Altered Canvas Project......

I'm taking part in the Angel Spoon Altered Canvas swap on UKS. Not got a swap partner yet but thought I'd get the canvas prepared ready for painting in my partner's  chosen colour theme. I did two canvases and funnily enough I went with the first one. It's just had its final layer of gesso and drying now waiting to hear who I'm sending to :) - got a couple of little embellies to make too but I'm quite pleased with it so far even without any colour!!!!

Just got to find a spoon too now for my Angel :)

Been playing this morning!!!!!

Having read a post on UKS about enamel dots I was inspired by a tutorial paperandribbons had put up a link for to make you own enamel dots - the tutorial is by Betsy Veldman using plastic pony beads. I have thousands of the things just sat in a cupboard in the craft room so..........

What do you reckon - not bad for my first attemp???

I did have a few not quite so perfect but I can see a beauty in them and will use them on some altered art projects. The yellow and black one fused together reminds of a bee :D

Cool altered paintbrushes with faces

Aren't these cool? Googling for inspiration for another swap I came across these on Pinterest

 - so wanna play with this

Or this utube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSLF8-M0Fqc

I feel another UKS swap coming on :D

January and February tag swap UKS

It's been ages since I made tags so decided to join the Tag swap on UKS.

January's theme is Winter and this is my contribution 

And February's theme is Love so this is my contribution

Another UKS swap

This is my contribution for the Julie Nutting doll swap on UKS - her name is Olive and I thought I'd punk her up slightly......

Latest swap contribution

I have made this little Guardian Angel for Cassia on UKS - my first attempt went horribly wrong - not at all the beautiful image I had pictured in my head!!!! Anyhow it's had the desired reaction from my almost 18 year old son - wandering into the craft room at lunch time, having just woke up, announced "cool hat" and walked out. High praise indeed!!!! Anyhow I do hope Cassia likes it too :)