Green Wave Cowl

This was a xmas present for my mother, made with three colors of Knit Picks Swish DK (Forest, Camel, and Lemongrass heather). The pattern is the Mixed Wave Cowl. I forgot to get a picture of it after it was finished blocking, and now it's already been mailed off.

 

Water Bottle Tags

My sweet/un-sweet tags worked out so well, that I made more tags to personalize my water bottles. I drew the shape on some plastic packaging, and sanded them so they had some texture. After a couple coats of gesso, I painted and varnished them.

Adult Lego Time

I've been casting away to make my paint trays, and was running low on plaster, so I placed an order with Clint Sales (I'd like to supply a link, but their site is currently down right now). If you live on the eastern side of the US, they are great plaster supplier.

The Hobbit Minaitures

These are the first miniatures that I painted using colors from the most recent citadel paint line. I painted these using the guide from Tales of Painters.

Miniataire Paint Storage Shelf Update

Here is the current progress on the trays I made for the paint shelf. They are fully painted and varnished. I just need to cast a whole lot more floor tiles to make the holder for them.

Paint Storage Shelf Sketch

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Paint Storage Shelf Update 2

Paint Storage Shelf Update 3

Paint Storage Shelf Update 4

Paint Storage Shelf Update 5

Paint Storage Shelf Finished

Hirst Arts Paintbrush Holder

Here is another paint brush holder I made with Hirst Arts blocks. It uses the 4" round fieldstone mold, and the inner dividers are made using the Wooden Plank mold.

Here is a picture of cast pieces ready for painting and a top down diagram for how they are arranged if you would like to recreate it.

HIrst Arts Mold Storage Boxes

I picked up a couple Iris Photo Boxes to store my Hirst Arts molds. I had them in a cardboard box, but I worried about them being stored in stacks. Each box has 16 cases which fits one regular mold, or two short molds (like floor tiles). Then I printed out some labels and taped them on.

Miniataire Paint Storage Shelf Sketch

I've already posted pictures of my rainbow scrapbook storage roller where I keep my paints. Unfortunately, my minitaire paint bottles are too tall to fit in the trays, and storing them on their side wastes a lot of space. I've designed some storage using Hirst Arts blocks to sit on top of my computer hutch so they will at least be within reach while I'm painting.

I sketched out the tray design. The middle drawer is slightly smaller to make sure it fits on the hutch.

Here are the drawers assembled with two primed. I'm starting with the drawers first and building outward to make sure everything fits together and has enough room for the paint bottles. I would hate to do all this work and have the trays fit the holder, but end up being too small.

 

Paint Storage Shelf Update 1

Paint Storage Shelf Update 2

Paint Storage Shelf Update 3

Paint Storage Shelf Update 4

Paint Storage Shelf Update 5

Paint Storage Shelf Finished