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Printable: October Icons
Would you look at that, just a few days into the month and I have the calendar icons ready! Enjoy a download of my October Icons as part of your seasonal decor. As usual, the icons are 2.5" tall and vary in width. Click on the image below to download!
Little Fox
I did this a while back for a friend's shower and forgot to share it. It's based off a fabric from Birch Fabrics called Scamper, which the mama used for the crib bedding. It's super cute and I love that I could make an invite to reflect the little one's room.
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Printable: September Icons
I've finally gotten back into the habit of doing a calendar with the kiddos. Here are some printable September icons for your personal use. They're about 2.5" in either direction. We like to cut them out, write a number on it for the day, and stick it to the whiteboard calendar. I like to keep the four year old thinking by creating a pattern for him to figure out. With the leftover icons I just might make a mini banner, or leave little notes around the house for them, or do a September themed matching or memory game. The possibilities are endless! Enjoy!
Click HERE to download now.
UPDATE!
7/26/15
You can now download these icons as PNG clip art! They are available as one of my Calendar Icon sets in my Teachers Pay Teacher and Educent shops.
Click HERE to download now.
UPDATE!
7/26/15
You can now download these icons as PNG clip art! They are available as one of my Calendar Icon sets in my Teachers Pay Teacher and Educent shops.
Kids at the Ball
Why hello there! Long time no chat. I've been busy with client projects and summer activities. Here's a client piece that I didn't get to post earlier in the summer.
Rustic Monogram Plaque
It started something like this:
I stained a 6 x 7.25" piece of pine with a wash of black and brown tone acrylic paint and lots of water. When it was dry I rubbed it a little bit with an old white candle, being sure to catch the high points of the grain and the edges. This will come into play in a couple of steps.
Next I gave the board a coat of white paint, tinted with some brown.
I cut out a freeform design from card stock to use as a background stencil. I don't have pictured of it, but I stenciled the design with a deep coral color, similar to the color used as an accent in their invitations.
Once the coral was dry I sanded the plaque with 180 grit sandpaper. Places where I rubbed the candle came off super easily, revealing the stained color of the wood below. Using this wax method is far easier than sanding directly through layers of paint and produces a great uneven and worn texture. (Once again, I slacked on taking photos of this part). After this was sanded I rubbed the candle over the distressed image again.
Next I scaled the monogram to the size I needed. You can see the 6 x 7.25" outline on my sheet of paper so I knew exactly where I wanted to place the stencil. I carefully cut the positive space out, leaving the letters and outside paper. This isn't always easy, especially with kids running around. I had to go back in with some tape in a few spots to fill in places that shouldn't have been cut.
I stenciled it in with a matte black and then used a typewriter font to stamp individual letters and numbers along the edge of the monogram. Once the paint and ink was dry I went back in with the sand paper and distressed the black part of the image. A little matte Mod Podge as sealer and a saw tooth hanger on the back and this Rustic Monogram Plaque was complete!
Shadowbox Nursery Art: Lucy in the Sky
To honor the arrival of a friend's new baby girl, Lucy, I created this piece. After briefly considering the following bits I knew exactly what I wanted to create: 1) Lucy's nursery is decorated in a woodland theme, 2) Lucy's mom, Erica, is a MAJOR Beatles fan, 3) Erica was one of my college roommates and fellow art student, so I know her pretty darn well. It took me all of 3.5 seconds to come up with the concept but way too long to create it. It got to Erica's house on Monday, Lucy was born on Wednesday. Phwew! Yet another close call by Sarah.
So, here's the original illustration. I drew the linework in pencil, scanned it and painted it in Photoshop.
And this here is the final shadowbox illustration. It is created in four layers, each one printed on heavy stock and supported in hidden areas with bits foam core. Oh wait, I mean suspended by magic!
I've created several other shadowbox pieces: Audrey's Shadowbox Name Art, a Valentine's Day Gift, and turned this Donut illustration into a shadowbox by floating each donut above the background YUMs. I don't have a final picture of this one, but trust me, it came out super cute. I even disassembled my silk wedding bouquet and arranged it into an open shadowbox.
I'm working on learning to photograph the shadowboxes. It would have been better to photograph it before the final instal with the glass. Do you have any suggestions for photographing items behind glass?
I spent a good hour of this project developing a new pencil brush. I swear I've got like fifteen of them on my brush palette, each one a little better than the last. Do you ever do that? Get swept up in a tiny detail and before you know it you've lost a chunk of time that may have otherwise been productive? Seriously, who's going to tell that this new brush looks a tiny bit more realistic than the last? Me. That's about it. But it's ok, this detail makes me smile, even if it's only noticeable at 200% zoom.
Max's Cowboy Name Nursery Art
A client and friend commissioned me to create a cowboy themed name art piece for her friend's new little one. I jumped at the chance. First, I love the name Max. Second, cowboy stuff is awesome. I've been wanting the perfect pair of cowboy boots for years, but still haven't found them. Couldn't you just see little Max riding off into the sunset on this trusty steed?
Monogram Monday: the B's
Monogram for the B's. They wanted something to reflect their love for sailing. Here are the concept pieces. I think I'm going to revisit this design and make it just a bit better :)
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