Saturday, November 21, 2009

Boons


Thanks to Kid Made Modern, link to the right, I have all sorts of new projects I want to work on. I've taken a little break from obsessively sewing, and this book came at the perfect time for me. In trying to keep a "handmade home" it's been fun to make some new toys. Nash's interest in these spoons has not waned. I picked up the spoons for about 50 cents each at Michaels. I painted them, then did some detail work with black ink pen, then covered them in a triple thick sealant. They look glossy and pretty, but I'm not sure I don't like them better a little dull and rustic. I haven't coated two of them yet and I'm going to leave them and see how they wear. I made a Humpty Dumpty, a flower, a funny critter, and old man, and some funny faces. I'm thinking of doing groups of characters, like Little Red Riding Hood, Grandma, Woolf, etc. Kid Made Modern is the book I've been waiting for. Buy, buy, buy.

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