I’ve looked at the baskets and the bases are going to need some quilting so I’ll have to think about what to do there.
I’ve always had an interest in fossils and rocks. My desk at
work is covered with them! They are a great conversation starter because people
always want to know what they are and more importantly, why I have them on my
desk. I have them because I like them. And they are beautiful! This is a group of little bivalves that I found at Bridal
Veil Falls in Kagawong on Manitoulin Island. If you sort through the clay you
can find whole fossilized bivalves completely free of any rock. It is so
exciting to find them!
This “fossil” is a frog, Latin name Rana. While the rock is
from Manitoulin Island, the frog is not. It was a rainy day and there was going
to be no rock hounding I got creative! I used acrylic paints to make my own
fossil! I had a fossil identification book so the image is more or less
accurate. I’ve fooled a lot of people with this one!
My brother really liked my fossil paintings so when
he renovated his bathroom he asked me to paint tiles for him. He purchased
tiles that looked like sandstone; I pulled out the tile paints and the fossil
identification guides and got started! Once the tiles were painted they were
baked in a warm oven so that the paint would bond to the tile. He has the tiles
in the bathroom and the shower enclosure and many years later they still look
like new! It is a man cave for sure!
And lastly, a few more pictures from Mom’s Nostalgia quilt!
Lady's Slipper (they'll be blooming soon!)
Sampler
Foxglove
Blue butterfly
Until I post again, happy sewing!
Those fossil tiles look great and are such a unique idea! I like all the details of the Nostalgia quilt. Today my boss gave me a big bad of cross stitch and embroidery floss that she got from her mother. Lots of leftovers and different colours and I had to think of you when I saw those, as crazy as that sounds lol!
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