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Well, once again it’s time to start wrapping up another month’s nature art challenge! For today’s explorations, I added details and outlines to my crocheted shapes using a thin, dark brown string. Here is the result of today’s explorations:

For the final day of the Nature Crochet Art Challenge, create a border, frame, or support for your canvas. Consider the materials, colors, or patterns that you might use to complement your composition.

‘Til tomorrow…happy explorations!

For today’s challenge, I continued adding the large shapes of color to my canvas. Here is today’s resulting explorations:

Since my design had overlapping leaves, I decided to use two different colors for my leaves. For tomorrow’s challenge, using a thinner yarn, add details to your larger shapes.

As promised yesterday, I would like to share a recycle art collage lesson idea with you.

To prepare your surface:

1. Cover surface with glue. Add newspaper/magazine clippings to create collaged background. Apply glue to cover surface and let dry.

2. Cut shapes/designs out of cardboard and use painter’s tape or wax to temporary attach to dried collage surface.

3. Paint over surface and cardboard stencil. Remove stencil and touch up edges with paint.

4. Once dry, add details using pen.

Enjoy!

‘Til tomorrow…happy explorations!

 

For today’s challenge, I began crocheting my design into my canvas. I began with crocheting the outline of my branch and then filled it in with color. Since my lines were limited by the width of the yarn that I chose, my branch ended up being a little thicker than I had originally planned. Here are the results of today’s explorations:

And for an added bonus, I’d like to share with you a recycled art piece that I have been working on recently:

This work was created on a magazine collage surface. I’ll post step-by-step instructions tomorrow!

Now, back to the challenge! For tomorrow’s challenge, continue embroidering your main shapes into your canvas. For my design, I will add the large leaf shapes. Don’t worry about adding the details yet. That will be saved for another day!

‘Til tomorrow…happy explorations!

For today’s challenge, I looked over the shots from yesterday’s explorations. After deciding on my subject, I created a simplified sketch for my crochet canvas. Here is my resulting sketch:

For tomorrow’s challenge, begin embroidering the outlines of your design onto your crocheted canvas. If needed, you could use a washable fabric marker to sketch your design onto your canvas. Since my subject is a tree leafy branch, I will start embroidering the outlines of my branch. After I have finished the branch, I will add the leaves and smaller details.

‘Til tomorrow…happy explorations!

Today was an absolutely gorgeous, Wyoming day! Today’s weather report:  mid to high 70’s, slightly cloudy, and a 99.9% chance of wind (which I’m still coming to terms with…).

Rather than taking a walk, as I had discussed in yesterday’s post, I decided to bust out my bike for a Tour de Cheyenne! My husband, a Wyoming native, told me about this trail called The Greenway, which is comprised of chunks of paved pedestrian/bike trails that run throughout the city! Here’s a description, taken from Cheyenne’s Official Website:

“The Greenway serves as a safe and accessible recreational corridor; a key component of the non-motorized transportation system; an open-air science, ecology, history, and health classroom for students of all ages; and a vital public space integral in building sustainable, vibrant and healthy neighborhoods and a cohesive community. The man made and natural barriers that traditionally divide a community are the…