100 Day Project: Days 26-30

I did not make it back on the bandwagon. I tried to carve time out each day but it just didn’t happen. Religiously, I had the paper and pencil out, and the idea chosen each and every day. But either no time showed itself or when it did, I was too drained to give...

Colored Pencil Techniques 3

Class 3 taught us a little more practice in blending. Tonight we chose a light color and paired it with a darker color. The goal was simply to work on smooth blending from dark shade to light. Here is a steady yellow layered by a fading orange. And here is a steady...

WIP-TAST-ic Wednesday 9

I completed the blanket I have been working on, so I will post that separately once I get some nice photos. I took several already, but this cave-house of mine irks me to no end with lighting! I must wait for either a sunnier day or Boy’s help. (On our recent...

TAST: stem stitch

You’ve read about my idea for this here, right? Ok! See all completed TAST posts here. Front and back: I wrote the phrase “left to right = below!” which will help me remember how to sew the stem stitch (the outline stitch would read “left to right =...

Colored Pencil Techniques 2

I had my second colored pencil course tonight – you can read about the first here, if you missed it. Tonight, we learned other fill techniques. Cross hatching, for those of you who don’t already know, is simply drawing straight lines one direction, then...

WIP-TAST-ic Wednesday 8

First up, I have not progressed any on my ribbon embroidery. Boy’s got me pretty busy up at the office, and as I may have mentioned, it requires a hoop stand to do it properly. Not only that, but I had a lot of drawings to catch up on for my 100 Day Project, and...