Sometimes I step away from the painting and drawing to make things with my hands. Like this project, which I found on Pinterest a while back, started at the weekend and finally finished the other day!
If I’m going to do a project, make a recipe, or do anything that requires instructions, they have to be super simple, brief, easy and make me think ‘I could do that, and I also want to’. Minimal ingredients, outlay and brain clenching; maximum satisfaction.
This project fulfilled all requirements, and also allowed me to go shopping for pretty craft paints and clay, none of which were expensive. {I managed to get most of them on sale.} I would have preferred the paints to be matte but I didn’t think to check. Never mind; the shiny will probably be a bit more hardwearing.
I spent some happy meditative time sanding and painting my creations over the last few days. I decided to leave the outside of the bowls unpainted, just sanded as smooth as I could get them. And look! They came out really pretty! I rather like their wonky quirkiness.
For the original project and instructions, go here!
These pieces are adorable…and I’m with you on a recipe or instructions that are easy, simple and something that makes me say “I can and want to do this”. I think the shiny paint makes everything stand out and while I can’t tell from the photographs it looks to me like a nacre finish which is really quite cool!
Love these! – such beautiful colours and I think leaving the outside of the bowls unpainted works really well. I’m going to check out the link you provided 🙂
I liked that too Debbi – it was a feature of the original project I found.
These are lovely! Love the colors! 🙂
Thank you Robyn! They are real eye candy for sure. 🙂
they are so cute!!! we are going to try too, i hope will be ok hahahhaa.
Fantastic! I’d love to see if you do make them!