Showing posts with label daffodil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label daffodil. Show all posts

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Lacy Yellow Tulip Frame 5 x 7

This tramp art piece started with a very plain, basic pine frame that needed some magic.  I decided to create a lacey, yellow tulip frame that was inspired by my recent jaunts among my tulips and daffodils. 

After designing, cutting and notching, I ended up with approximately 70 pieces of tramp art puzzle pieces.

Here is my dry run.

 
 
I added a crown to the top and built the rest upon the basic pine frame.
 
Here is the finished tramp art frame.  Up to 6 layers, 70 hand chipped pieces later...
 
 
The finished frame.  This piece will be listed for sale on ebay.  Now to decide what the next project will be....
 
 
Happy Upcycling      Angie
 


Thursday, April 25, 2013

Spring is Here and I Have PRoof!

Yes! Spring is here. After spending 15 minutes outside in the dank weather, I have photographic proof.  It's amazing the small signs that we don't always see as we are going about our busy days. Grocery shopping, taxi service, cooking, etc.  Who has time? Right? 

As the old saying goes, We should all stop and smell the roses. Well, I stopped and smelled the roses for those 15 minutes and feel 100% better.  I discovered that after a long, cold and sun deprived winter, spring has finally arrived with amazing beauty.


Pussy Willows - Soft and Fluffy


Daffodil - Heavy with Dew


Wet with Dew

Bud on Quince - Like a bouquet of roses


Just what the doctor ordered and the best thing for that creativity.  Back to my wood chipping...
 
Happy Upcycling,   Angie