7.29.2012

day 316

the hardest part was taking this picture in the dark.  the easiest was freezing water in a can, then hammering nail holes into it.   it would be fun to do a whole bunch of these for the back patio!

7.28.2012

7.27.2012

day 314

musing over some of my vintage keys led me to begin wrapping two in wire, adding beads along the way until i achieved this sweet assemblage

7.26.2012

day 313

i say it would be completely appropriate for the makers of Whoppers to revise their design in a favor of a heart-shaped spout.  yes i do.

7.25.2012

day 312

the remnants of a big november snow..... with a little help (but it was vaguely heart-shaped to begin with)

7.24.2012

day 311

i cut out two heart halves from dictionary pages, overlaid them with tissue paper, then curled them into the center

7.23.2012

day 310

a garlic knot (lovingly altered) from Big Bill's - made all the more delicious with butter melting on top... <click> and consumed


7.19.2012

day 306

   the browned pastry crust on a casserole       (i actually cooked!)

7.18.2012

7.17.2012

day 304

My workbench is our old kitchen countertop.....it was a low creativity day and the soldering iron just begged me to burn a heart into the wood!

7.16.2012

7.15.2012

day 302

ok, so the metal cap didn't exactly come from this fine bottle of wine, but it made for a nicer picture

7.14.2012

day 301

i heard that you can actually consume corn starch packing peanuts, so although i didn't go as far as to ingest my art, i bravely licked this one into shape.  lived to tell the tale!

7.13.2012

day 300

i found actual cotton bolls in a vintage store nearby and was fascinated!  I formed the fluff and it seemed appropriate to place it on a scrap of vintage cotton fabric for its photo shoot

7.11.2012

day 298

thought i'd add a fun touch to the corner of the kitchen soffit!

7.09.2012

7.08.2012

7.06.2012

day 293

a "why didn't i think of that sooner?" heart - needles in a felted wool ball

7.03.2012

day 290

i had to ask a friend for a fake spider  because i refuse to own even pretend ones!

7.02.2012

day 289

a little bit of strategic carving, but the flames did most of the work