Meraki is of Greek origin and means
"Leaving a piece of yourself (your soul, creativity, or love) in your work."
"If I could play and dream to inspire with wonder and to imagine my soul as an artist
and just breathe"
I hope you enjoyed my artful celebration with made with meraki 💙
For my project today I visited the Blueridge Humane Society Thrift Store.
Our purchases and donations provide the organization with its principal source of income.
I was pleasantly surprised to find this unfinished little table sitting right outside their front door and quickly grabbed it up, the possibilities were unlimited and I was excited to get started. I even had a warm chilly-ish day to get started, and as long as I was perched out in the sun and without our usual mountain winds, it was OK.
I kinda knew what I was going to create ( I say kinda cause I really never really know what I am going to do ) and gathered all my StencilGirl® stencils together and laid out my gameplan in my head.
Do you do sketches before you start or are you like me or are you a
"fly by the seat of your pants" kinda girl like me?
On the top of the table I used:
I also used:
DecoArt Starlight varnish along with their acrylic paints
2 of my very own Rubbermoon stamps: Fairy Bright and Fairy Lovely
Tip:
Let your brushmarks give you extra depth by letting them work for you like I did here by using them to express the moon's radiance. Doesn't hurt either to use a varnish that has sparkles in it either to help give you that celestial ambiance.
On the legs of the table I used:
I also used parts of the RubberMoon collage sheet and wrapped the edge of the table in their Signature washi tape.
Tip:
To help washi tape stick better to a surface let the paint be your friend. I laid down the tape right over freshly applied paint while it was still tacky and once it dries it really holds the tape securely to your project.
I created a time-lapse video too so you can get a sense of the order of things, although the word "order" should only be loosely used when describing me, lol
"If I could play and dream to inspire with wonder and to imagine my soul as an artist
and just breathe"
I hope you enjoyed my artful celebration with made with meraki 💙
