Team Llama

Mirror

penguin_1221 — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 04:08:37 +0000

I used a faux wood contact paper on the back of the mirror. I then spraypainted the contact paper white. I used the faux wood style because it seemed slightly more durable than just the white. It held up well under the sandblaster. I adhered the contact paper to the back of the mirror. You can do this by putting the contact paper on the front. However, if you have a lot of little lines, all these lines will show up as a double image when you look at the mirror. So, I put the design on the back of the mirror. This did mean I had to sandblast a little longer than if I’d put it on the front. The sand has to cut through the reflective surface on the back of the mirror. I like the lack of double lines better, though.

Crayon Holder

penguin_1221 — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 04:01:35 +0000

I made this for my niece. She’s 4 1/2.

My First Wee Jee

penguin_1221 — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:39:29 +0000

This was for a show in October titled talking to the dead. All the artists had to make their own Ouija board. This was mine. It’s for children.

Furniture Redo

penguin_1221 — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:36:42 +0000

Repurposed some end tables into a multi-level shelf.

Quilt – in progress

penguin_1221 — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:33:32 +0000

Been working on this one for a while. Still trying to finish up the topstitching.

Earring Extravaganza

penguin_1221 — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:25:50 +0000

Spent a cloudy Saturday making earrings. I needed a bigger variety of beads, so the morning was spent shopping at some of my favorite bead stores in Denver.

printmaking

penguin_1221 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:59:48 +0000

I’m trying to make business cards for all the creative stuff that I do. Instead of printing the business cards on the computer printer, I decided to make stamps and stamp the business cards that I bought at Office Depot. I carefully carved out the word Create in the font I liked and just as I was about to stamp it onto the paper, I learned an important lesson that was really very common sense-y.

The first stamp I carved normal, like you would read it. As I inked and pressed it to the paper, I realized that it would give me a mirror image. I kicked myself, laughed, then went ahead and carved a new one, this time the mirror image of the first one. Once that was completed, I had a usable stamp for my business cards. Silly me. I should have known better.

Today was…

penguin_1221 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:42:44 +0000

Color, and cleaning and textures. It was fabrics, and finally a completed project. It was music and it was snowing. It was a productive day.

I’m making another quilt. This one will be made from leftovers from curtains that a professional seamstress friend of mine gave me. They are all beautiful, and I’m using all the heavy pieces. The purse, purple with fairies, was made from fabric from the Fancy Tiger …not sure who the designer is. The paper, leftovers from last Christmas. Not sure what they’re going to be. Painted the Santa silver. He’s been painted real colors, white, blue, and he’s now silver.

In the meantime, i also managed to cook myself a scrambled tofu dinner, do the dishes, bake two potatoes, and mop the floors. Woo! Productive.

It’s not Christmas yet, I know

penguin_1221 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:42:49 +0000

Yes, i know it’s only the middle of November, and i’m not actually doing this project for Christmas this year, but finishing it up from last year. Yeah, so I’m 11 months behind. Whatever.

I’m still here…

penguin_1221 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:25:43 +0000

It’s just that my computer is sick right now and I haven’t had the time to take it in. I have been continuing to embroider, quilt, origami and all the other stuff. But I’ve also been really busy with work.