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    Music shines through

    December 19, 2016 - By 

    I was inspired to create this page after the Holiday choir concert J took part in at his school. The holiday concert is always a highlight of the season but this one felt a little more special. The school went through a rough time just a couple days before and this beautiful concert was a first step in healing and moving forward…erasing the ugly and replacing it with good.music shines through

    Yes I know some of my letters are wonky. I’m totally ok with that. It shows yet another way we can turn things around,

    The image is cut from a Thomas Kinkade Christmas card…it just worked perfectly to reflect my theme.

    music shines through

    I used my sewing machine to stitch it down.

    Linking up with Art Journal Journey for the current theme of Light and Darkness.

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    A new happy ending

    December 9, 2016 - By 

    Some quiet reflection brought me to this page.

    new happy ending

    I used light cardboard for my substrate adding layers of paper and paint.

    glass-look mason jar using punched plastic

    Gelatos were used on this paper pieced mason jar. I punched a jar from a plastic sleeve and adhered over the butterfly giving the illusion of glass.

    charcoal doodles with white pen journaling

    Before punching holes in the page for my polka dot journal I did a bit of paint scrapping, doodling with charcoal pencil and personal thoughts in white pen.

    nearly full polka dot journal

    My polka dot journal is basically full. I may do two more pages that I can adhere to each of the inside covers before called this one complete. I originally thought I’d do something on the front cover as well but unless it’s non-dimensional…which has not been my MO lately….it’s likely better that I leave it just plain.

    I hope you forgave me for being so insensitive…so long old friend.

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    T Tuesday: It’s beginning to look like Christmas edition

    December 6, 2016 - By 

    Now that we’ve had a bit of snow that stuck for a few days…although it’s mostly gone again…I’ve been getting into a festive mood.

    Christmas tree at night

    The tree looks so pretty even with a meager amount of ornaments this year. The ones that are on the tree are not breakable just in case.

    Marvin enjoying the lights

    Marvin enjoys lounging on the tree skirt and so far has only knocked two ornaments down.

    tea for wrapping duty

    I enjoyed a cup of tea yesterday morning while wrapping a few presents.

    crochet

    And even my crochet is a festive green color. I know I have tons of flaws, mistakes and goofy stitches in this one. I did it while watching TV, basically in the dark with Mini-me. It doesn’t matter though since this will just be a dish cloth. My stemware really doesn’t care if the stitches are right.

    Mr. G is on vacation again this week so I have no idea what the day has in store. It’s kind of fun to have a blank slate once the kids are off to school.

    What are you doing today?

    T stands for Tuesday