Virtual Refrigerator - Made By Me

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Welcome to another edition of the Virtual Refrigerator! This weekly blog hop is co-hosted by A Glimpse of Our Life, Homeschool Coffee Break, and Every Bed of Roses. We all cordially invite you to add your link sharing the art that's on your Virtual Refrigerator and then hop over to the other blogs and admire what's on their Fridges! 

  

August's Art Challenge: Modern Art
Just a little a preview of what's ahead for the next couple of months on the Virtual Refrigerator... your hosts will be sharing artist studies and projects. During the month of August, I will feature some modern artists and our projects inspired by their work. Kennady and I have been poring over ideas for art projects - look for our Modern Art feature starting next week. We'll be featuring artists like Piet Mondrian and Gustav Klimt, and a few others!

For today... I've been participating in the July Blogging Challenge, and today our prompt is Made By Me, so I suppose I should show something artistic that I have done. I wouldn't say that I'm not creative, but my creative talents are not really in the area of the visual arts.  In fact, when I was in school, art class wasn't nearly always my favorite because I rarely felt like my attempts turned out right. When it comes to drawing, painting, and pottery, my skills are extremely limited. I can sew and knit and do some creative things that way; and although I rarely take the time any more, I can do some crafty things. And honestly, I like to think that some of my baking has a bit of artistic appeal. So I dug through some archives of photos and found a few things Made By Me to share on the Fridge today.

I made this decorative birdhouse many years ago.
Kennady has used it as a subject for drawing too!

I did this cross-stitched (on plastic canvas) nativity set when my
oldest kid was just a baby.

This is a framed cross-stitch sampler I made for my Mom.

I don't sew much any more, but I did make this
Colonial era costume for Kennady a few years
ago. I made a Southern Belle costume for her too.

This patchwork wall-hanging was put together while I was on a
mission trip in Honduras. The kids in the VBS drew the squares,
and another lady and I sewed them all together. (The lady in the center)
It was a simple project but meant a lot. 

A few years ago I made this "Birthday Book" using stamps and
scrapbooking supplies. There's a page for each month of the year,
a line for each day to keep track of birthdays and anniversaries etc,
and the bottom is a pocket to keep cards in. The idea is to help
keep track of special occasions and never miss sending a card.
I am still almost always late sending birthday cards though! 

Visit This Day Has Great Potential and A Glimpse of Our Life to see what other bloggers have made!

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