Tuesday, 27 May 2014

A step back to makes me think

Lately, I got two failures.  Well, it is two projects that didn't turned out the way I wanted.  It also have little drawback that I didn't expected.

The first one is paper beads.  I try to makes some with paper and modge podge.  I rolled the paper on wood stick and pencil.  There are a few who stick on them.  I have to take a x-acto to make a cut and removed them from the forms.  There is also the painting that I haven't done to my taste.  I may be a bit perfectionist on the paint job.  Next time I will try this project, I will have to find a way to makes the forms less sicking.  Maybe petrolium jelly on them? Worth a try.  For the paint job, I think I put other colors on the part missing paints.

The second failure is not really a failure.   It is more an experiment.  I wanted to go to the next level.  I have started to making soap.  I started, as many, with soap base.  Soon enough, I wanted to graduate on the next level: doing it from scratch.  Without soap base.  I have done a few batches.  I just wonder if I am doing it right.  They kind of looking okay.  I haven't tried them.  I should.  Maybe I only worry about their look.  They have a pale ocher color.  I just don't know if it should look that way.  Or I worry too much.  I just don't know if it is normal or not.  I am inexperienced in that matter.  So, I don't know what to improve.  I take it easy right now because I do have a lot of soap.  I will use them before making more.  I just don't know if it is a failure or a lack of confidence.  This is the kind of situation where I would like to have someone to see if I do right or not.

So, I don't always do a successful project as a first time.  I sometimes need a bit more times to improve on my ideas.  Each experiment is a learning experience.

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