Sunflower series

I found some lovely sunflower quotes and phrases that inspired me to create.

I've been missing my painty fingers, so pulled out both the watercolours and acrylic paints. A quick masked frame and watercolour background, followed by oranges, yellows and brown acrylic sunflowers.

Discontent with paint alone, I trimmed the painting down and mounted on patterned paper, machine stitched a frame with some lace, fabric and ric rac scraps. The phrases were typed and stitched onto the reverse, to tell a little story.

I'm happy with these bright little artworks  and hope to trade them to add some special pieces to my tiny curated collection.

Looking for trades so don't hesitate to message me! 

Thanks for looking, comments encouraged xx

"River rocks" ATCs

I've found some lovely little sketchbook tutorials - these are a couple of my favorite watercolour artists that break down the techniques into beginner sized "chunks".

Find them on Instagram here (Andrea) and here (Lacey)

These are my interpretation of River Rocks. I imagine reaching into an ice cold, clear running river and skimming stones - unsuccessfully, because I'm not outdoorsy or athletic 🤣

Lacey at @rebelunicorncrafts posted a great tute and this little collection of mine uses her ideas, you can find her reel here.

And that's it for another day. Thanks for looking, commenting, sharing & trading xx

"Sea Series" ATCs

 I loved creating these ATCs! 

Lots of paper - a couple of recycled envelopes, patterned paper, book pages, tissue paper; ink & gold paint pen; resin shell "add ins"; embroidery thread and seed beads; my trusty typewriter 🙂

It was a labour of love and I got so caught up in the creative process I lost all track of time - something that does not occur often enough.

A crafty friend was overdue a trade and had first choice of these little canvases, chosing "She sells sea shells". I listed the others for open trade and have been picky with the options to trade from, beginning to believe that my art is my currency.

I'm delighted with these and am so glad I put the time, effort & creativity into producing something that makes me happy.

As always, comments welcome and I'm always keen to trade

Thanks for looking xx