Justice League Christmas Ornaments

Super excited for this year's Christmas theme. Since Justice League just came out so I thought it would be fun to have a Justice League themed Christmas. With ornaments costing almost $10 a piece at Target for superhero themed ornaments, I opted to make my own this year! The black and silver are craft wood ornaments that I handpainted and the glass ornaments were clear glass ornaments that we put glitter inside and then I handpainted the exterior with the logos with Martha Steward multi purpose paints.

Here is the blog that I found instructions for the glittering of ornaments on:
http://blog.craft-e-corner.com/2013/11/easy-6-step-pledge-glitter-ornaments.html?m=1

Super fun project and definitely  added character to our tree!

Throwback Thursday: Here is a look at one of my sketches from earlier this year. Two of my favorite comic book characters.

For the past few years I have always had class the day Comic Con tickets go on sale so....once again I was not able to go this year. However, here are a few pictures from my trip to Wondercon back in March. Super fun with the family! We went as a Little Mermaid Trio + dad.

Superhero Office Wall Art

 It is important to remember that not only is it important to decorate your home space, but also your office space. This was a super easy project and it looks really nice!

Supplies:

• 3 trays (found at Target)
• 3 images printed of the internet
• 3 quotes
• Modge Podge

I found these water color images on Pinterest, while browsing. I copy and pasted the images into a Word Document and then added the quotes.

I cut them to size the trays and them simply used Modge Podge to put it together.

Super easy and I get a lot of compliments at my desk!

 

DIY String Art

So one of the projects that I worked on while I was in school was creating superhero logos out of string.

First off, this is not a project for the faint of heart. Pinterest makes this look wayyyyy easier than it is.

Second, blisters are inevitable

Third, it is time consuming and requires patience

So if your up for a challenge and looking for a project, it is fairly simple to create string art,

Supplies:
*Wood pieces: I have 16x16. I bought a board at Lowes and they cut it into pieces for me
*drill with tiny bit the size of a nail hole (trust me, this will make the process go 10x faster)
*short/tiny nails with large flat head
*hammer
*string (I got embroidery thread at Hobby Lobby. The big rolls are worth the investment)

So I printed out logos on the internet, taped them onto the wood piece and proceeded to mark with a sharpie where I wanted to put the nails.

First, I tried nailing the nail straight into the wood. Let me tell you, after about 30 minute I had 5 very crooked nails. Pathetic. I was ready to give up. However, one of my wonderful handyman friend suggested the drill bit, so I proceeded to drill holes first, then nail the nails in. LIFESAVER!!!! 

So once I got all the nails in the wholes, I began the stringing process.
This takes nimble fingers and after about an hour it hurts! I definitely recommend doing this over the course of a few days. Maybe you can watch your favorite superhero movie for motivation while your do it. Patience is important here. Don't get frustrated when the past 5 nails unravel because your lost your grip on the string. IT GETS EASIER WITH PRACTICE. 

I was pretty happy with the results. If I ever do this again the only thing I would change is that I would stain or paint the wood before I did the artwork on top. That was an afterthought for me and I think it would pop better with a dark brown stain or solid color as a background. 

Project sneak peek

Working on a special project! Paint, wood and power tools are involved in this one!

Batman Jewelry!

So....when I went to Hobby Lobby to get supplies for my Batman graduation cap I stumbled upon DC comic based jewelry supplies in the beads and jewelry section. Since it was 50% off AND I was going with the Batman theme anyways I decided to grab some things and make my own jewelry. I made a necklace, bracelet and earrings! Here is a picture of the outcome. Petty cool project!