HELMAR PRODUCTS ARE FABULOUS

HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE WONDERFUL ITEMS FROM HELMAR.

WHAT ITEMS CAN YOU THINK OF TO USE WITH HELMAR?

Helmar Foam glue is a fast grabbing premium adhesive for bonding many types of embellishments to all types of foam.

Use with Rhinestones, Gems, Mirrors, Pearls, Fabric, Trims, Beads & other embellishments.

Helmar Wash 'n Wear glue is a water based glue for permanently adhering, appliques, ribbon, lace, fabric cutouts, etc to various types of garments.

Thanks for stopping by.  Watch for projects using a variety of  Helmar

adhesives and glues.

Helmar Accepted ME!

I am thrilled to tell you that I am on the Helmar Design Team as of April 2020.

I have long been an admirer of their products and creative applications.  

The product range is so great, silicones, glues, lubricants, jewelry glues, paper glues and more.

Look for projects to come using the fine Helmar line.

The Postcard Twitter Art Exhibit

I found this organization by accident.  And I'm glad I did.   I am participating.

There is a little time for you to register.  Proceeds go to Charity.   The sponsoring City is Edinburgh.  You can host an event in your city.  I will explore the possibility as we have a GREAT art community here in Phoenix.

#TwitterArtExhibit founder, David Sandum

“Through art we can change the world.”

#TwitterArtExhibit utilizes social media and public engagement to generate income for charities and nonprofit organizations. In the past, #TwitterArtExhibit has generated funds for a library suffering from deep funding cuts to purchase much-needed children’s books, for an abused women’s shelter seeking to improve the lives of the families they serve, and for an arts organization mentoring underprivileged young adults in preparation for careers in the visual arts.  Artists, worldwide, donate postcard-sized, handmade original artwork to the TAE.

Artists worldwide donate postcard-sized, handmade original artwork to the TAE
TwitterArtExhibit organizes a local, physical showcasing of the art.
The public is invited to buy the art at an affordable, flat price.

This provides artists with new exhibition opportunities, new audiences and benefactors, and appeals to art enthusiasts all over the world.

http://twitterartexhibit.org/

A Childs Play Event

The past weeks have been full of creating for a charity.

ChildsPlay is a nonprofit organization and fundraising is an important facet for them. 

I was privileged to assist with the design of the Centerpieces.   The prototype has a Sansevieria (snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue) but we think it will be something more graceful along the lines of a spider plant.

Thank goodness for my Silhouette machine. Echoing the circles on the invitation was a snap!  Well, 1,000's of them later!!!  Add the 'stems' and they are ready to insert into the plant, add the rice lights (mini, fairy lights) and a dramatic whimsical centerpiece is done!

25 table centerpieces x 10 circles x 3 or 4 rings and discs add up!

It was a group effort enlisting another friend who has a Silhouette and assembly line adhesive.  I think they will be fun and appreciated by the attendees.

REINVENTION

2019 will be a year for reinventing.

That includes my self, my art, my business and even new relationships.

Stale is a word I dislike and I feel stale.  2018 has been a challenging year for so many people and we all can use a fresh start, a positive attitude, and a creative spark.  That spark can be your cooking, your home, your art, YOUR relationships.

I found some unusual (to me) ways of celebrating the new year...

In Denmark, they save all of their unused dishes and plates until the 31st of December when they affectionately shatter them against the doors of all their friends and family.  (careful!!)

In Spain, the New Year’s tradition for good luck revolves around grapes. If you can manage to stuff 12 grapes in your mouth at midnight you’ve achieved good luck for the next year.  (not all at once I hope!) 

In some South American countries wearing colored underwear will determine your fate for the new year. Red underwear means you’ll find love. Gold means wealth, and white signifies peace.  (How about Hello Kitty?)

In the USA often involves Black Eyed Peas, meant to represent coins or wealth.  (My mother-in-law always opened a can and took one spoonful)

In Scotland, the first person to cross the threshold of a home in the new year should carry a gift for good luck. (I would like a new Kitchen Aide Mixer please)

This one is from a 'Pittsburgher' (my hometown).

