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    Roll with it

    January 19, 2015 - By 

    I discovered that using cardboard chunks as pages in my new journal has opened up a freedom in creativity that I hadn’t realized I was stifling.

    I think perhaps it is due to the fact that if I totally stink it  or wreck the page in some way…I can easily be trashed without ripping out pages. IMG_0113

    Take this page for example.  Is it my best most fantastic work? Nope. but I worked in a very intuitive way. Just letting it flow onto the page. Whatever struck my mood at the time. Refreshing my mind. IMG_0115

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    T Tuesday: New journal edition

    January 13, 2015 - By 

    Brrr…it’s a chilly one here in MN!T Tuesday new journal edition

    Good thing I have a big mug of tea!T Tuesday new journal edition

    Since I recently finished a journal I decided it was time to start a loose leaf journal. This is something I’ve wanted to do for some time but it always got put on the back burner.T Tuesday new journal edition

    I bought this small 3 -ring binder at Target from the clearance rack sometime last year. I loved the orange and polka dots.

    T Tuesday new journal edition

    I had added some old tip-ins…extras from long ago swaps. And there it sat…unloved…unused…until yesterday.T Tuesday new journal edition

    I grabbed a chunk of cereal box and created the first page of my polka dot journal.T Tuesday new journal edition

    I just love the words of wisdom from Yogi tea!

    I’m off to run errands in the cold. I’ll be bringing a big travel mug of tea to help keep me warm. When I return I’ll be visiting the T stands for Tuesday blogs hosted by Elizabeth.

    What are you doing today?

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    It’s a cold day in H E double hockey sticks

    January 7, 2015 - By 

    Is that just a Minnesota thing?  I’d have to assume the H E double hockey sticks part of it anyway.  But it IS cold today. So cold, they closed school.  I haven’t been out of the house since Saturday when I stocked up at the grocery store.

    I’ve been crafting, cleaning and reading.

    art journal

    I completed the last pages in my journal which happened to be the last page of the book and the first.art journal

    I didn’t plan it that way…it just happened.  All that’s left is to remove the library plastic and alter the covers.

    I’m also working on completing my 2014 art calendar project. Here’s a little sneak peek.

    2014 art calendar challenge book in progess

    And I couldn’t leave you today without showing my reinbeers…

    a gift of reinbeersI made them for my neighbor whose b-day happens to be New Year’s Eve.  This is a crummy photo but I snapped it quick before we left. He told me they were too cute to drink.