So much fun, truly a fun filled painting class. I think I wouldn't mind taking more classes but there seems to be none really around where I am located. It was a class on painting a gourd with a snowman face with a cap on the snowman. There are local artists that gather and sell their creations and within this organization there was a painting class offered. This is a group of talented folks from what I understand that have to be voted in by a board or committee or something of that nature to be allowed to sell their artistry at this location.
I was at a local farmers market in which 1 of the vendors shared with me about this organization. I researched and noticed a painting class was being offered. I went to this location to check it out and see what the class would be painting. Needless to say, I not only paid for the upcoming class but found a few items I also purchased that day. Imagine this, you know those little syrup jars they give you @ Cracker Barrel when you order pancakes? An artist melts them down, so they are flattened, and it looks like color is added to it and they create a suncatcher. How cleaver is that. Then another creates yard decorations out of plates, and one takes a cup and saucer and somehow attaches it to a pole for outside as a bird feeder. One works with chards of glass pieces and creates a light up tree decoration. Very creative and talented people that also sell their works. Hand painted cards, jewelry, sewn items and quilts also. They have a great variety of creative Christmas tree ornaments also. Let me share a few pictures from our class. I asked first before sharing the pictures on the blog, they said it was fine so here they are. I may also show you a few more items I purchased. There is creative talent out there just waiting for you to find to bless them with purchasing their creations made.





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| hand painted card |
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| See this, one side is painted a winter scene, and you flip it over on the display stand for the daisy summertime scene. How clever is that. |
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a suncatcher made out of glass pieces
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| prior time I painted with my mother, we painted a pear |
I must admit that at first, I didn't seem to get the hang of this, and I asked the instructor if I could just buy the display model she painted and call it a day. She suggested I try a little bit longer and I am so glad I did not quit but followed through with this. The one picture of me getting a hug by another painter there's a story behind that. I shared after the class how the last time I painted with a group was with my mother when she was still living. A few family members went to see her on her birthday, and she received permission that we could all take the painting class with her for her birthday. That is when we painted a pear picture. As I shared it brought tears to my eyes and I asked if I could get a hug, you know, to take away melancholy sort of and remember this happy day of painting with a small group of people.
Oh, I have an update on the lap prayer quilts I made a donation to a church group to make. Remember, I bought coordinating colored material for them to create the quilt. I picked them up and they are just not quality like the prior ones I made donations for them to make. Crooked lines on the border and very flimsy batting between the 2 layers of the front and back. I wanted a 2nd opinion compared to what I saw, and I am not even a seamstress. So that day I asked one that makes quilts, they concurred with me that it was not a well put together lap quilt. I will be taking them back to the church, I can't give someone that as a gift with the way it was done let alone keep one for myself. Apparently, the way it was explained to me is the other quilts I received prior were donations given to the church and the quilt ministry finished the quilt someone was working on but never completed it. I asked if that person could make the lap quilts. Well, that person died and it was donated their quilt to this ministry. That person was very talented with making lap quilts. Oh well, life does go on.
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| the light up trees made with chards of glass |
Cracker Barrel syrup jars made into suncatchers