vivid: adjective

strikingly bright or intense in color

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Over at the Artist Playroom, we have a challenge to do Zentangles, or as this ole' country girl calls them, doodling! And I cannot do them in black and white either, just like photography, I cannot wrap my mind around lack of color when there is so much color to see and use! So here is my "doodle" for this week, it's part of my AB for Elizabeth's online class where we are focusing on Lesson 9, which is backgrounds:

I used my Sakaru Glaze pens and metallic pens by EK Success. I love the vivid colors from the pens!

I concentrated on three elements in my design, swirl, lines and dots.

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I seem to have been on a creative roll of sorts, so when my downstairs neighbor asked me if I wanted this old stool, my eyes glazed over and I think I actually drooled. lol I did clean it up so you've been spared the dirty version full of dirt and cobwebs, aren't I nice? lol

Next I added a coat of gesso, I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing that gesso and a little chicken soup can't cure! After that I sanded it to distress it and then put a clear coat over it to protect the paint.

Next, it went back to my craft room where I papered, added ribbon which I inked to make it a deeper orange, etc. and it now looks very colorful, like this:

I love the word strip which I highlighted with my white pen , and the buttons that cover the screw heads:

Added some cork to the top for a coaster effect and a little green paint around the edge:

and here it is, lovingly placed beside my chair, with my ice tea already on it, and my clipping shears. I love the tray underneath to hide hold supplies, fans and plant tags.

I am entering my stool/side table into Unique crafters Challenge # 4, Buttons.