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.

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!

Bottles to rave about

One of our contributing Artists is Ingrid Vient and I want to show you what she did with Dixie Belle paints, not just for furniture!

Ingrid's husband Mike likes to be a mixologist for friends and family.   Therefore, Ingrid always has a wide array of cool bottles left over!

For these three she did a brown primer, even though it is not absolutely necessary.  It gave her a good base to be able to sand the chalk paints to reveal the brown undercoating.

For the tall bottles, 1 and 2, she used Buttercream Dixie Belle chalk paint and allowed to dry.  For the center bottle (3), she used Seaglass chalk paint.     She sanded to remove some paint and capture the raised lettering.    On the Seaglass, she then added a coat of grunge glaze for an aged appearance.   

Bottle 1; Jute cord was wrapped around the neck and an old key was attached.

Bottle 2: cardstock was cut to create a paper flower and petals were edged with brown ink.  (Ingrid used a Silhouette cutting machine for this) and it was attached with E6000 glue for a sturdy hold.

Bottle 3; Jute was wrapped around the center and secured with a dab of E6000 glue.    Another label was cut on the Silhouette machine and glued into place.   Ingrid then added a metal medallion and a broken piece of jewelry from her stash.

These bottles, as you can see, are stunning and make a fantastic centerpiece or shelf decor.  Give them as hostess gifts choosing complimentary colors for your hostess's home.

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