Share my love of farming and DIY. Making life beautiful one craft at a time. Ideas and tips for DIY home decor and anything artsy and homestead related.
March monthly face. I decided to do something completely different this time, something I have not yet tried. First I went to my favorite boards on Pinterest: faces and Loui Jover for some inspiration. Then drew a rough outline of a face on a basic canvas. I forgot to take a picture from the primed canvas. I had base coated… Read More
Dreaming of spring flowers It’s March, what can I say, here in Manitoba spring will not be for about two more months. We have had some milder weather, and now we are back at -20C, not very much like spring weather if you ask me. My fire pit is still buried in snow, and the veranda is still to cold… Read More
This months face is for February I started out with a basic drawing, I made a template for the face so this is what is being used for the face profile. From there I start playing around with ideas. February is the month for Valentines day, and romance is closely linked with France and Paris. The paper napkin that was… Read More
Introducing January face of the month This year I decided to do a monthly faces challenge for myself. Every month I will draw, paint, color a different face representing that month. Because I started a bit late in January, namely the 29th of January, I did not get that month’s face done in time, and I forgot to make a… Read More
Painting a pumpkin for Halloween. This year for Halloween I decided to make my own pumpkin painting. I had seen several paintings on Pinterest that I really liked. The canvas was primed with white Gesso, then I drew the design. I experimented a bit with the background, and used the acrylic paint like watercolor. I liked the airy effect this… Read More
Making vintage signs… I love vintage signs! And I look for them on Pinterest and other websites. Recently I come upon this website: Funky Junk Interiors and was instantly hooked! Donna also has a great collection of stencils and I right away ordered some. I could hardly wait until I got them! With the husband being a… Read More