New Yarn Painting ~ Teddy the Corgi

Happy Thursday everyone!

I am soooooo excited to show you the newest yarn painting I just finished!

I made it for my wonderful twin sister, Melanie and I just surprised her with it!

It is a portrait of her corgi, Teddy!

I just love how it turned out!

Yarn Paintings are so FUN and easy to make!

I have written a step by step tutorial for you if you would like to make one too.

I love making yarn paintings because they are relaxing projects that only use simple supplies that you probably already have in your craft box.

I took lots of photos for you to see Teddy pop to life from a simple photo to a rich yarn painting!

I started with a photo of Teddy that I printed off in a size to fit my 8 x 10 board.

Then I cut out the photo and glued it to my board so that I could "paint" the shapes with my yarn!

Then I just let the photo tell me where to put the yarn pieces!

I love seeing him pop to life!

Ta Da!

Here is the finished piece all ready to hang!

Melly just LOVED it and nothing in the world makes me happier to know that!

The smile on her face was the biggest hug I could ever get!

Making and sharing art is the greatest gift for me and I truly feel it is what my life's purpose is all about.

I have done several yarn paintings over the years and each one was not only FUN to make but FUN to touch and admire everyday!

I have several of them for sale as note card sets in my Etsy shop for you to enjoy too!

If yarn painting sound like a FUN project that you would like to try, please take a look at my yarn painting tutorial and share the finished piece with me anytime!

I would love to see it!

xoxoxo

Melissa & R-Chee

New Valentine's Day Pug Cards ~ The LOVE PUG ~ Yarn Painting Collection

Happy February everyone!

Come and celebrate Valentine's Day with us all month long!

R-Chee & I have created a new special set of Pug Love Cards for you to send to all of your friends and family!

I created them from my special collection of pug yarn paintings and they are perfect for any occasion!

Valentine's Day • Birthdays • Thank you • Invitations • Holiday • Thinking of you

5 of my Fawn and Black Pug yarn paintings are reproduced on these wonderful note cards for you.

The copyright watermark will not be across your images.

You will receive 2 of each the 5 designs pictured.

Each card is hand signed on the front by me.

3½ x 5 

Blank inside

Envelopes are included

Cards are packaged in a plastic sleeve for you and shipping is free within the USA. :)

Please contact me anytime with any questions.

You can only find these special cards in my Etsy Shop!

I love creating FUN new things for you to enjoy!

xoxoxo

Melissa & R-Chee

Fun News on a Monday Morning!

Happy Monday Everyone!

R- Chee & I have some FUN news to share!

My Pug Yarn Painting ~ The Kiss ~ was featured in Sunday's Life & Arts section of our local Boulder paper, The Daily Camera!

It is also in an online version here :) 

The signed print or a set of 10 signed note cards are available for you to enjoy in my etsy shop. :)

What  FUN news to start the day!

What do you have planned for today?

Please leave us a note and let us know!

We cannot wait to hear all about it!

xoxoxo

Melissa & R-Chee

New Yarn Painting ~ Pug On a Red Rug

Happy Monday everyone!

I am so excited to show you the new yarn painting I just finished!

I have titled it Pug on a Red Rug, and I had so much FUN making it!

I took lots of photos while I worked to show you the process of him popping to life from a photo to a yarn painting.

All you need is a drawing or photo that you would like to fill in with yarn.

It can be an abstract, landscape or figure... whatever you enjoy most!

I love yarn painting. 

It is FUN, relaxing and there is not a right or wrong way to work. :)

You will find little tricks that you like as you go.

One thing I like is to plan the shapes I want to fill in so that I can relax into the process easily.

To do this, I always go ahead and place the fine defining lines in before the larger filling in begins to make sure I do not forget to put them in.

Ta Da!

I just love how it turned out!

I have made this image available on note cards and signed prints in my Etsy Shop for you to enjoy.

I love it when friends share their stories and photos of what they are working on.

