Month: August 2023

Dr Pepper Museum

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Dr Pepper was created by Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas and first served in 1885. Today, it is sold worldwide. It has a long history; it started in a Pharmacy and was first manufactured in this building.

These are the people credited with making the tasty soda.

Typically, Dr. Pepper is either the first or second choice when someone wants a soda. Their bottles are recognizable, but not nearly as iconic as the Coke-a-cola bottles.

The museum is located in downtown Waco and was able to withstand the F5 tornado that stuck Waco on May 11, 1953.

There is a well on the property that was used to supply the water for making the beverages.

Advertisement has always been a large part of selling a product. Besides the ads, advertising included the packaging and the placement of the trademark on coolers, displays, and delivery vehicles.

If you are in Waco, it is worth a visit to the Dr. Pepper Museum.

Plastercraft Houses – Set One – 2023

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They’re back! Yes, I have painted some more plastercraft houses in 2023. Two of the houses, Brass Lantern Shop and White Horse Pub were released, unpainted, by California Creations before 2010. Around the time, the company went out of business. The Shire Church was release by Colorbox, which still make things to paint but mainly for children. At the rate I am painting houses, I should have enough houses to be painted until about October 2064.

Brass Lantern Shop

White Horse Pub

Shire Church

Let’s Go To the Beach

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Summer is dwindling down. All the kids are headed back to school. Let’s enjoy summer a little longer and head to the beach without leaving our rooms. Below is a beach scene I made in Tinkercad. It has a house, lifeguard station, pier, changing rooms and a sandcastle, with a moat. There is so much more that this beach needs. Where are the boats, the people, the beach chairs? Looking inside the beach house, there is no furniture. Looking at the lifeguard station, the first aid kit is missing. There are no chairs on pier and nor fish in the water. How are the missing people supposed to catch fish?

Solution: I have made this design available so anyone that has a Tinkercad account can go an edit this design. For instructions on how to edit this design, check out my posting on Instructables – Let’s Go to the Beach.

For those experienced with Tinkercad, here are the links your will need.

Swirls by Sarah – Coloring Page

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The Swirls by Sarah – Coloring Page is available on my blog for download. It is a simple drawing, but there is so much that you can do with it. If you are familiar with the creating Zentangles, each section could be used for a different tangle.

Swirls by Sarah

It could also be used from the annual October Drawing Challenge, where you draw something every day. Below are some of the drawings I created with this template.

In Shades of Red
Natures Wonder

One Piece at a Time Coloring Page

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There is so many ways the new coloring page “One Piece at a Time” can be colored. I can easily see stars and flowers in the design. How would you color this page?

One Piece at a Time

Below is my first coloring attempt of this page:

One Piece at a Time

This is my third attempt. The second attempt, I did not like so I deleted it and started over. Warning, when you are doing art, you are your worst critic. I named it “Wheel of Color” because it shows the use of a lot of colors on the color wheel, starting with yellow and ending with yellow.

Wheel of Color

Amazing Paradox Coloring Page

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A new coloring page is now available. I called it Amazing Paradox.

I know it looks like a star, but I named it Amazing Paradox because of drawing I created with CorelDraw. The entire drawing uses the Zentangle pattern Paradox. The black and white drawing turned out awesome.

Amazing Paradox – Black and White Version

But, once I added color, it became amazing. I thought the black background would emphasize the colors.

Amazing Paradox

My second drawing using the template was a little different. I used two Zentangle patterns. Before I colored it, I thought the drawing had a Native American feel to it. I researched some color palettes and selected colors from the Cherokee Color palette.

Star of Paradox

These are just examples of what I did. I sure your coloring page will turn out just amazing.

Circles and Squares Coloring Pages

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A new Coloring Page is available! I named this page Circles and Squares. This coloring page allows you to color something simple or color something complex. I am sure whatever it is, it will be beautiful.

Circles and Squares:

Below are two of my final artworks using the Circles and Squares template. Note: Everything was drawn and colored using CorelDraw.

Simply Circles and Squares
Color Blocks

I named this Color Blocks, because I used the primary colors to color the squares; Yellow, Red, and Blue. As the blocks overlapped each other, the secondary colors appeared; Orange, Green, and Purple.