Ducky Days with Daffodil Highlights

Hi!

I wish for you today a Ducky Day, with daffodil highlights, followed by a bunny slipper chaser!

A silly duck paper doll for you!

Thanks OrigamiBears for sharing your fantastic collection!

“It was one of those March days

When the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold:

When it is summer in the light,

And winter in the shade.”

-            Charles Dickens

 

Recycled Bottlecap, with repurposed junk mail, by inkspired

“No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.”

Proverb



mywallstickers, etsy

Don't you just love that yellow chair! The combination of daffodil yellow and bright blue is just terrific. What project can you make with these colors?

How about a recycled, washed bottle with 3 daffodils,

and tied with a bright blue ribbon?

Here's a little vintage for you:

 

"The year's at the spring
And day's at the morn;
Morning's at seven;
The hillside's dew-pearled;
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn;
God's in His heaven -
All's right with the world!"~Robert Browning

Check out my treasury on etsy called

"Ducky Daze"

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d898bf8df228eefd6aff7fd/ducky-daze?index=1

I had so much fun browsing other shops

to find handmade, vintage and more ducks on etsy.

Here is one of them:

This lil' ducky is for sale ($6) from KathyCeramicRose, etsy.

Sweet.

Peddler's Pack rubber stamp card sample,

colored with pencils

“Yesterday the twig was brown and bare;
To-day the glint of green is there;
Tomorrow will be leaflets spare;
I know no thing so wondrous fair,
No miracle so strangely rare.
I wonder what will next be there!”

~L.H. Bailey

I had a super fun time with my sis-in-law, Pam, over the weekend. We experimented with Mod Podge (it comes now in glitter Mod Podge!) and glass plates, some glass bowls and clay pots, and napkins.

Yep, fancy printed paper napkins, like you have at a birthday party!

I tried to take pictures through all the phases, so I will posting that shortly as my first tutorial!

Excited, I am.

Do have a giggle today - it's so good for you!

Now to finish off with a pair of bunny slippers:

for sale by MakingsByMary, etsy

giggle.

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Fairy Wing Mobile

Bonjour!



It is gray and bleary today. The skies are all one color of dirty snow. I don't really know what else to call it!
But.....it's a great day for indoor activities!

No, not cleaning silly.

Check out a couple of my fairy treasuries on etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cf6edf8567a8eef5fd19bb7/woodland-fairy-home-decorations?index=16

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c524b63c59c6d912d761a05/fairy-home-real-estate-company?index=37

Time to make a Fairy Wing Mobile!

What you need:
clear or frosted plastic lids
sandpaper
fishing line or beading thread or sewing thread, in white
dimensional paint in frosty white or pearlescent
(Stickles glitter glue can also be used)
irridiscent glitter, white sparkle glitter, something like that
scratch paper
pencil, black marker
hole punch
craft scissors
a small grapevine wreath, purchased or
  a small embroidery hoop or
    large twig from backyard

   optional: pictures of butterflies and wings

First, sketch out a fairy wing. Think of a butterfly wing - there are many different styles and shapes. Go over your sketches with a thicker crayon or marker, so you have a good solid outline. It is okay to sketch in some inner wing decoration that you can use later in the project.

Place pattern on table, with clear plastic lid over it so you can still see the pattern through the lid. Trace onto lid.
If you are using frosted lids and you can't see the pattern, try cutting out the wing shape from paper or sturdy cardboard. Lay that on the lid and trace around it.
If  you want a frosty look but just have clear, try rubbing sandpaper over the lid in a circular fashion.

Make several of these in off numbers: 3, 5, 7, 9 etc.
Change the patterns slightly for fun!

TIP: I find it easier to decorate before I cut out

Now get out your dimensional or puffy paint. Trace around the outer shape of the wings. If you want to glitter them, now is the time to do it while the paint is wet.  Add dots, squiggles, hearts, wing lines - whatever the artist in you says to do.

TIP: If you want different colors of glitter, ALWAYS start with the lightest color first.

Pour glitter on desired section. Pour straight off so you know exactly where that glitter is going! In this way, you can repeat as many times as you want as long as you have a 'straight' line to the outer edge. If the lid is catching the glitter in the grooves, just cut off the outer rim.

Set aside to dry. Drying time is different due to humidity, width of paint lines, age of paint, etc.

While waiting for the wings to dry, you can decorate the top of the mobile.
You can wrap ribbon or yarn around the hoop, to completely hide it if you wish.  You can add in little sprigs of silk baby's breath to the grapevine wreath, and little wisps of ribbon or yarn. For the large twig I generally just like it as is! But you are the artist of this project.

When wings are dry, cut out carefully around each wing. Try NOT to cut into the dimensional paint, as this will cause it to chip off.

Punch hole in top of wing somewhere.

Tie thin ribbon or fishing line or thread into the hole of each wing. The lengths should be different for each wing.

Start attaching wings to upper hoop of mobile. Spread the wings around so the mobile will hang straight. Shorten wings for a better mobile if need be.
You can also tie wings so they hang in a spiral down from the hoop.

Tie 2 - 3 ribbons/thread/etc. to hoop, spacing them around. Don't tie tight at this time, as you will need to do some adjusting to the spacing so it will hang straight.

Tie bows at the top of each wing, or tie bows at the top of each hanging thread.

Ready to hang in a place with a slight breeze - like above a heater vent.

I hope you have enjoyed this little craft.

"In a utilitarian age, of all other times,

it is a matter of grave importance

that fairy tales shold be respected."

 - Charles Dickens

Have a good day!

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