Gesso on stones
Yesterday my son and I went out to collect some stones on the river. Our plan was to wash them, apply Gesso, and then paint them with joy. Well, we… Read more »
Author Archives: ococonell
Fixing my watch wristband
My CASIO watch wristband broke this morning. I immediately thought, it could be my day project to make a new wristband in macrame style. It took me until the night… Read more »
Photoshopping my template
Today I made it my goal to use the template I created on yesterday to fill with colors on my Adobe Photoshop program. It wasn’t all that easy in the end… Read more »
Drawing a template
I feel like a movie while my boys are visiting friends. I love the peace, the silence, and the possibility to do something I haven’t done for many months. Good… Read more »
Let it run!
I had a lot of liquified paint left from a prior project. I had this idea to simply splash these colors on an acrylic painted frame, and so we did. I invited… Read more »
Colorful bits and pieces
This morning I was sitting at the breakfast table, thinking what my project for today could be. Then I caught sight of the design of my kitchen chair, and knew,… Read more »
Toilet paper roll cars
This morning my husband send my son with 3 toilet paper rolls to the trash bag. When I saw him I asked, “Please, don’t throw them, let’s save these toilet… Read more »
Sun out of clay
About half a year ago I purchased some clay, which was laying untouched in my shelf. Today I felt I am going to create something of it. On the packaging… Read more »
Embrace imperfect jewelry
I really yearned for finishing a necklace made of macrame I had started the other day. Looking back, it took me about double the time I had planned, approximately 2… Read more »
Mandala with cake
This morning I really took an easy approach. The night had been really draining of energy, with my son waking a couple of times, screaming, shouting, the usual when he… Read more »