Playing For Peace: "Stand By Me"

D's Art

Check out D's online entrepreneurial endeavor that is now up and running at:

www.knachlebach.etsy.com/

Save it as a favorite and check it periodically to catch the new work that she adds each week.

Artsy Fartsy

Daughter D and I have been working on some fun projects. The first two were done on wood using photographs, acrylic paint, and a high gloss epoxy. The resulting craftwork looks convincingly like ceramic tiles.

What looks like 4 framed and grouted tiles in the above photo is actually a photograph I took from the window of our hotel in Venice that has been applied to a single, routered board. (Familiar scene, Uncle L.?)

These angel pictures were also applied to 4-inch MDF board tiles, but look like ceramic tiles after the epoxy is poured and cured. I put a thin layer of cork on the bottom so that they can be used as coasters.

D, of course, went one better and painted actual ceramic tiles before finishing them in the epoxy. Aren't the colors beautiful?! They will soon be available to internet consumers, along with her other art projects. Stay tuned for the announcement of her etsy.com site once she has it ready.

M's 2009 Mantra: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify

I know this needs to happen throughout the house, not to mention my life, but my clothes and (*gasp*) shoes were a good place to start simplifying.

Three boxes and three garbage bags later, my dresser drawers and closet make some sense. Please note that the heavy sweaters on the bottom shelf are arranged by color:

Next up, a well-earned movie and a piece of carob fudge.

Can You Find Ellie In the Picture?

She's the glassy-eyed portrait in the middle.

A Late Christmas

Once again we are reminded that Christmas is not the date, the place, or the gifts, but the connection between hearts. Wishing everyone joy and blessings.

Puzzled

Today we tackled a 3-D puzzle of Venice, Italy. It took the combined effort of three people about six hours to complete, barring a quick pop and fudge break for sustenance. The detail in the puzzle is incredible; I can almost hear the lapping of the water...*sigh*