How many people still put silver change (nickels, dimes, quarters) outside on their windowsills for New Year's Eve?  I was taught that it is a tradition to bring money into the house for the New Year..!!  AND Remember no chicken today or you’ll be scratching for money the rest of the year

See our group of New Years Collages to make gift tags and placeholders!

ENJOY YOUR 2019, WITH OR WITHOUT CHANGES.  MAKE IT WHAT YOU WANT.

A little Frida is good for you!

Day of the Dead Celebrations must include Frida!

Mixed Media by Stephanie Siatta

Frida Kahlo

Painter

BIRTH DATE

July 6, 1907

DEATH DATE

July 13, 1954

Frida Kahlo was born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón on July 6, 1907, in Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico.

Family and Education

Frida Kahlo’s father, Wilhelm (also called Guillermo), was a German photographer who had immigrated to Mexico where he met and married her mother Matilde. She had two older sisters, Matilde and Adriana, and her younger sister, Cristina, was born the year after Frida.

Around the age of six, Kahlo contracted polio, which caused her to be bedridden for nine months. While she recovered from the illness, she limped when she walked because the disease had damaged her right leg and foot. Her father encouraged her to play soccer, go swimming, and even wrestle — highly unusual moves for a girl at the time — to help aid in her recovery.

gelprint by ingrid Vient

In 1929, Frida Kahlo and famed Mexican muralist Diego Rivera married. Kahlo and Rivera first met in 1922 when he went to work on a project at her high school. Kahlo often watched as Rivera created a mural called The Creation in the school’s lecture hall. According to some reports, she told a friend that she would someday have Rivera’s baby.

Kahlo reconnected with Rivera in 1928. He encouraged her artwork, and the two began a relationship. During their early years together, Kahlo often followed Rivera based on where the commissions that Rivera received were. In 1930, they lived in San Francisco, California. 

Mixed Media by Ingrid Vient

The family home where Frida Kahlo was born and grew up, later referred to as the Blue House or Casa Azul, was opened as a museum in 1958. Located in Coyoacán, Mexico City, the Museo Frida Kahlo houses artifacts from the artist.

 Frida Jewelry by Jean Moore

Frida and Diego a love-hate relationship

Join us in November as we provide 
Die Cuts for your approval!

On Missions for Good Visions

Week 2 of Visions Board is here.

I have been gathering substrates for my board, corrugated, heavy chipboard or the Dollar Store for poster board or Foamcore is perfect.  As I am rummaging through the studio, I am picking up things that strike me as possibly appropriate for my board.

I have become Pescatarian (vegetarian with fish).  My husband has been diagnosed with some health issues and we MUST eat healthy, limited carbs, fruits and veggies, and no processed foods...So this board is actually more for him than me!  Still a work in progress with more thoughts to add.  

  

You could scan/copy pages from a favorite book, cut pictures out of magazines for favorite foods or fitness/exercises. Family event photos are perfect too.

Healing thoughts/images if you need them are great.

                                    

My vision for 2019 is to make my website more profitable and to hopefully stay open as a store!  A clean thought process and orderly office can help make reaching that goal more possible. 

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Give yourself 5 minutes each day and allow thoughts to pop into your head, you may be surprised!  Make notes.

Choose with no preconceived thought process, you will think about it later as you build your board.  Pick colorful images that can stand out as focal points or subdued images or papers for backgrounds.  

I chose the flat corrugated, as it can add texture as I move along.  It also presents a neutral background if left blank in areas, or use any color you choose.   My board is 15" x "20.   Easy to hang on the fridge or office wall as a daily reminder.  

Mod podge, watered down Aleen's 

tacky glue or even Elmer's glue is fine for applying images and backgrounds, but not too watery especially if you are using magazine pages, as they will wrinkle.  Glue sticks are a good option, as they are not wet.  Keep a brayer or old credit card handy to smooth the papers as you go along.

Build using the format I showed you in my last post...or just use this as prompts for thoughts and images you can apply.

Next week we will add our own thoughts words, borders accents.  We will create a checklist to use.   

Please stop by our Store and take a peek at all the great stuff and the SALE prices too!  www.DIYDesignStudio.com