SAWDUST EVERYWHERE

I'm working with wood this weekend.
This is day two of working on the stove. It's coming along . The sink and faucet are just sitting in place. In fact we've decided not to fasten the sink down. Would hate for my daughter to pour anything into it. It would be a pain to get out. The garage is covered in a thin layer of sawdust. I just know when we go to blow it all out it's going to be like 20 degrees that day.

Here's what we hope the finish would look like. Lots of little details to come. My favorite part. Imagine the color apple green too.

STUFF THIS!

Stuff This! opens tomorrow night at Rivet Gallery in Columbus, OH. Show includes 30 artists. Opening reception is from 7pm-10pm. My Ice Cream Monster and Ice Cream Cone ornament will be for sale. Follow the link to see all the artists involved as well as their plush work.

2 NEW ICE CREAM GUYS ON ETSY

Though these adorable ice cream guys seem happy, that couldn’t be further from the truth. You see, Ice Cream People live a very short life — usually only a few hours once they leave the safety of their frozen homes. When one of them does decide the time has come to venture out and make someone happy, they choose to live life to the fullest. They put on a happy face, get all dolled up in their hot fudge and toppings and eagerly await the chance to put a smile on a kid’s face.

Here is Hot Fudge and Mint Chocolate Chip (my personal favorite) I decided to make two new Ice Cream guys and put them up for sale on Etsy. These guys measure 11" tall and 4 1/2" wide. Click on link or shop button to get to Etsy.

LUV-ABLE & HUG-ABLE THIS THURSDAY!

Just a reminder that the Luv-able and Hug-able show opens Thursday from 6-9pm at Gallery Hanahou 611 Broadway, Suite 730, NY.

DIGITAL SILHOUETTES

So I posted these on our family blog and thought I'd post them here too. Last night I got carried away and made some digital silhouettes of my daughter. If you have Photoshop this will be easy. I just took a profile shot of my daughter. This was actually the hardest step. Try getting a 21 month old to sit still. So after about 50 shots I finally got two that looked ok. I then uploaded my photo to my computer and opened them in Photoshop. I created a new layer went in and redrew the face with the selection tool and filled it in with a color. You could then print this out, cut out the head and use it as a template to trace onto a heavier card stock to cut out. This is by no means how real cut paper silhouettes are created. In fact it's kind of cheating. But I don't have the skill to free hand cut a silhouette, or the patience to deal with my squirmy daughter. But over all I love the look.