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    Coffee altered book — Complete

    I can hardly believe it but I’m finished!! I started this altered book the summer of 2008. Yeah…talk about a long term project. Never in my wildest dreams would I have guessed that it would take over 7 years to complete this “easy theme” of coffee.

    Coffee altered book | Halle's Hobbies

    A couple weeks ago I completed this last page in the altered book.  All that was needed was something done with the cover.

    Coffee altered book | Halle's Hobbies

    I saved some cheap newsprint type paper that had been wrapped around candle a while back. It was a good size piece…perfect for distressing and covering the book. I decided that a found text story might be fun if I could somehow tie it into the theme.  And bonus…I got to use a new stamp.

    Tomorrow for T stands for Tuesday I’ll share the whole book.

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    Order in Chaos

    I’m giving a new challenge a whirl today. Perhaps I’ll make a habit of it.

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    Try it on Tuesday has the theme of Letters and Numbers for the first challenge of 2016.

    Order in chaos | Halle's Hobbies

    I will admit this is not my favorite page but it does reflect the chaos in my quote. I believe that I got carried away with the sprays. I should have stopped several squirts earlier.

    Order in chaos | Halle's Hobbies

    I was able to use up a bunch of number stickers that I thought would never get used.

    I have another idea in mind…if it ever warms up enough to hang out in my basement art space.

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    T Tuesday: two posts collide edition

    It’s a two for one deal here at Halle’s Hobbies… I’m linking up with both Art Journal Journey and T stands for Tuesday today.

    Why you say? I decided to embrace my word of the year and enjoy the meeting of two worlds instead of stressing over it.  Technically they’ve met. 🙂 This is one of the things about the blogging community that I really enjoy. So much crossover and one blog leads to another and soon you’ve went down the rabbit hole but learned so much along the way.

    The Winter wonderland theme this month on AJJ gave me the opportunity to play with a new supply.

    Winter Wonderland supply | Halle's Hobbies

    It came in a box of paint from a garage sale. I wasn’t sure that I’d ever use it. Since I was using my sturdy board book heART journal, I knew it would hold up to the weight and wetness factor of the paste.

    Winter Wonderland art journal page | Halle's Hobbies

    I am certainly glad I kept it. Look at the texture it provides. And the sparkle! The photo capture of the sparkle is nothing compared to the real deal. It really does look like snow glistening in the sunlight on a crisp Winter day.

    Winter Wonderland art journal page | Halle's Hobbies

    Winter Wonderland art journal page | Halle's Hobbies

    I used this stencil with a palette knife to create the snowman.

    Winter Wonderland supply | Halle's Hobbies

    Winter Wonderland art journal page | Halle's Hobbies

    I wish you could feel this page. So much texture on the background and the snow is soft. A really unexpected result for me even with the jars claim.

    Winter Wonderland art journal page | Halle's Hobbies

     I hope my T stands for Tuesday friends have enjoyed my latest journal page.

    In keeping with the rules spirit of T day, I’m sharing my beverage as well as the healthy breakfast I enjoyed yesterday.

    T Tuesday enjoying healthy breakfast | Halle's Hobbies

    What else does the day have in store?

    T Tuesday | Halle's Hobbies

    For starters, the transfer of important dates from one calendar to the next. Sometimes I wonder why I continue to keep a paper calendar since most everything is kept electronically now. But a hard copy is always good. When I rely on technology, that’s when it fails me.

    I’m also going to tackle taking down Christmas decor, get in a little exercise and sort paperwork for taxes. I actually started our taxes yesterday. I hate waiting on this. I really like to know where we stand.

    What are you doing today?