Embroidered Collage

Oooo, toys.  We visited the parents over the weekend and returned home to the presents we had bought each other, although we didn't have any surprises this year.  My husband had remembered I wanted a Dremel and found this other brand of a similar tool in the store earlier this fall and checked to see if I still wanted one.  I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with it, but I'm sure I'll find something because it's nifty.

I ordered the Liquitex set of all 32 colors of the Basics acrylic paint.  I wanted to spend a little more time exploring the idea of how different pigments interact and this looked like a great way to do it.  Unfortunately, they messed up my box and I have a duplicate of a green, but that's not a big deal.

I saw the Decorative Ornament book in the sale section at Barnes and Noble a couple months ago and grabbed it.  Pattern is another subject area that interests me for future works and this book has beautiful color plates combined with explanatory text from across cultures and eras.  I believe Dover also carries a booklet of just the plates, printed a little larger.

I wanted a newer camera and my husband helped me look for one.  I was after something both smaller in size and with more megapixels than my current camera, but still under $100.  Target had this Polaroid on sale a couple weeks ago.  I haven't done a lot of work with it, but it seems nice so far.  I use my husband's larger camera for the shots that will turn into reproductions or slides, but I like having my own available to use more as a sketchbook aid.

I hope all of you who celebrate it are having a merry Christmas.