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    Dear Diary

    January 16, 2017 - By 

    I seem to be drawn to this color combo lately. The Bordeaux wines, creams, and Spring greens. Perhaps it’s from looking outside and only seeing bleak tones of white, grey and brown for the past few months.  I need something fresh yet a bit moody.
     Dear Diary art journal page | Halle's Hobbies

    Adding stitching and layers also seems to be right up my alley as well.  I can’t get enough texture!Dear Diary art journal page | Halle's Hobbies

    I continue to challenge my machine to see how far I can push it. I used to be afraid to stitch on paper thinking I’d need a whole separate machine for my mixed media pursuits. I realized long ago that I was so very wrong.Dear Diary art journal page | Halle's Hobbies

    I’m linking up with Art Journal Journey today with my Dear Diary journal page for the current theme of Every journal page tells a story.

    Since a diary is very personal there are no actual words shown…they are all hidden. I know what is under the layers and that’s all that matters.

    Art Journal Journey
    Dear Diary art journal page | Halle's Hobbies
    This page ended up in my scrapbook journal. I can’t say enough how much I love working in loose sheets.  It provides so much flexibility in mediums.
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    T Tuesday: sneak peek edition

    January 10, 2017 - By 

    Last week I worked on a piece for possible publication and sent it off to meet a deadline. I wish I could show the whole piece because I was so happy with the way it turned out.

    This is just a piece of a corner.

    I’ve also been working on my scrappy quilt again. I decided to change how I am doing the binding so I needed a solid border around the whole quilt. I got that finished yesterday and started making the binding. I’ll share my quilt progress in another post.

    I also had to share my traditional gift to my neighbor for his New Years eve birthday. They generally have a party with all the neighbors invited. It’s really great since it’s right across the street. No driving required.

    Each year I give him some sort of beer but in recent years I’ve been trying to be clever about it. Last year was Rein-beers.

    And this year I got him some Canadian beer…of course, it’s cold there so they needed some hats to keep them comfortable.

    I’m still chuckling at the little hats although I am easily amused.

    Today is more sewing, laundry and cleaning. And shoveling. It’s currently snowing and we are expecting 2-4 inches. Hopefully it will stop and the roads will get cleared before the teen has to drive home from school. It was bad enough that he took off for school as the mess was beginning. The grey hairs have started from worry with a kid driving. Glad I’m blonde…..I should be able to go gracefully into grey. HA!

    What are you doing today?

    T stands for Tuesday

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    Devoted

    January 6, 2017 - By 

    I worked on a new journal page yesterday in the cold basement. UGH! The furnace struggles to keep the lower levels warm in these constantly below zero temps. Here’s a current weather screen shot.

    Today is actually warmer than it has been the past few.  It took a bit of devotion to creativity to ignore the chill and create.

    devoted art journal page

    The word popped out at me from a dictionary page in my stash. I’m using my word of the year every day!  I am renewing myself.

    devoted art journal page

    I did a bit of journaling on the page with a few words and phrases that will continue to inspire me on my quest for renewal.

    This maybe be the very last entry in my polka dot journal…it will be adhered to the inside back cover. I’ll have to see if there is possible room for one more page after this one is placed.

    Speaking of devotion and renewal…I am happy to say I’ve been not only sticking with the goals I’ve set for myself but am enjoying it. Having a positive attitude about it and making strides in the right direction.I’m keeping on task with the help of my little notebook and therefore accomplishing more.

    As well as trying to make every day look like this one…

    This was my best day so far of the year but we are only 5 full days in and I’ve lost 4 lbs! Super excited! Let’s keep this momentum going!! My next goal is to hit all “greens” on the goals two days in a week. I figure if I set small goals I’ll have a better chance at success therefore not setting myself up for failure as I have so many times in the past.

    Have a great day!