Creative ADD

I've been all over the place lately when it comes to creativity. 

I think I may have Art ADD (attention deficit disorder). 

Ok...some might argue that I have ADD in other areas of my life as well but the Art ADD is self-diagnosed. 

I blame the other on Motherhood. Children steal you're ability to keep a clear running thought in your head. :) But I wouldn't change a thing.

Anyway...these are the things I've done in the past week.

I papered our recycling cabinet to match the fridge.

Knitted another dishcloth on the loom...

Knitted a cowl on the loom...

Miniature terrain on a recycled CD...

Another terrain piece...

And last night I started another twirly crochet scarf because my elbow was hurting from the repetitive motion of the knitting. 

Crochet seems to work my wrist more and doesn't bother me.

In addition I've been washing and ironing my way through a large box of old linens. Deciding what is decent enough to save and use and what I can use in my artwork. Vintage linens and fabric are part of my idea for the Postcard Challenge book.

So, yeah...definitely Art ADD.

Channeling my inner nerd

I've started out the year by working on some more miniature terrain. 

Nobody is actually using it for wargames at our house but I love creating it anyway. 

Making something out of nothing but leftover bits.

See how this project started out...

Nothing but junk that was saved from the landfill. Yes, I know some of it could have been sent to the recycle center but this was much more satisfying.

Since we're running out of room to store the terrain that I keep dreaming up..I'm thinking that I'm going to give selling it a try. So, if you know any nerdy people out there...send them my way. :)

Fairy door

I saw a fun challenge and decided to go for it since I haven't worked much with miniatures lately.  I found that I really miss it. 

I love making faux stone. It's my favorite technique.

Have a magical day!!

Bits and pieces

I thought I'd show you some of the projects I've been trying to work on until my back tells me to stop.
I had started each of these projects BEFORE hurting my back...




First, a bunch of glass marble magnets...

 Then a tiny sneak peek at my 12 Days of Christmas swap...

And finally, another piece of miniature terrain.



I have to admit that I'm really having fun making this stuff. It's a challenge and work is slow...which can become frustrating but the results are worth the wait.

More terrain

Here's my latest bit of miniature terrain for the boy. Obviously it's a hill but this one is tall enough to block line of sight. Otherwise know as something to hide behind. :)

I think another building will be next.

And now for something completely different...

As if I couldn't get any more random... This weekend I started making terrain for miniatures.

My son recently got very interested in a miniature wargame called Warhammer 40k but the cost of said game can drive a person into the poorhouse. After talking with the hobby store owner about terrain and looking at some books I decided that I could make some hills and ruins out of stuff we already had around.

The hill was my first piece. It's made from foam sheathing. I carved it into hill like shapes then glued them together. Sand was used in place of the expensive texture paint that was recommended. Then came the paints to make it more "real".  Little bits of moss as bushes helped with the allusion.



The other piece is a ruined building....at least one corner of a building.

I had a lot of fun with this one. I used molding paste to give the heavy cardboard some stone-like texture then used some paint techniques to give it definition.  Again, little bits of moss as bushes helped with the realism.