Another Welcome Signs..

Seems like I do this a lot....most are for request..in fact I have 3 request orders for these to complete. It is also something I can handle within the most 2 days....if i really work on it that is. Difficult part will still be the hand-lettering and patterns although some basecoloring can easily be covered....

Anyways..I like the combination of Plaid~Grass Green base with roses of Permanent Rose & Wicker White and Pure Black for the letterings. The leaves was still tricky for me...it were Thicket with W.Whites touch and Forest Green/Bayberry...

I wanted to put on some ribbons but it did not turn out right in practise so I forgo it. The font was Vivaldi using Microsoft Word available fonts...

Need to varnish and touch-up here and there b4 I start on the next one.

Stool

Current work in Progress...



This is the sample I copied the colors and pattern from....

Stuffs In Progress...

I had these done last nite as my other half was on the threadmill and watching Friday the 13th. at the same time.... The tray and the purple step-stool were ones I was not happy with but not sure what to do with them. nak repaint over rasa sayang pulak...as for the smaller step stool..I wanted to paint wild-roses but I miss one of the colors and it becomes darker...Hmm..hmm...

Anyway..I am letting them dry and will varnish them..see whether the love will grow or dies... he..he..But this time..I remember to write down the colors that I use..

The repair on the tray instead of repainting was to minus some leaves and since I am still jittery with handwriting letters..I decide just to slip-slap some paint at the center. For the step stool...earlier the blue-white was just scruffied on...mcm baby-breath lah konon...than I change to somewhat OS hyacinths...

Just Completed..To Be Varnish...

Tonite..inbetween waiting for the inaugaration of Pres Obama..I managed the fial touches to these two pieces. I am still with the small stuffs..he..he..not sure when I will manage a bigger more challenging items...Well..for now..I am still getting the hang of the strokes on actual surfaces and still getting stuck on which part to do first and this will lead to getting squeezed in putting the different parts together...

I am still :

• Figuring out how to get the edges of my strokes smooth..sometimes it jagged due to dryness..with a little water it gets too wet..so..I am in getting this part to be more consistent..


• My leaves are everywhere...sometimes ok sometimes urghh....but better...I still need to decide which kind I like best so that I can focus on it and get it right...


• My roses seems more consistent whenever I remember the steps and number of strokes... I will get stuck if I need to highlights with white the edges..I will definitely smear the whites everywhere...I try changing brushes to do this...but it till do not become what I would like it to be...

Anyway....enjoy these 2 stuffs..I will need to varnish them next...it looks better after varnishing couple of layers....

Anyone would like to have it??

Gifts to Go...

The above items are done tonite..with the use of hair dryer..it makes everything super quick.. not without some demerits..but let it be for now...Suddenly..I realise..I dont have a gift for tomorrow to visit a little girl....I was contemplating should I or should I not..and finally I thought..well...handmade can be perfect..good..but sometimes in my case the jitters came and shook up everything..thus the bad writing.. But I guess..biar aje lah..if I practised with pen and paper it turns out great..but use brush and paint..urghh.. so far that's how it turns out...

Other tahn the handwriting..I would like to say that my roses are becoming like the ones I want..it may not be perfect or even great..but it's almost to what I want...next..I got to pick-up on the leaves and try out other flowers....From the rectangular block you see above that I had painted on..my plans are to have a set of 4 different flowers and package them as a plate server or sort of place mats..too small?? It's for the serving...esyh..apa nama nya älas pinggan/mangkuk lauk in English...terlupa lah pulak...

I do believe painting on actual surface gives me more confidence..but I am still hesitant in making a bigger piece......once I get my strokes better..than I will be more ready....

Bookcase to China Cabinet...

I have been looking for an open space China cabinet for quite sometime...since acquiring some new pieces after moving to Dhahran. But I couldn't get or find one that satisfy my requirements. I want to be able to use as and when needed the pieces that I have..so doors are cumbersome.. Alas...when my garage was flooded..I had to shift some stuffs around and thus..got the idea on why not use the bookcase as my China cabinets..its gonna save me some money in buying a new one..... So..this is how the bookcase looks now...

Reminders...

I have done this sign quite sometime back... since I hate to repaint it bcos it serves as a reminder to the stages I went thru in my painting quest..I decided to varnish it eventhough the lettering were everything that could have gone wrong..Not to say that the lettering I am doing now is good...but at last it is better ha..ha..ha... Anyway..I decided to put it up in my guest washroom.... Truth be known..the washroom is a frequented place whenever guests came by...for occupants it serves as emergency stops or final touch up place..due to the fact..each like their own washroom better..privacy that is....