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    Quick upcycle project

    March 17, 2014 - By 

    It never occurred to me that today was St. Patrick’s Day…and that it’s traditional to wear green so one does not get pinched…until about 45 minutes before I had to leave….and I wasn’t even dressed yet.  You see I was subbing at one of our district middle schools today. The one that my oldest is at. I know a bunch of the kids so I thought it would be a good idea to fall into customary green attire for the day. My problem is the fact that I don’t own any green clothes…or at least not weather and work appropriate clothes.

    A while back I picked up a knit shirt from Goodwill that I thought I liked. I was wrong. Not flattering…it had to go. Lucky for me, it was laying on the top of the donation box this morning.

    I quickly hacked it up into chunks 6 inches wide and ran it through the sewing machine. Out came my brand new infinity scarf ready for St. Patrick’s Day.quick infinity scarfIt doesn’t show really well in the photo but I alternated horizontal and vertical stripes throughout the scarf as well as which side the seem was on…that way no matter what way it was looped it would look intentional.

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    Random thoughts journal entry

    March 15, 2014 - By 

    While working at organizing my art space I looked over at my inspiration board and noticed a pattern envelope pinned. The colors were just perfect for my mood. This is what I came up with…

    tryingI love it when words just sort of fall into your lap that just fit….

     

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    Embracing the change

    March 13, 2014 - By 

    We’ve had a glorious change in weather and it has me thinking about starting seeds, building a fire pit, sitting on the deck, long walks and windows open.

    These thoughts inspired a new journal page.

    sunflowersI haven’t used molding paste for quite a while. I’d forgotten how much fun it is to work with.

    Since I had my photo booth set up I figured I’d show you my supplies. suppliesOf course, now that I’m typing this I realized I forgot the script stamp, ink, embossing powder and heat gun. Geesh. This is why I rarely, if ever, write tutorials.

    kaijuI had my photo booth set up to photograph the toy Kaiju brought home from Japan by my BIL and new bride-to-be.  Mr. G has been Photoshopping the Kaiju into photos that they have been posting on social media. He’s gotten really awesome at it.