Face Painting and Random Craft Activities

I got an unexpected lift to the craft store today. How could I turn that down? 

I got the black glitter I needed.  They had glitter kits on sale for $1 each, and each kit had 4 colors, so I got 3 of them (12 colors in all). It reminded me of face painting and how much I missed it.  So if you need a face painter in or near Anaheim, it's $150 for 2 hours. I'm even available on the 4th of July if you haven't booked anyone yet. I haven't even been advertising, so I have many weekends free to book a gig.  Just leave a comment below on how to reach you.

While shopping, I got a 'calligraphy like' set of rubber stamp initials too. And I got some more lovely seashells for wire wrapping on jewelry and suncatchers.

I've been asked to teach rubber stamp eraser carving at Great Western War.  I hope that works out because it's a great opportunity for me. They don't pay their teachers, but it's great publicity if I do a good job.

Here I am in the photo reading at the library yesterday.

Suncatcher #2 With Seashells

Copper wrapped gourd.

Tumbled glass with looping techique.

Tapo Campground

I spent a pleasant day on the porch making another suncatcher. This one has a copper wire wrapped miniature gourd, tumbled glass, lampwork stars and beads, seashells and fanciful butterfly beads. I didn't have time to take a photo but I will take one tomorrow and add it in. The branch I used was one I picked up at Tapo Campground at the Conejo archery shoot.

Wire wrapped green glass.

Suncatcher and cool shadows.

Suncatcher against a green background

It's hard to get a good photo of these, but you get the idea.

Paper Dolls

This post got me to thinking about paper dolls. I had many happy moments of my childhood cutting out paper dolls in the pre-made booklets. I also took to making my own by cutting out photos from fashion magazines, adding tabs as I cut around and then designing clothes for them. I'm sure there are tons of websites now where you can just print out the dolls on your printer. It would be fun to design some original ones though.

I'm back from camping but I'm missing the nature already. Here are some photos from the trip last weekend. 

Tapo campground and the Conejo Valley Archery Range.

Covered in blooms in the spring.

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A suncatcher I made while tending the archery booth.

Suncatcher and Granny Squares

During a slow time at the archery booth this weekend I was able to work on beadwork on Sat. and crochet on Sunday. On Saturday I made a nifty suncatcher from beads, seashells, and copper wire. On Sunday I had a lot of people swing by to chat, but somehow managed to get 2 granny squares crocheted.  I got another one crocheted on the way home.

Quite a few of our members won awards in the archery shoot. I'm so proud of them all. I just got home and I'm pretty wiped out from tearing down 2 booths and the campsite, so photos will have to wait until tomorrow.