• Art - Blog

    Back to art journaling

    December 22, 2014 - By 

    It has been a while since I’ve worked in my art journals. I was worried that my muse may have disappeared….but I found her. 20141221_7356

    I once again grabbed some scraps from around me to create this page. Some suede from a coat I cut up to make a book and some RenFest bags, tea stained lace curtain scrap20141221_7358 and some book page flowers I was experimenting with the other day.20141221_7357

    I’m nearly done with this journal as well. I think maybe I can squeeze 3 perhaps 4 more pages out of it. I already have my next journal picked out….and an idea for another. I love the freedom art journaling affords. No theme. No boundaries. Just a place to express and experiment.

     

  • Blog

    Recycled ornament #2

    December 21, 2014 - By 

    In my previous post I said that I was going to try out a bigger size circle punch for my next experiment. The circle was 3/4″ larger than the first. 20141221_7354

    This made the ornament quite a bit larger than the first…20141221_7353

    They are just so darn cute. Now I want to punch circles from everything not nailed down.20141221_7352

    Here’s a little more perspective on the size difference.  I think the small ones would make a really cute garland.

  • Blog - Kitchen

    Recycled Christmas card ornament

    December 18, 2014 - By 

    This is definitely not a new craft…but it was a new one for me. I hang on to all our old cards. They are so pretty I can’t bear throwing them in the recycle bin.

    Of course, Pinterest played a big part in me actually creating one of these. Ah, Pinterest… How much time I spend with you… The thousands of pins we share… Time organizing and reorganizing when I should be organizing the real things in my life.

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    Maybe this is a better clue to the size. IMG_0051

    It was created with a 1.25″ punch. IMG_0054

    The green one on the left. My neighbor borrowed the blue 2″ punch. I’m curious how much exponentially bigger another one will be with that punch. Yes I’m aware I could do the math…but I’ll just give it a whirl in the physical dimension and compare. Results to follow…soon.

    Unless I’m crushed under all the Christmas goodies I’ve been making…treats2

    These are just from this morning. I’m getting a sugar rush just smelling them.

    I’m getting to the point that just thinking about eating any of it just doesn’t sounds appealing. Just like when I worked at Baker’s Square when I was a teen…when you are around pies, cookies and muffins all day long…you have desire to eat any.