My PDU Exchange Gift

These area my Gifts to Cathy B. in the Paint Down Under Journal or Diary Exchange. The one with the giraffe is an address book with a velvety cover and I used So Soft fabric paints. The Diary is a plastic cover and I sealed it and then painted the design (which I adapted from a Willow Wolfe pattern). I used Traditions Acrylics. Then varnished it with Final Coat. It turned out to be a really nice finish. I wasn't sure how it would adhere to the plastic but it stuck really well. I added a Canada scarf and a key chain from Saskatchewan.

Paint Down Under Journal Exchange

This is the exchange gift I received from Cathy B. for the hand painted journal exchange for the Paint Down Under online group. Dec. 2010. I was thrilled with Cathy's artwork and the fact that she gave me two lovely books for the exchange. She also sent along a book on Landscape painting and a Matisse paint company "Technical Guide & Visual Diary" along with a full color chart of their paints. WOW! Cathy also included a lovely kitchen towel for me in the color of my kitchen (yellow). Wow again!