http://wisearts.com Art & crafts and stuff I found at the thrift store! Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:57:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So last month, I bought three of these old mason jars at a antique boutique for only $2.50 with the intention of putting my buttons in them... I quickly discovered that I did not have nearly enough to contain all the buttons! It was serendipitous that a friend at work ... http://wisearts.com/2008/10/19/new-home-for-my-buttons/ I spent the weekend at my Grandma's house and we did a little antique/boutique shop crawl! I didn't go too crazy, but found a few great deals. The Golden books were $1 each. I seem to be collecting books with old cat illustrations now. I got the entire spool ... http://wisearts.com/2008/09/29/fun-weekend-finds/ I was charged with creating a Halloween-themed image of our company mascot to put into the monthly newsletter. This was probably the most exciting thing I did all day, so I thought I'd share a little bit about my creation process. :) The art starts with a sketch on a crappy ... http://wisearts.com/2008/09/22/my-toon-vector-art-process/ Because the weather was so lovely today, my husband and I decided to go to "Pothole Park" and do some hiking and climbing. The park is really called Interstate State Park, but we call it Pothole Park because the park has potholes! It's much easier to recall a park by ... http://wisearts.com/2008/09/21/pothole-park-and-computrainer/ Today, of course, is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. :) To help celebrate this exciting day, I made these chocolate *ship* muffins for my mateys at work. Originally, I had intended to draw skull and crossbones on each muffin with white icing, but that was a big fail. So ... http://wisearts.com/2008/09/19/arrrr-matey/