Another reason I am not that kind of an artist is that I am kind of half-assed about a lot of the crafts I do. Often I really don't care about getting it perfect. Especially if it is just for me.
When I bought these unpainted house magazine holders I had visions of painting cute little shutters on them, or climbing vines. After they sat around for a couple months I finally sat down to paint them and realized that I had no idea how to do that and I would be lucky if I could just make them look cute. So, I just started painting with very little pressure on myself, which made it much more enjoyable.
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I painted these with acrylics and then did a layer of matte Modge Podge on them(I got them at Michael's). I like how they look next to each other. They would look so good in a group of several on a shelf. For now, however, I only have room for these two.
Obviously, I am partial to images of houses. I think it all started from a book I had in childhood. Did anyone else have this book?
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You get to go all over the world and see all the different kinds of houses people live in. I remember looking at it a lot.
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2 comments:
Oh my gosh, those magazine holders are adorable!! And I LOVE the colors you selected! Do you happen to remember where you bought them? I'm so in love with them!
Hi,
Thanks! yeah, I got them at Michael's. I looked on their website for them and didn't see them. I got them in the store.
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