WOIW "Time"

The Word of Inspiration this past Wednesday was "Time" 



Please ignore how crooked I glued this!

I used this as a reason to cut a cuckoo clock file I've had for a    couple years. I wanted it to be a real clock though. I remembered a clock we received as a wedding gift that I hadn't used in years. I sized the cuckoo clock to match the real clock face.





I decided to make this an autumn themed clock and chose papers to match. The original file had pine trees that I decided to make pumpkins instead, to match the theme better.

I added the banner with the quote from Ecclesiastes to complete the clock. I liked that it tied in both the thought of seasons and time.

Thanks for looking!

Cathy 

A Special Birthday Gift

For a very special birthday girl!

This is a gift for a special 4 year old. The tutu is made of 1" elastic, tulle and ribbon in coral and teal. I cut the elastic at about 22", overlapped an inch and sewed. This is the only sewing in the project. The tulle and ribbon were cut to 24", then folded in half and wrapped around the elastic. I followed instructions I found on YouTube by searching for "tutu tutorial." 

 

The wand and crown were made using the Cricut cartridge Once Upon a Princess. I used glitter cardstock and bling from my stash that matched the tutu as closely as possible. I also painted a 12" dowel white then covered it in glitter glue to make the wand handle. I added tulle and ribbon to both the crown and wand.

 

 

 

Here is the set together. Happy Birthday Elizabeth!

Thanks for looking!

Cathy 

Sketching

I have found a new to me craft/ art form. Sketching. I find it very relaxing, but I don't know how good I am at it. In a way it doesn't matter, because the process is what I enjoy working through right now.

Here are a few of the sketches I've done over the last week.

My father

There are a lot of words here that I'm just not ready to let out yet. Let me just say I almost used this drawing for the WIW Pain post.

Cherry Blossoms

I did this sketch this morning. It's the second time I've drawn this but I wanted to add it to my sketchbook.

My sulky son doing school, with Eddie Munster hair

My first face sketch inspired by the gals in the Kraafters Kommunity

I like this one so much that I've made it my profile picture for now. FYI this looks nothing like me!

Thanks for looking!

Cathy

WIW Pain

Heather over at the Google + community Kraafters Kommunity has started a new way to inspire us called Word of Inspiration Wednesday. Every Wednesday she will give us a new word for us to use as a springboard for our creativity. This week's word is pain.

This is my sketch of pain and a quote I found in my old notebook of inspirational quotes and poems. Please be kind - remember I am new at sketching.

 

Thanks for looking!
Cathy