What's That Ornament?

So I had to come up with ornaments that I thought the teens of Mobius Ink Writing group would really enjoy making.

It had to be different!

It had to be Spectacular!

I was browsing some catalogs that were mailed to my house and came across some very cool ornaments in Urban Outfitters

(go figure...)

I travelled to some local craft supplies stores and gathered my list of supplies. I had a photo copy of how to marbelize paper from Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts, and basically I just needed to adapt it to my ornament project.

The list was as follows:

Silver Bulbs

Silver Ribbon

Gesso Spray

Acrylic Paint

Spray Sealant

The silver bulbs need wiped off first, and then the Gesso spray can be applied. It needs about 20 minutes to dry. I only sprayed the lower half of the ornament.

I bought some shallow tin trays and each person picked out some colors and put them in the tray. You can use a pencil or small comb to move the paint around.

The bulb can be manipulated in the paint to come out with desired effects. We only put paint halfway up so the silver was exposed too. Then they were hung to dry.

After a day or 2, you can be sure they're dry and it is time to spray the ornaments with the sealant. I added the silver ribbon; either as a bow at the top, or as the actual hanging device.

Voila, a really cool ornament for any Holiday Tree!

Yeah! What a spectacular night. The North Canton Library teens won the Kimono Contest! 16 entries and we won for the High School age. Li, Bree & Erin all went to the stage to receive free tickets to the Kimono As Art Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota in downtown Canton. They also received memberships to the Massillon Art Museum, which will give our thriving artists a great discount to some terrific art classes.
The fashion show put together by the Kent State University Fashion Student Organization were colorful and lively. The music played during the show was compiled by our very own Ryan Kibby, and it sounded terrific. There was a large crowd which made it all worthwhile, the models were enthusiastic and the flow was great.
Even with the snow coming down many people walked from the Lincoln Theatre to the Massillon Museum for a very nice Reception.
All-in-all this was a fabulous experience and I'm so proud of the girls.

Kimono Fabulous

Well I must say the kimono 3 students helped design for the Obakana Kazoku Anime Manga Club is spectacular. The North Canton Library was asked by the Fashion Student Organization of Kent Stae University to decorate a kimono for the Midori Japanese Inspired Fashion Show being held at the Lions Lincoln Theatre in downtown Massillon on Saturday February 21st, doors open at 6:00pm. At the show kimonos from across stark county will be judged by everyone who comes. I thought it would be interesting to post some of the pics we took while putting the kimono together.

Li Gianfagna, Bree & Erin Sterling are the 3 young ladies who helped in the process. The girls did a terrific job, each bringing to the project their own special talents.