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    Crazy eyed girl and gothic arches


    It’s that time again…  ABC_alteredbookclub is having it’s annual anniversary swap. This year the shape & size was put to a vote and Gothic arches won out.
    Previous years  have been skinny pages, chunky pages, charms and even my personal favorite…circles!

    I’ve gotten all my arches cut out as you can see. I’m struggling with the paint I used to cover both sides as it has remained slightly tacky. To remedy this I glued dressmakers pattern tissue to the stickiest side. I’ll have to come up with some thing to deal with the other side as well but for now I have a workable solution to start with.

    See this gal.

    I call her the “crazy eyed girl”. The scan and subsequent digital work have really subdued the scariness of her eyes from the original photo. You’ll be seeing her on my finished arches…hopefully. 🙂

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    Happy Earth Day!

    Am I doing anything special to celebrate Earth day…not really. Every day I try to be eco-friendly. I’m not perfect by any stretch but I do give thought to the products I use and the packaging it comes in.

    I heard the other day that Minnesota is #2 in recycling in the nation! I’m so glad I have such great curbside recycling. I found out last week our county environmental center is now taking yogurt ( #5 ) cups at their site. Have to start a box for those that I don’t recycle into paint cups and seed starters.

    I love to recycle clothing and housewares into other usable objects.  Below are a few examples of my recycled or maybe “up-cycled” projects. We have sweater hats, a t-shirt pillow, jeans quilt, bags from a denim slipcover and tablecloth, quilt from jeans and flannel shirts and a fabric bowl from dress shirts.

    What are doing to celebrate Earth Day?

    I’m also going to be wishing my good friend Elizabeth a very Happy Birthday! Hop on over to her blog to wish her a Happy Birthday and a chance at a  fabulous giveaway!

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    Capri’s anyone?

    Problem: Pants with a hole in one knee.
     (ok…so I forgot to take a photo before actually cutting the legs off)

    Solution: Capri pants.
    BTW–she picked the fabric for the extensions. I didn’t think it matched too well but it was her choice.