Sunday, March 4, 2007

I did not inherit the 'altered art' gene...

I was talking to my sister the other day about shrinky dink crafts and the numerous possibilities of things that you can do - dolls, charms, butterfly wings, beads, etc. My mind was reeling when I got off the phone - I just couldn't wait to get started! So, I started with a pattern of a cloth doll that I made and I made it so that her arms were separate, her legs were separate and holes were punched in the right areas so they could be attached...During the baking time, my sister sent me some pictures of what she had created -- they were FABULOUS! (my sister has the 'bam' factor that whatever she makes/sees/thinks of is soooo creative! I didn't get that gene either!) The pictures were these great dolls with patterned bodies, butterfly wings, faces, glitter, and all kinds of embellishments that made them just 'ART' like. (Not crafty like mine things usually turn out like) So, I decided that I would step out of my comfort zone and go all crazy with the 'altered art' them on the dolls. So I sat there,....tick....tick.....tick....tick.....tick....Nothing. NOTHING came to my mind of HOW to 'alter her', how to decorate her, how to embellish her - NOTHING. Blank...I started by just thinking that I would just cover her in stickers and maybe some inspiration would come to me...So, I stuck about 50 stickers on her- and then started picking them all off of her. I just couldn't do it...So, you'll see what I ended up with - I love her. Clean and simple. Just like my crazy Virgoian sign rules me and my crafts - organized, clean, obsessive, straight lines, geometric shapes, matchy-matchy...(it's a sickness for sure!).

So, here is Sally. She needs a little more embellishment - I have a purse ready for her and I think a bracelet and necklace are in order. I'm going to try to make some shrinky dink accessories for her...I'll show you her when she's completed - Altered or not!

Enjoy!