Spin art

What's up everybody! It's been a while since I've done crafts so today I'm going to try this spin art kit. I've got my trusty craft apron on for this project, and it looks like I'll need it too!

First, let's cover our workspace with newspaper and lay out all the materials. We have a spinner, some paint, and circle paper that will be our canvas.

I'll first add three drops of blue paint onto the paper.

Then I pull the little lever on the side of the red spinner and get it going! When it spins, the paint flies out to the edges. Whoa, be careful it doesn't get on my fur!

Let's add more paint to it and see what it will look like.

Cool! Each design is unique. It is getting a bit messy here so I have to be careful.

I made several of them. What do you think? Do you have a favorite one?

String art

 Hey everyone, hope you're having a good 2022 so far! I can't believe it's already February. Time flies, doesn't it?

Today, I'm going to be making string art from a craft kit. I'm wearing my craft apron so my clothes stay nice and clean.

The design we'll be making is a succulent plant. We've been getting into gardening and plants lately, so this is just perfect! Here I have a wooden board that has a bunch of nails already hammered halfway into it. It will be the outline for our design.

The kit comes with colored string and a picture of the final design.

We'll start by taking one color string and wrapping it around the corresponding nail as indicated in the photo.

Then we fill in the shape by going up and down, left and right, and zig zag in all directions. There are no rules in this step, so just do whatever you'd like to fill it in!

Oops, I'm a bit tangled up in the string!

Okay, now we're making progress and going up to do fill in the leaves of this design. We are using two different shades of green here.

And finally! It is finished! What do you think? It took several hours to make.

I know the perfect place to display it. It'll look great here on the fireplace mantel.

Thanks for joining me and making string art! Let me know in the comments if you've made string art before.

Uncle Tibbs' new apron

I was hanging out with Uncle Tibbs when my mom came by with a little surprise for him.

"Something for me?" he asked. Indeed it was, and it was something fun!

"Oh, this is beary exciting!" he giggled.

Uncle Tibbs opened it to reveal a black apron that said "Bear Grills." This is a gift from Droopy and his human and we received it a long time ago but forgot to post about it.

"Put it on, Uncle Tibbs," I said.

"Okay, how does it look? It fits perfectly! This will definitely inspire me to do more grilling."

Thanks for the apron, Droopy! Grilled salmon, anyone?