A couple of weeks ago I posted to my facebook page for the first five people to respond I would make them something hand-made in 2011 - someone else had called it "pay it forward." Eight people responded (i didnt know i had eight friends who cared - seriously.)
Well, unlike past years where I've made sweeping promises such as this, this year I intend on pushing myself to keep it. Damnit. This year is a reemergence of many things. Again... damnit.
The first Pay It Forward gift goes to Ashley and Zeleika - two new friends from the 'hood. And they just celebrated their 8 year anniversary, so i created this "love bouquet" for them.
The vase itself is about 5 inches tall and comes from the Target $1 section - a scary scary place for a crafter. I grunged it up a bit with acrylic paint.
The flowers are a collage of paper and paint i cut up and put back together again (yes, my go to favorite thing). I then had to retrain myself how to cut a flower shape! How weird was that?! The flowers are pulled together by some electrical wire I found at Ace Hardware in their $1 bin and capped off with buttons.
one gift down ... seven more to do ...
This is so beautiful! It get's Rita's Rockin' Awesome Award that's for sure...hugs...
These are awesome! I am new to Art journaling. I discovered your blog through "A Year in the Life of An Art Journal" - and spent over an hour looking at your photos on your Flickr site and now I've been on your blog for almost an hour. I just am amazed by your work - it just touches me as none has before. I would love to journal as you do. You are an amazing artist. In a word - "Wow!"
Blessings,
Tricia
Thanks for stopping by my blog. You can find the Strathmore Art Journal Workshops at this link:
http://www.strathmoreartist.com/vj-workshop-about.html
They're fun and they're free! Can't get any better than that.
Blessings,
Tricia