Showing posts with label christmas exchange. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas exchange. Show all posts

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Confirmed, what I already knew!

A group of us try to get together every year for a catch up, a meal etc.  We generally do a gift exchange and this year we had to buy something that we love and give that to everyone, with a $10 limit.  As a side note, I think only myself and my daughter listened, the others went way over🤨

One lady gave us these painting supplies along with a candle.  As you can see she even included how to's on painting Christmas pictures, they are all for beginners.
I have been stressing about this for the past few days.  I kept looking at the instructions and I wasn't overly fussed about doing a Christmas painting.  So I looked at online and decided on something else; flowers.

Here is what I did.  Now don't feel you have to comment or tell me it's fine for a first attempt I know it's pretty miserable.  I am no painter.  Painting is not my thing.  I over think it all.  Realistically I am a paint by numbers type of gal.  Being told where to paint and with what colour.  Funnily enough I have even looked at those paint by numbers kit as I think that would be fun.  This wasn't fun for me it was stressful.
After looking at it over the day, I decided it looked better this way round?




Our daughter regularly does those online paint nights and does a super job.  The girls had a water colour artist come into their school and they both did super.  In fact here is Nora's painting and she is only 9!


So I am going to quit while I ahead.  I can say I have tried it but it's not for me.

Meanwhile below is the tutorial that inspired my painting.


A side trip to Ikea........

Last week hubby had an appointment to see the surgeon as a follow up.  Practically across the road is Ikea, so we went there first. First th...