I’ve got to admit, all this “paint chip” art leaves me with mixed feelings. I can’t help but blaming these crafters for the future when I’ll have to pay for paint chips for an ACTUAL PAINTING PROJECT…
but…
when I was cleaning up the office I found this stack of paint chips I’d picked up to test out office colors. It seemed like a waste to just throw them away so an impromptu project was born and my judgmental side received a little stab of conviction.
All I did was grab the closest punch and went to town, working from the darkest cards to the lightest to create the gradient effect. I thought about making it 3D with the butterfly wings bent but went the lazy route and used ye olde glue stick to fix them to white cardstock, cropped to 8×10.
Then into a dollar store frame it went and up on the wall on an existing nail… because I’m a planner like that.
I don’t love the frame but I do love that this project was completely free. Maybe I’ll go back and hit the frame with some spray paint for a pop of color. We shall see.
So there it is. I can no longer be outspokenly judgmental of paint chip crafters. Darn you Pinterest.
I love gradients and ombre – and I’m not worried about having to pay for paint chips any time soon 🙂
I LOVE that wooden piece that looks like a molecule in the bottom picture – where is it from?
Thanks Julia! the wood cutout of a caffeine molecule was a Christmas gift but I’m looking into who made it… it was by far my favorite gift!