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User Profile: MistyMagic
MistyMagic February 2nd

Hey Everyone!

How are you all?

I can't believe it is February already! We have lots of ideas and things planned for this month and of course the loved (or dreaded) Valentine's Day 💕 Share you ideas with us too!

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So, as a Community shall we just share a few of our loves and WIP (work-in-progress)? What are you creating, what are you doodling or drawing, sketching or painting, colouring or collaging?

I am still learning my water mixable oils, and have finally decided on what my bog canvas will be used for. It takes time to choose but with oil I can change my mind, with my watercolour I neeed to be fixed as it is very difficult to change once started.

Or are you a crochet or knitter? 

Let's find out more and remember to share what only the 'Arts and Crafts' Community covers please!

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul February 2nd

@MistyMagic Currently I've been working on this

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It's supposed to be an underwater adventure thing with a train 😅 but it's not been going as well as I'd hoped 😕

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User Profile: MistyMagic
MistyMagic OP February 2nd

@mytwistedsoul Thanks for sharing, is that going to be submerged in water?

 

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul February 2nd

@MistyMagic No it's just supposed to give the illusion that it is. It has a couple of blue led lights but I haven't hooked them up yet. From the side it looks like this

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User Profile: slowdecline48
slowdecline48 February 4th

@mytwistedsoul I didn't know you were into mockups. (There is a more art-specific word for this--not "collage" because this piece isn't flat; it obviously has a few inches depth--but I can't remember it right now) This is interesting...

If you have any other pieces like this one, you should take some photos of 'em & post 'em here. Seriously.

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul February 5th

@slowdecline48 I didn't even know mockups was a thing 😅 

I'd do have more lol 

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User Profile: IchooseLife79
IchooseLife79 February 5th

@mytwistedsoul

These are so cool. I want one. Lol

User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul February 7th

@IchooseLife79 Wish I could send you one lol 🙂

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User Profile: IchooseLife79
IchooseLife79 February 2nd

@mytwistedsoul

Show me more! Sounds cool :)

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul February 2nd

@IchooseLife79 They're a little tedious at times and some of the stuff is  so small 😅

This the the first one I did it's supposed to be Diagon alley from Harry Potter

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This is just a magic shop diarama 

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User Profile: MistyMagic
MistyMagic OP February 2nd

@mytwistedsoul Oh I love those, what fun to make, I have never tried making things like that mine have all been larger scale. Recently indoor hobbies have taken over for me. Do you use a special glue that sticks or a glue gun?

 

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul February 3rd

@MistyMagic It's the same here with the indoor hobbies. It's been too cold and miserable outside to do much of anything else

I usually use Glue All. It's stronger than regular glue and dries quicker but doesn't leave the stringers that rubber glue does

Oh it's cool that you do them on larger scale. That would be neat! Do you have any pictures of them you could share? I'd love to see them

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User Profile: EclecticMuse
EclecticMuse February 4th

Awesome. I would love to do one of these.

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User Profile: sadcat13
sadcat13 February 2nd

@mytwistedsoul it looks so cool 😮

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul February 2nd

@sadcat13 Thank you 😊

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User Profile: IchooseLife79
IchooseLife79 February 2nd

I will be working on another 3d pen project this weekend. Looking forward to it. Fighting covid but I will persevere!

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User Profile: MistyMagic
MistyMagic OP February 2nd

@IchooseLife79 Those are fascinating, I looked at a 3D printer and that gave me so many ideas. 

And Yayyyy its Friyayyyyyyy 

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time to make things!


 

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul February 2nd

@IchooseLife79 Hope you feel better soon!

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User Profile: sadcat13
sadcat13 February 3rd

@MistyMagic I´m a habitual project hopper, i never finish anything. I have an entire parade of projects that i´m working on and at least 5 of them are in an active status (= i worked on them recently and actively work towards finishing them). I am right now drawing my mom´s friend´s dog as my primary project, but i have a lot of other things going on too.

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User Profile: MistyMagic
MistyMagic OP February 3rd

@sadcat13 I can go shopping with that. It means there is always something to do? And with painting especially it can need time between coats and glazes too. 

