well.
Planner
I got the weekly planner, because that is usually how I use a planner. I don’t usually use the planner to plan the week out- I use google calendars for that. Instead, I use it as a retrospective, I reflect on the week that just passed and create a simple journal page for that.
Planner
It is always fun to look back and see what I did in the week, to see the events I thought were important enough to journal. I like to look back and reminisce. Overall I am happy with the planner, I am happy they reached out to me and sent me one.
What planner do you use and do you use it to look ahead or to look back?
Exciting news! I got published! I am so excited, I sent my pendants to Belle Armoire Jewelry Magazine and got in the June issue!
I love this magazine and it was a huge honor to be included with all the other wonderful artists. I was thrilled to see the magazine at Barnes and Noble!
In the magazine I showed off the fabric pendants that I love to create. So, in the video I showed you how to create these pendants. You can also find them in my Etsy shop.
Picking up the magazine at Barnes and Noble
These pendants are great to feature fabric that important you, or just really pretty. They are not too complicated, and are unique when done. No two pendants look the same.
To create the pendant just cut some fabric a little larger than the pendant. Add E6000 to the pendant then soak the fabric in Gloss Gel. Once the fabric is coated wrinkle it up and squish it into the pendant.
Fabric pendant
For the finishing touch I add some acrylic paint on the top after they are dry and that adds just the right amount of sparkle and interest.
Once the acrylic is dry it is ready to be worn. The gloss gel really helps the fabric hold its shape. These are so much fun to make, what fabric would you use to create one of these?
Recently I realized that I ran out of card! I know, I know, how did that happen? So I need to make some new ones and I thought I would show you what I made.
I am still trying to use items in my stash, so I started with old dictionary pages and went from there.
handmade cards
I used paper from my stash and embellished with stamps, ink, washi tape, and stickles.
The result is 3 fun, and easy cards to make and to send.
Today I have another page for the Sisterhood of the Traveling Art Journal. The theme was a favorite word or quote. I really loved this theme, it was fun to look at different quotes and see what I want to represent in an art journal page
The quote I chose was “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” Carl Sagan
This means a lot me because I love to go on adventures and to discover new things.
I had so much fun playing with my Dylusions paint creating this night sky background and mountain range.
Mountain Mixed Media
I added some washi tape and rhinestones, and a beautiful stencil in the sky to finish out my scene.
Mountain Mixed Media
What is your favorite word or quote that you have journaled or would like to journal?
I have another page for my sketchbook for the Brooklyn Art library. I started with the woman on the surfboard and went from there.
In addition to the surfer I had these left over dinosaurs that were perfect for this collage.
I figure that dinos would love surfing (my imagination can run a little wild, lol) It was fun to put pieces together and create a little scene the makes me smile when I look at it
surfing dinos collage art
This sketchbook with the Brooklyn Art Library is so much fun! I am excited to continue on with this project.
If you would like to participate you can find more information here: https://www.brooklynartlibrary.com/
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