For those of you salivating for some amateur photos of my crafty genius, I thought sharing the journey of the mandala dresser would be a great start.

This is yet another piece from The Basement where I dwell and Grandpa had no problems with me taking it over. I had to start with a base coat of a cream color to cover all the purple tones and I started with on a different project.

Thanks to the might interwebs for the next hint on transferring an image to a surface!
I used a charcoal crayon (PrismaColors makes these nifty, albeit dirty little charcoal sticks that deposit lots of color in their wake) and coated the back of the image I wanted. I was then only a matter of taping the image down so it didn't move during its transfer and tracing the lines of the design with a stylus. This took a short while but enabled a quick and decent image behind that I could trace for better visibility.

I used a Sharpe paint pen in brown and traced all my lines. A couple breaks in between each "petal" kept me from getting sloppy with speed. Then it was a matter of collecting paint and settling down to my favorite Pandora station (Muse, TV on the Radio, Blackmill, and Tya mix)

It took a few hours to decide what colors go where as I didn't want two colors too close to each other. After it was painted and dried, it got a few minutes of sanding to take down the vibrancy and "newness" look. 

This is where it is where the project is currently: not quite done. But I am getting a move along with a lot of other projects and this was instantly commandeered as storage as soon as it was dry again.  

To be continued...

As I welcome myself (and only me seeing as I have no followers I can tell of) back after a long break, I have excitement bubbling out of my toes for all the projects I have queuing for the summer! That's saying a lot for a snowbunny like myself . I miss the slopes already and sadly disassembled my board and bindings for the year. Fortunately for me, Mattness understands the need for me to keep myself busy and has been a great advocate for projects.
Lots to recap and post:

• Mandala Dresser
• Wrapping paper redo 
• Pallet bench masking project
• Honda wing vintage art
• Jiffy Shelf Update
• Treasures Curio

And potential upcoming projects if I can keep myself focused and carrying on!

• Nebula Moose Art
• Multimedia Buddha 
• Ganesha Shrine
• Coffee and end table face-lift 
• Bath Salts aplenty!
• Stepstool bookshelf
• Nightstand update
• and whatever else happens along the way ;) 

Realizing that I needed to make room for more crafts and shed some guilt for the large collection, I trimmed my scrapbook empire down by nearly 70% and kept the things I really wanted. It was hard but opening up the possibilities for a lot more creative outlets has been worth the goodbye.