paint chip art

I  haven't been around blogland much lately and i'm so dreadfully behind on my blogroll. I don't feel that I've had much to blog about either, especially since I've been focusing all my energy on redecorating my bedroom. and of course any good project of mine comes with a healthy dose of craft therapy. I'm trying to keep myself busy which has resulted in multiple trips to the craft and hardware stores. on one such home depot trip I grabbed a bunch of paint chips and came home to create these little masterpieces:

I'm using several different bright colors throughout the bedroom, and i had these 3 matching frames so i thought this worked out perfectly.

I like how simple they are. and not too hard to make, either. lots and lots of paper cutting, but that has it's own de-stressing properties. win win.

I think this is the best project I've done in a while, but of course I'm biased. I'm trying to take photos of some of the other projects I've got going, and hopefully I'll get my lazy self around to post them soon!

This is by far the most popular project I've ever posted! But since you're here, these are some other projects you might be interested in:

lamp redesign

forest friends key keepers

watercolor fall leaves tutorial

bias tape brooches

(more) fairy tale srories

i hope you all had a wonderful holiday {or weekend, for all you international readers} i got plenty of quality time with my hubby and lots of rain! but it cleared up just long enough for the fireworks show. pretty cool.

 

so now its tuesday {and feels like monday} but it is definitely shaping up to be a laid-back week with lots of trips to the pool.

and in the spirit of this slow energy and laid-back kinda day, i thought i'd share some more wonderful illustrations. {from this series} art deco style.

 

 "to the ears he hung earrings, and strings of pearls upon the breast"

 

"she gathered three golden apples, and, unseen by any one else, gave them to Hippomenes"

{not exactly art deco, but i like it just the same}

"when she woke, she beheld near by a beautiful grove, with a path wich led up to the doorway of a beautiful palace"

SUNmer woes

yesterday we spent 3 hours at the pool.

that's 3 hours in direct sun.

and the last thing a sixth-grade girl wants is her babysitter floating around her and her other friends. so needless to say, i spent most of the time on the sidelines, reading, and trying not to turn into a little sizzling piece of bacon.

my solution? buy a big, white, floppy sunhat with a black ribbon {to match my black, pointy-bra, ruched side, '50's esc bathing suit} and channel these images:

i'm not melting away, i'm fabulous...

 i'm not melting away, i'm fabulous... 

 i'm not melting away, i'm fabulous...

 {and maybe a little zooey, too}

all i need is the umbrella! {and sand...and waves...and spray....and the right lighting...}

vintage fairy tale treats

a few weeks ago i left my parents' house with a wonderful treasure. 

some years ago, in the midst of a move, my mom came across a few volumes of berle's self culture- a book series for children printed in 1926.

in a fit of de-cluttering, she didn't want to keep the set, but flipped through the pages and saw these wonderful illustrations and knew they were too good to throw out. so she went through the volume and ripped them all out. and years later she gave them to me {i'm such a lucky girl!}

i had 3 empty frames and the perfect wall space to hang some. choosing which ones to hang was the hard part.

i finally chose these:

 "little bo-ppep has lost her sheep"

"in a wee gilded chariot the king appeared"

 
"mary, mary, quite contrary"

i will definitely be sharing the other pretty pictures too. and while my mom didn't save this volume {i think it must have been literature and fine art because there are several prints of paintings as well} she did save another one: "manners morals and civics". that should be interesting, huh?