Gaddo Reflections

Oriole Coasters - I picked up the pattern at the Durham Life Sciences Gift Shop last summer and finally got around to stitching it. I...

Butterfly Coasters - This is the finished butterfly cross stitch that I showed last week. I made them into coasters. So, 2 monarch and...

Bottle Cap Butterfly – This was another project for the Butterfly Expo. It is counted cross stitch mounted in a large “bottle cap” with...

Poured Pitcher – This one was started so long ago. I used @Mixed Media Girl paints and resin. I remember it as a tree ring pour. My...

I decided to leave it pretty much as it was poured. I did touch up the sides in a combo of mars black and obsidian. I also added a final...

Heart of Gold Resin – Final Chapter – Well, I finished it. I closed in some of the gaps using a Posca Pen. I also didn’t like the...

This the last of the student resin pours from the Mixed Media Girl class in October. If you have a chance to take her class, DO IT. It...

Heart of Gold – do a geode, but I went off course and formed the heart with the stones. I would like to highlight the stones in gold...

This was almost a fail. I had decoupaged this using a Christmas card. When I added the resin, something went very wrong. The resin got...

The second of 4 completed during MMG’s resin class. I added the turtle, which was part of a wind chime that had fallen apart after a...

I started this resin painting with Mixed Media Girl at her class in Palm Harbor in October. Her classes are so much fun and you learn so...

This is the last of this series for Christmas cards. I used flip cups with matching paints to the card background. Decoupage the card,...

O Christmas Tree - nope, not done yet. I love Christmas. I don't leave my Christmas tree up all year. I do wait until Orthodox Christmas...

O Little Town - Another in my Christmas card series. A decoupage onto a ribbon pour. I used ColourArte’s prizm pours (third time using...

Another of the Christmas cards that I saved to use in crafts. It is decoupaged onto a ribbon pour that I tried to match the colors of...

Retro Turtle - This was an old card I had saved for many years decoupaged and finished with resin and decorative glass. I'll call him...

Ribbon pour swipe on glass finished with resin. I mounted it in the 4x4 frame that I brush painted. Enjoy! #fluidart #fluidpainting...

Pop-Up Art and Craft Sale – It was a very slow day. 50% of sales would be $14, but that seems meager. Rounded it up to $50. The kids...

I use my leftover resin from the main projects in molds to make small items. Christmas pyramids and blue shell. Enjoy! #resinart...

I used my leftover paints on 8x8 glass finished with Resin. Don’t slip into the abyss. Enjoy! #fluidart #fluidpainting #fluidartwork...