Coffee and Pumpkin Paintings

Tomorrow is the big day! I'm teaching my first painting class. To practice, I asked my husband to be my first guinea pig. Here he is finishing up his masterpiece:

I'm glad he was willing to practice with me. We learned a few things on this round. The first being that the underglaze DOES matter. The first painting I did (seen below on the left) was done over a hot pink and bright blue painting our 5-year-old abandoned halfway through. The second was not to skimp on yellow ochre. We got some craft paint and the yellow ochre was a dull tan rather than the vibrant yellow. Still, I'm quite pleased with the results. 

Hers and His.

And I've completed another painting this week, though probably not one that will earn me any sort of notoriety. My sister invited me to a pumpkin painting contest at her work. The limitations: 1/2 hour, no palette (paint out of a cup), not my brushes. The assets: various paints, cool glittery bat stickers, free pumpkin!, and glitter.

Let me tell you, pumpkin is an unforgiving medium- both to paint and to photograph. I'll let you know if we do well, but I doubt it!

My Pumpkin

Normally I do an elaborate carved pumpkin every year, but I am so busy with school right now I'm not sure I'll be able to. We'll see!

Welcome!

This blog is primarily dedicated to my love of crafts. Here I'll be discussing craft ideas, writing tutorials, giving updates on my current projects, and showcasing some final products. To me, crafting is more than a finished product, it's a process. I hope to inspire readers with great ideas and teach them the skills necessary to accomplish them.

But I'm getting a little ahead of myself. Introductions first! I'm blessed to be able to stay home with my five-year-old and my two-year-old. To say they keep me busy is an understatement and explains why I post so late at night. My husband and I have been married for 8 years and thankfully, we've had a lot more ups than downs. He adores his princesses and I adore him.

Even though I plan for my blog to focus on crafting, I'm fairly sure marriage, parenting, organization, and cooking will make a strong showing. I'm also in the process of writing a novel and finishing my last few semesters of school. So I apologize in advance if I don't post for a few weeks at a time. I'll try to warn you first. 

So which types of crafts can you expect to see here? Ceramics painting, wood sign painting, sewn accessories for baby, costumes and clothes, quilts, cross-stitch, etc. Here's some of my work from the past few months: 

Cross-Stitch Dogwood Afghan

Celtic Knot Tree of Life Tea Tray

Henna Tattoo/Mehndi-Inspired Saucer

Braided Rag Rug

Haunted House Pumpkin

Aeron