Done with Summer School :)

I finished up my Design II class this morning! Even though I hated for it to end, I am extremely happy and thankful to have a little break before the fall semester starts.

I finished the owl project (which was my final) yesterday afternoon. All I had to do was mount it on a black board with a few other things for presentation purposes. I would like to say that over the summer my procrastination problem has improved greatly! I am hoping that this will continue into the regular school year. It helps the stress levels stay down very much so. I would also like to say that Design I and II have taught me some patience this summer. Everything (mostly) in art and life in general, take thought, time, and care. I could tell by looking at my projects if I had rushed something, because it most likely didn't turn out the way I wanted it to or it just looked a complete mess. So in a way, that applies to life...I guess it big time does.... Who would've guessed that I'd get a life lesson out of Design I and II????

This is how I presented the final project. The lower left corner are sketches and inspiration for the project. The lower right hand side includes samples of colors that I used in my design. Then the top right side is my final piece. I will find out tomorrow what I made on it. When I presented it this morning, my teacher said it was a portfolio piece........... :) :) :)

And below are pictures of the second to last project (the weeds). Sorry it took me so long to post it....I should be ashamed of myself......hehe ;)

Ok so now moving on....let me tell you about my weekend!

Friday night (I consider this weekend time) I went back to school/ tax free shopping with my mom, my sister, and her boyfriend. I just feel the need to tell all of you that I got Jessica Simpson jeans fo cheap....yes I meant to leave the "r" off of for.....  They usually cost around sixty dollars or so, I got a pair (code for my sweet mommy bought me a pair) that were......drum roll please.......6 dollars!!! I was so excited. I guess I'm making it apparent that I like a good deal.... :)

Saturday I went wedding dress shopping with my friend. This whole being a maid of honor thing makes me realize that I am in fact growing up....or at least it feels that way. She found the dress! It was the second one that she tried on and it was definitely apparent that she had found it, because her face was glowing. Her wedding is July 7th of next year. We're getting a head start! :) I am her only bridesmaid and I am going to wear a mocha brown dress. I thought mocha sounded better with it....brown alone just kinda sounds like...well brown.....
After we got her dress we went antique shopping! Ah, antique shopping makes any day, a good day. :)
My friend is doing a countryish wedding. So she wants to find a bunch of older mason jars for her center pieces at the reception.

Example..........

Recently, I have been looking for an older serving tray. One that I could keep on the coffee table and put a neat little stack of books in it along with maybe a smaller vase or something else......I found one :)

It's hand-painted and pretty old. I am going to try and get most of the rust off, but rust and all I love it :)
Except now I'd really rather hang it because it's so pretty....The cut-out part around the rim is magnificent...


Will the crafting stop now that I am done with Design II??? Not hardly!!! :) :) In fact, I am already preparing for my next project......melting crayons.....indeed! I can't wait to get done at the gym and head home to start working on this!

I am going to attach crayons to a piece of illustration board above a piece of glass out of a picture frame and set it out in the sun so that they will melt and the wax will drip/run down the glass. If this goes well I have more ideas! :) I'll keep you posted and of course I'll take pictures. :)


Happy Monday Everyone and God Bless! :) :)