i was going through my picnik uploads today and found some pics that i took back in early december that i thought i had lost when the computer went down. i was totally surprised and excited to find out that they were saved in my uploads. these are all from early december but i really wanted to share.

i did a little rearranging in my studio to try to open it up a bit.

my cubby shelf with a few of my favorite things on and above it.

i made a snowglobe! i was obsessed with snowglobes and music globes when i was a little girl. i had a ton of them. gorgeous sparkle-y ones that played sweet tunes and had magical tiny scenes inside. people gave them to me on every holiday or occasion just to see my face light up. i’ve always been easily excitable and sometimes just the smallest, sweetest thing turns me into a squeeling goober. heh. sadly, there was a tragic accident that led to the breaking of all my precious snowglobes. i’ve thought about starting another collection but i don’t have the space right now.

this snowglobe was made from a half pint sized mason jar, a 50/50 (ish) blend of caro syrup/water, some cheap-o glitter from walmart and a print out of a quote i love that i self laminated with some packing tape. the quote reads, “you really can do whatever you want” and i found it on flickr. i used a basic tutorial that i found on photojojo but it’s pretty simple.

some things that i think i’ll do different next time-
use better glitter because this cheap stuff really clumps up and doesn’t have that pretty flow of a real snowglobe
maybe do a 40/60 blend of caro/water
i think i’ll try a scene next time or do a little better job of taping the paper. it seemed to not hold up that well.

all in all, i would try it again. if only to improve upon the first one.

a closer view of some things that i am loving right now. vintage pyrex, blue vases, my paint brushes and a fairly new painting i finished. can you tell that i love aqua and mustard?? ha.

this last one is a quote that i found on flickr a couple of months ago and could not stop thinking about. i work with color everyday and the idea of thinking of someone in colors that don’t exist seems magical to me. i dream about creating new colors all the time. it’s just colored pencil on cardboard. i’ve been really enjoying doodling on discarded boxes. it’s so much less stressful than using a canvas. at least for me, anyway.

i just wanted to share this. have you made a snowglobe?? any pointers for my next round?

love-
fc