I wasn’t really impressed by the diamond dot craze when it started. I thought Van Gogh’s Starry Night was pretty, but didn’t care for the look of the square plastic tiles.
Then I discovered the rhinestone dots! Now I am hooked! It’s like the Bedazzler met Mosaics, and they fell in love!
If so, close the window. I had to prep for a colonoscopy last night. I thought I’d share my bathroom set-up:
If you are stuck in there, may as well make good use of your time. The bag of crystals is the result of me knocking my dots off the other night.
The project is my diamond dots cityscape. I got quite a lot done.
As for my procedure, everything came out fine!
I have found it!
I found it at Michael’s. I also got the teal and rose quartz. It’s by DecoArt and is labeled Extreme Sheen!
I also decided to use my extra paint on small paper plates. Then, I can cut out circles of color to use in collage, like I did in my train collage:
The hubs says if we move back permanently from Charlotte to Millers Creek, we’ll need a shed to store some of our extra furnishings.
My sister-in-law, Pamela McLean, has a lovely studio she designed from a shed. In fact, I should visit, photograph and write about her and her studio sometime!
In the meantime, I’m thinking why can’t a shed be storage, now, and studio space, later?
I bought the current issue of Where Women Create mainly because of this:
and this
As you can see, the first photo shows the shed of the artist, Barbara Morrison. I love the “little schoolhouse” look of it!
The second studio belongs to Mary Jhun, the featured artist in this issue:
I love the window’s in Mary’s studio:
The storage underneath appears to be on castors, which seems smart.
In my art space upstairs in Charlotte,
I have two heavy display tables on casters. I bought them when JC Penney closed. If I ever get that space under control, again, I’ll share them.
Inside Barbara’s studio, the shelves on the right remind me that you can put little shallow shelves between studs.
I am fortunate to have a former student, Matthew Settle, who lives nearby and builds custom sheds. Look at his recent greenhouse/potting shed:
I think the inside space would be great for art and crafting, too, but I’m afraid I’d fry like a potato!
You can find Matthew at Upscale Structures on Facebook Marketplace and in N. Wilkesboro, NC.
The search for a shed marches forward!
or colors, that is! I got to do a little dotting, tonight, with the correct colors!
This morning, Monday, I got ready and took myself to an appointment—-that is Wednesday! I had to laugh! I told the ladies at the check-in-desk, “Well, I’ll have to run home quick and take off this outfit!”
On my way out, a young girl complimented me on my earrings. I gave her the address of this blog, which also used to be my store page. I’ve got to get that back up and running, again, maybe on TeeDo?
Anyway, I was not too far from Barnes & Noble, so I treated myself to a couple of hours, there, all by myself.
I hoped to find an issue of Belle Amoire, a jewelry making mag, and Somerset Studio. An internet friend, Jon David Lowe, has been published in that one, in several recent issues. I often find Lorelei Hill Eurto in the former. I’ve been a fan of hers so long, I can usually spot her work immediately!
I found neither, but still managed to make a nice haul.
That collage kit was a nice price.
On opening, it seemed worth it, with 3 canvas boards and pages of stickers and images. There was no glue, that I could find, as claimed, but there was a nice roll of washi tape!
The other magazines were also sources of images and information, SouthPark being my favorite price, free!
Where Women Create is always a source of inspiration, and my guilty pleasure. Of course, like lots of things, the price had gone up.
There were lots of “Paper Love” and “Paper Paper Paper” issues in periodicals. I passed them up, for now. They seemed like clever and reimagined, pricey scrapbook pads. I have tons of paper.
I photographed some books I found interesting, but also passed up, even though they were in “Bargain Books” with the collage kit. (That kit had been marked down from $14.99 to $10.)
The books were sticker books and “sticker by number” books. I don’t know why I found them so appealing, unless it’s the puzzle quality. I did enjoy completing a sticker by number unicorn with my granddaughter, once upon a time!
When I checked out I had a $15 reward! A dandy trip!
Church was a big blessing, yesterday and deserves its own post.
I missed my midnight deadline to blog last night because of a truly minuscule disaster. I knocked my dots off! Three sticky roller sheets later I had them corralled and went back to work on this:
Something seemed off and had since I started working on this. I looked up the ad on Amazon.
Yes indeed! The color numbers on the dot packs are wrong! I wrote a warning review on Amazon, and got busy scratching off dots and moving them to the other side of the Empire State Building. I started with the black ones and OCD-ed till 1:00am. Oops! ‘Missed a deadline!
North Wilkesboro, today. I finally finished my popcorn collage
and delivered it to my friend, Junior Ayers, at the Liberty Theater.
Junior immediately hung the collage on the back wall of the concession stand, near the popcorn machine. I should’ve taken his photo, but I was in a big hurry to get to the library!
At the library, there was a free presentation by Liz Z Purdue. The title was
It was great! I had lunch at the Cinder Bistro. I went shopping across the street at Carolina Treasures on Main. I ran in the wine shop for another bar of lavender blueberry infused chocolate. I’ll have to share photos, tomorrow. The day has gotten away from me but it really was wonderful!
Look what just arrived, right when I needed it!
I’m trying to get excited about cleaning like I am about crafting. It’s a hard sell.
I’m hoping new cleaning products will get me enthused. I’ve bought a spin scrubber and a power mop. (That’s what the mop pads are for. The disposable ones are a lot to put in the landfill.) I also ordered some cleaning products; vinegar, baking soda and Murphy’s Oil Soap.
I got a crevasse brush with my spin scrubber. What a bonus! Here I am, preparing to campaign against 16 years of lint in the bathroom ceiling fan vents.
Yes, I’m serious about that. Some of that “lint” is most likely insulation from the attic!
Cost is a factor I’m bargaining with myself over. I could pay somebody to do this, but I could also pay myself in craft supplies!
I had a cleaning service at the townhouse in Charlotte. I paid them $150+tip every two weeks. Picking up for them was exhausting, and they went through my house like a tornado, often breaking things. I told their boss I thought they were too hurried, but they always had time to make roses and bows out of my toilet paper. By doing it myself, I save $300/month and toilet paper! I might be able to buy a kiln, someday!
Time is another bargaining tool. These spotless toilet sides and corners took me 45 minutes.
In exchange, I’m allowing myself to watch SaraLovecraftLive
while I write this post. Now, that aggravates me, because I should be able to watch Sara without permission!
Aggravation does not lead to motivation. Maybe, I’ll stick to cost as a motivator. I’ll get back!
