Nothing like someone else's big troubles to take our mind off our own. Makes ours shrink to a very manageable size most times.... right??
Still loving those painted cans. I wonder if this will be the year I finish my nutcracker painting... hmmm... if so, I better start now....LOL.... I have still put it out some years in it's half finished state and have still enjoyed it. I don't know when I started it, but at least 5 or 6 years ago. Yep... it's still hanging around after all that time. heh...
As an idea in your spare time, I saw last year where someone had taken cheap or old nutcrackers and repainted them in fun colors. I wish I had seen that before I passed on most of mine. I only have 5 or six now and those are the ones that other's gave me, so they have sentimental attachment.
Oh!!! What a great idea! I have seen some pretty old ones that have lost their wow. I never thought of that, but, I am guessing it would have to be sanded down a bit so that paint would stick to it. The ones I am talking about are the cheaper version of the nutcrackers and are all machine-done.
Okay... really cheap! I wonder if it would work on those? Spare time? You did not seriously use that term. Do you have some time I could possibly buy? :)
I remember when you started the nutcracker painting and I am guessing it is five years or more. It was before
steemitthe other place, and I was still tooling around withfacebook,the other place.... yeah... yeah... that WAS when I started it. LOL
..and yeah... the spare time bit was suppose to make you laugh.... I know it did me !
I guess I was thinking that if a nut cracker was old, maybe even a little broken or very cheap, you would not be too concerned how the painting held up if you were making it look crazy and maybe adding some fake bling.
I say that and I find that one of my flaws has been that I wanted everything I did (or bought)to be able to last forever. Learning and accepting that some things are ok, like funny painted nutcrackers, if they only do well a couple of years. I mean, if you are not taking a grand amount of time crazying them up.
With my mad skilz? No. They are lucky they are not tossed in the trash usually. :) Although, my sisters still like them.
The spare time did make me laugh! Can't you hear me from there? It's not like you are across the continent or anything. So, seriously, do you know where I can buy more time?
If only I could sell you some. I waste so much of mine. LOL !!
I know, it could make you want to slap me, but I do !
The point is, the crackers are not supposed to be painted with mad skilz.... just fun skilz and I know you have those. You could even glue something ridiculous in their hands. So many things could be done. We'll see if I find an el-cheapo or too somewhere to desecrate ... I mean... fix up. ha ha Bad thing is, so many these days aren't even all wood.... oh well.. .it was just an idea I thought you might think was fun. Maybe you gather a few cheapys, put out all your craft doodads and make it family time where everyone gets to go crazy on one.
Oh! Yes! A slap is needed, but, I will not be pushed to violence. Today. :)
I think you hit the nail on the head. All of the nutcrackers I had and grew up with were wood and it seems that the manufacturers do their best to find something other than that to make them. Some are not even paintable, but, I bet I could use a magic marker on them! LOL
It is a great idea. We should hold a contest on the best redo of a nutcracker! :)
Wouldn't that be fun ??
I saw some in the last few years that were not the redone one, but new ones that had pompoms and cheap glitter and stuff and although I could see the draw in a way, I thought, those will never last nicely like the wooden ones have.... and I am just SURE I am right about that....LOL
No violence..... not even a thump..... you need to go check... I think you might have a fever.
ha ha
XOXOXO
Lol... is it okay if I just think about the thump?
Ticky-tacky. That is what I say to those crackers!