This is the second time that I have found a pig cutting board to use as a canvas for my painting. This one is slightly larger than the previous one and also has a cute curly tail. It cost 1.49 at the Goodwill, one of their weekly specials. Every Tuesday they feature a different color of tag and anything with that color is 1.49. I love Tuesdays! Instead of another block design, I decided to paint pansies only in colors that they don't naturally grow. I have mentioned my preference for things in black and white, but, red is a color that is next on my list of favorites. The flowers really jump out at you in this project. My next step is where to put her. Ah, decisions. Happy Creating!
The project for today came from a few places. In my youth, I remember going to a friend's house and her Grandmother showed me a Christmas decoration that she had made, it was in a small frame. It was red velvet fabric and old jewelry and was in the shape of a Christmas tree. Then, a month or so ago I was watching the Nate Berkus Show. He has great ideas and is from Minnesota like me! He was showing what to do with things that you think are trash or not useful. Kind of like the things I do in my blog. So anyways, he had old jewelry and frames. Here is where the light bulb went off in my head. I had purchased a painted canvas at the Goodwill for a few dollars and was going to paint on it, but the canvas was torn. I ended up removing the canvas and using the frame. I stapled on some muslin and topped it off with an old shear embroidered curtain. Then dug through all of my jewelry and buttons and started to decorate it. I consider it a work in progress because new things can be added. I always have old jewelry because I don't want to throw it away or one earring was lost and it was a cool pair so why toss the other one. See a past post for necklace ideas out of old earrings and other stuff. Here is my new creation and I can't wait to see how it progresses. A really ornate frame might be the perfect item to finish it in the future.
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