A few days ago Mother's Day was celebrated in Spain. 🌼
It is a celebration that falls each year on the first Sunday of May and moms are gifted with a small detail. I already know that in different countries it is celebrated on different dates, we already talked about this last year here on Hive. It's not the topic now, but it is a reason why I received a very cool little gift. From my son, of course!
He wanted to give his mother something that cannot be bought and that is not going to wither like a flower, something that is useful for me and that pleases my interests. But he needed a little help from his girl... I mean, she made my gift, upon his request. Sometimes teenagers make us lose our nerves with their little (and serious) things but you see, there are times when they give us a surprise so nice that you wouldn't even visualize it.
So, could you imagine a boot with several compartments? Quite impossible, true?
Well, I did receive one, as my gift for Mother's Day.
Here it is:
A crazy, knitted boot, at first sight. But I don't have three legs, what a pity, I could not use it...
Mom, this is a house with several rooms for your kindness rocks, accessories, and materials. It was my idea and P. knitted it and added parts; it is how it turned out.
The rocks, paints, brushes and markers found their place in the different compartments, although their idea was to place the markers where I put the stones. However, once an acrylic marker is opened, it needs to be stored horizontally so that the paint does not dry out. That is why it got this distribution.
I was more than happy with my gift and thanked both of them. However, for the young lady who put the effort to knit my custom-made gift, I made my thank you words appear on a rock. This rock with purple leaves was born a few weeks ago (just the leaves) but because of its colours, I decided to use exactly this one.
Now it was upgraded by white dots and the other side with the name of the person and a Muchas gracias message. Also, I drew a little purple heart, all decorated with white dots. The colours match the knitted gift. Oh, and I applied a layer of the varnish to protect the colours. Here I still have to gain much more experience as I don't really know how thick the layer has to be... I tried with another rock and there I put a too thick layer of varnish, and here I think it was thinner than needed. It dried very quickly and kind of cracked. But not visibly cracked, I just feel it that way under my fingers. It is not as smooth as I thought it would be.
As this one was already half done, of course, I spent a bit more time trying to draw something on other rocks... One idea went wrong, a complete failure (the result was a very, very abstract scene that my son commented like - oh, it is like contemporary art 😂) but it deserves a separate post as it will have to be continued, I will not give up on that idea.
The other doodling included an animal, that is coming in two different ways. The two drawings of the same face have different characters. (I think I can try to draw it every day to see what it says to me each time.🤔)
The model comes from a comment from this post where I drew lines with my index finger on the screen of my phone. Actually, upon a photo of a rock that had a spot, like an eye and looked like a smiling face. Well, at that moment it became a horse.
my horse drawing from the other day
It has a triangle-shaped eye (which came as an accident but I liked it so probably all future horses will come with a triangle representing the eye) and a thin and pointed ear - which is not to my liking that much.
Now, the horse drawings on the real rocks.
The first turned out to be a young, blue horse, ready for some action. Galloping hundreds and thousands of kilometres, across vast steppes, maybe it would be The Eurasian Steppe. Before he went on that journey I quickly took a photo of him.
Just a few minutes later the second one arrived. It was an old, much calmer version of our protagonist with a white mane and affected eyes.
He looked pensive, but I doubt he wanted to gallop. He stayed on the soft surface but later it entered its new, knitted home. It sleeps there now. 😉
Those horses! Before they know it, they are racing around the world, since you make them do it... Euroasia Steppe 😅
Not sure how it is in Spain, but your Son gives you a gift, but he is just a master ordering his slave to make something? oopsy ... did I say master and slave? I meant to say: your son's girlfriend offered to make the suggested gift for his mother with all the love and happiness in her body and mind 😅 I do like the shoe. Tell her that, please! Good job. Wondering though if all your Kindness stuff fits. Does it? Can imagine you have mucho more stuff to store. LOL. All rooms in the apartment are full of Kindness Rocks; You are ON IT! That is for sure 🥳 🥰
So true, the horses are already running not just through the steppe but also through some web, worldwide 😁
Haha, master son 😂 nooooo, his girlfriend is at the same level of addiction to knitting as I am in this rock thingy, I think it is the relax time from the exams and stress, so she can't wait to have an idea what to knit ;)
At the moment almost everything fits, but it will become small when I open all the colours, and then they will not fit anymore. Luckily, at the moment just the balcony is affected by this hobby, and the shelf above the TV, where usually the keys sleep. Now rocks too 😂
{maybe someone would like to become your permanent flatmate... soon, when the rocks invade the whole apartment 😂}
An apartment filled with Rocks... Well, Mrs Piano Lady, when that happens, you are welcome to stay at my place. But in such a case, do you think the Rocks are showing their maximum Kindness? Distribution is part of the game. That said, perhaps you create way too many of them, at a super high pace, so that Amazon (or whomever is doing the postal mail) is not able to ship quickly enough 🎶😅
Distribution - some will go tomorrow on a little trip :D and others were carried by a postman hahaha, I imagine their face if they scanned to see what was in the package... rocks? 😂😂😂
Heavy packages won't go unnoticed!
Did they arrive? Not that some mail guy ditched the package because of the required heavy lifting; Kinda hospital material I can imagine 📫
The rocks cada vez son más hermosas (your creativity leaves me speechless)... and yes, you have to dilute the varnish a bit more. 😁
Happy belated Mother's Day.
What a beautiful gift mipianito and his girl gave you.
Thank you for saying that for the rocks. And thank you for the Mother's Day congratulations too 😇
Es la verdad. 🤗
You're welcome.
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Y gracias ;)
Very nice rocky gift that is a good natural gift than buying something in shop. The horse is very simple but very attractive I like that.