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User Profile: sadcat13
sadcat13 February 3rd

@MistyMagic nahh I'm just a chronic procrastinator with ADHD so I can't stick to something and it takes a few returns to the thing to get it done

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User Profile: slowdecline48
slowdecline48 February 3rd

@MistyMagic Am trying to ignore the Valentine's Day hype as much as I can. It's irritating as h*ll. If it's not obvious by now, I'm not a holiday guy in general....I make few exceptions to that. They're a good excuse to kick back & maybe have a couple drinks, but that's the only good thing about them.

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User Profile: IchooseLife79
IchooseLife79 February 3rd

@slowdecline48

February 15th, a great day to go candy shopping. hehehe

User Profile: MistyMagic
MistyMagic OP February 3rd

@slowdecline48 @Sadcat13 and @iChooseLife79 shall we try an art piece then that is called February 15th ?  Any suggestions?

 

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User Profile: IchooseLife79
IchooseLife79 February 3rd

@MistyMagic

A broken heart made of candy? Then we could pig out and eat it all!


User Profile: sadcat13
sadcat13 February 3rd

@MistyMagic i would never finish it 😂

User Profile: slowdecline48
slowdecline48 February 3rd

I do have an old sketch that would be perfect for Valentine's, but if I posted it here...it wouldn't last 10 minutes. 😆

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User Profile: MistyMagic
MistyMagic OP February 5th

@slowdecline48 just call me Jeannie lol

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User Profile: slowdecline48
slowdecline48 February 5th

Barbara Eden was so cute on that show...

I only know about it because of reruns. First saw episodes during my teenage years, so of course Jeannie had a starring role in my fantasies for a while 😄

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User Profile: communicativePond1728
communicativePond1728 February 10th

Love everyone's projects, the underwater bus light is so awesome and the little dioramas or whatever they epically are...amazing.

Finished this inspiration board a couple days ago. 

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They weren't kidding when they said things are a process though. Feel I've been working on this for two lifetimes: Finding magazines, finding time, putting it up, taking it down, putting it away, moving it, hiding it, throwing away all the pictures and starting again, finding different magazines, finding push-pins, not using those push-pins, etc. ad nauseum. 

Reminding myself it's a work in progress like life may stave off any imminent aneurisms...

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User Profile: IchooseLife79
IchooseLife79 February 10th

@communicativePond1728

This looks awesome. What does the top right picture say?


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User Profile: communicativePond1728
communicativePond1728 February 10th

@IchooseLife79

Thanks 👍 It says-

"all feelings are valid

(the messy ones too)

(really)"

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User Profile: sadcat13
sadcat13 February 20th

@MistyMagic I present you, the Christmas tablecloth that I planned to be ready with for Christmas. I'm done by like half of it but oh well 😂

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User Profile: IchooseLife79
IchooseLife79 February 20th

@sadcat13

Awesome! It will be done by this Christmas though. ;)

User Profile: WeEarth
WeEarth February 20th

@sadcat13

Cat, this is indeed a lovely one! 

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User Profile: MistyMagic
MistyMagic OP February 20th

@sadcat13 awesome textile work. An heirloom for sure. Thanks for sharing here 🏆

User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul February 20th

@sadcat13 Is this needlepoint? It's amazing! 

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User Profile: sadcat13
sadcat13 February 20th

@mytwistedsoul yessss, cross-stitch technique where each point consists of two stitches forming an x 😊 Gonna be a tablecloth once 😊

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul February 20th

@sadcat13 It looks so pretty! It will definitely dress up the table at Christmas!

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User Profile: sadcat13
sadcat13 February 20th

@mytwistedsoul yesss. It will be a gift for my grandma when it is ready and if all goes well should be a series of 4, one for each season 😊

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User Profile: IchooseLife79
IchooseLife79 February 20th

@sadcat13

Oh that's a wonderful idea

User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul February 20th

@sadcat13 Aww that's so sweet! I bet your grandma will love it! One for each season is such a nice idea too!  

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User Profile: wonderfulCupcake1464
wonderfulCupcake1464 February 21st

@MistyMagic wow I like your painting. It’s so cool