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    I’m hosting Art Journal Journey for July!

    July 1, 2024 - By 

    Welcome everyone! I’m thrilled to be hosting this month over at Art Journal Journey!

    “I’ve got a notion”

    I chose a very tongue-in-cheek theme that has a wide variety of ways to fulfill the challenge.

    This piece uses a number of sewing themed items as well as machine stitching.

    Don’t let the word “notion” trip you up. It’s really more sewing themed with a puny title. I love a good pun!

    I added a little pocket to hold a tag with a quote that resonated with me.

    I’m looking forward to seeing how others interpret my theme of “I’ve got a notion”.

    Head on over to Art Journal Journey and join the fun!

     

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    T Tuesday: soaking up summer edition

    June 24, 2024 - By 

    Summer is in full swing around here. It honestly is going WAY TOO FAST!!!! We are almost to July…I’ve even seen school supplies at the store! That’s a vision no educator wants to see in June. Marvin clearly doesn’t want to hear about mom going back to school either.

    I’ve been trying to be outside as much as weather permits. We’ve been getting buckets of rain. Several roads in the county are closed because the Minnesota river is too high.

    I stopped at a couple garage sales one day while running errands and picked up a bunch of supplies.

    It was just what I needed to sew a new bunting for my garden. My neighbor asked me if it helps deter pests. I told him not that I’m aware of…it just looks happy to me.

    Yesterday I repotted a dozen of my houseplants. That took WAY longer than I anticipated.

    Good thing I’d made myself a nice breakfast before tackling that job.

    T stands for Tuesday