Playing around and mixing up some mediums

I woke up with an idea in my head to mix gloss medium with pouring medium. Here is the process in the photos. The pouring medium didn't do what I had intended and I wasn't sure if I liked the result at first. I let it cure over night and had a closer look at it....I still wasn't happy. So I decided to see if I could like the skin from the canvas but I guess because I had the gloss medium underneath, it stuck to it. So instead of fighting with something I didn't really like, I decided to mimic it but adding most of the same colours and shape around it. The only colour I didn't use was green which has a bad relationship with me. There are only a couple of greens that I like to paint with and lately it seems like it sticks out like a sore thumb. So I try to mix it where I can. Anyhow here is the progress of this new painting after I sprayed the outside with some Liquitex spray paints. I am still not sure if I will add some metallic

colours to accent the relief at this point.
Some cooper was adding to show some of the relief, then when I held it up to the light, it looked like there might have been a bit too much cooper so I calmed it down by sponging some yellow and white near the center of the circle explosion and a bit of orange and then blue. I think it's finished. Not sure if this will become a gift or not. Now I am not sure whether I can varnish over the pouring medium or not, I will ask one of my favorite resources from Liquitex, Francoise Issaly about this. And then voila it will be finished.

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Sewing machine drawers

I found these sewing machine drawers at the curb last summer and have been debating what to do with them. I may try to sell on and keep the other for a project....hum so many projects....what shall I do? I love the detail on each of the little drawer pulls and one of them has this little detailed corner which is so cute. the bottom of this one lost it's veneer After some research on some of my blogs that I visit I found some great ideas like this one by Mamie Jane's Here is another idea to use the drawers for from http://www.etsy.com/listing/65855791/salvaged-vintage-sewing-machine-drawer?ref=sr_list_1&ga_search_query=sewing+machine+drawers&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet = Or this one from http://www.etsy.com/listing/63700962/vintage-oak-sewing-machine-drawer-with?ref=sr_list_19&ga_search_query=sewing+machine+drawers&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet = another real cute design for candle holders f

Vintage Free Graphics- Printable Family Record Certificate

Another free amazing graphic from "Graphics Fairy" http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2011/02/antique-ephemera-clip-art-printable.html

End of a collection #Breweriana

For years my hubby and I collected Breweriana items. It started with beer glasses and within a year or two without realizing it, we had over 100 displayed in our A frame window ledge. Then it was coasters from every bar or restaurant we visited. The next level was Beer trays which we eventually sold off. This all started when we were making our own beer even managed to find the old quart size bottles and the cases. As with most collections it grows without even noticing. You know it's out of control when you need to clean over 100 glasses, twice a year. We still pick up glasses, coasters and trays here and there but more for reselling. This is the last bit of the collection that we no longer display and all the coasters have a pin hole as they were mounted in our basement on our barn wood walls. They are in relatively good condition for the next collector to come along and purchase them. Poshmark.ca/closet/bpagani Thank you for checking them out. update this batch which had lots

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