Okay....okay...so I'm playing a little fast and loose with the word 'commission'.
In short, she paid the cost of the materials and agreed to feed my horse the 2 days I'm out of town.
But HEY....there was SOME trade off,...a little....I think....
At any rate, I had a LOT of fun making this sucker!
The inspiration (and collage sheet) is from the art goddess Laura Carson. She made these and I just fell in love with them!
She came up with the idea of using juniper (sprayed first with acrylic) and micro beads to double as seaweed and juniper painted with blue and gold lumiere paint to serve as coral.
The shell is a Lion's Paw. You can find them at Hobby Lobby for 3.99. I also purchased the majority of the shells used here at Hobby Lobby as well. My fave is the little clam with jewels at the bottom...fill with glossy accents then rhinestones and let dry! If you look carefully to the right, you'll see a real seahorse. Mummified, of course, but cute nonetheless.
I purchased a nautical lantern from Hobby Lobby to put this in but am going to let my 'buyer' (hee hee) make the decision as to whether she wants it or not. If she does, I'll post the finished results.
I'm off to go wallow in delight at the fact that I ALMOST broke even on a craft project!! I was THISCLOSE!!! That's saying something, friends.
What's that sound? Oh! My husband.
I just can't figure out if he's laughing or crying. ;)
LOVE this! The minute I got a notification and opened it, I knew it was you and glad you are still creating these incredible projects and sharing them with us! And yep, a trading off is the same as being commissioned!
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