Inky Blots!

Happy Tuesday everyone! Did you guys have a safe and fun holiday weekend? Any missing fingers or toes?? I hope not cause seriously, fireworks can be dangerous. That is why I watch while others light. If there is going to be an accident it isn't going to be me getting hurt. Selfish, I know. I thought about taking pictures of the fireworks after they had all been shot off. I am a bit sad cause fireworks pictures are awesome. I bet my sis got a few good ones cause she rocks like that. Speaking of my sis... She is off this week and I miss her already :(


Well, I took my ink pictures and they were pretty easy. I set my camera up on a tripod with the lens zoomed and focused on the glass of water. Then I just dropped my food coloring in and started snapping away. I like the purple and blue ink together. If you took art class then you know that mixing some cool colors (like purple or green) with some warm colors causes a brownish color. I have posted three pictures so you can see the progression. The ink is heavy so it sits at the bottom of the glass. I actually did 2 rounds of this. Fill glass, drop in ink, empty and rinse glass, repeat.



As for the rest of my weekend, it was pretty easy going. I did get a lot of my sewing done, but I didn't take pictures because I am not finished. Hold on, before you get upset I have a good reason. I ran out of stuffing and I didn't have the right color thread for finishing the pillows. So, I have 5 of my 8 pillow forms completed and those 5 are in the pillow case just waiting for me to get some red thread to close up the bottom. I didn't want to take pictures of the unfinished product because it might take away from the awesomeness of the finished picture.


I didn't get to work on my quilt block of the month. The quilt shop I buy the squares from is a little behind and they aren't distributing the squares until the 10th. It sucks, I know, but it also gives me more time to finish my sofa pillows. I think I will stop at the store tonight and buy another bag of stuffing (my 4th bag) and some red thread. You know what?? I started making my own pillows cause all the pillows I found at the store were so expensive. They run about $25-$30 per pillow and to replace all my sofa pillows would cost hundreds. In the end I think making my own cost more. Oh well, lesson learned.


Well, enough outta me. I can't wait to see my sis's pictures. She had better not make me wait until next week. Have a great week everyone and remember... It is already Tuesday!