I’m having a lot of fun buying thrift store frames, shadowboxes, and mirrors, and using them for artsy stuff.
Sometimes I wind up frustrated that none of the things are “speaking to me,” which can result in me semi-accidentally stocking up on them even though I have plenty left. Buuut … the upside of this is that then I can have a crafts night and my friends can use the extra frames?
But sometimes, a frame or mirror will really speak to me to do something to it. Last week I had three art nights where I got to play around with either a hot glue gun or paints. I only burned my fingers a few dozen times, and only broke the glass I was painting on once, but it all turned out okay!
- Shadowbox with painted background [insert link w photos]
- Mirror with natural objects and LED lights [insert link]
- Painted glass inside frame [insert link]
- Frame diorama with natural objects, twine, and string [insert link]
Things I want to get in the habit of:
- picking up pretty / interesting items when I come across them
- natural things like bark, leaves, acorns, twigs, feathers, butterfly wings
- manmade things like figurines, ribbon, hardware, etc.
- checking goodwill semi-regularly to see if they have interesting frames/mirrors
- checking construction junction regularly
- printing out pictures/inspirations
- picking up pictures/inspirations and finding a place for them on walls/in art stuff
Figure out – anything interesting to do with old keys? (Put in jar at least …)
Paintsy Craftsy! 