Saturday, July 10, 2010

Better Homes and Gardens Candy Cane Wreath

Every year I attempt one Christmas project.  And when I saw this, I had to do it!  It's from Better Homes and Gardens.

I made three total.  Sadly, the creatures were stirring.  Not the mouse, but a thousand million ants.  But I learned my lesson.  With the first, I coated it with the clear matte finish after it was done.  Well, that left a lot of uncovered, sugary goodness.  And I guess ants like that kind of thing.  With the second and third, I coated those puppies after every layer.  And then added more.  And then some more.  To store them, I wrapped them in saran wrap, sprayed a bit of ant spray over the wrap, and then bagged them.  They're in the storage unit right now.  I'll know if it held December 1.




Friday, July 9, 2010

Something new

Working on a new sculptural piece, but I can't decide which color set to use yet.  I like them all.  Maybe the first one is out since it doesn't contain an orange-y brown.  I'm partial to orange-y brown.  It's not quite fruit and not quite poo.