A Few Surprises

     This month's FoE CRAFT exchange nearly passed me by; I missed the sign-ups and was only notified when I saw that they had to be delayed. I quickly emailed the organizers, pleading for a chance to join in. They were ever so gracious and assigned me a partner. The theme this time was mythological/fictional creatures and beings. My partner sent my gift off almost immediately, as she knew what she wanted to do. I mulled for quite a while before deciding on what I wanted to do. She sent me these beautiful nesting dragon eggs and accompanying dragon. 

    I decided to paint a unicorn, but I had never attempted this before, so I went looking for help. I found this lovely lady who does paint and sip sessions on YouTube. I watched her video and, armed with her shared techniques, I made my own version. I am quite proud of it. I doused it in glitter, so it is hard to grasp its true brilliance. Here is the video I used. I think I will watch her other ones as she was quite  informative and went at a good clip, which I found enjoyable. I love watching Bob Ross, but he goes too fast for me to copy.

    As you can see, I varied a bit, but I really enjoyed painting it. It took me about 3 days of walking away and coming back to it til I was satisfied. In the end, I was loath to part with it, but I know it will brighten my partner's wall and I hope her days as well.

Charles found this butterfly on our windowsill in this incredible balancing act.

    Charles and Ari attended Homecoming this year. Ari went with a group of friends, and Charles went to join a group of friends. He didn't dance, but she did. She finally got to wear the dress she got for prom. I had to shorten it and put in a modesty panel, which went in easier than I thought it would.