November 12, 2012

puppy love

Despite my childhood obsession with cats, I've actually always had a thing for dogs and this collage was inspired by my first case of puppy love.

Our first family dog was a scruffy black mutt with a heart of gold called Pixie. Sometimes it felt like she was the only one in my family who understood my pain *wink* and she would sit there patiently while I wrapped my little arms around her and cried into her fluffy neck. I was seven years old when she was hit by a car and died. I cried for days. awww

A couple of craft notes:

The textured background on this piece looks a bit like plaster. To achieve this look, I stuck down a sheet of thick paper, then tore it off again once it was dry, leaving patches of it behind. Then I painted over the whole thing using warm white paint.

The lovely soft and curly edges of the vintage paper wasn't planned either. I didn't realise at the time that it was two sheets of paper until I started rubbing around the edges and the top one began to lift. I like how it added more depth to that piece.

There are no mistakes in craft, you gotta learn to embrace those happy accidents!

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puppy love

Despite my childhood obsession with cats, I've actually always had a thing for dogs and this collage was inspired by my first case of puppy love.

Our first family dog was a scruffy black mutt with a heart of gold called Pixie. Sometimes it felt like she was the only one in my family who understood my pain *wink* and she would sit there patiently while I wrapped my little arms around her and cried into her fluffy neck. I was seven years old when she was hit by a car and died. I cried for days. awww

A couple of craft notes:

The textured background on this piece looks a bit like plaster. To achieve this look, I stuck down a sheet of thick paper, then tore it off again once it was dry, leaving patches of it behind. Then I painted over the whole thing using warm white paint.

The lovely soft and curly edges of the vintage paper wasn't planned either. I didn't realise at the time that it was two sheets of paper until I started rubbing around the edges and the top one began to lift. I like how it added more depth to that piece.

There are no mistakes in craft, you gotta learn to embrace those happy accidents!