Oh those summer days!

I love summer days, the breeze, the trips to the beach or rivers, white clouds and blue sky, weekends with family, but right now it is our rainy season in Panama, and it’s been raining even with strong winds off late.

But today it was beautiful; a nice sunny day that gave me the idea to do a small painting that would remind me of a sunny day even under a heavy rain.   This is what came out, a summer day at the beach back in 1950.

 

I am no professional painter at all and would not even know how to do a painting, but nowadays with all the resources the internet offer; there are awesome tutorials that can teach beginners how to paint a background.

So I ran a search and found one tutorial at a great site named eHow.   And watching the tutorial video you can find here and trying it myself, my beach background turned out quiet nice I would say (considering I don't know how to paint):

Once my background was finished, I did continue then with my favorite technique the decoupage, played around with the images I had in mind and voilá!  a scene was created.

 

The materials I used for this project are:

  
Materials

• Artist board or canvas (size will depend on your project, mine was 16x22 cm)

• Acrylic Paints & Brushes

• Vintage images & papers in different sizes

• Scissors

• ModPodge

The step by step is:

1.  Paint the beach background using the acrylic colors and brushes of your preference and the tutorial found here.  Let it dry.

2.  Print the images you want to use and seal them with protective/sealer spray or pva glue diluted with water.  Let the prints dry accordingly to the manufacturer’s recommendation.

3.  Cut the images and glue them on the canvas with ModPodge, eliminate the possible bubbles of air with care, not to affect the canvas fabric.  You may want to frame it if you wish. 

A beautiful beach day to enjoy at home, but I´m actually feel like going to the beach, don’t you?

Thank you very much, hope you guys like this project.

Every week we have the honor and pleasure to participate and share our projects in awesome parties, please visit them and see what talented artists and crafters are creating.  They are not in a particular order, just from the oldest I found till the newest:

Monday:   

Brag Monday @ The graphics Fairy  
Vintage style link party @ Debbiedoo's 

Market yourself @ Sumo's Sweet Stuff  
Link party @ The Girl Creative 

Making Monday marvelous @ C.R.A.F.T.  
Boggieboard Cottage @ Masterpiece Monday 

Mod Mix Monday @ Mod Vintage Life  
Meet me Monday @ You're Talking Too Much

Calling All Crafters Monday @ All Things Fee  
CraftOmaniac Monday @ CraftO Maniac 

More the Merrier Monday @ DIY Home Sweet Home  
Make-it-Yourself Monday @ An Original belle 

Amaze me Monday @  Dittle Dattle

Tuesday:

Get your craft on @ Today'screative blog 
Knick of Time tuesday @ Knick of Time 

Tell it to me Tuesday @ Creatively Living 
Tutorials & Tips Link Party @ Home Stories A2Z  

Cowgirl up Linky Party @ Cedar Hill Ranch 
Tuesday’s Treasures @ My UnCommon Slice of Suburbia

Trash 2 Treasure Tuesday @ Kammy's Korner 
Be inspired link party @ Elizabeth & Co

Coastal Charm @ Nifty Thrifty Tuesday 
Domestically Speaking @ Power of Paint Party 

Take the Time to Challenge @ Raising 4 Princesses 
Turning the Daunting into the Do-Able @ Project Queen

One project at a Time @ A Bowl Full of Lemons
Linking Pary @ Passionately Artistic

Take a look Tuesday @ SugarBee crafts 

Wednesday:

Wow us Wednesdays @ Savvysouthern style 
Primp your stuff Wednesday @ Primp

White Wednesday @ Faded Charm 
Share the love @ Very Merry Vintage Style

It's a Party @ DIY by Design 
Whatever goes Wednesday @ Someday Crafts 

What is it Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants 
Whatever you want Wednesday @ Free Pretty Things for You

Wicked Awesome Wednesday @ Handy man, crafty woman 
Show & Share @ Southern Lovely 

Show and Tell @ SNAP 
It's a Party @ CreativePrincess

Thursday:

Catch as Catch Can @ MyRepurposed life 
Open House Party @ No MinimalistHere

Vintage Inspiration @ Common Ground 
Hookin' up with @ House of Hepworths

Time Travel Thrusday @ Brambleberry Cottage 
20 Below Thrusday @ Cristinas Adventures

Home and Garden Thrusday @ A Delightsome Life 
Made you Look @ Maid in a Day 

Treasure Hunt Thursday @ From my front porch to yours 
Thrifty Thursday @ Saved byLove Creations

Show off your stuff party @ Fireflies and Jellybeans

Friday:

Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest 
Weekend Bloggy Reading @ Serenity Now 

Inspirational Friday @ At the picket Fence 
Do something Crafty @ See Vanessa Craft

Friday feature @ Redoux Interiors 
Once upon a Weekend @ Family Ever After

Friday Fun Party @ Craftionary 
Finished Lit and Laundry for Friday @ Lit and Laundry

Feature yourself Friday @ Finger Prints on the Fridge 
Look at Me I'm so Crafty @  Fun to Craft

It's a Hodgepodge Friday @ It's a Hodgepodge life 
Friday Flair @ WhipperBerry

Fridays Unfolded @ Stuff& Nonsense 
Simply Link Party @ SimplyDesigning

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage   
Happy Hour Friday @ Happy Hour Projects  

Saturday:

Spotlight Saturday @ Classy Clutter 
Show and Tell Saturday @ Be Different act Normal

Site Nite special @  Funky Junk Interiors 
Get schooled Saturday @ Too much time on my hands

Scrappy Saturday @ CandaceCreations
Weekend Wrap Up Party @ Tatertots & Jello

Check me out Saturday @ Iam only 1 Woman 
Serenity Saturday @ - Serenity You

Saturday Seven Party @ Positively Splendid 
Strut Your Stuff Saturday @ Six Sisters' Stuff
Saturday Showcase @ Bowdabra Blog
 

Sunday:

What's Your Sunday's Best! @ My 1929 Charmer 
Weekend features @ Sisters of the Wild West

Simply Klassic Sunday @ Simply Klassic Home 
Sundae Scoop @ I (Heart)Nap Time

DIY Project Parade @ DIY showoff 
The Sunday Showcase Party @ Under the Table andDreaming 

Creative Bloggers's Party & Hop @ Homemaker on a Dime
Nifty Thrifty Sunday @ Nifty Thrifty Things

Thank you,

Have a great week!
 

Erika