Here's a glimpse of beauty for today...brokeness doesn't feel beautiful, but beauty can come out of it, even if it just makes us a more understanding or compassionate person...
A while ago I bought a tea set charm set at Hobby Lobby and when I was at check out I accidentally dropped them and broke the one cup in half but was unable to locate the broken off piece.
(The red tinted is from my blue light filter)
For the longest time I thought perhaps I could add something to it to make it look at least partly like it was supposed to. That never happened but instead the other day I was moving it around in my dollhouse an I suddenly had a brilliant idea of turning it into 3d art.
I dug through my box of wood trim that I had pulled off before starting to renovate my dollhouse. There had also had been a few picture frames so I chose one I liked and cut the old photo out so I could put my own creations inside. The frame was gold and didn't match my decor so my first step was to paint it white.
While the paint was drying I started on the art piece. First I cut a piece of cardstock to fit inside the ledge on the back of the frame. Next I glued on a piece of fabric for the background.
And trimmed it...
Next I glued on the cup...
At first it was too low so I moved it up a little bit. I thought it needed to look like it is setting on a table so I found a piece of lace that would match the criteria.
I cut it in half...
Then I looked through my fake flower tub to find some little snippets that would like a bouquet. I arranged them before adding a big drop of glue inside the cup to hold them in.
When the artwork was done and the second coat of paint on the frame was dry I glued both together. I let it sit overnight because I wanted to let the glue dry.
The next morning all looked good so I pasted it on the wall when it matches the setting.
It looked beautiful and caused a big smile of delight on my face as I just looked at it and smiled and imagined myself standing in front of the table with my little hands on my hips, just grinning at how pretty my art looks hanging in my happy place. It may seem like a small piece of work but it also reminded me that beauty can come out of brokenness, whether it's a human being or an object, in this case, a mini teacup...
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