Monday, July 28, 2008

Karen's Birthday Present

The birthday stuff has come and gone. We delayed Matt and Karen's birthdays because Jessi and Patrick couldn't make it down the weekend right after.

Karen has always been good at framing and displaying her pictures so I got her a collage picture frame from Michael's and then prettied it up with various bling. Karen loves stars so that's what I focused on.


It's mostly mosaic tiles with some wire embellishment here and there. I particularly like the shooting star...



It's minimal but it was mostly an experiment and I think it actually worked. Karen's favorite color has been purple for a few years so that's what I went with mostly. But I also had some white glass and lighter blue to mix it up.



I like the way it all came out. The tricky part was not doing too much. The important thing was that Karen liked it. I look forward to seeing it up at her house.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Finally...

That picture frame looks marvelous...

But not for nothing I never pictured you for the arts and crafts kind of gal.

S.Luva

Dande said...

I like painting more. Sometimes I just don't have the room for big canvases and the like.

Doing wire jewelry and what not doesn't take up as much space.

And I have no idea how to sew. Does that help?

Anonymous said...

Hee.. I can't sew either.. I can't paint..although I would like to try.

Even though I have an apt..in NYC I actually have plenty of room in my bedroom.. maybe someday soon I will start small and see what kind of a mess I can conjure. Luckily for me my uncle can make me an easel..those things are pricey..

S.Luva