Mixed Media Canvas Collages: Spreading Joy and Cherishing Today

Happy Thursday and I hope that you're having a great day! Recently I was dabbling with some mixed media canvasses using vintage photos and acrylic paints (shared in previous posts), and I created these two sweet pieces.

"Spread Joy"

I enjoyed playing with this canvas, 

collaging a sweet photo of this pretty

little girl which I tinted with a little bit

of acrylic paint.

I added a bird, little words,

and some lovely old lace...

...after building up layers of of acrylic paints

in neutral colors for the background...

...along with some patterned papers and vintage

sheet music...

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"Cherish Today"

I used a similar process for this one,

substituting pretty fibers and a vintage mother

of pearl belt buckle for lace...

I couldn't believe that in one of my vintage children's books

I found words to a poem called "Hoop Song".

How lucky was that!

Both of these pieces are for sale in my Etsy shop.

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Have a wonderful day!