A BIG post commin at ya!
This weekend was kinda a mixture of blah and eventful. Friday night I went out with some friends for my old coworkers birthday. We went for Ethiopian food, which is typically one of my faves. I dont know which part should have tipped me off: was it the fact that they didnt have the heat on? Or the mousetraps in the bathroom? But needless to say, all of us were a little green friday night and all of saturday.
On the plus side, Scott and I stayed in on saturday night and I had an awesome time eating my favourite coconut ice cream, reading Wide Sargasso Sea, and catching up on some much-procrastinated art work for our dining room.
It was so easy-peasy that I thought I would give you a brief tutorial! Here goes!
Get yourself a cheap map (mine was $12 bucks at Zellers) and a piece of MDF or particle board measured to just about one inch short of the border of the map. (Rona let us have this one for a buck and cut it down for us! Note to self: I owe Scott one dollar)
Using rubber cement or another adhesive that wont cause the paper to pucker, generously coat the piece of boad (tip: do this in small sections at a time as it dries fast and you are more sure to get a smooth and even adhesion)
Using a knife (or if you are fancy a wallpaper smoothie), section by section, smooth out the air bubbles.
When you are done, it should look something like this. I used my hot glue gun and folded the overhang of the map over the edges of the board and glued them to give it an even look.
I have been enjoying both sketching and Jellyfish lately, so I took the liberty of sketching some of my Misty Jellyfish to the board....which in hindsight kind of looks like sperm in photos.
Be Well,
This weekend was kinda a mixture of blah and eventful. Friday night I went out with some friends for my old coworkers birthday. We went for Ethiopian food, which is typically one of my faves. I dont know which part should have tipped me off: was it the fact that they didnt have the heat on? Or the mousetraps in the bathroom? But needless to say, all of us were a little green friday night and all of saturday.
On the plus side, Scott and I stayed in on saturday night and I had an awesome time eating my favourite coconut ice cream, reading Wide Sargasso Sea, and catching up on some much-procrastinated art work for our dining room.
It was so easy-peasy that I thought I would give you a brief tutorial! Here goes!
Get yourself a cheap map (mine was $12 bucks at Zellers) and a piece of MDF or particle board measured to just about one inch short of the border of the map. (Rona let us have this one for a buck and cut it down for us! Note to self: I owe Scott one dollar)
Using rubber cement or another adhesive that wont cause the paper to pucker, generously coat the piece of boad (tip: do this in small sections at a time as it dries fast and you are more sure to get a smooth and even adhesion)
Using a knife (or if you are fancy a wallpaper smoothie), section by section, smooth out the air bubbles.
When you are done, it should look something like this. I used my hot glue gun and folded the overhang of the map over the edges of the board and glued them to give it an even look.I have been enjoying both sketching and Jellyfish lately, so I took the liberty of sketching some of my Misty Jellyfish to the board....which in hindsight kind of looks like sperm in photos. Superbowl sunday was awesome! Not because I love football cause I dont, but because I got to catch up with some great pals at Glenns Superbowl Pot-Luck Gross out, and I got to chat with the lovely Liv who always impresses and inspires me with how creative she is. If you get the chance, saunter over to her blog and wish her well.
Be Well, Rachie
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1 comments:
Awwwwwwww, thanks dude - you're the best. And you inspire me so much, too! Let's make art (and crafts) and be inspirational together soon!
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