Doing my Thing Day

Doing my thing day.

Well this is the day I sort of do an inventory of the artistic things I have gotten done this week.

Some container flowers set out.

This week's art class project.
I just love the colors in this piece.

Last week's art class project.
I doubled the pattern to six poppies instead of the three in the pattern. 

We put a coat of varnish on the finished painting and covered it with a piece of tissue paper, quickly removing it, giving it a distressed look.

Framed at Picnik.

The last plarn hat and purse for the summer picnic booth.

Now that I have three done and lined and all trimmed I am going to try to make as many as I can.
I have until July.


I think the brown and black bags are my favorite.

Vintage Thingie Thursday and this week's art project

Well it is still raining in Kentucky.

Still snowing in some states 

but today is

Vintage Thingie Thursday 

and that makes for a fun day.

Many years ago I crocheted continuously.

Mostly with cotton.

I had doilies all over the place.

 This was a table cover and they sort of went out of style.

Diameter about 24 inches across.

One day I was looking for something to do, I bought a generic barbie doll and converted this table cover into

this

Luckily I did not have to make a single cut.

I took the head off and inserted the neck into the hole at the center of the  doily, the arms through the holes,

added the wide ribbon wings, tied the waist with a gold ribbon and placed a piece of gold around her head for a halo. I found the little gold hearts somewhere.

She has been the center of my Nativity scene for many years.

Now doilies are back in for me and my crocheted doily will grace my Easter table this year.

It will then go back on the doll when Christmas rolls around again.

The grands get a big kick out of Angela and all vie for her when I am ready to part with her.

Guess I will have to draw names.

This is this week's art project.

A beautiful pattern that I made a couple of mess ups on.

But I did my best to correct them.

I love the colors on this bunny on wheels. LOL

Primitive art for sure.

Click on for greater detail.

I will have to steer you to 

my art teacher's paint page to see it in all it's beauty.

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Vintage Thingie Thursday

Vintage Thingie Thursday

 In 1957 I was taught to crochet by my X-ray instructor.

She was a wonderful woman.

She gave me this collection of

"Boye"

steel crochet hooks.

Several have been lost.

I have not idea how long she had them but I have had them these 54 years.

I have not used these in years since my eyesight is not what it used to be.

 They mean a lot to me.

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