Abstract Art

Yesterday I stopped by the arts & crafts store on the way to James' house and picked up a couple of canvases and some acrylic paints,

and we tried another project from my "Big Ass Book of Crafts"! This time, it was Drag Art:



You basically just dribble paint wherever you want on your canvas and drag it down with a piece of cardboard, and you really can't screw it up. It was a really fun project, messy, but fun! I bought 4 canvases, so the first 2 we did were our practice pieces, and the second set we did turned out much better! Now that we know some more techniques, James and I are probably gonna try it again!

We were talking yesterday while "painting" about how we never do art projects together, which it weird, because he's pretty talented in that department (he gets it from his mom!), and I'm not a terrible artist, although I have to admit that I am more "crafty" than "artsy". Anyway, I think we are gonna try to do more stuff like this together, it was really fun! Here are our finished art pieces:


Clockwise from the Top Left: My first attempt, James' first attempt, my second attempt, James' second attempt. I think the second set we did are way more awesome than the first, but I love them all!

Merry Christmas!

It's been a while since I've done this, let's see if I still remember how!

I'm sitting here right now writing this while wearing a Snuggie (thanks mom!) and watching the end credits of Julie and Julia. It's been a lazy day around here, we're all recovering from yesterday's festivities!

I hope every single one of you had an awesome Christmas! Overall, it was a great Christmas for us, people loved their gifts (including me), and we all had fun! The one exception is that James (my wonderful boyfriend) is sick, which really puts a damper on your festive fun.

But, in spite of that, I had to do something productive with my day, and boy did I!

With this present:

The Big-Ass Book of Crafts by Mark Montano (Thanks, Claire!)

I made:

Bubble-print stationary for my thank-you notes

and:



Spray-painted plates! I bought glass plates at my local Dollar store, along with a couple of laundry-mesh bags, and I found some lace and spray paint. Here are some pictures of how they turned out:

Gold and black with mesh print


Black and Gray with mesh print


Red and black with lace print

and the very best one:

White and black with lace print!

I love them, and they where really fun to make, too! I just have to seal them and they're done!

And I made one more thing with this present:

A giant cupcake pan! (Thanks, Winters Family!)

and this present:

The Philosophy Recipe box with Red Velvet Cake and Sweet Cream frosting shower gels and matching recipes! (Thanks, Frakers!)

I made this:


The most delicious cake i've ever made! Plus, it's adorable!

Thanks for sticking with me, blog readers, if I have any! I think i've come to terms with the fact that this won't be a strictly knitting blog, but more of a life blog, and I hope I can keep up!