Neon Lights Barber Shop Set 1

New to the scene, but actually finished a few months ago, Neon Lights Barber Shop set 1. Now available.  I thought I make a non food theme this time but something for the guys. Basically its all images and things you would use in a barber shop but in my neon lights set theme. More sets to be introduced and shown soon. Hopefully I can make a lady's version soon as well. 

Fall wreath update.

Now featured in my personal web site.  Just click on the link in the menus.

Fall wreath

New this fall. A fall wreath I finished making last year or was that the year before. Oh well but I never got around to show it off yet until now. I actually started it earlier then that, but didn't have all the material gathered. I stared by harvesting a few grape vines in the fall since we have an abundant supply of grape vines that no longer have to support grapes. Why should I have to purchase a grape vine if I can make one after all. Then I slowly bound them one vine at a time with regular non coloured twine till a round wreath was formed. It was easier then struggling just binding them at once. Of course I had to place it aside till I had the right things to decorate with. But at the time I wasn't sure what that would be, but I know it had to say autumn to me. Eventually I settled on decorating it with leaves but I really didn't wanna use real leaves. I knew that I wanted it to last more then just two years. So I ended up purchasing some really lovely artificial leaves I saw at the dollar store. They were just a simple bunch of plastic leaves fastened to a wire branch.  I took a few of them apart and glued them on with some hot glue. Then I placed a few fake plastic berries onto the wreath I found on my walk that I chucked in to my junk box earlier. Its amazing what you can forage for on a walk even if its just a piece of discarded trash. Human nature provides. 😉
Since we have lots of snails on our property I had to place a few of those lovely snail shells all around the wreath too.  No live snail was harmed in the making of my seasonal term. All were vacated anyhow.  To finish off the wreath I applied a nice clear acrylic varnish to really enhance the shells and it really protects quite well too. 
So here it its a lovely one of a kind fall wreath to grace a front door and make people happy. 😊

It looks more impressive in person.

 

Sign Man Set 10

Sign Man Set 10. Now out there. The gradient version and the last of these sets. 
Soon to be viewed on my personal site as well. 
Enjoy!

Make your own basic white glue.

If you're ever in a pinch for large amounts of glue like I was last year, you may wanna make your own and bonus it won't cost you an arm and a leg unnecessarily. Its also a pretty great paper and wood glue too. Even works on Styrofoam. I used it to make cardboard and foam sandwiches. No I didn't make a tasty sandwich, but a pretty useful light box I will show in another post. 
Instructions can be found here. There are several recipes in here but just scroll down for the white glue recipe. Oh another bonus is that you can make it as thin or as think as you would like. 

Please note that if you decide to store the glue in a jar, make sure you air it out if it stinks. Unlike me I was too lazy to air out this jar which formally contained sauerkraut, which made the glue smell rancid. 😝To get rancid smell out just put a spoon full of coffee grinds in for a few days or as long as you need so it won't smell stinky. 🐷The jar not the glue. 😉

 

Sign Man Set 5

Sadly Fall is already here. 👎😔Only a few more months until SPRING! YAY! 😍
Anyways here is the Sign Man set 5, the non gradient version. A bit sidetracked because of other activities but now posted none the less. But then there was a renovation at one of the places I release at too soooo....   Here we go. 

A St Patrick's day card

Yet another late display and share. Its a St Patrick's day card I "homemade" for a friend, about last year. 
Simply made it quick and I had about lots of odds and ends lying around and I thought why not. So I made it with some scrap water colour paper, a few fake gems, some acrylic paint some other cardboard, some card stock and some coloured paper. Oh yeah I used a nice gold marker for some of the lettering. I guess I even used a bit of coloured pencils in which I forgot to mention in the description at my personal website. Oh well. Oh did I mention the big clover with the gems springs out at you? Well it does, cause I made a mini springy thing so that it kind of pops out at you. A neat little surprise for your eyes.  😊

Sign Man 9 update.

Now uploaded to my personal website. Next post soon. 😊

Sign Man Set 9

Now out Sign Man Set 9 the gradient version. Actually been out for quite awhile now. Just haven't really had the time to post. Soon in my personal web site as well.  😎

Sign Man Set 4

Been out for awhile now, so I thought I mention it. The non gradient version now out for your honestest purchasing and using pleasure. 

Sign man update.

Late again. Sigh.... 
Anyways Sign Man set 8 now in my personal web site.

Sign Man set 8 and 3

Now out Sign man set 8 with gradient shading and before it 3 with out. 

 Also I think I may have found a new place to display my life drawings. Will have to do a detailed inspection of the place. 😊 but if able I would still like to keep my original account with the old place even if Blurb is eating up the latter. But will see.

New art work in there.

Now featured Humming bird feeder 2 at my personal website. You know where to go. 😉

Humming Bird feeder 2

Humming bird feeder2 is made out of an old Ferrero Rocher egg I collected years ago. Then I burned several holes at the top of the egg and burned an opening at the top as well so that I can pour the food in. I later placed a cork on that opening and as usual glued some nice fake flowers and beads to make the openings for food access look more appealing. Then I put it on another ring of grape vines I collected from the garden together with a small plastic net I also collected years ago. Good for stability. I have yet to see if any of my feeders will attract the little hummers since I was way too busy with yard work this year.

On the hunt......

Looks like Flicker is getting eaten up my Blurb. Time to look for an alternative gallery to show off my life drawings. Needs to be something where I can set rules and limitations since some of the drawings contain nudes. And well you know. Time for some research.

Sign Man set 3

Here it is Sign Man Set 3 non gradient version. Now out.
Please note that I have taken a small break from ShutterStock till they fix their image theft issues. 
Hopefully that's soon. 😒

 

Hummin bird feeder 1

I have yet to make some food for at least one of these. Recently actually earlier this year I decided to make some feeders after years of spotting the little hummers every so often around our yard. I hope to get some nice photo ops. I also hope these things will work and not just leak all of their contents all over the place. 

The first one you see here is made out of an well washed old plastic bottle. I also used a few old plastic flowers that were actually carnations I took apart and made something a hummer would be interested. I made a hoop out of grape vines I found growing around the house. They needed trimming any how. Some twine and an old plastic container. I burned some holes using a small nail I heated with a candle and held with pliers of course. Put it all together with hot glue. Painted the container with green spray paint. Didn't work out as well since the paint was kind of old. Glued flowers and beads and wala a feeder fit for humming birds. I hope.  😃

 

Sign Man set 7

Sign Man set 2 and 7 are out now. 
Enjoy. 👍😃

 

Sign Man Set 2

Now out Sign Man Set 2. The one with out the gradients of course.

Added Farm magnet.

Finally got around to adding that Farm magnet to my personal web site. Look for my site under the list on the right side. 😊