That being the case, what might possibly be some ideas for other uses for this pattern since I am obviously wishing for nice weather? Lets think about the obvious ones to start with, cards always come to mind and you can view the free pattern that I did as a companion to this pattern on this blog the "Night Light Bug". Since completing that free project I've purchased a Cricut Die Cut Machine and could certainly use many of the different cartridges to add to and enhance this design. You could add borders, change the painted lettering to one using the Cricut fonts, and enhance the background. How about finding an interesting poem to use on the inside of the card, print it out on your computer, use a great scrapbooking paper as a background thus personalizing the card for someone special. Of course you could do the same thing for any of the bugs that are on this pattern and make an interesting card design to showcase the individual bugs either on the clips or on the candle holder design. How about making a long thin card where the bugs flow down the front of the card similiar to the clips on the pattern. Keeping that theme going why not cut out tags on the Cricut and paint the bugs onto the tags and add them to your Christmas packages? Wouldn't your friends and family think that was fun and just a little quirky??? Imagine the fun they will have when they open their packages Christmas morning?
If you look carefully at the candleholder design you will see that it tells a story of a bug's night out dancing in the moonlight. Why not use that idea to paint a series of paintings as a storyboard on watercolor paper or cardstock, mount them either individually or as a series using matte board and an interesting frame. This would be darling in a child's room or as a seasonal accent in your home. Years ago when I first became interested in decorative painting it was all the rage to cut out individual pieces and hang them on your walls as plaques. Wouldn't these bugs look darling cut out as individual pieces to hang as accent pieces for the storyboard idea that I mentioned above? Here's another thought paint the bugs onto the edges of the picture matte board to enhance the storyboard! That would continue the design on out to the outer edges of the piece. Some of my favorite pictures that I've hung in my home are those where the painting incorporates the matte extending the painted surface.
Have you been listening to the news media and the concern over the body scans that airport security is using? I'm not going to expound on the whole issue of body privacy in this blog but it certainly made me start thinking about my travel concerns for 2011 and one is certainly how to recognize my luggage. Why not paint a luggage tag with bugs on it to help identify your luggage?
How about painting a fun pin to wear with one or more bugs on it? I love to wear pins especially my vintage pins that are family heirlooms. As a teacher my students look at my jewelry and comment on it and a bug pin would be a fun addition to my spring clothing wardrobe. Ok, now I know that I've gone over the deep end if I am thinking about wearing cooler clothing when I decided to take a space heater with me in the morning because my classroom was so chilly yesterday. I'll leave you with those ideas to mull over while we weather through the remainder of winter and think thoughts of snowmen and winter driving. Like me it will give you something to think about instead of cold winter weather and concerns about driving, shoveling snow, and cold weather. Have a wonderful winter season while you dream of nice weather to come.
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