Happy Monday! It seems like the weekends go by so fast. Did you do anything fun?
CRAFT NIGHT
I mentioned in a previous post HERE, my local library hosts a monthly craft night. This month's craft was resin art.
We got to choose a silicone mold and dried flowers to make our resin art. There were all shapes and sizes. I choose a round coaster and set to work laying out the flowers.
Once the flowers were laid out, resin had to be mixed. Had to stir very s-l-o-w-l-y to avoid air bubbles. Resin is VERY sticky! All the flowers had to be taken out of the mold and a thin layer of resin poured in. Then the flowers were put on top of the resin and more resin over top of that. If a person wanted to add color to the art, then a powder had to be mixed into part of the resin and poured over again as the last step. I chose a blue/green color for my coaster.
And here it is.
I love how it turned out.
STITCHY STUFF
I had some time last week to work on Mrs. Martha 1776. I wasn't a fan of stitching the tan on tan for the banner, but once the backstitching was added it looked a lot better.
MACHINE EMBROIDERY
A couple weeks ago, I posted about Kimberbell Day (here). We started the Choose Kindness project and were to finish it at home.
I sewed all the chopped pieces together to make the quilt top. Using the blanket stitch on my sewing machine, I quilted the top, batting, and backing together. Once I get the binding and quilt label on, I'll show the final project.
CASITA NEWS
I finally had good weather (i.e. cooler temps, low humidity) to work on cleaning the oxidation from the Casita. I shared the process HERE. This past weekend, I was able to finish the top half! I am so happy about it.
Oxidation cleaner, Polish, and Wax... no more getting up and down the ladder a hundred times. Now to finish the bottom half and the door.
Doesn't it look good?!
GARDENING
One of my favorite garden decor is a solar watering light that I have set up in one of my larger planters.
The lights flow downward like they are watering the flowers. So pretty!
Until Next Time,
4 comments:
Great projects, the coaster turned out great.
Casita is looking good.
Love that light.
Marilyn
What a fun project! I bet you had a ball at your craft meeting and your coaster looks amazing. Your Casita is so adorable! I have always wanted one. I used to love to read RV Sue and her Canine Crew blog. She had a little Casita. Have a great week.
Love the plate it's beautiful .
Have a fun week hugs June.
Oh, your resin plate looks great, Meari! As does your camper. I'll have to go back and read your posts on it. I always thought it would be fun to have a camper, travel, and see the country, but, sadly, my husband just wasn't interested!
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