Oh, Mother ;D

I was getting ready to eat something for lunch yesterday.
I saw three partially wet Ziploc bags laying around the sink.
The first bag was over a chopstick.
The second bag was over a scooper.
And the last one was over a spoon.
I just looked at them with a HUH?! face for a while
until I found out that Mom wanted to reuse the bags!
She had washed the Ziploc bags and put them there like that
to let air dry the wet bags and use them again.
She's been complaining that it's such a waste of money
to use the Ziploc bags just once and throw them away.
How cute!
I also truly respect Mom for being frugal and always thinking of
saving money and resources around her.

So, I got a piece of clothesline, two push pins, and several tiny clothespins
and got to work to surprise my mom.

I turned the bags inside out, so they will dry faster.

Then I realized that the opening of the bag turned into a heart shape!
Cool! It was almost like me saying, "I LOVE YOU MOM!"

Are you wondering what those colorful pictures are on the window?
They are made of Transparent Paint.
It's almost like the stained glass sun catchers,
but you don't paint the glass.
You just need to draw and paint whatever you want on a piece of acrylic board.
No brushes needed. You just squeeze the paint out of the bottle.
It is very important that you don't shake the bottle
because you get tons of tiny bubbles in your artwork
if you shake the paint in the bottle.
And that's not pretty unless you want to have some bubbles for special reasons.

1. Paint

Just squeeze the transparent paint out of the bottle carefully.
Some transparent paints are thin, so they come out quickly.
Some paints are think, so you have to squeeze really hard.

Some people like to outline their pictures with black.
(Mom! My mom made the yellow and purplish/red butterflies.
She had a tough time squeezing out the black paint to outline her butterflies.
&
Me! I made the purplish lily at the upper left corner, rose bud, and the leaf.)

Some like to just paint and make anything they want.
(Joy! My sister made a lovely apple above the butterfly.)

Some outline some parts and leave some parts alone.
(Dad! My dad painted the rose bush at the bottom right.
He's artistically inclined for sure!
I copied Dad and made my purple flower below the yellow butterfly.)

2. Dry

It take a while to dry, so it's better to just put it aside and let it stay overnight.
It gets very messy if you try to peel it before it's completely dried.

3. Peel

They feel like a piece of rubber or plastic once they are completely dried.
It's better to make it thick.

4. Stick

They stick on any smooth or glassy surface.
It's beautiful when the sunlight hits them!

Those hearts on the clothesline gave me the idea to make a love message for my parents.
And I also put my mom's b-day card that she received from the church.
The card says Thanking God For You.
I love it because I sincerely thank the Lord for my mom and dad.

This is what my mom sees when she's standing in front of the sink.
Mom & Dad, I love you all!