Update on the 20 Minutes (and then some!)

I have been messing around with paper and bits and pieces and Adobe Photoshop and layering and stuff again. My DS No.1 has been trying to teach me a few things in Photoshop and after writing down instructions and spending way too much time practicing, lol, I think I might even remember what he taught me.

There are so many beautiful blogs out there, showing off the most wonderful pieces of mixed media art, altered art etc., incredibly inspiring, and I just couldn't help myself, I had to have a go.

This is what I spent my 20 minutes crafting session on ( plus a few hours, lol ) -


First, I layered a few photos in Photoshop, 4 of them. LOLOL, I am so glad you couldn't see me, trying to read my instructions and finding all the right commands etc in Photoshop, tongue poking out, forehead wrinkled, hunched over...... not a pretty picture, but quite hilarious, my other son gleefully told me.

Then I rummaged around for a few bits and pieces to frame the new picture with. I found this gorgeous old bronze-y green ribbon which I glued to the botton. A bit of a music sheet which I had cut off from another project on the right, the nicely torn edge from the same music sheet, also cut off from another project at the top, and a bit of leftover coffee stained paper on the left.

I also stamped a few things on it with brown and bronze ink, and trimmed the sides with a couple of little length of lace. A few buttons, a couple of clock hands, and a teeny rose bud, and I felt that was quite enough for a first pic.


I am loving this, might have to have another go over the weekend, it is sooooooooooo much fun. I suppose I ought to find or make a frame for this little thing and hang it up, so that I can see how ( if at all ) I improve with more practice.

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xx

20 Minutes Update

I wish it had only taken me 20 minutes to do this update, lol. But of course, its nothing to do with spending 20 mins writing this post. For those who haven't heard about it yet, this is all about Marmalade Rose's 20 Minutes A Day crafting sessions. You can find out about it here.

I haven't managed to post every day, because we are helping our DS No.1 to buy his first flat, and thats VERY time consuming and surprisingly stressful. Then there is the cricket, although we don't talk about that at the moment, as we are mightily miffed with our performance. BUT, I am happy to report that my measly 4 1/2 squares from the other day have now grown into this -

A nice little stack of 24 squares!

I feel so much better now that I have made a decent start, crocheting during a few cricket watching hours, early morning and late evening.

I am using three different colours of the Manos del Uruguay silk blend, and so far I have made 4 different types of squares -


and changing the colours around has produced 6 different ones in each type of square, total 24.


I think I will stick with these 24 different squares and just multiply them to make a shawl or perhaps a lap lankie.

The photographs are really crap, sorry about that, but I had to take them this evening, as we were out all afternoon viewing flats, meeting mortgage people etc., and I was too tired to arrange them and make them look pretty!

I hope to be able to catch up with more of the other 20 Minuters on Monday, I soooo wanna see what everybody else is doing!

Enjoy your weekend!

Liz x