I have an art project in progress. It was inspired by a few bloggers
here,
here, and
here who were inspired by
this (above picture) piece from Ballard Designs.
I decided my squares were going to be 3x3 so I matched up the width and length to an appropriate size for the wall behind my tv. I do realize if we ever upgrade to a flat screen this will need to be relocated. Lowe's had my plywood and chip samples. I went with greens and rust colors. I would love to see different shades of the same color.
I followed the tutorials. Right now, I'm waiting for my first coat of mod podge to dry.
After the mod podge dried for a couple days I got around to applying the glaze. Since I had plenty of that available and no stain I opted for the glaze. It was already tinted black. Two applications was enough for me. I did get worried as I was wiping the glaze off the first time the squares were a little milky colored (I'm guessing that was the mod podge) and my squares were discolored. It looked like I had a Sante Fe theme going on which I was not digging. I let that fully dry and was relieved when it went back to the original color. With the glaze, take off more than you think you should. You can always add more, but it's mostly impossible to alter it once it dries.
Bruce received duplo Legos for Christmas and plays with them a lot. About a month ago we got him the smaller Legos that he can play with during quiet time. It's been great and works out well for everyone! This morning we were looking at the box they came in and the different things that were built like cars, a crane, a windmill, and boat. Today he busily built the crane and windmill as shown on the box. I am amazed at his attention to detail.
Henry loves playing with balls and will play catch all the time if someone is around to play with him. Though he usually throws overhand and tends to lift other types of toys over his head as if he's going to throw them too. I try to show no fear so as not to encourage him, but man those toys can hurt! We were at the park and a guy was shooting hoops. Henry went over with his ball as if he were ready to play too.
