Crafting: Hand Painted Signs!

A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I went to a sign making party.
My friend found a local Etsy dealer (mycolorfullifeshop) who hosts sign making parties for $45 dollars a person.
We had our choice of 4 different signs to paint, and we both chose to do a floral monogram.
Each person attending the party got a sweet free little gift from Pink Robyn Decor.

The shop owner created our sign designs on a cricket ahead of time and printed them on to vinyl. We then had to put it on transfer paper and then stick it on to the sign to use as a stencil. With all of the details in the floral part, it was a little meticulous to get everything punched out and stuck down, but it was worth it! 

After all that work, we got to pick our colors and paint!

I love how my sign turned out!

Everybody's signs.

It was super fun, I'm so glad my friend foundthis and invited me to go with her.
We're both feeling pretty inspired to do more crafting now!
Happy Wednesday :)

Painting Inspiration: Do It For The Process

If you've been following my blog from the get go, you may have noticed that I enjoy creating art!

I'm that great, but I enjoy doing it and sometimes I even think my pieces turn out pretty well.

I've always enjoyed arts and crafts etc. growing up and in high school I took art class all four years. 

My senior year I took an independent study class, where I just got studio time every day to created whatever I wanted. It was awesome! I got to experiment with different mediums and my art teacher gave me tips and suggestions as I went. I don't paint quite as often as I would like, partially due to lack of space! In the picture below I was sitting on the floor, painting at my coffee table--good thing it's a hand-me down coffee table from Joel's bachelor pad that is already chipped and dented!

My youngest brother moved out on his own into his very first apartment this summer. He was talking with me about how he'd like to set up his apartment and what colors he liked. My mom and I went to IKEA with him and then made him go into Home Goods, and he was commenting that he liked blues.

So I told him I would paint him a picture for his apartment.

I used a picture that he took for inspiration. I'm pretty sure it was taken at a golf course (he used to work at one, and it is his favorite sport), but you can't really tell, haha! Here is the comparison.

I used acrylic paint. Most of paintings are in acrylic, it a very easy medium to use.

I also got inspired to paint a pineapple! Pineapple is my favorite fruit!
Joel and I randomly bought one this summer, and it was sitting on our kitchen counter next to a pitcher I had bought, and I was inspired by the colors and the patterns.
Pineapples are very geometric. I created and abstracted version.

The inspiration:

It turned out a little cartoon-ish, but I like the colors. I discovered a hashtag on Instagram called
"do it for the process" and I've taken it to heart. I may not love everything I create, but if don't try it and keep doing it then I'm never going to get better. It's about the process.
So I decided to hang it above my temporary bar cart.

Speaking of bar carts, I have craft stuff in the bottom half, but I did fix up the top!
The pink goblets were a birthday present from my mother-in-law. I love them!

What's your artistic medium?
Have you done it lately?
Do it for the process!

Happy Wednesday!

Wednesday Wisdom

I painted this...and to be quite honest, I don't really like it haha. My bird turned out to big! But, I have it hanging up on my wall anyway ;)

"Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark."

This quote is from a wall hanging that my mother in law gave to me. It is good reminder that even though sometimes things aren't going the way we planned and it may seem that nothing is going right, to keep "singing" because God has a plan for you. Right now with the dance team I coach I feel like I'm never going to make it out of the dark, but I know that if I keep praying and I keep a positive attitude and don't let it get me down things will be OK. I may not get to take my team to State this year, but I can still give my dancers a positive experience and continue to pass on my love for dance.

Keep your Faith today. Don't give up & keep singing.

Happy Wednesday!