Shop Update: Hand Painted Wood

Shop Update: Hand Painted Wood {an Art School Dropout's life}

I have been trying to mix things up and have a theme for each shop update! This month’s theme was hand painted laser cut wood (with one or two exceptions)

Shop Update: Hand Painted Wood {an Art School Dropout's life}

Shop Update: Hand Painted Wood {an Art School Dropout's life}

I went through my old sketchbooks and picked several designs that I thought would make neat brooches. They are all based off my own taste, but I will be open to suggestions in the coming months.

Shop Update: Hand Painted Wood {an Art School Dropout's life} Shop Update: Hand Painted Wood {an Art School Dropout's life}

I also went through some of my fabric designs and took out a few elements here and there as tests.

All in all I’m very proud of all the new pieces and love seeing them up in the shop.

Shop Update: Hand Painted Wood {an Art School Dropout's life}

Oh and I also threw in some new XL Wall Scissors to mix things up a bit! These are made from 1/4″ MDF with Designer Fabric fused to the surface before laser cutting. They are a great addition to any sewing room (or any space really).

You can find all of these pieces plus more in the shop!

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Just Two Words Project: Dogs & Cameras

justtwowords_dogcamera_cardLast weeks Just Two Words theme was Dogs & Cameras, and the finished piece was to be stationary themed. I chose Dogs and Heidi chose Cameras. I’m not that great at drawing dogs and I’m really horrible at thinking up unique or punny cards. It’s just not my thing, so I really struggled with this.

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#AnimalDoodleADay – the Second Set

So I’m back to share another set of the #animaldoodleaday challenge that I have been trying out on Instagram! (you can read more about it in last weeks post)

animaldoodleaday_week2_001 animaldoodleaday_week2_002 animaldoodleaday_week2_003 animaldoodleaday_week2_004 animaldoodleaday_week2_005 animaldoodleaday_week2_006I have a few projects coming up using some of these little drawings! I will obviously share them. I also had someone suggest a coloring book, which sounds pretty neat to me, so i may try that out too. All I know is I love drawing again, and that’s all that matters. Who cares if its good or bad!