Painted Silk Scarf Class

Savannah Rose and I attended a painted silk scarf class this afternoon at The County Shoppe in Fort Benton, Montana.

I had made a resolution that I wanted to explore working with paints this year to add to my hobbies and crafting. Well, we are into our 4th month of the year and I have finally picked up a brush.



As anticipated, my having "control" does not apply to using paint. I am please with how my scarf turned out, but it is not like the sample one I was looking at that the instructor showed us. Now I wish I had taken a picture of hers! Also, the iris is not something I was totally happy with, but others say it is pretty.




One thing was noticed whether a child or adult, this is a craft for all ages. You just don't have to mind getting your fingers colored (guess gloves could even be worn). Mine are still a purple tint. We all laughed and complimented each other on how everyone's scarf looked much different the the others. The same materials were used by all.




Hope you enjoy the pictures. Now I just have to set the colors permanently with a hot steam iron and maybe a turn or two in the dryer.

Paint Outing -- Great Falls, Gibson Park

My kids and I enjoyed a late afternoon / early evening out of doors to a visit to Gibson Park here in Great Falls, Montana. We were invited to attend with the Great Falls Arts Association to a "Paint Outing". It was well attended by some very nice people. They set up their space and painted, drawed, or took pictures of the scenery or whatever inspired them. Everything was very pleasant except for the mosquitos trying to make us their feast. My son, Wynston and I ran back home quickly for some spray to make the outing more enjoyable.





The scenery around the Flower Garden and Arch was lovely and here are some pictures of our activity. Hope you have something this light and fun to do this summer!