The next photo is a concept sketch for a painting I might do - it's still in the twinkle in a mother's eye stage, but it might begin formation in the next couple of days - I'll keep people posted!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Crafty Updates
I finally made my way out to the "other side of town" to track down some of my supplies and managed to get a hold of a couple of things - though I still have quite a ways to go.
It's been raining like mad here in Halifax, but that didn't stop me from taking a bus ride down to Bayer's Lake - perhaps the world's largest open air shopping mall - to try and find a couple of the supplies I need for my projects. My first stop was the beauty supply store which I was sure would have alligator clips. No luck! It looks as though I might have to buy some online if I want to get the kind with teeth - otherwise I might have to go for less sturdy clips and a whole lotta glue tacked on to give it added hold. This is a project that I kind of really want to get on the go sooner rather than later, as I actually have an event that I will be attending and I would really like a pretty little clip for my hair - but more about that later.
I wandered over to the Michaels to hunt for the next thing on my list: embroidery supplies and maybe even shisha mirrors, or something like them. I had surprisingly no luck with the embroidery supplies (I'm gonna head back to Walmart for that one), but I did find some mirrors! I'm so happy! They're all different sizes, but a majority of the ones I chose are just right for what I want to do. I also found an absolutely gorgeous fake flower that I will be posting pictures of later. I want to use this particular one for my event because of how stunning it is, it seemed appropriate.
Once the weather lets up a little I'm make my third trip down to Walmart to try and pick up the rest of what I need for embroidering, then I'll go to the Sally Ann or another second hand store to try and pick up some really neat fabric/scarves that I can embroider little mirrors on. Can't wait!
It's been raining like mad here in Halifax, but that didn't stop me from taking a bus ride down to Bayer's Lake - perhaps the world's largest open air shopping mall - to try and find a couple of the supplies I need for my projects. My first stop was the beauty supply store which I was sure would have alligator clips. No luck! It looks as though I might have to buy some online if I want to get the kind with teeth - otherwise I might have to go for less sturdy clips and a whole lotta glue tacked on to give it added hold. This is a project that I kind of really want to get on the go sooner rather than later, as I actually have an event that I will be attending and I would really like a pretty little clip for my hair - but more about that later.
I wandered over to the Michaels to hunt for the next thing on my list: embroidery supplies and maybe even shisha mirrors, or something like them. I had surprisingly no luck with the embroidery supplies (I'm gonna head back to Walmart for that one), but I did find some mirrors! I'm so happy! They're all different sizes, but a majority of the ones I chose are just right for what I want to do. I also found an absolutely gorgeous fake flower that I will be posting pictures of later. I want to use this particular one for my event because of how stunning it is, it seemed appropriate.
Once the weather lets up a little I'm make my third trip down to Walmart to try and pick up the rest of what I need for embroidering, then I'll go to the Sally Ann or another second hand store to try and pick up some really neat fabric/scarves that I can embroider little mirrors on. Can't wait!
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