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    Vintage linen remake

    November 24, 2018 - By 

    I have so many vintage linens squirreled away in boxes. It’s really a shame. Lately I’ve been thinking about purging some things especially things that no longer bring me joy. My trouble is that I have a hard time parting with some of these vintage pieces. I’m beginning my journey of letting go by cutting up the stained and tattered ones first because in reality…who’s going to want them other than me for sentimental value.

    These pieces were just waiting for an opportunity to come together.

    I’ve added the completed piece to enhance my laundry room decor.

    I think perhaps this is a good first step in letting go by being able to hold onto a little piece…if that even makes sense.

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    A secret society

    November 4, 2018 - By 

    I got my vintage vibe back today. I really felt like art journalling. Getting paint covered fingers and messy grungy pages was all I could think about.

    I didn’t really give a whole lot of for thought other than wanting to use some really watered down sprays so show off the texture I was going to create.texture on art journal page

    In the end I used gelatos and water color crayons as well to add the depth of color I sought.

    I layered strips of yellow and blue scraps on both sides of the spread before adding the first layers of color sprays. Layer upon layer until I got the look I desired.  After I found this woman on a pattern envelope I knew she needed something sort of snarky to say. She just had that look about her.Then this image from one of the Reader Digest books I tore apart magically appeared. Well not magic but darn close…it was basically the first image I saw in the stack. 

     From where I’m sitting it looks to me like a secret society

    Yep…in those days the ‘good old boys club’ pretty much was a secret society to women.

     

    Art Journal Journey
    Linking up to with Art Journal Journey for this months theme for Vintage or Modern.
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    Secrets and Treasures

    May 5, 2018 - By 

    Today, for my birthday, I took some time out to create. With the school year winding down and everything that entails this year, I’ve been finding it harder and harder to carve out creative time.

    I glued some random papers to parts of my book then used thick white craft paint to give a bit of texture with a palette knife. I was planning molding paste but my jar was dried up…hard as a rock.

    Next I used my fingers to spread two shades of teal then a light touch of plum purple on the very edge. I blended everything with a slightly damp babywipe. I continued to wipe away at the areas with the white paint to bring the lightness back for interest on the pages.

    I used Staz-on to stamp gears and clock numbers on the background.

    Washi tape was used to adhere a glassine envelope holding a tag to the page.  I added some stacked paper and button embellishments I created from my stash. The colors meshed well with the overall look.

    More washi was added for balance on this side along with a snippet of music. I added a bottle cap I picked up on a walk since it reminded me of the treasures I bring home.   

    As I looked through one of my favorite books to cut words and phrases from I saw this in a line.  Perfect.

    Secret notes and treasures.