Daily Doodle: Week 4
I fell behind a bit with my Doodles last week. I had hoped to catch up by Sunday so I could finish January with an even (odd!) 31 Doodles, but came up short at 28 Doodles. But that’s 28 more Doodles than I’ve ever done in a month, so I’ll take it! Plus, I spent a couple of hours catching up yesterday morning, and have now pulled ahead – I have one extra Doodle in my sketchbook!
Daily Doodle: Week 3
I’m really excited to share this week’s Doodles. There are 9 in all; the first 8 were all done in preparation for the final Doodle of the week. It’s the biggest watercolor (both in size and in detail) I’ve ever done. In fact, the only time I’ve ever painted anything larger was this 2’x3′ acrylic on plywood painting I did for our backyard a couple years ago.
Daily Doodle: Week 2
I’m sitting here listening to a David Bowie record (yes, an actual record, complete with the sound of the needle scratching against it!) on the new record player I got for Christmas. I finally set it up over the weekend and we’ve been listening to records ever since. We have a small but cool selection, all collected from thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets, and it’s been a fun way to work for the past few days.
Daily Doodle: Week 1
One of my goals for 2016 is to do some kind of art every day. Anything that will help me to improve my artistic skills (as I haven’t drawn on a regular basis since middle school) is fair game: the Daily Doodle can be as simple as a quick 10-minute sketch or as involved as a full watercolor painting that takes two hours, or anything in between.
Sweater Dress with Side Bow Refashion
My aunt recently cleaned out her closet and sewing stash and gave me the equivalent of a few suitcases worth of beautiful clothes and fabrics. Vintage clothing made of linen, wool, and silk, and yards upon yards of wool, velvet, and a few decorator fabrics. This beautiful blue wool sweater dress demanded to be the first to receive a makeover.
New Coffee Table from Old Window
You might remember that I mentioned this table in the reveal of our Den Redesign project back in June, and I’m excited to finally share the coffee table I* made from an old window.