CREATE LIGHTCATCHERS with TRANSPARENCIES

Hang these sun catchers in a window for maximum effect!

Materials:

        1.  A photograph printed on a transparency

          2.  Assorted beads, feathers, charms, etc.

          3. Jewelry findings and tools

          4. Ornate picture frame of your choice
 

Note the leaves, star, moons, and color choices!

 
 

How To:

         1. Select an image that's not too dark over-all. The two photos shown here were my own, original pictures. Print the transparency sized with your frame in mind, if you already have one. I bought both metal frames shown here at a thrift shop for pennies.

          2. I add my enhancements (bits of old costume jewelry, etc.) to the frame before I go on to the next step. TIP: I choose bead colors and bits and bobs that fit my theme!

          3. Be sure you have a hanging device, too. Above, the gold tassel works.

          4. Cut the image to fit and glue it into the frame with the shiny side of the transparency to the front.

Even a heritage image works! See the tiny clock?

Buy it here!

These projects and many more appear in the Kindle edition of the very reasonably-priced book, Adventures in Photo Artistry! 

        

 



Happy Valentine's Day! Jokes and More!

We all need a daily laugh, right? Here's some

Valentine's Day humor just for you

(and don't miss the collage/painting below, with "heart.")

Black and White Wedding

Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?"
"Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life."
The child thought about this for a moment, then said, "So why is the groom wearing black?"

Three Words

Phil, a smart and handsome young man, walked into this local pub. He noticed a woman gazing at him without blinking her big eyes. Phil felt flattered so he walked up to the woman and said in his deepest voice, "I'll do anything you wish, beautiful lady, for just $10 but on one condition." The woman appeared to be trapped in the moment and asked as if in a trance, "What's your condition?" Phil answered, "Tell me your wish in just three words." There was a long pause, the woman opened her purse, counted out the money and handed it to the man along with her address. She then looked deeply into his eyes and whispered, "Clean my house."

Switching Grooms

Little Emily was at her first wedding and gaped at the entire ceremony. When it was over, she asked her mother, "Why did the lady change her mind?"
Her mother asked, "What do you mean?"
"Well, she went down the aisle with one man and came back with another one."

Collage/painting

BLOG CANDY WINNER ANNOUNCED! The follower who won the freebie is...

DONNA! I will be contacting Donna via email and shipping the contest prize as soon as I have her mailing address. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who left comments. Follow this blog for another contest soon, and watch for fresh tutorials, too!

                         Below is an original photograph of mine that I found quite apropos for the upcoming holiday.

Another Valentine for my Followers! A Giveaway Contest

To say thanks to my present and (I hope) future followers, I am drawing a name from all

those followers who leave a comment here,

to receive the mixed media collage/painting shown below. I will mail the framed, signed work as soon as the winner (after Friday, Jan. 28)

emails me their postal address.

Remember, be a follower and you only need to comment once, with this posting, by late Friday of next week!