happy monday everyone! another start to the week is here yet again! and though it still seems like a distant thought for us northern minnesotans...i couldn't help but show a little dash of hopefulness by bringing out my welcome spring collage box. {below}
there is another accent in the above photo that was result of a recent project i saw in country living magazine {april 2011 pg 53 to be exact}. and this crafty creation was also the inspiration behind a new category for my blog - monkey see..monkey do. with this new addition i hope to find projects that are put out there to spark our creative minds. and then share them with you! so...with that...
monkey see...
monkey do!
and "do" again. this time with aqua shred by my own hand. with the aid of rit dye. you want to get looks from your loved ones?? start dying newspaper...then "drying" it in a warm oven...followed up by a visit to the paper shredder. yep. they're gonna look. and probably whisper. but that's ok because it will be worth the result! {below}
also well worth it was the photo op for this post. which required me to fish out the tucked away stash of jelly belly cold stone creamery flavored jelly beans. of course a present photo would show way fewer in the bowl! ice cream flavored candy?? need i say more?
plus "do" one more time! the same aqua nest is stacked with a newspaper version {below} that i dyed in coffee. here's a hint. don't waste your time dying it! after the dip in the glue bath the color was nearly lost. oh well. the coffee smelled good "baking" @ least!
i hope you've enjoyed the little works this monkey "did". are you ready to run to the recycling bin & grab that sunday newspaper? or maybe you have a dip bath of your preferred rit dye color already brewing! you will be "do"ing your own nests before you know it! be sure to laugh off any naysayers. they will get it in the end. or @ the very least enjoy some treats from the new candy "dish"!
now i'm off to find me my banana...
