For the Grab Bag swap, our letters this round are G and B. I waffled a lot on what to make. While on vacation, I had some free time and wandered into a craft bar where you can pick a project and make it. Nothing they had appealed. But then I spotted a wooden blank cut in the shape of a bottle. Kismet! So I made a giraffe in a bottle. I painted with their waterbased acrylics for a bit, then took my bottle back to the hotel to be finished at home with proper acrylics.
@TheMistressT - thanks! I bet card designs with a bottle motif would be super fun and cute. It makes me think of several themes that would be fun to explore.
@LindyBlues - thank you! Craft bars are a thing that I’ve noticed cropping up more the last few years. Used to be you had places like Painting With A Twist that did paint-along nights and events or those paint your own ceramic places - all focused on one thing. Now there are quite a few businesses that offer multiple craft options: ceramics painting, glass fusion, candle making, wood burning, acrylic pouring, resin pouring, etc. all under one roof. In one case in Dallas there really is a bar attached so you can have drinks and make a leather wallet at the same time. The place I went was in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and called Hammer And Stain.
I like the subtle reflective stripes that make it look like rounded glass.