DIY means Do It Your Way!: My Tangible Art Gallery

This is a wedding gift I made for my brother and sister, Steve and Julie Sealey.

If you would like to know how to make the stars and the cubes, check out my posts.

The tutorials are here and here

This is my son modeling the mohawk hat I made for a family member's daughter.

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This is a tombstone box that I bought at Hobby Lobby for about a dollar and decorated. I will have a tutorial on the technique I used to make this as soon as I have the materials.

This is a coffin shaped box that I bought at Hobby Lobby for about a dollar and decorated. I will have a tutorial on the technique I used to make this as soon as I have the materials.

This is one of a few ribbon rose bouquets I made for my dear sista', Ashley, for her wedding. I will post a tutorial about how to make these soon! It is so easy that it is almost too easy!

This is a photo file box that I made for some friends who had just tied the knot. I used Pastels, paint, pen, marker, and TONS of varnish to make this.

This is a scanned copy of a photography experiment I did when I was in high school. I am very proud of this picture. It was made by laying two negatives into the enlarger and sending light through both negatives onto one piece of photo paper. I can't remember the settings I used, but I remember taking/printing this picture.
I wish I had more of my old photography stuff printed, but time and youthful lack of attention has caused them to be lost. I hope that someday I can get my negatives re-printed by some charitable soul/

This is a Yoda hat that I made for my bro, Russ. Below, is his beautiful daughter, Karma modeling the same hat.

The Force is strong in this one...
What a lovely model! Thanks, Karma!

This is a hat I made for a friend. She likes Cthulu, and I had a lot of time on my hands. My son was awesomely modeling the hat for me in this picture. Thanks, Drake!

These are my "glue shoes". I will post instructions on how to make a pair of sick kicks for yourself soon!

This is a photo frame I made from wallpaper sample scraps. I will post a tutorial on how to make this soon!

This is a cake that my bro, Steve, and I made for a sista' of ours who loves all things Playboy.

This is a photo filing box that I painted for my bro, Forest, and my Sista', Sara, on the tenth anniversary of thier wedding. It was made with paint pens, markers, crayons, pastels, and TONS of varnish.

I taught myself to needle tat over the summer. This was my first project.

This is my second needle tatting project. I will post a tutorial on how to needle tat very soon!

This is a photo of a very old self-portrait I made in early 2000 or 2001.

This is a photo
of me wearing a Halloween costume I designed/made by myself.
The guy behind me is an old friend who was dressed as an 80's rocker.

This is a hat that I made for a new friend, Sherri, who was so sweet and took me all over Fayetteville to show me the sights and showed us around when we were there over the summer. My son, Drake, is modeling the hat. He hs such a great model!

This is a vampire costume I made in 2000 or 2001. The picture doesn't show, but all of the slashes in the velvet are sewn together with red , crosshatched thread.

This is a photo of a gift I wrapped with wrapping paper that I had made out of inside-out Christmas paper. I will post a tutorial about how to make your own wrapping paper designs very soon!

This is a photo of a card I made for my sister and her husband on their anniversary. It was a seriously rainy March when I made this, so I covered the card in clear contact paper to make the card rain-resistant. The picture isn't great because of the contact paper.

I am terrible with symmetry, so this is a "mirrored" photo of a tattoo I had drawn for a dear friend who had asked me to draw her some wings for a tattoo. This is one of four that I drew for her. I will share photos of her tattoo when it is all done.

I am terrible with symmetry, so this is a "mirrored" photo of a tattoo I had drawn for a dear friend who had asked me to draw her some wings for a tattoo. This is the second of four that I drew for her. I will share photos of her tattoo when it is all done.

I am terrible with symmetry, so this is a "mirrored" photo of a tattoo I had drawn for a dear friend who had asked me to draw her some wings for a tattoo. This is the third of four that I drew for her. I will share photos of her tattoo when it is all done.

I am terrible with symmetry, so this is a "mirrored" photo of a tattoo I had drawn for a dear friend who had asked me to draw her some wings for a tattoo. This is the fourth of four that I drew for her. I will share photos of her tattoo when it is all done.