Well, the rain has started again! I was secretly hoping for a big snow storm that would take us by surprise! No luck. At least it's not 20 degrees. I will have to get into my shop this evening after school. In the mean time I'm planning my next
"Knock-off Wood" creation...I wanted to show what you can do if you have a husband that saves trinkets and treasures. Everything is very cool. Ticket stubs, matchbooks, Mr. Peanut, guitar pics, Old pens, receipts (from his first Mac-Intosh Computer), old tins, baby books, poker chips, business cards, coasters, patches, lipton tea ceramics, doodles from church.....the list goes on. I just realized i was finding all these little "treasures" and they didn't have a home. I'd ask him what it was and he'd tell me that it was from his grandma or it was something he dug up on the farm when he was a kid or it was from aunt Alice or...... Now I totally understand about keeping this type of stuff. I to have a secret collection myself. But I decided to finally starting a collection together in one box. When the box was full and I had the perfect frame....these shrines were born. Theses frames are from IKEA and were very affordable. Actually should of gotten a few more. Establishing a background is a important first step when creating a collage / assemblage. I used photo copies of a few photos and some flat items (like coasters, ticket stubs, or doodles) a craft paper grocery bag and some snippets of note/letters that he wrote to me over the years. The pair on the right are only 12"x12" and include more miniture type objects. I created the larger version with more of a photo / flat type item theme. I attended a crafty girls weekend up at
Driftcreek Camp on the Oregon Coast Range. while the other ladies were scrap booking or quilting..my sister and I arranged, rearranged and then arranged again to get all the ingredients just perfect. We used hot glue to adhere them. The photo above was very difficult to acquire with out reflections...so sorry. But for now you can at least get an idea. Gotta run and get off to my real job......Art Teacher. How many days til summer break?
Well, the rain has started again! I was secretly hoping for a big snow storm that would take us by surprise! No luck. At least it's not 20 degrees. I will have to get into my shop this evening after school. In the mean time I'm planning my next "Knock-off Wood" creation...I wanted to show what you can do if you have a husband that saves trinkets and treasures. Everything is very cool. Ticket stubs, matchbooks, Mr. Peanut, guitar pics, Old pens, receipts (from his first Mac-Intosh Computer), old tins, baby books, poker chips, business cards, coasters, patches, lipton tea ceramics, doodles from church.....the list goes on. I just realized i was finding all these little "treasures" and they didn't have a home. I'd ask him what it was and he'd tell me that it was from his grandma or it was something he dug up on the farm when he was a kid or it was from aunt Alice or...... Now I totally understand about keeping this type of stuff. I to have a secret collection myself. But I decided to finally starting a collection together in one box. When the box was full and I had the perfect frame....these shrines were born. Theses frames are from IKEA and were very affordable. Actually should of gotten a few more. Establishing a background is a important first step when creating a collage / assemblage. I used photo copies of a few photos and some flat items (like coasters, ticket stubs, or doodles) a craft paper grocery bag and some snippets of note/letters that he wrote to me over the years. The pair on the right are only 12"x12" and include more miniture type objects. I created the larger version with more of a photo / flat type item theme. I attended a crafty girls weekend up at Driftcreek Camp on the Oregon Coast Range. while the other ladies were scrap booking or quilting..my sister and I arranged, rearranged and then arranged again to get all the ingredients just perfect. We used hot glue to adhere them. The photo above was very difficult to acquire with out reflections...so sorry. But for now you can at least get an idea. Gotta run and get off to my real job......Art Teacher. How many days til summer break?
That looks a lot better than having junk drawers and banker's boxes full of the stuff like we do! I think I might borrow your idea, actually.
ReplyDeleteThe white guitar pick came from a Joe Ely concert at the Pine Street Theater in 1988 and I think the black one came from John Fogerty at the Civic that went in though the back door in 1987. I think, although it could have been Los Lobos at the Masonic Temple a year earlier.
ReplyDeleteThe Chauffeur's badge was actually Uncle Ted's. You used to wear those to drive a truck, instead of a CDL.
And I want to read that book but it is now under glass! I can't remember how it ends!
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