4 G's Spring Themed Blog Hop

 

4G's Spring Themed Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the 4G's Spring Themed Blog Hop! 

We hope you find inspiration in the projects our members 

have shared on this two day hop. 

Please subscribe to each channel or blog and then comment on each project 

letting us know that you have subscribed for a chance to win prizes.  

Come back to this event page 

 (https://www.facebook.com/events/978694808876942/) 

no later than midnight PST on Sunday, 

March 20 and tell us what your favorite 3 projects were in the two day hop.

Winners will be announced on blog pages and channels on Monday, 

March 21 so be sure to check back to see if you're a winner. 

If you are not a member of our group (Girls, Giggles, Glitter, and Glue) 

please PM Dawnette Cress on Facebook. 

We welcome new members always. 

Thanks for hopping!

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HERE IS MY SPRING PROJECT 

 When I think of Spring I think of walking the beaches.
Winters here mean ruff seas, high tides, and lots of treasures to be found,
so hitting the beach at a low tide will bring you an abundance
of seashells, sea-glass, interesting driftwood and lots of new rocks.
One of our favorite things to do is beachcombing in pacific northwest...
Feeling the cool breeze brush across my face cleanses my soul.
Walking hand in hand with my husband watching our fur babies
run along the waves brings joy to my heart
and smiles to everyone they come in contact with.

My husband always teases me...
"How can you enjoy the beauty of the beach when your head is buried in the sand?"
Easy... I'm treasure hunting!
Some of my treasures are seashells.
I have several shadowboxes filled with different shells
like these....

I love incorporating my found treasures into my art,

but...  I wasn't sure what I was going to do with all my clam shells 
until one of my friends sent me a picture of painted shells... 
I've been painting rocks for years, I guess I just never

thought about painting a seashell, so I gave it a try.... 

 Each spoke to me with what should be painted on it. 
The texture is a little challenging when using pens, 
but I'm liking how it plays with the image. 

Here's what I did with them:

painting with a brush is so much easier as your brush will 

flow and glide across the shell effortlessly. 

 Above I used a black sharpie and just doodled some basic designs.

 

There was a natural indent and design already in this shell

it needed a raven basking in the moonlight.

The inside of each shell I've included a quote, poem, or inspirational word

giving each shell a hidden gift of surprise.

 This shell demanded a Sunflower as it had natural hues of yellow, green, and orange.

After I finished painting, I sealed the shell with an acrylic clear spray to protect my art.

Now it's your turn... either go for a walk on the beach, or to your local craft store
to find some shells, I highly recommend the beach walk if it's possible.

 

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN A PRIZE, YOU MUST:

***Complete the hop - visit all blogs/youtubes and comment on each one
***Come back to this event page, no later than midnight PST on Sunday, 

March 20... and tell us what your favorite 3 projects were in the two day hop.

Each blog hostess will be selecting a winner from those who partisipated

and completed the hop.

Saturday, March 19 

 Amanda Rhodes: http://salnclts76.blogspot.com/
Kim Norman: https://youtu.be/bho-n2TodyI
Christy Lepine: https://youtu.be/3UE8NPiSH9A
Tracy Sagriff: http://mygrandmasteacups.blogspot.com/2016/03/4gspringbloghop.html
Laurie Moore: http://mooreartfromtheheart.blogspot.com/2016/03/4gs-spring-theme-blog-hop.html

Sunday, March 20

Michele Quam: www.Chelmariescreativecorner.blogspot.com
Germaine Fryc: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmF4v21mfQw
Latanya Townsend-Poelinitz: https://www.youtube.com/user/Poelinitz1
Paula Driver: http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com/

 

The prize I will be giving is... 

  Two pieces of my art along with a couple seashells for you to draw or paint on.

 

Happy Blog Hopping! 

Your Next Stop in the Blog Hop is Germaine Fryc's blog:

 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmF4v21mfQw