39 Things About One Photo Hastypearl

39 Things About This Photo

Hastypearl

1. I've lost my mind, to have sold these amazing 1940's Lucite Butterscotch Buttons.

I cant help it! I find amazing things and then list them on Etsy hastypearl. Of course, its only a matter of time, before the Smartest Persons in the whole world find them and buy them.

2. I don't know if the color of the buttons is really called Butterscotch, but doesn't it just Sound delicious?

3. I have sellers remorse. Almost every time I sell something wonderful.

4. I think I'm going to buy some Butterscotch candy, tomorrow.

5. The two rocks are from Colorado.

6. I pick them up on the banks of the Crystal River near my house.

7. I don't know how many different kinds of rocks there are represented by that river, but I own many of them.

8. I don't know why they look like they do, but I want to.

9, They both have a heart theme. One is shaped like a heart, and the other has a heart shape embedded in it.

10, The one with the heart shape embedded in it, is the color of Butterscotch.

11. Now, I really want some Butterscotch.

12. I Eco Dyed the paper in a pot of water, yesterday.

13. I collected the plant material from my garden.

14. I laid it on the paper, rolled it around a copper pipe, dropped it in a tamale pot filled with boiling water, two black walnuts that a friend shared with me, and a piece of iron pipe.

15. When I took the paper out of the pot, I hated the lilac color.

16. I lay the papers on my lawn to dry under a mostly cloudy sky.

17. When I looked at them again this morning, I loved them. I'm pretty sure that there is a lesson about waiting to judge things in there.

18. I got to have an impromptu phone conversation with the person who gave me the walnuts. All because I didn't like the purple. I should remember that and call her again, when I don't like something. It was fun.

19. I photographed this collection in front of a window in my kitchen on a cloudy day. I will do that again, soon.

20. I placed everything on a Vintage French Cutting Board, that was a generous gift from someone that I hardly know.

21. Generous gifts from someone that you hardly know, effect you.

22. Generous gifts from someone that you hardly know are hard to receive.

23. I'm not entirely sure why, but they make me want to give generously.

24. Now that I think of it, the color of boards in the cutting board look like Butterscotch.

25. I think that the grocery store opens at 7 a.m. 

26. I'll set my alarm for early and go there to buy some Butterscotch.

27. I used some yellow Coreopsis flowers from my garden, in the Dye process.

28. You can see the Butterscotch stained color on the paper.

29. There is even a little bit of the petal left on the paper.

30. A generous and talented artist casually mentioned Coreopis to me on FB this week.

31. Maybe I should send her some Butterscotch.

32. I have left the C out of the word Butterscotch every time that I have typed it in this posting.

33. I'm pretty crazy about these photographs.

34. I'm sure that I will think of something that I left out of this list, when I hit the publish button.

35. I think I'm going to publish now, and head on to the grocery store, tonight.

36. I haven't tasted a Butterscotch in at least 50 years.

37. Apparently, seeing this photo, the colors, and writing the word Butterscotch over and over, can be a powerfully persuasive thing. 

38. I thought that I would think of 40 things about these images, but I'm done.

Thank goodness for words...A picture is worth a million of them (That Could count as 39.)

Thanks for stopping by...I'm off to buy some Butterscotch...:) Laura

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additional picture added below two days later...

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I thought that you might enjoy seeing what my sister just gave me for Mother's Day....

She is THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!

I mean....THE BEST....

Laura

Dance and Swing! Fiber Art Collage Hastypearl

 

 

 

Dance and Swing!

 

Fiber Art Collage

 

 

Hastypearl

 

Dear Readers,

I thought it might be fun, for you to see what I've been up to in the studio!

 

After all of the holiday decorating, and shopping and lists were starting to look complete, I slipped up to the studio, for a quiet time of Playing and Making, for two certain ladies... 

Katherine Anne and Savanna Grace!

 

 

I started with simple Line Drawings.

 

For these two Young ladies, I thought the Dress would be appropriate.

But for you, it could be an Animal, Toy, Flower...Anything!

 

While there are dozens of stitches to be used (and can be Googled), I wanted a very simple and straight forward stitch, to "Draw" the dresses with.

 

 

 

I'm very attracted to the shapes of the 40's and 50's.

Maybe, its because the 50's were when my Mother, was actually sewing dresses like this, for me!

 

 

I have saved fabric scraps for years.

You probably have as well.

Start by cutting and tearing and layering out a composition, that looks good for your collage.

 

I hadn't even thought about it, but my Son pointed out to my Grand, when she was opening this piece, that the floral fabric I used here, was on their sofa, that we had given them.

I love it when those kinds of things happen!

I had inadvertently selected a fabric for Her piece, that I had years ago selected, for myself!

 

Next, comes the really fun part!

 

Dig through your buttons, or notions, laces and trims and continue building your collage.

 

One hint I have learned along the way...

 

Sew your buttons and trims on now, otherwise, they will show through to the back of your piece.

I think it looks much nicer, if there aren't threads and stitches showing on your completed back.

 

I learned that the Hard way...you can thank me later ;)

 

 

Add Words if you like!

 

I was reluctant to use this trendy technique for a long time, but sometimes, it is useful, to develop the theme.

 

I have a weakness tendency, with some pieces, to add and add and add.

With these two pieces, I wanted to keep it very simple and let the Line Drawings, lead.

 

At this point, you can stitch or glue this completed layer down, to your background.

I used a measured, torn piece of watercolor paper, but you can use Anything that you want for your background.

Sometimes, I glue a simple saw tooth hanger on the back.

These pieces are so lightweight, that they can be hung on a wall, with a simple straight pin.

 

For these two pieces, I glued two simple loops of ribbon on the top, for hanging.

 

I love Weldbond glue, for these collage projects.

It dries clear and is Super strong.

I buy Large bottles online.

 

Make sure that you sign and date your piece.

It will serve as a timeline, for the one that you share it with.

 

This piece, didn't really compete this year, with the Nerf gun that my Grand was playing with, but long after the Christmas toy is gone...her piece from Grandmother Pearl, will remain :)

 

 

 

"As to dancing, my dear, I Never dance, unless I am allowed to do it In My Own Peculiar Way.

There is no use trying to describe it:

it has to be seen to be believed.

Did you ever see the Rhinoceros, and the Hippopotamus, at the Zoological Gardens, trying to

dance a minuet together?

It is a touching sight."

 

Lewis Carroll 1873

 

As Always, I'm so glad that you stopped in, to read my Hastypearl blog.

 

I hope that you will try your hand at your Own collage!

Who you share it with, will love that you spent the Time on them.

 

xoxo Laura

 

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You would be surprised, how you can connect with Amazing, Special People, who are blogging away the interesting things that happen in their lives.

I personally, have been blessed by many Wonderful Connections!

 

Now...time is a wasting...Get To DANCING! :)