Tuesday TipTricks! "Bathmat Beauty!!!"

In today's blog I'm going to share a tip or trick that I've used in the past either in creations or designing things!!!  I ideally would LOVE to keep things simple, but I have also found in life when striving for difference I make things HARDER! ahahah!!!! But all in all - I will share things that have inspired me or pushed me to be creative in new ways!!!

So, here is your tuesday trick or tip! <3
Maybe you have already used this tip or trick...show me????!!! How would you use it for yourself???

Ok! So tip & trick #1!!!!!!!!! HERE WE GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I traveled to St Louis I brought a prop that I had used several times already.  I think what is important is that when you have an idea...sometimes you have to let it play out and TRY a few times before you might be satisfied with the final product.  

This prop came from my lovely friend Becky who stopped and grabbed it because it stood out to her and inspired her.  When she brought it to my house....I AGREED!!!!!  This prop, is a BATHMAT. :)  A plastic, flexible, see-through, "rock like" BATH MAT!

I tried several different ways to use this during this particular shoot.  I was pretty determined to make something out of it and be completely different than the last shoot.

Before, having help from Melodie & Lisa - they helped hold up the bathmat - as the light is hitting it! (raw image)

I did face touch-ups and added another quick small layer of bathmat to cover the other things.
Model: Mikaela Carson

This right now, is me trying things out.  I basically wanted to cover her face completely and see how i felt about it.  You know? Sometimes you see something in your mind and it doesn't play out as much OR maybe it does.
Model: Mikaela Carson

 

Model: Marsha Denlinger - "the bathmat corset" - I did really really love how the bathmat made a great corset - I just still have a lot of art to make from that session!  It was unique, different and gave me great new ideas!

The mat took on a lighting that I had not seen before...it almost glowed blue-ish purple.  Super fun!!!!!

Take a wild prop that you are inspired by....and make something AMAZING!!!!!!

Show the world, tell the world, and inspire others!!!!!

Signing off for your Tuesday TipTrick....

Love Jen


Tuesday TipTricks!
-find a prop that inspires you!!!
-use it as least THREE ways in your creation time.
-post the results, think about the results and your story
-what has been your favorite object to use???

When bubble wrap comes in the mail!

Normally I have not been inspired by bubble wrap....

People do things with it...u know, make DRESSES....make unconventional items...but itz really just used for packing items so they don't break or break themselves and all that.

Here lately I've been really inspired by these BUBBLE WRAPS coming in....I really was kinda impressed by some of these packaging designs and looks!  I have started making some art of these things...and letting myself just create a look or feel BASED on this bubble wrap.  I like seeing what lighting and textures can do just by using something I would not normally see. 

And so far..................here is some ART I made............................

And last nite, I explored the GREEN bubble wrap with myself in self portraits.

These self portraits are actually in the simplistic stage.  The only thing I did on the top picture was adjust coloring and "fill" the sides where the bubble wrap stopped.  The black and white was was just cropped and used a preset in Lightroom to get a look that I wanted!  I loved using this mirror in my bathroom to create some weirdness and yet *proppyness* of the wrap.

The only wrap I haven't explored yet is that last one there.  The one that is a slightly compact, NON drape version of its cousins.  :)

What item has inspired you this week?
What have you CREATED from it???

Love Jen