thinking of africa maybe?

here's a little something i painted today. i'm not sure if it's finished...

it's kind of an inside-joke...

I know i haven't posted in a while. But i haven't done much, creative-wise. I made a birthday cake for a friend but it wasn't the 'decorating kind'. I've done a little more work on my henna chair but i need some more Sharpie's to finish. I kind of feel 'stopped-up' when it comes to painting right now. I have a friend who has requested a painting for their baby's nursery and I've been working on a few ideas. But i can't paint anything yet because i'm still waiting for her to send the color swatches - don't feel any pressure Chelle! Plus, i'm waiting to hear if they want to see sketches or if they trust me :-) Anyhoo, today i punched a little hole in the creative dam and had a little fun. It's kind of an inside-joke... my family will get it...

please, have a seat...

I'm continuing my chair project - see 2 blog posts below. I've done the pillow, now i've done the seat cushion...

my canvas...

i've only done the one side, for now...

i think i'm gonna need some more Sharpie's...

there i go again, being resourceful...

I had an old lamp shade that i was getting rid of. But it had a few marks on it (like my chair - see blog entry below) so decided to give it some pizzazz...

this was my canvas, this time around...

first i sketched it out - i can't take credit for the design. i found the picture on the net...

then, the paint...

ahhhh, the finished project...

this is what happens when you're resourceful...

I have this chair. It's a great chair. It's from Ikea originally, but i found it on the side of the road. It's cream so there were a few small marks on it. I had loaned it to some friends because my (current) room is too small for it. But my friends have moved so they returned it. I've decided to keep it in my room even though it's a little too big. But, because of the cream color, there's a few more marks on it - it's not my friends fault, it would have happened if i had kept it. Ikea has a cover for it but i don't need to spend the money. I could buy some fairly cheap material to try to cover it myself, but with all my "crafty-ness", sewing is NOT one of my talents. So, i'm trying something that does use my giftings. Sharpies! (one of my favorite mediums!) I'm just starting with the little pillow that goes on the chair to see how i like it. I decided to use various henna (mehndi) designs. This is my canvas...

this is about halfway though...

this is the end product, for now :-)

Ace of Cakes, here i come...

This past week, i haven't had much time to be creative. So i let it ALL out tonight. I just bought this great book called Hello, Cupcake! It has a bunch of fun ideas and it got me inspired...

for st. patty's day...

for fun...

i made some cupcakes just like this for my birthday one year. yes, i decorated my own birthday cake :-)

these are for Olivia and Silas - they are BIG fans...

it's a 2 part-er...

a little India influence...

it's the most wonderful time of the year...

:-) well, Easter is coming and you know what that means: CADBURY CREME EGGS!!! I just had my first one of the season. I had gone into Michael's to see if the canvases were on sale. I walked by a stand of easter candy and i saw it. One last Cadbury Egg in a otherwise empty box. At first i resisted... then i caved. I love them. As a kid, my mom use to let us only eat one half at a time. I remember begging, every single time, to PLEASE let me eat the whole thing...

hee-hee!

thank you, i made it...

I'm trying to grow my hair out and usually, when it get to a certain length, I can't take it anymore so i cut it short again. So, i've been looking for different ideas to help me thru the awkward 'growing out' stage. I thought feathers would be fun and retro, so i bought a few at the craft store and made some hair-flair! I wore these peacock feathers to church last Sunday and got a ton of compliments...

and the close up...

Urban inspiration...

For the past week, i've been wanting to paint but i wasn't quite "inspired". I had a few ideas but i was left unimpressed. But yesterday, my friend, Ricci and i were running some errands and she had to return some shoes at Urban Outfitters. While she was deciding how to spend her store credit, i found an Alice In Wonderland book illustrated by one of my favorite artist, Mary Blair. And it was on SALE!! :-) So, while Ricci was in the dressing room, I sat down to look through my new book and guess what... i got inspired...