first, i broke out my Christmas presents and made my first attempt at a watercolor painting. you may recognize the inspiration from here. i free-handed the globe, which is why it is not a circle, but seems to be wobbling a bit on its axis. this has taught me to at least use templates if i want perfect shape. the yellow and orange were spur of the moment choices, and the yellow was supposed to be a thicker band, but the orange kind of engulfed it. the verse is one of my favorites, and continues on to read
"Look at the nations and watch--and be utterly amazed.
For I am going to do something in your days
that you would not believe, even if you were told,"
For I am going to do something in your days
that you would not believe, even if you were told,"
which is one of my favorite verses. for a first attempt, i think it turned out pretty well!
then, i hadn't had enough of crafting, so i broke out the felt. using my limited options, i made this blue owl. he's so cute. then, i painted the canvas blue. i took pages from a Gideon New Testament i had and used watercolors to make them brown. then i mod-podged them to the canvas, wrinkling them so they looked like bark. the pages are from Proverbs, so i kept a few verses about Wisdom from being wrinkled so they could still be read, but other than that, i didn't highlight or otherwise pick out any specific verses. the cloud is made from an excess of cream-colored acrylic that cracked when i turned the fan on it to dry. unintended, but i like the effect. lastly, i used tacky glue to adhere Mr. Owl to the canvas, and he's upstairs drying as i type!
today was very productive, and i had a lot of fun doing it. i wish this was my job!
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