WW: Cat Drawing {Linky}

Isaak age 9 did this drawing of an abstract cat. I thought it was pretty good for his age.

Do you like to draw?

6x12 Self Adhesive Vinyl Sheets by Angel Crafts Review

I've reviewed Angel Crafts Self Adhesive Vinyl Sheets before. They didn't disappoint me then, and amaze me now. 

There's so many variety in terms of colors.  

There are 35 Gloss Colors: 

Gloss Black, Gloss White, Matte White, Matte Black, Brown, Magenta, Tomato Red, Tangerine, Sunbeam Yellow, Kelly Green, Blue, Plum, Wild Cardinal Red, Fiesta Pink, Teal, Violet, Royal Purple, Lavender, Beige, Silver, Medium Grey, Gold, Olympic Blue, Sapphire Blue, Sunflower, Lime Green, Dark Green, Red, Burgundy, Peacock, Flat Black, Matte Yellow, Poppy Red, Forest Green, & Azure Blue. Plus they send 5 extra.

 

All 40 sheets are $16.95!

It's durable, with a strong 3 mil thickness. It's meant for indoor use, but will work outdoors for up to 5 years.

I decided to use the vinyl on a new painting that I've been working on. It's not a style that I usually use. I was commissioned to paint a cat in an Anime style. I mixed the style with textures and materials that I like to use. 

The collar and heart on the cat are vinyl. I love it because the vinyl sticks to paint, and I can paint highlights and shadows on top of it. It has a different finish than paint, so it stands out. There's also fishing line, yarn, textured molding paste, and acrylics used. The hardest thing was figuring out what colors to use where. There were so many to choose from.

I stuck with this color scheme, and varied slightly.

I went with a purple collar and gold heart.

The vinyl sticks so well. I take my drawing, rub pencil on the back with the side of my pencil, layer the drawing with the vinyl, trace it off, and it transfers off onto the vinyl. I use a small sewing, or medical scissors to cut it out. 

What would you use this vinyl for?

 

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for a discounted price. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

US Art Supply 12ml Acrylic Tube Artist Paint Set Review Part 2

You may remember that I reviewed US Art Supply 12ml Acrylic Tube Artist Paint Set. I got the set right before I left to go out of town. When I review art supplies it is so fun, yet at the same time it's more time consuming because I do feel like I need to create a project right away for it. We all know that companies like reviews to go up A.S.A.P. 

I since have done a project with the paint:

I did the painting using: 

• US Art Supply 12ml Acrylic Tube Artist Paint Set
• Gloss Medium
• Paper Punches 
• Fishing Line

The paint stuck well for the paper punches. A lot of time acrylic tends to repel on shinny surfaces. This paint didn't. If you ever have paint do that by the way just add a drop of soap to your paint. 

The paint also mixed well with my clear medium. Why use clear mediums? It works great as a replacement to glue. Dries clear, so yay. Also if you like your paint to be see through the clear medium can be mixed with paint as not to break down the chemical properties in the paint, like you would with water.

You can buy the paint on Amazon here. 

 

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.   
 
 

God's Eye and a Pom Pom

Isaak loves crafts, so Daddy had Isaak pick out his own yarn, and Popsicle sticks to make God's Eyes.

It was a lazy clothes kind of a day, so he's wearing a shirt, and pj bottoms.

Did you ever make God's Eyes when you were a kid?

I never understood why they were given that name. They don't look like eyes. I get the religious symbol of the cross though.

Here's Isaak's pom pom.

Isaak loved making them. Instead of having a few to give to people, he wants to tie them together, and pretend it's a cat's toy. We don't even have a cat.

Off and on all weekend I've pretended to be Isaak's cat. Meow...Meow...Bat...Bat

Thanksgiving

We drove 6 hours to stay with Grandma and Grandpa Apel. We also saw Aunt Laura and Cousin Payton.

The boys were pretty good in the car to and from. We did get the question, "Are we there yet?" and "When will we get there?" over and over again on the way Grandma and Grandpa Apel's. We drove both times at night. The only thing I hate about driving in the dark is that CD books are pretty much out. On the way back both boys slept, which was great!

If I was at home I would have kept the boys on the BRAT diet {banana, rice, apple sauce and toast} for a few days. They were sick with the tummy flu before they left. It was Mica that got sick first and Isaak followed. They acted just fine prior to leaving town. In fact they were hungry. I really thought they were on their upswing. The second night while out of town, Mica threw up all over their bedding and Isaak had a major poop explosion in the morning. It's been a long time since Isaak's had a poop explosion. He really hasn't had too many. Both of those situations were embarrassing and hard to clean up! 3 baths and 3 loads of laundry! YUCK! Isaak required 2 baths. We thought they were over their tummy issues. I honestly think that the combo of too much to eat, the type of food they ate after being sick (McDonalds on the way out of town really didn't help!) and lack of sleep didn't help either. The day after I fed them toast, applesauce and bananas.


They both showed some signs of being allergic to their cute kitten and cat. Unfortunately they get that from me! I'm the queen of allergies. I've taken many back prick tests that were off the charts. Mica acted allergic right away, while Isaak was more at the end of our visit. I do have to say that that kitten was CUTE!

Not all was sickness and wiping noses. The kids had a blast playing with their one and only cousin on that side. Payton is in the second grade.

Grandma Apel told Mica and Payton some great stories. Mica's still talking about them.

Daddy, Isaak, Mica, Payton and I went for a walk down to some train tracks. We also went for a drive to see Daddy's first house, school and second house, which no longer exists. The cabin he built with his Dad is still there.

Mica went back to Grandma and Grandpa's and drew this for Grandma Apel.

Mica, Payton, Grandma Apel, Daddy and I played ball outside. Isaak was napping.

We watched TV with Grandpa Apel. Grandpa Apel had knee replacement surgery. He gets his other knee replaced in a month. The surgeries sound and look painful!

The boys performed for us. They made sure we were sitting down. Mica did skits and magic tricks. Isaak followed up with singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and ABC's over and over again. Now he's singing Bah, Bah Black Sheep and 1, 2 Buckle My Shoe over and over again. He skips 5, 6 Pick up Sticks just about every time. Mica lets him know too. :)