Your Hobbies, Collections, and Obsessions

[lunababymoonchild]

2 hours ago, Madeleine said:

I went to a paint pouring workshop last week, the pictures have only just finished drying.  Here are the best two, the 3rd one was a disaster as I used light colours which just merged into a blob, then tried using a darker colour, which just made it look like something had been spilt on it!  2 out of 3 isn't too bad I suppose.

 

 

They look lovely!

[Madeleine]

Thank you!

[lunababymoonchild]

1 minute ago, Madeleine said:

Thank you!

You are welcome 

[KEV67]

I like the bottom one more than the top one.

[poppy]

That looks like fun, Madeleine and very effective 😊

[Madeleine]

14 hours ago, KEV67 said:

I like the bottom one more than the top one.

Yes I prefer that one too, not sure where to put the heart one, it's quite big!

[Madeleine]

13 hours ago, poppy said:

That looks like fun, Madeleine and very effective 😊

It is though you're never sure how it's going to turn out, very messy as well and it takes ages to dry.

[Madeleine]

As the weather was nice I decided to have another go at paint pouring, outside this time, and did these two:

 

 

[lunababymoonchild]

Lovely

[lunababymoonchild]

My latest Bargello wall hanging. The hanging cord was lucetted - not done that in a long time!

[Madeleine]

That's gorgeous!

[lunababymoonchild]

Thank you 😃

[poppy]

Looks great, Luna! 😍

[lunababymoonchild]

Thank you

[Madeleine]

What does lucetted mean?  Did you make the whole thing?

[lunababymoonchild]

27 minutes ago, Madeleine said:

What does lucetted mean?  Did you make the whole thing?

The hanging cord was made with a lucet. It’s a tool for making cords: this is what mine looks like

 

 

The rest I sewed myself from a kit that I got for my birthday 

[Madeleine]

Fantastic, looks complicated!

[lunababymoonchild]

15 minutes ago, Madeleine said:

Fantastic, looks complicated!

Thank you. It’s actually very easy. Instructions come in the kit and all the stitches are straight up and down. I can just about count to four (you count how many boxes in the canvas a stitch uses, printed on a diagram) which is how I got there. 

[Madeleine]

Currently into mosaicking, here's a sunflower I did today - the pointed petals were a bit difficult to cover exactly,so the grouting is a little uneven - and a coaster I did the other week.  But at least the tiles are all pre cut.

 

 

[lunababymoonchild]

14 minutes ago, Madeleine said:

Currently into mosaicking, here's a sunflower I did today - the pointed petals were a bit difficult to cover exactly,so the grouting is a little uneven - and a coaster I did the other week.  But at least the tiles are all pre cut.

 

 

Lovely, @Madeleine

[muggle not]

These are a few of the Tom Clark Gnomes that I collect. Tom Clark was a sculptor, among other professions, that was well respected in the U.S. 

First photo is named N.O. Evels See if you can figure out why.

Second photo is named Saturday.

Fourth photo is named 7-UP and is much more "shiny" than you see as I haven't dusted it for ages. 😀

 

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Edited May 15, 2025 by muggle not

[lunababymoonchild]

Adorable!

[poppy]

Love these Muggle! Do any sneak out into your garden? 😁

[muggle not]

Tom Clark passed away in 2022 at the age of 94. He was probably the most well-known sculptor in the world. A little history of his teachings and education:

Cairn Studio Website ... Tom Clark Artist Biography...Provided by TEKLOGIN CORP.

[Madeleine]

Did some more paint pouring today, for some reason I can only download this picture, I was really pleased with it, I used a glue spreader to spread the paint around a bit as I haven't got many bright colours left so tried to use the royal blue one sparingly.