I have been artfully detoured on what I believe I should be doing, only to realize that I am setting up my own disappointments with my own self-imposed expectations. So instead I’ve adopted a different more positive approach, it’s called just GO WITH THE FLOW!
Maybe you’ve heard of Diamond Paintings? They are similar to cross stitch embroidery and paint by numbers, but instead you are setting small faceted diamond-cut beads onto a preprinted sticky canvas. You then follow the ‘key’ printed on the side for the color layout and with a tool, you pick up the designated color and place it onto the canvas.
This last one I completed was a complete bummer once it arrived and I opened it. It was not anything as portrayed in the description to buy. The photo showed a finished piece with various sizes of sparkling cabochons. Well, it came with only regular sized dots (term for the faceted beads), definitely a misleading ‘sell’. Loving the image I went ahead and completed it, but still wanted to add sparkle to the Madonna’s halo as it was the main reason I purchased her to begin with.
Once my mind began to go beyond the Diamond Painting, it became a mixed media canvas!
I mounted her onto a canvas in which I painted a background onto and added my own sparkles. With the additional space on the canvas I added some diamond dot flowers on the bottom. I am very pleased with the result!
I have now completed three Diamond Paintings and have 3 more lined up. Yes, my addiction is now justified into my mixed media world. *smiling*
With Love and Affection,
Sylvia / Silver Moon