This picture was take on February 25, 2013, which will be a year ago tomorrow. It was taken at the resort that my husband and I stayed at for our honeymoon. Obviously, it is a picture of two iguanas, the smaller one I am assuming is a female because the big one was walking after her and bobbing his head... and, obviously, the big dude is a dude. I think the big guy was trying to get the little female's number.
I was looking through my Mexico pictures and noticed the only pictures I took on February 24, 2013 were pictures of the fancy folded towel "animals" (pictured above). I think because on the 23rd, we went to Chichen Itza and the day after we were so tired, we didn't do anything but hangout on the beach. Man... I wish I was on the beach right now, that would be nice.
Well, hope everyone has a great one, whether you're on a beach or not. Happy Imagining!
I know that a majority of Americans are sick of winter right now, but, you do have to admit, it can be pretty sometimes. This is actually a picture from our old apartment back in 2009. In the courtyard there were little trees, they looked nice when it snowed because the snow landed so perfect on these trees and the buildings surrounded the courtyard, so wind wouldn't disturb the snow on the branches.
Just about 4 weeks left til spring, hang in there! Happy Imagining!
This is a picture of a Nemo I painted on my Godson's old bedroom wall. I'm glad I took a picture of it because they moved a couple of years ago. His whole room was an underwater theme, so, several different people picked up a paintbrush and painted sea creatures. It was a fun project.
Well, I hope everyone has a great rest of the week, since tomorrow is Friday! Happy Imagining!
This is the coolest thing ever... and my Dad made it! Ok, I may have a biased opinion here, but, I still think it's the coolest thing ever... at least, one of the coolest things ever. This is a space ship made by my Father back in his SFX modeling days. This one is made from an old highlighter, specifically, the body is the highlighter. And, many other little objects are added to give the appearance of a space ship; for example, the "jet tubes" on the wings are drywall screws.
Here is a picture of the cap off the highlighter, it still has a tiny bit of ink and puts a little blue on paper.
Here's a view looking straight at it from the front.
And, here is a bottom view.
Well, I hope everyone has enjoyed this post of my Father's highlighter space ship. There are more space ships in my Mother's storage area that I'm getting to, bigger ones, made from old canister vacuums, they are very cool! Happy Imagining!
Most people will recognize this symbol... yes, it's the Captain America's Shield. I decided to make a polymer clay cane, then cut into little beads. Doesn't make sense, that's alright, I will do a tutorial on it. Not this one, it didn't turn out how I wanted it to; but, I do know what adjustments I need to make and, hopefully, it will turn out how I want it to. I will show some steps on this post.
Here is where I'm starting to put it together, I like to make little clay pebbles and put them together like a mosaic when I have to fill a large area (except the star). Then, I'll coil tubes of clay if I have to fill a large area around the piece.
I skipped a few steps, but, this is what the cane starts to look like as you are "squishing" the clay into a cylinder. I never looks right and you may think it is ruined, but it's not. I will cover how to do this on the tutorial.
When you do get it down to the circumference you want it, you will slice it. This is the middle section, that's where it is the best. I still use the outer sections even though they look a little funky. This will be sliced up into little beads. I know exactly what I have to do for my next one, the white stripe became a little white line, so, more white on the white stripe next time. Hopefully, that will work. There will be other adjustments I make next time, but, you will have to stay tuned to see.
I hope everyone has an awesome day. Leave a comment, send a message or visit my other sites: facebook.com/caliradan, twitter.com/caliradan, instagram.com/caliradan. Happy Imagining!
This is a painting that my Father didn't finish. As you can see, it is a space scene. I wonder if he was going to add a spaceship zooming by, another planet with more detail, a space station floating along or maybe an UFO. My Dad use to airbrush, which is something I would love to learn how to do. You can see in this painting that some of the background is airbrushed. My best guess to when this was painted is the early 80's.
Please stay posted and have a great day. Happy Imagining!
OK, this week has started off a bit rocky. But, that's ok because I purchased a couple of things that I need to finish some projects, and one was 50% off... BONUS! As I was starting this post, the pictures wouldn't load, I was about ready to throw in the towel and throw my computer across the room... just joking. Yesterday and today I have been having problems; from spilling coffee all over the floor to my dishwasher acting up, and just recently my computer deciding it wasn't going to work with me. Luckily, I got through all of them, and had some ups too. I received my yellow belt yesterday, I'm very proud of that. But, enough about that.
Pictured above are two items I need to finish a project. The yarn for my husband's scarf and the fondant shape cutters for a polymer clay cane I want to make. I usually like to use things around the house; like reduce, recycle or reuse (that has been one of my favorite mantras since I was a kid).
Here is a picture of my MadCat, VP of Fluff, inspecting the items and making sure I made a good buy.
Please stayed tuned, tell me what you think, check out the rest of the blog and my other sites: facebook.com/caliradan, twitter.com/caliradan, instagram.com/caliradan. Happy Imagining!
I was going through some of my pictures and came across this one. This is the start of my California Roll polymer clay cane. The finished bead showed up on my post "Beads, Beads... and More Beads!". I have an idea for my next polymer clay cane, but I don't have the right tool to make it. I may just have to do something different at this time until I find what I need. This was one of my first canes, and I think I made this one a bit too big. I have a lot of beads from this one.
If you have any questions, comments or need help with anything creative, give me a holler either on this post or the email attached to this blog, or some other ways to get a hold of me: facebook.com/caliradan, twitter.com/caliradan, instagram.com/caliradan. Happy Imagining!
It is freezing outside! WOW! I hate shoveling snow! OK, I got that out of my system. Almost a year ago, my husband and I flew down to Playa del Carmen for out (late) honeymoon. I wish that we were down there today. So, what I'm doing is sitting over my heater vent and looking at this picture, I feel a little warmer, I suggest you try it.
Have a great one, hopefully, everyone is staying warm out there. Happy Imagining!
The Dragon's Lair needs some artwork, so, I cut up a box and started to paint it. This is just the beginning, I will be tracking my progress on my blog. I am covering up printing on the cardboard, I'm using some outdoor house paint that I bought for a discount at The Home Depot. It's a light beige color, I think it will go well with the desert theme I will be painting. Hopefully, Beard-O likes what I am painting for him. Actually, I think Beard-O might be a female; once I find out, and if she is actually a she, her name will change to Beardie-O Nassis. OK, I realize that I just cut Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' last name, but, it's just a play on words. I thought it would be funny to photoshop some big sunglasses and a pink Chanel dress onto my beardie, that would be hilarious. Stay tuned, I may do that as soon as I find out the sex of my beardie.
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