I have been connected with rocks for many years since I came to Norway. and always close to them, may I join this community dear friend @mipiano. :)
Hey there, @hindavi :)
You of course can join the community, the posts are about painting or drawing on rocks, or if you receive a kindness rock, or find some, or make and give it to someone, or ideas or tutorials on how to make them etc...
The horse - yes, simple but I love it as many times the simple things, or minimalistic style is giving us joy 😇
Thank you, I love to do that. Have a nice weekend :)
What a nice gift!! And above all very practical to organize the implements of your new hobby.
I don't know why your varnish cracked. Normally the coat you put on is very thin, subtle, just to seal everything. I don't know if your varnish is too thick, if so, try thinning it just a little.
Very nice the rock you made for your son's girlfriend and the horses too. I couldn't paint horses, or any animal, I'm terrible at drawing, I would have to use a mold or a guide. You are getting better every day!!!!
By the way...congratulations very late, I always forget and end up congratulating my friend, who lives in Madrid, as if she lived here...the second Sunday 🤣
Thank you @mdrguez, I am trying to give my best :))
You can try with drawing, maybe you would surprise yourself 😇
The varnish. Look, this is how the other looks like... I don't know if you will see the lines from the brush 🖌️
And the rock from the post I applied a lot less and tried to smooth it with my fingertips before the lines from the brush dry. And it was ok until it dried more and then I realized it was not the thing I had to do. So, it's still a learning process now. 🤭 {maybe I should just stay with music hahaha}
And thank you for the congratulation, the same congratulations to you, in advance ✨
Yes, I can see the brush marks. I seem to see a white veil on the finish, can it be? Or is it the photo? Is the varnish not completely transparent?
In the photo it seems that far from brightening the colors, the varnish dulled it, was it like that?
Try to dilute it a little bit next time, so that it is more liquid so that it doesn't mark the brush so much and it takes a little while to dry. Sometimes varnishes tend to get a little complicated.
Noooo, music, rocks, your stories...you are capable of that and much more. Además todas tus rocas están súper chulas!!!!
Thanks for the congratulations, you are on time!
I will try to find a free moment tomorrow 😅 and take a photo of the varnish itself. (it is 00:30 now so the photo would not be any better hahaha) Now I have doubts, did I buy a good one at all 🤦♀😂
A veces olvido que estamos a 6h de diferencia jajaja. Hasta mañana, que descanses.
Good morning 🌅
So this is what the varnish looks like
And in the moment when I apply it. Later when it dries it becomes transparent
If I dilute it, it's with water I guess 😅
Good afternoon to you.
The varnish seems to be of good quality, I think diluting it (with water 😁) will make things easier for you. Go testing until you like the result. It may take a little while to dry but it will.
The horse can be nostalgic, loves the meadows and being with other horses. I say this and imagine and remember the horses I have painted, several of them already ....
I love the little house for the stones, I love it! they will be able to sleep very well!😃
So, I have to draw more horses so these two don't feel like in a very small group :))
I forgot to ask Prince Hefromund if would he like to move into this knitted castle, with the rocks 😁
I think the prince would love it even more if he could ride a horse. Well... horses go in a herd hahaha, but with the couple it's great!😍
Handmade gifts are the cutest, some people don't like them much haha but they have a lot of heart put into them (and creativity). The third leg can be a wooden leg, it makes a pirate game by the way hehe (I'm already delirious 😂)
Aww the rocks you painted, how not to be touched 😍🦉
Hahaha, the third leg. Maybe I can add my hand, so two legs and an arm haha, it makes three 😂
I hope to be able to draw a little owl one day :)) I hope Buhito will be happy to see a relative haha 🦉
I'm sure you were thrilled to receive your son's gift, as we are. We appreciate the effort and the meaning that such a gift brings. Very nice boot, it is no longer a boot, it is an organizer for their work tools. Well thought out by them. Congratulations. The little horse is very nice. Best regards.🐴😀❤️
It was Mother's Day and how nice of him (them) to think in this way to make a gift instead of buying something. And thinking of a thing that would be used in a good way, as he sees me having the joy with this hobby 😇
Thank you and happy Mother'sd ay to you in advance, which will be in a few days (I think if I remember well, the second week of May, in your country)
Así es, el próximo domingo iré a donde mi madre y mis hermanas. Muchas gracias. Querida amiga @mipiano. 🥰❤️
Keep up the good work 👍🏼
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You've shared an one here. I love your drawings, especially the abstract art one. Even the funny mistake you made along the way. Keep up the good work I hope to see how far you can go with this.
We will see how far, but anyway I enjoy in these moments now, even if there would be or would not be improvements. Time will say ;)
Yeah, let see how it goes and I will love to see it. Kudos mama.
Hello @mipiano I loved the gift you received from your son, he had a great idea, and the person who made it knew very well how to interpret what he wanted. You are great, you chose a beautiful menra to thank the person who did all the work
I love your stones
Yes, @miprimerconcurso , they both did very well :))
Thank you 😇
You're getting creative with your rock collections.. but I love the knotted boot.. it's too cute..
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It is much fun and joy, so sometimes they are more creative days and sometimes not ;)
P is really good at knitting
I really love that boot
Thanks, she is ;)
That's so thoughtful of your son 🥹, he's so creative❤️.
The boot is so lovely, what a brilliant idea for your rock collections.
And the little rock you sent back is so pretty ❤️.
Thank you @meyateingi 😇
You're welcome 🤗
I love this. It was so thoughtful of your son to give you a gift that lasts forever and it's beautiful. I love how you express kindness through these rocks, they are long-lasting gifts. Your drawing is so good, having a young and older horse look drawn on the rocks is pure creativity. Well done
It's good to have such a community on Hive.