The secret project... work in proces

These look like dragonfly wings to me... The two on the left are already bisque fired. The ones on the right will be fired this weekend. I only executed the idea that my secret partner put on paper so I'm not sure if they are meant to be dragonfly wings.
I wish I could show you all the drawings she made - simply amazing!
That's one of the things that I can't do properly: draw. I rather pick up a lump of clay and try to make an idea then to draw it first... but I do also know that sometimes it's easier to draw it first. *puts learn to draw properly on her list*Oh well, inspired by the dragonfly wings, I also made some ordinary wings! LOL
I hope my secret partner approves! :)

To know the idea behind the secret project, go read the first blogpost here or click on the label 'the secret project' to see all the posts about it.
Can't wait to receive your guesses but think about it carefully 'cause you can only guess once! :)
You can send your guess to mitsy@artmind.eu and can not change your guess so think about it carefully...

Flickr Favorites

1. Sand Dune Background, 2. Texture, 3. Rock Wall, 4. Eye of the Seashell

My favorite from last week is a bit gloomy but ooohhh so pretty! Check it out! :)

It's no secret that I'm totally crazy about textures. That's why I'm also totally crazy about nature. So many texures to be found there. One even more amazing then the other.
Sometimes I don't have enough eyes to gather it all...

If you like to play this week, make your mosaic and add a link to your blogpost (NOT your blog please) or Flickr in Mister Linky (click on the button below and fill in your name with the link to your blogpost or Flickr picture).
I'll pop over to have a look at yours. Can't wait to see your creations and find new favorites! :)

Monday Moodboard

1. avatar by EvaQ 2. Purple Felt Scarf/Shawl by Red2White 3. Me and... by Elviradesign 4. Bordeaux and grey Macbook sleeve by Martice

The monday moodboard is a new feature that the European Streetteam started last week.
It wants to show blogreaders which talented artists are part of our team.
So happy to show you these talents today & they also kind of reflect my mood today: it will be a beautiful fall day with birds singing and lots of work to catch up on after a week of painting.

How's your mood today? For more moodboards, please visit Fleur Fatale's blog.

How to make a little booklet?

I have so many bits and bobs of pieces of paper laying around. I just have a hard time throwing away paper & try to recycle as much as I can. I usually cut them on the same size and use them for grocery lists or just to doodle on.
My partner told me a great way to make little booklets from them and of course I wouldn't want to keep this easy and fun tip from you.

Here is what you need: white glue (PVA, bookbinding glue, vinyl glue, wood glue,...), a glue brush, two pieces of cardboard, a pair of clamps, pieces of paper cut on the same size.Take a heavier piece of paper and put the same size cut papers on top of them. I used one of my business cards.

I also put a business card to put on top of the little booklet.

Put the pile of paper on a piece of cardboard.

Put another piece of cardboard on top of it.
The cardboard is just to protect the paper, it can also be wood or thick plastic.

Take a clamp and twist it firmly so that the paper is pressed in between the cardboard.

Take another clamp and do the same.

Then apply some glue on the edge of the paper.

Repeat this process a few times.

When it's dry, take away the cardboard and the booklet.

Here you go: a fun little booklet to carry with you in your handbag,
give away as a freebie or just to hold all those loose laying around pieces of paper.

So there is no reason any more to throw away paper, just recycle it as often as you can 'cause every tree counts!

Dream in progress... part 13

In between all the painting this week, I did manage to crochet the last 7 squares I needed - still have to tuck in the ends but I'm so glad I got something done at all.

Now I can start putting my Babette blanket together. Will lay it out on our new floorboards first. Not sure if I'll share a pic of that yet 'cause that will spoil the surprise I think...
But this gives you an idea already how it will look on our couch! :)
I created a Babette blanket set on Flickr so you can see the progress all together! :)

The secret project... work in progress

I think that I'm obsessed with textures. I'm glad my secret partner is too.
We won't be using all of these textures but certainly a few. I love the donut-shape although it makes me hungry while I work on them! :)
I love them all lined up best. It kind of looks like little feeling-donuts...
I also made some 'donuts' with graduating colors. I posted a tutorial on them here.

To know the idea behind the secret project, go read the first blogpost here or click on the label 'the secret project' to see all the posts about it.
Can't wait to receive your guesses but think about it carefully 'cause you can only guess once! :)
You can send your guess to mitsy@artmind.eu and can not change your guess so think about it carefully...

My creative space

My creative space doesn't look very exciting today. I have been painting our living space for the past two days and will continue to do so today and tommorrow.
Most walls are painted lilly white and two are painted suede brown. Boring perhaps? It will color up when I put my things in there so I didn't really want the walls to scream too much color.
It's soft & calm and hopefully that will reflect my mood and mind once I'm working there! :)
Oh, and I had to put the flash on while taking this picture because it is dark and rainy here today. Oh well, an excellent day to paint! :)

Want to show your creative space? Hop over to Kootoyoo's to play! It's fun! :)