Watercolors.
Dreamy, vibrant or pastel.
Dark-hued or light.
Love at first swipe.
I'm a lover of pretty much any art or creative form. Sewing, art journaling, collage making, painting, banners.......I'm excited by almost every kind of creative process I can get my hands on. One day Anna Ruth and I were watercoloring with a Crayola set of paints. Which work just fine by the way! You don't need fancy materials to express your creativity.
And it made me want to paint more. I let that thought and desire lie dormant for far too long for far too many silly reasons (remember my Internet post?)
One day at Hobby Lobby I picked up this watercolor kit for $5.99.
Love at first swipe.
I think if my thoughts were to have an art form, it would be watercolors.
I love how dreamy the colors look, going bold (with less water) for the strong emotion days.
Or, on the soft, whimsical days-more water. The paints can change with your emotion, mood, or thought you have to express. I like that.
I can't wait to experiment more with them and see what else I can make. So much possibility, so many colors!
I also had fun getting creative with our Christmas packaging this year also. A big motto, theme, or life goal right now for myself is to stop thinking I always need more. (The book 7 by Jen Hatmaker ruined me).
So we had this roll of wrapping paper we've had for the last 2 or 3 years. A giant roll, like never-ending. I really didn't want to use it to wrap presents with again, but why would I need to buy more when we already had some? I decided to challenge myself to wrap each present in the paper and then see how I could customize each one.
This turned into a very fun project for me and I was pleased with the results!
Another win for creativity and being frugal.
Even brown bagging it can look cute!
I clipped together a doily, photograph from my shop, a scrapbook card, and pretty ribbon
to dress up this plain brown bag, also gifted at Christmas.
What have you done creatively lately, using what you already had on hand?
Sara, I challenged myself to use things I had on hand to sew the gifts that I made for the grandkids this year.I was surprised at how little I had to purchase to complete 9 projects!
ReplyDeleteMomma, I truly learned from the best. Love you :)
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