Angels We Have Heard on High-A Peek-a-Boo Project

I Loved the stained glass windows in the cathedrals throughout the lands. While touring in Europe long ago we stopped  in Köln to see the Cathedral there. We also enjoyed the 1987 U2-the Joshua Tree Tour while there.

They are the inspiration for this artwork. 

Supplies:  GSLC Arabian Triptych , GSLC Fern Fronds , GSLC Queen Anne's Lace ,Stained Glass Printed Images, UHU GlueStick, Turquoise Stencil Butter, Paintbrush, Iridescent Copper Paint, Metal Ruler, Clamp, Gold Design Cream, Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold Golden Paint, Liquid Chrome Pen, Triple Thick Medium, Clear Embossing Powder, Vintage Bee’s Wax Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, X-ACTO Knife,Glue

1. Gather Supplies.
   
2. Print Images of Stained Glass Windows. 
3. Glue Images to Back Portion of GSLC Arabian Triptych.
   
4. Once Dry Use a Wet Cloth to Rub Off Excessive Edges.
5. Paint Edges of Back Portion of GSLC Arabian Triptych with Turquoise Stencil Butter.
   
6. Also Paint Top Portion of GSLC Arabian with Triptych Turquoise Stencil Butter.
   
7. Add Patient to Top Portion With Gold Design Cream and Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold Golden Paint.
   
8. Use a Metal Ruler and Metal Clamp to Add Lines of Iridescent Copper Paint to Stained Glass Images.
   
9. Use a Metal Rules to Add Lines From Liquid Chrome Pen to Stained Glass Images.
   
10. Use Triple Thick Medium to Add Clear and Vintage Bee’s Wax Embossing Powders to Stained Glass Images. Cure With a Heat Tool.
    
11. Use Leftover GSLC Fern Fronds and Queen’s Anne Lace to Add  3-D Element. Securing with Heavy  Matte Gel Medium.
    
12. Use an X-ACTO knife to Cut Off Edges of GSLC Fern Fronds and Queen’s Anne Lace so Top Frame Will Lie Flat.
    
13. Glue Top Portion to Bottom Portion with Glue. 
    
14. Dry Pressed Flat and Weighted Down.

Final Thoughts:

I Believe in Father Christmas

~U2

They said there'll be snow at Christmas

They said there'll be peace on Earth

But instead it just kept on raining

A veil of tears for the virgin's birth

I remember one Christmas morning

A winters light and a distant choir

And the peal of a bell, the Christmas tree smell

Eyes full of tinsel and fire

They sold me a dream of Christmas

They sold me a silent night

They told me a fairy story

But I believed in the Israelites

I believed in Father Christmas

I looked at the sky with excited eyes

'Til I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn

I saw him through his disguise

I wish you a hopeful Christmas

I wish you a brave new year

All anguish, pain and sadness

Leave your heart, let your road be clear

They said there'll be snow at Christmas

They said there'll be peace on Earth

Hallelujah, Noel, be it Heaven or Hell

The Christmas we get, we deserve.

Angels in Our Backyards-A Peek-a-Boo Project

 

I have always love the song, One of Us, by Joan Osborn, because it reminds us that angels are among us. I like to think we have all the divine within us, the ability to choose good over evil, to be positive in our interactions, to treato others as we wish to be treated. I am not trying to get in a huge theological discussion, my faith is a simple one, modeled in grace, and elevated in love for others. These are the inspirations for this artwork.

Supplies:  (2) Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts-Little Niche Scalloped,  Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts-Petal Corners, Crayons, Permanent Ink, Wood Grain Texture Plate, Watercolors, Paintbrush, TH Distress Stains of Your Choosing, DecoArt Terra Cotta Shale Green and Red Clay Textured Acrylic Paint, Golden Blue Lagoon and Titan Green Pale Acrylic Paint,  Fan Paintbrush, Resized Copies of Prints of your Choosing- I Used Angels and Backyard Pictures, Scissors, UHU Gluestick, Heavy Gel Matte Medium, Clamps, Ranger Glossy Accents, Premium Gemstones, FolkArt Matte Design Cream Gold, DIY Modern Mini Repositionable Tile Stickers, DecoArt Matte Varnish Medium, Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold, Collected Bits and Bobbins,  Metallic, Green Gold Paint, Weldbond

1.  Gather Supplies.

2.  Use Crayons to Randomly Distress (2) Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts-Little Niche Scalloped

3.  Add Further Distress with Permanent Ink and a Wood Grain Texture Plate.

4.  Paint (2) GSLCuts-Little Niche Scalloped with Watercolors.

5.  Fill in Empty Spaces With TH Distress Stains.

6.  Add Texture and a Aged look with a Fan Paintbrush and DecoArt Terra Cotta Shale Green and Red Clay Textured Acrylic Paint.

7.  Add Another Layer with Fan Paintbrush and Golden Blue Lagoon and Titan Green Pale Acrylic Paint.

8.  Fold up Bottom Portion of GSLCuts-Little Niche Scalloped.

9.  Print Resized Copies of Prints of your Choosing- I Used Angels and Backyard Pictures.

10.                Cut to Size with Scissors and Glue to Cavity with a UHU Gluestick.

11.                Shape Bottom Portion of Niche and Glue Together with Heavy Matt Gel Medium.

12.                Hold Into With Clamps.

13.                Add Premium Gemstones To front Portion Of Scalloped Niche with Ranger Glossy Accents.

14.                Paint Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts-Petal Corners with FolkArt Matte Design Cream Gold.

15.                Once Dry Use Heavy Matte Gel Medium to Glue to Top Portion of Scalloped Niche.

16.                Cut DIY Modern Mini Repositionable Tile Stickers and Attach Where you Feel Best.

17.                Make a Stain of DecoArt Matte Varnish Medium and Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold.

18.                Use Ranger Glossy Accents to Add Collected Bits and Bobbins to Niche Frame.

19.                Use Heavy Matt Gel Medium to Glue to Add Collected Bits and Bobbins to Niche Cavity.

20.                Antique Bits and Bobbins using Metallic and Green Gold Paint.

21.                Use Weldbond to Glue Top Portion Frame of GSLC of GSLCuts-Little Niche Scalloped to Bottom Cavity.

Some Final Thoughts.

A few years ago there were two  movements-Do Random Acts of Kindness and Pay it Forward.  One ask the recipient to pay the act of kindness forward-"Do onto others as I have done to you"-the other remains random and anonymous.   I see these as ways for us to be mindful of those that come into our circle of communication, these good deeds can show the other person compassion and empathy. The gestures can be done out of the goodness of the person's heart. with zero expectation of reciprocation.  A kind word and treating others with kindness costs us nothing but we can brighten their world for that moment and it cheers our soul too.

 

Another song I feel helps emphasize this idea of "Angels in Our Backyards" is Hands by Jewel.