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    more doodles, aluminum can art, & hula hooping

    Good evening and happy Monday !!

    I had a full week last week

    ᗰOᑎᗪᗩY

    I decorated a little trinket shelf for my wall <3 

    TᑌEᔕᗪᗩY & ᗯEᗪᑎEᔕᗪᗩY

    I caught up on some reading: I’ve finished up Lord of the Flies and Clockwork Orange and have now started on Make room! Make room! By Harry Harrison and Tender is the flesh by Agustina Bazterrica.


    I also did some drawing in the sketchbook

    ((last one is old, i just felt like re-visiting))

    TᕼᑌᖇᔕᗪᗩY 

    I finished painting the chicken purse strap!


    ootd featuring said chicken purse >>>

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    ᖴᖇIᗪᗩY 

    I spray painted grey stripes onto my hoodie’s hood. I think I’d like black better, though, so I’ll be spraying it again when I get the chance. 

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    I also added more faces to the yellow maxi dress. I’ll probably replicate the design on the back and add another pattern along the left side to better conceal the stain D: 

    VVVVV the song that carried me into the weekend / great hula hooping track


    ᔕᗩTᑌᖇᗪᗩY 

    I inherited more cans from Miriah today!! (thank you again <3) My cup runneth over with cute materials so I’ll be using them every chance I get. 

    I tried something new to me, and used a few cans to put together a framed piece using a stained glass pattern. This is the first time I’ve done this and I think I like the outcome? I feel like it could be a little more structured in its’ appearance, though. I was thinking of adding a black outline to the individual shapes with a marker. I also considered trimming the pieces so that they’re not touching- so then it looks as if it has a white outline. I think that may look more cohesive. I might try the latter

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    I also cut up a few cute monster cans in what I hope turns out to be a cute set of earrings and maybe a little charm bracelet? I love the designs on these in particular. I have some ideas, but will definitely be experimenting with materials ^^ I made a few little butterflies, too - those will need some work aswell but I think they’re cute so far ♡ ♡ ♡

    ᔕᑌᑎᗪᗩY

    Had so much fun hula hooping at the park. It was hot and beautiful out and I’m getting so much better at walking back and forth while I hoop. I can also hoop while I stand on one leg. It occurred to me that in my first blog post I reference that ability as a goal of mine! Consider it achieved :,O

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    When I got home I made this small panda stamp. I still have to carve its’ outline but I think it turned out so cute. I’ll definitely be adding it to my tote bag.


    ᴺᵉˣᵗ ʷᵉᵉᵏ: new project? More can art and better drawings

    I have a new project idea and I really want to start. It’s another paper mache piece, and while I do have 2 I’m currently working on. . . I’m probably still gonna start it (: will update with progress if I make any ⋆。°✩


    I'll keep cutting up cans too, and give some new ideas a try there.


    I want to do more drawing as well - ideally drawings i like better because i didn't love what i got from last week :|

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    either waaay

    thankyou anyway for stopping by and reaching the end of this post <33


    i appreciate you

    X O X O X O

    ( ˘ ³˘)♥︎


    benzie


    p.s If you’re interested: I added more scans of my junk journal to the stay a while page! I still have way more to include, so I may do that next week :] I’ve really been slacking with posting them, but will be updating them as long as I’m adding to it <3 


    p.p.s keep an eye out for April's theme change on the site- there'll be new stuff on the stay a while page for that too. i'll be working on it tonight


    p.p.p.s idk why my pictures are still coming out sideways- ill try to get that fixed x_x

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    Garland progress, more tall can flowers, and finished decals

    ha p py n ew we e k!

    Big strides with the handmade garlands!

    I still need to sew up the fabric stars and add a little plush stuffing, but other than that, the only thing left to do is to combine all the elements ^^


    These garlands are a combination of scrap fabric, ribbon, buttons, and string- sourced from old pajamas, scrunchies, pillow cases, etc. The cute little line art drawings of the girls are courtesy of an old tee shirt I’ve been cutting up and using for pieces. I should look into who the artist/brand is. I feel like I found out in the past, but don’t remember who it was.

    I really like how this is coming out :) I love the colors and textures - they feel like the holidays to me. I also got to incorporate some super cute accessories from Megan :]

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    The fabric stars i cut out are kind of small so I’m not sure how visible the details will be once it’s hung on the wall. I wouldn’t mind cutting bigger pieces and re-working if I felt like it later on. So far, i love it though :-)


    I also made more tall can flowers this week! <3 

    These have been so fun to make and are more doable than ever since I got my hands on some cut gloves. The edges of the aluminum can be tedious. I work so much quicker without risking my fingers. 

    Lastly, I wiped out the pile of collage projects for good!

    Finally added the finishing touches to these plaques I’ve been working on. At long last removing them the WIP pile because they feel complete. 

    ᵀʰⁱˢ ʷᵉᵉᵏ: 

    craft: Chuck E Cheese project

    canvases: Niphetos & [untitled unicorn project]

    I think I may want to work on crafty stuff during the week and paint through the weekend? I want to carve out some time to revisit the canvases. I would also really love to pick up watercolors again. 

    I will make time to do all of these things


    thanks for coming with me

    also thank you for stopping by

    ♥x♥o♥x♥o♥x♥o♥x♥


    - 𝖪𝖾𝗇𝗓𝗂𝖾