It's Been A While!

Wow it's been some time, SO much has changed in my life that I just haven't had the time to even think about posting unfortunately :[

Anyways, I am trying to get things back up and going here in my new home town of Arlington Texas. Ill try to keep up to date here, but catching up with everything is going to take a lot of blog posts, so I guess I'll start fresh. 

I have had time the past few weeks to find inspiration again and paint. Check out my new work!

Most of these are for sale! If you are interested feel free to email me: MWhynot.Art@Gmail.com

I also updated my art Instagram: @AmericanSweetheartArt

Take a look and follow along. I have a lot of new exciting ideas and projects I'm working on, and I'll be updating along the way!

xo Meggy

New Crystal Canvas Painting

I think this is one of my new favorite pieces I've done! It's such a cool piece of art, and I am selling it on my Storenvy shop!

CHECK IT OUT!

Dream Catcher Necklaces

I have been working hard on a bunch of new pieces for my shop. I made the awesome dream catcher necklaces last week, and I have a whole bunch more on the way! 

Check them out!

www.asmassachusetts.storenvy.com

JD Welding Decor

I'm super proud and inspired by my oldest brother Jordan for his new business en-devour!

Like me, he is a hands on worker and always stays busy learning new skills and working on projects that test his talent. Still a senior in high school, he has taught himself some of the most valuable of trades on his own. From auto mechanics, wood working, farming, gun building, welding, you name it.

He is just about to graduate and trying to get himself into welding school, that he is paying for himself. We all know how tough it can be to get through school and working full time, so he started his own Etsy shop to make a little extra money getting some more practice with welding by making cool hand crafted decor. I really want him to be able to complete school, something I was not able to do. He is passionate about the things he loves, hard working, and driven, which I find to be very rare in kids his age now a days. Take a look! In addition he is really good at creating custom work, so if you have any request feel free to send him a message!

www.etsy.com/shop/jdweldingdecor

What I Made Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016

For Christmas I got a ukulele, which I have been dying to own. For the past week now, I have been obsessed with learning how to play. It's been a great way to relieve stress, and helps me stay focused on one thing only, and clear my head, although I don't think my neighbors appreciate my late night practice session.
I have really grown to love this little instrument and like everything I own, I wanted to decorate it. Anytime I see a blank space I instantly think of what I could painting or stick on it, to make it pretty.
This past week I decided to paint one of my newer designs on the back of my ukulele, and it came out beautifully!

I also mustered up the courage to make a quick video to see what I sound like playing. I surprisingly picked up reading music again very quickly. This video is my first attempt at the song, so it kind of shows how fast I can pick up the chords and learn new songs. This was also another late late night practice session. I started playing around with new songs around 11:00pm and when I check the clock it was 1:30am, I guess time does really fly by when your having fun!

Crocheted Blankets

I have been trying to use up all my scrap yarn, and I came out with these small crocheted blankets. I wish I had the patience/focus to sit and work on a huge blanket, but I get so distracted and end up starting on a whole new project before I can finish. I am debating on selling these, because I think they are pretty cool and I kind of want them for myself, haha. Overall I am pretty impressed with my skill, I went from creating odd shaped yarn projects that hardly resembled what I was hoping to create, to nearly understanding what 

crocheting is. Although I don't know the name of the stitches and I don't know how to read or use a pattern, I think I am very good at eyeing measurements and having great finished products. 

DIY: Air Dry Clay

This  recipe is perfect for making jewelry, small sculptures, or  afternoon projects for the kids. 

This is the recipe I use frequently. It's super easy and quick to make. You can tweak the recipe to make different textures and consistency to apply to your project. If you want colored clay, you can simply separate the clay per color,when it's cooled and add food coloring by working the dye thoroughly into the clay. For scented clay, add a few drops of essential oils or fragrance oil in the recipe.

I found through trial and error, that by working a small drop of baby oil into the clay, your end results are a lot smoother with no cracks.  

This project takes about 10 minutes to make. 

What you will need: 

-1 Cup Corn starch

- 2 Cups Baking Soda

- 1 1/2 Cups Water

-Sauce Pan

-Spoon 

-Storage Container with Lid 

Step 1: Put all of your ingredients into the sauce pan. 

Don't worry about completely accurate measurements, it won't effect the outcome if you over measure by a little. 

Step 2: Place your sauce pan on the stove on medium-high heat. 

Step 3: Stir the ingredients while your pan is heating up. 

You do not want to stop stirring until your clay is done. The clay begins forming on the bottom of the pan very fast and you don't want it to burn.

Step 4: Keep stirring while the water begins to boil, you will notice how fast the clay forms at this point. Fold over all of the formed clay from the bottom of the pan, this will allow the heat to evenly distribute throughout the clay and you will avoid rock hard pieces. 

Step 5: Once the clay starts to form a ball, remove the pan from heat and keep folding over the clay until there is no visible liquid left in the pan. 

Step 6: Scoop the clay out of the pan and place in a plastic container. Be careful, the clay is really really hot. Allow the clay to cool for a few minutes, pop the lid on, and place in the fridge for about 10 minutes or until the clay is cool to the touch.

Step 7: Your done! Now you can have some fun molding and shaping your clay. 

Allow your finished sculptures to harden over night. I placed mine in front of a small fan to speed up the process. Once my sculptures were done, I painted them with acrylic paint and sealed with modge podge. 

This recipe goes a long way, and you will have a blast playing around with it!

Start of a Fun Painting

Couch Quilt, Throw Pillows, and Hand Painted Pillows

Coin Pouch