Summer of Color: Strawberry Lemonade Punch

According to Kristin at Twinkle, Twinkle, our hostess for this summer event, this week's color is Strawberry Lemonade Punch, or:

"A blend of strawberry and lemon flavored sherbets that will make your lips smack with delight."

- Baskin Robbins

I hate to admit this, but there is nothing more disgusting to me than strawberries that have been frozen, processed, chopped, sweetened, or changed in any way from their original state. So even though the sherbet looked pretty, I was a bit tired of pink. Originally, I was going to make another quiltlet, but thought two pink quiltlets were a bit too much. So, I opted for


one of my wooden blocks, instead.


I spent an entire day painting this 8 inch by 11 inch by 2 inch block of wood, first gesso white, then three coats of yellow. Last, I added the red additions on the sides and top. I also added pink dots to signify the tiny bits of real strawberry that seemed to appear in the sherbet.


Finally I added the image transfer. I never thought it was this bright when I chose it. After it was on the block, I realized this looks more like autumn than summer, so


I grabbed several autumn colored silk leaves and glued them to the back.



I thought you might like to see what this looked like when it was scanned. I took a few liberties with the color strawberry, but in my opinion, strawberries should only be red with little green "hats," not colored to look like pink sherbet.

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