Birthday Gift

A friend of mine celebrated her birthday recently and in an effort to get/create something for her that I could spend minimal monies on, I decided to take an existing shirt and create an applique on another.  As a kid she liked Pokemon, so to keep her youthful memories alive (though admittedly, neither of us is very old) I took an old Pokemon shirt, cut out the main picture and stitched it onto a new one.

Simple process, but it was cheap and easy and something homemade is always nice!

You can't see the shirt, but it's a normal black shirt from Forever 21 (only an easy $3.50!). 

Here's a little detail on the stitching.  Just a basic stitch. 

And since the applique was fairly simple and even impersonal, I decided to stitch on a little heart to the back of the shirt.  It's placed on the bottom left hand side and I meant it to be a sort of secret.  I attempted to attach a little A in the middle (her name starts with an A), but ran out of time.

Overall, I'm happy with the turn out, though I believe next time I'll work on something more hand made and less of an applique.

Sweet Tooth Satisfied.

This past Saturday I baked some goodies for a bake sale/art show called Sweets for the Sweet.  It was put on by Red Hands Media in order to raise money for a future large art installation in Long Beach. 

My friend Genesis invited me to partake, so I spent Saturday afternoon mixing, kneading, and rolling out some lollipop pies.  I didn't get a chance to take any pictures of the process (there was a whole lot more going on that day aside from the baked goods), but here's a picture of the end result:

It's a tad hard to see, but they are shaped like hearts.  The filling is blueberry.  I planned on making cupcakes as well.  Actually, I MADE them, but didn't have time to decorate them.  Just as well, anyway, since some adorable little girls contributed a ton of cute ones!  Yep, that's a "spaghetti and meatball" you're seeing.

A couple of artists from the Red Hands Media group also created work specifically for this show.  This is Cyndee's and one of my faves.  They are fruit bats!  I love the colors and how she displayed them.

Also, Art (the creator of Red Hands Media) and his lady-friend, Genesis, collaborated on a piece:

I have a lot of talented friends and I'm happy they can display and sell their artwork in such a great community environment.  Hopefully I'll be able to continue to help them.

Sweets for the Sweet

A good friend of mine invited me recently to partake in a bake sale/art show this Saturday.  Here's the flier:

Since I was just asked a few days ago, I haven't the time (what with summer school 4 days) to craft or create anything sweets-related.  No moneys either!  I'm spending a few bucks on ingredients to make some (hopefully) sweet cupcakes.  Come see me and support art!  A portion of the proceeds will go to the Red Hands Media group and the rest will go to a starving artist (me, hahaha).