Recently my friends Georgie and Lynne showed me their yarn paintings.

Please let me know if you make one too!

I would love to see and feature it on the blog too!

xoxoxo

Melissa & Archie

Friend's Art ~ Inspiring Yarn Painting

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I am soooo happy and thrilled to show you the new yarn painting my friend Lynne just did!

She said the yarn paintings I have made over the last couple of years inspired her to try one of her own.

She recently peeked at my yarn painting tutorial and made this amazing landscape from a stained glass pattern she found.

I love that you can create yarn paintings from absolutely any photo, drawing, abstract design or image that inspires you.

Any age of artist from child to adult can make gorgeous art pieces in just a few hours and enjoy the process every step of the way!

Lynne recently found this wonderful blog post about creating yarn paintings on round paper plates. 

I cannot wait to make one of those next!

Ta Da!

I love the yarn colors and textures she chose in every layer!

Can you believe she has never tried yarn painting before?

It is truly amazing!

Thank you so much Lynne for sharing it with all of us!

Please contact me anytime if you have art to share with me.

I would LOVE to see what you are working on!

xoxoxo

Melissa

Friends' Fabulous Art!

Happy Thursday everyone!

I am so excited to share the art my friends have been working on and were sweet enough to share with me.

My twin sister, Melanie, makes the most wonderful bears.

This is her newest creation handmade from mohair.
The bear is fully jointed and has beautiful glass eyes. 

Isn't she wonderful!

My dear friend, Georgie, made Archie and me this gorgeous yarn painting!

I jumped up & down and clapped my hands when I saw it!

It is the most amazing piece and gift!  I cannot believe it is ours!

She even made us a yarn painting dragonfly and blue butterfly to float above Emmitt & make his Zen garden even more magical!

My friend, Lynne, crocheted this wonderful rainbow kitty from this fabulous free pattern she shared with me.

I cannot wait to make one too!

...and my friend, Pam M., shared her photos of her finished moss terrarium and succulents with me!

I just adore them!

Thank you so much for sharing your art with me!

I am so lucky to have all of you!

Please contact me anytime if you would like to share your projects with me!

I cannot wait to see them!

xoxoxoxo

Melissa

New Yarn Painting ~ Pug in the Park

Happy Monday everyone!

I am so excited to show you my new yarn painting that I just finished!

Archie was sweet enough to be my model for this image.

I love painting with yarn!

Each piece of fiber builds on to the next to create a rich, textured painting that anyone can create!

You do not need to know how to draw, knit or crochet to make this fiber work painting come to life.

All you need is some glue, scissors, yarn and your favorite photo.

I have written a fun tutorial on creating a yarn painting for you to enjoy.

I snapped some photos for you to see this new painting spring to life.

I did the painting over several days to keep the whole process FUN and creative.

You can stop and start at any time in the process and pick up right where you left off feeling happy and refreshed.

Here is Archie getting filled in with each strand of yarn.

Always starting at the top of my image, I have filled in his head and blocked in some imortant lines in the body that I do not want to miss later.

I use worsted weight acrylic through most of it but do have some thinner weight wool fibers running it through it too.

Yarn painting is an excellent way to use up tiny balls of yarn that you have left over from other projects left in your stash.

Now Archie is all filled in and I have cut small white circles of craft felt to use as highlights in his eyes.

Here are close up shots of the shading I followed right from my photograph.

I decided to "transport" Archie from his rug in the original photo to a lush park by splitting the background with a blue sky and some green grass.

Ta Da!

Our new yarn painting is complete!

I had so much FUN creating it!

I have made signed prints and note cards available for you to enjoy in our Etsy Shop.

Please contact me anytime with any questions if you decide to make a yarn painting too.

Archie & I would also love to see and share what you create!

xoxoxo

Melissa & Archie

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

Love is...

A heart-shaped circle that reaches up to heaven and back to earth in a never ending flow!

We Love you!

Have a wonderful day!

xoxoxo

Melissa & R-Chee