Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Painting a Day - 12 and 13 (and a little crochet!)

Day 12


Day 13


I also experimented some more with the scraper board I started a few days ago...


I picked up issue 2 of Simply Crochet and when I spotted their pattern for baby bootees I couldn't resist!


I was really pleased with how they turned out and particularly like the little buttoned cuff. With two work colleagues having recently had babies, and another due in March, I feel a few more of these in different colour ways need to be made!





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6 comments:

  1. Dana Barbieri14 February 2013 at 06:58

    The birds are stunning. And what is a scraper board? Well, whatever it is I love the leaves flying around. And those booties are so cute!

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    1. Unknown14 February 2013 at 07:44

      Thank you Dana!
      Scraper board is a thin card coated in chalk and then covered with Indian ink. You can scrape away the ink with a sharp tool to reveal the white beneath. It is very satisfying to do!

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  2. claire15 February 2013 at 06:12

    The scraper board is stunning - have you painted on it as well as scraping?

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  3. Unknown15 February 2013 at 08:00

    Thank you Claire! Yes, I put a watercolour wash over it once I'd scraped it.

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  4. Dana Barbieri16 February 2013 at 11:55

    oh, that is so cool. I have never heard of that. Do you make it or is it something you can buy?

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    1. Unknown17 February 2013 at 02:22

      You buy the boards ready to use. I hadn't used them for years and I'd forgotten how much fun they are to do!

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