24 posts tagged “tiles”
This idea just came out of my head last week. It's funny what goes on inside your head. Well my head. Lizze said to me once - where do you get all these weird ideas from? Sigh - my head is a never ending cesspit of weird ideas it seems.
I saw the girl first and fell in love with her. What a character she looks like. And then I had the building brushes from flyguydesigns.com and I was waiting for the right time to use them. And then I was watching something on TV and I heard someone say - Suspend reality and see what happens. We should all do more of that.
Show us something that's been on your mind a lot.
This photo has been on my mind for the last few days. It's one of Papas slides. Not sure what year this was taken but the lifesavers haven't worn those swimmers for a while. And I have to say, they look pretty damn sexy. Much better than those nasty speedos they wear now.
So I love this photo for some reason. It's one of my favourites. And I wanted to do something with it but I wasn't sure what, because it's narrow and crooked and I wanted to keep it simple. So I've had it on my mind for a few days (and nights) and I ended up with this. And I really like it.
And I'd really like to give a heads up to Obsidian Dawn for the brushes I used for the sun and the clouds. She has some really great brushes available.
I've given two of Papas slides a makeover. I'm doing that as I go along to the ones I fancy. And the ones that aren't too scratched up. That is why I've put a layer of scratchy over the boys - that slide was pretty grubby and no amount of the healing brush or the clone tool was going to help it. But the way I see it thats part of their appeal anyway. Don't forget they are over fifty years old and have spent their lives in a garage.
I'm doing about, hmmm, ten I'd say to hang on a strip of wall in the kitchen.
I love these little guys - the curls and those matching outfits. Footloose and fancy free.
And this guy here - captain calm I call him. Playing around with that snake and he hasn't even left himself room to take a step back. And his shoes are very cool.
I always have to wear the big girl panties. Pisses me off sometimes. Sometimes I think I'd like to be the pathetic useless type for a while. And I've tried. I lie on the lounge and attempt it, but I get bored pretty quickly and just get up and get on with it.
The line that most annoys me is:
The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth
Thats really gonna piss me off
Show us what you're working on right now.
Submitted by yygall.
Just needs a hook on the back and she's ready to go.
And these are just done - I took these photos last year - they were flowers Lloyd bought for his girlfriend on their formal night.
I have a problem.
It's to do with the tiles and coasters.
Well it's to do with my head actually.
What happens is, after I've finished making a tile or some coasters I check it over, make sure it's how I want it, then I wrap it in tissue paper, wrap it in newspaper, put a label on it saying which one it is, then store it away so when someone buys it I can just grab it and post it off.
This is where the problem comes in. Just as I'm about to put it in the post pack I have sudden thoughts, like, what if it isn't really the one the label says, what if something has happened to it, what if it's been scratched, or broken, what if, what if, what if. And in the end I unwrap it and yes, it is the right tile and no, nothing awful has happened to it. Not once has there been a problem, but I can't stop myself doing it. So I've just stopped wrapping them. They can just sit out there, exposed and save me the trouble. Save me the tissue paper as well.
It happens with my bag as well. Sometimes after shopping I throw it in the boot with the groceries and I know it's in there, but a few miles down the road I start thinking, what if it's not in there, as if it might have somehow escaped. Sometimes I pull over and go and look at it.
I tell you it's very exhausting being an idiot.
It's funny how you make something, then someone buys it. Because when I make a tile, the idea has rolled around in my head and I don't know what other people will think of it. And it surprises me sometimes which ones people buy.
I was thinking this because I hadn't heard from the lovely perth lady who bought 20 tiles and I thought she must have opened the box and thought what an absolute load of crap they were. Turns out though that they took 8 days to cross Australia. My sister sent me a camera from the US and that only took 8 days.
So she did get them and she loved them and she said I was a genius. I think this was meant in relation to my packing skills though. Newspaper, bubble wrap and a roll of packing tape are no match for me.
And I had to make sure they were secure because Australia Post don't offer a fragile service. I said to the guy
So why do those people put fragile stickers on their parcels. And he said
It makes them feel better.
So in the end it all comes down to your packing. But I thought surely, surely, if I write fragile on a box then the postman/mail sorter/packing people would take a little care with it. Just out of common courtesy. I know I would. Or would it turn them the other way I wonder. Would they think - sucker and maybe kick it around the mail room a bit before sending it on it's way.
Some more are on their way to Melbourne today and I'm pleased to say one of them is Papa's moulin rogue/charlton heston photo. I think he'd be thrilled to know that.
Anyway I just finished this for a friend and it's pretty cute - used old tattoo stencils for it. Oh look, I've resized it too much so it's a bit fuzzy.
And these look so nice. The colours look a bit grubby here but they look much nicer in real life. You can read the writing clearly as well. I did these as 4 x 4 inch. I like how the Elso corset is thotoughly conducive to health.
So when I was making magnets I had the the idea of a slogan such as
when it's time for your fridge to get funked or
when it's time to funk up your fridge
(well I found it amusing.)
But now it appears it's tiles everyone wants - so what can you do with a wall? Whack it up? I have no idea. Any ideas out there please?
Is there a way to incorporate fridges and walls in one sentence. Should I go for furnishings or facade instead. Should I forget the whole funking idea? Should I go for a Cat theme?
Ideas please people.
One line - witty, clever, catchy
I'll go have a hot choccy and no doubt stay awake all night trying to come up with something. So if someone could come up with a brilliant idea within the next two hours that'll let me get to sleep.
Just an idea that popped into my head.
Whats going on in Perth? I've just made 20 tiles for a woman there who is going to sell them at markets and later in the year (hopefully) in a shop and I've just had an email from a shop owner in Perth who wants me to send him a catalogue of my tiles and magnets. A catalogue! Maybe he didn't realise it was just me, a small box cutter and my kitchen table doing the work. But damn it, I made a catalogue (is that how you spell it?) and blow me down if I haven't misplaced a whole series of magnets somehwere. They were good ones as well, vintage tattoo stencils. I must have filed them somewhere because I printed them out. Probably on that poxy laptop thats still being repaired in Sydney. But yeah, thats exciting news. I don't expect to pay off the the new house, but as long as it pays for my parts and keeps me in wine, I'm happy.
I just read on my news page that Charlton Heston died. And I know I've posted this photo before, but I've dabbled with it a bit and I do love it. Just something about it. Even though it is all blurry at the front. This is one from Papas slidebox. So here's the Moulin Rouge - Charlton Heston showing in Dundee.
