A Snowman and 30ft Dragon

A few posts ago I mentioned Sir Herbert the snowman, who is pictured below...

We now have two more creations covering our lawn. All done out of two inches of slushy snow ontop of one inch of old snow.

I am pleased to announce the presence of Mr. George Snowman.

And The Dragon. The dragon was a full family effort. It used up much snow from the backyard, and spans THIRTY FEET. I made the head. :)

You might notice that the little dark spot on the right hand side of the picture is my brother. :)

I am going to figure out a way for you to see all the awesome pictures I took without cluttering up the blog with far too many pictures.

Like I said, these belong on the blog because they are snow sculptures and sculptures are art. :)

Teaser

Yes, I am teasing you, my kind readers.With a photo of recent craft projects. I will write a post about each and every one, hopefully including some instructions. And, yes, the envelope is a craft. You shall see.

Oh, I am also working on a hand-drawn animation with someone who lives halfway across the country.

How to Make Your Own Washer Necklace

What you need:
-A washer of desired size
-Wire
-Patterned and/or decorated paper
-Sissors
-Decopauge glue (like Mod Podge)

Step one: Decorate your paper, trace the washer onto it, cut it out.

Step two: 1) Apply a layer of glue, attach paper. Dry for five minutes. 2) Add a layer of glue on top of the paper. Dry fifteen minutes. Repeat 2 as much as desired.
Step three: Repeat one and two for the back of the washer.

Step four: Wrap the wire around the hole in the wire and make a loop at the top.

Step five: Thread string through, and tie off. TADAH!!!

Here are pictures of the front and back of my washer necklace. You can see that I added strips of paper and a stamped flower.

To see some more of my washer necklaces, please look

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Two Paintings

I apologize for the awful pictures here. :( I assure you that my paintings are not blobs of blurry, yellow color. But I had already given both of the paintings before I discovered that the picture was rather terrible.

These are acrylic. The top one was 20 something inches and the bottom was 11 or 14. Both are "mounted" canvas, which means they have about an inch of space that they stick out. I really like that, because I can paint the sides and they don't need a frame.

 

I *actually* based this painting off another one. :) It was a random cardboard print on our wall that was terribly faded. Of course, my version took its own little twists. Dad took this for his office at work! :D :D :D

A Christmas present for my Papa (Grandpa). He loves pool. :)

Gryffindor/Homeschool Spirit Gloves

I made these crocheted gloves for my brother a few months ago. They are Gryffindor colors to go with the hat I made him early (and a scarf for my other brother). I also called them "Homeschool Spirit" because they are the "official" colors of our family's homeschool. Red for the Sacred Heart and yellow/gold for... I forget. It meant something about God's glory.

I made up the pattern for the gloves. Hooray for improvisation and not understanding most crochet patterns!

The only picture I could get of him. Little boys (excuse me... big boys) tend to be camera shy unless they can make ridiculous faces at the camera.