Sunday, February 17, 2013

garlands make me happy






coming up for air after a week of being sick, i wanted to make something. i was inspired by jessica's ten days of garlands and a big stack of newspapers that were accumulating in the big round basket. we've always got paint around and plenty of thread, so sabin and i painted up some newspaper and punched out circles and i sewed and sewed. my garland is a little long (like about 20 meters) and a bit tangled, as molly "helped" me hang it up above my desk. but it's cheery and makes me happy.  with the blues and greens i used, some of the circles have a decidedly globe-like quality, which also makes me happy. this photo of sabin painting her newspaper in fiery orange and red, you guessed it...makes me happy.


what made you happy this weekend?

4 comments:

j. wilson said...

oh my goodness! I love them...and how you did it! i painted up a new batch of newspaper today using greens with a tough of purple and yellow orange. i'm thinking more circles in my future! thank you for sharing!

nacherluver said...

Love it! I have a garland making project I have been pushing aside for literally almost a year! I think I may have been inspired to pull it out and play! Thank you for this post and the link I will be headed to next. ;)

Veronica Roth said...

Those are fantastically fantastic! Make more, fill the whole house! :)

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