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    2019 Word of the Year

    January 1, 2019 - By 

    Trust the process.

    Trust yourself.

    Trust in God.

    Trust your choices.

    Trust your ideas.

    Trust your intuition.

    Trust that things will work out in the end.

    This art journal page cemented my Word of the Year. I was wavering between a couple of words but when this page came together I knew trust was it.

    I love all the texture fabric provides. The stitching and frayed edges. I also love the handmade paper a lovely gift from Elizabeth. She knows how much I love her HMP. Thank you, dear!

    I trust that you will have a wonderful 2019…I plan to.

  • Art - Blog - Crafts - Creativity

    2018 Recap

    December 31, 2018 - By 

    Here we are at the end of 2018. Time to take a look back at the year and discover the highlights.

    Such as my word of the year…Discover

    Looking back I’d have to say that I made some discoveries along the way.

    I discovered a new type of journal keeping that gives me the freedom to do what I want. Not a rigid everyday, writing only journal.

    I discovered that I like like making videos of my creations. Not sure where this will go but it’s fun nonetheless.

    I discovered how much I love my job now in year 2 back to work. Developing relationships with those crazy kiddos whether they are “mine” or not has been amazing.

    Another big discovery was learning to let go of the things I can’t control. This is a work in progress…

    I discovered… I am strong, I’m funny, I am clever & creative and I am uniquely me.

    I am also a Norwegian from the Mid-west and those statements are as close to boasting about oneself as I dare tread.

    I thought I’d share a couple of collages of the important things of my year….from both my personal and artsy/crafsy sides.

    Events, travels, triumphs and good clean fun.

    So many crafts…so little time.

    Now I look forward to what 2019 has in store for me.  Stay tuned tomorrow for the reveal of my 2019 Word of the Year.

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    Try it on Tuesday Spotlight 2018

    December 28, 2018 - By 

    I just found out that I’ve been honored for this piece….

    with a Spotlight 2018 from Try it on Tuesday.

    That is simply wonderful! Thank you everyone at Try it on Tuesday!

    It truly is one of my favorite art journal pages. The little ones remind me of my own when they were young.

    I’m so far behind with visiting blogs that I completely missed seeing the post. Thanks to Jo from Let’s Art Journal for letting me know!