Painted Rock - Ink Dogwood

I painted this small river rock with my white acrylic paint.  Then I used my fine tip Micron pen to draw the dogwood.

Pink/Purple Flower in acrylic

I started this one with a dark blue background on 5x7 canvas. As I painted I was very happy with it and it sat on my desk for a while. I made myself finish it before I started another project and now I really love it! The colors turned out better than I expected! I also added some glossy accents for dew drops!

Magnolia Seed Pod Acrylic Painting

I painted this magnolia seed pod on8x10 canvas with acrylic paints.

Japanese Magnolia Acrylic Painting

I painted this tulip bud on 5x7 canvas with acrylic paints.

Acrylic Painted Knife

This was one of David's most recent projects, he made this knife from an old horse femur bone. I decided to paint it for him on 8x10 canvas using acrylics!

Lonesome Dove!

This was my handmade gift to David this Christmas!  I bought this wood piece from Walmart.
To prepare the wood I sprayed on a coat of matte finisher and used fine sand paper to very lightly sand until smooth.  I used about 9 shades of browns and tans (acrylics) even mixing many of them together to get different shades.    I wanted to get a sepia tone to the painting.  I started by painting a sepia toned background that was a little lighter in the middle area.  After I painted the background I sanded it very lightly again.  It took me some time to paint the picture b/c I only did a little at a time, then finally, after I finished the painting I sprayed on 3 coats of the matte finisher (drying between coats).  If anyone wants more details just email me!  Click to zoom!  Oh, and David LOVED it and wants to hang it in our living room!! =)  It really is so much more fun to give than to receive!

A brand old cabinet for crafty stuff!

Another piece to paint! I spotted this cabinet in some of David's old stuff. It will be perfect for some craft supplies I thought! So I picked out some pretty paper and paint to match and painted away! For the handles, I used wire and beads. I looped the wire out so your finger could fit to grab hold. I also used some hot glue to secure the end beads on top of the screws. This doesn't hold everything but it's a great help and pretty too!!

Owen's Painted Chair

We have a new family member! His name is Owen! He is such a chunk, just look at those cheeks!! As a gift I painted him this little rocking chair! I tried to pick out some nice boy colors and tried a little decopodge. I used acrylic paints and the letters were cut using my cricut. He'll grow into it nicely!

I painted this stool!

I found this stool in some of David's storage. It belonged to his close relative and dear friend, Ronnie. David didn't mind if I wanted to paint it!! Yippee! So, this is what I did! I wanted to use bright and bold colors and I also added a little metallic gold! I used all Americana acrylic paints with a spray gloss top coat!

On the top I used a dragonfly punch and punch tiny dragonflys into my blue painters tape to make a tiny stencil. Then painted them onto some of the circles! Then did little stars in the middle. Do you like it?

Butterfly House

I bought a butterfly house "kit" from Hobby Lobby and put it together myself! (it wasn't difficult!). Then I painted it on all sides! The lid is attached by a single nail, you can swivel it around and put a banana peel inside! This is suppose to attrach butterflys!

Fairy Door!

I found a blank wood fairy door (one of the many unfinished wood projects) in Hobby Lobby the other day and thought.. "what garden shed would be complete without a door for the fairy's to come in and out of!" I used acryllics and tried to make it look like it's a little weathered! I will find the perfect spot for it, of course, it has to be convenient for the fairys, or any keebler elves that decide to visit!

Free Weeds

My cousin Melynda used to have a small sign by her front porch by her flowers that said "free weeds - you pick!" I always thought that was so cute and I wanted one!
So, at Hobby Lobby I picked up 2 small blank wood pieces and a small wood stake. I painted my own sign with acrylic paint and glued the pieces together with gorilla wood glue and then put a finish on it. This will go somewhere in my garden, not sure of the perfect spot yet, but I'll let you know!

Birdhouse river rock

I made this little paper weight for David from a smooth river rock. After he gets his office moved he going to use it on his desk! After i photographed this rock and saw it up close i realized I probably should have worn some glasses to paint this little thing. The bird's beak is crooked and some of my other lines aren't even touching! haha! On the back is a little red heart and "your girl Tiff".