Happy Wednesday everyone! I just got a sewing machine recently and totally excited to learn how to use it and apply sewing into what I do. On my first attempt, I tried to sew paper! It certainly got a bit tricky and you have to test how many papers you really can go through … See the full post »
Just a bit of watercolor in one my journals for today. I wrote in just hanging around with a bit of doodling because seriously that’s what it feels like today. I also only did one side of the spread, which is odd for me. We often have the urge to cover up both pages, … See the full post »
Have you ever take photos at night, leaving the shutter open for a while? You get these mega-cool light paintings, I suppose. It’s fun and inspiring…do you see the little hearts in the first photo? I’m inspired to do a bit more experimentation with night photography…
Happy Monday to everyone and go find yourself inspiration … See the full post »
Hi everyone! I just wanted to make a quick post about an opportunity to help out with the animal victims of the horizon gulf oil spill. If you would like to help out with a $10 donation to The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies or The International Bird Rescue Research Center, you can get … See the full post »
I’ve probably mentioned The Braves Girls Club before, but I had to post about their daily truths emails and share some of the emails with all of you. They are such wonderful words of wisdom to receive on a daily basis…just take a look at what you would receive…
Isn’t it just wonderful? They have … See the full post »
If you haven’t already checked it out, please visit my “Let’s Make A Journal” post where I go through my tutorial of how to make a journal and why I make them. Suffice to say, my creative workspace is full of papers, leather and bits and bobs from bookmaking. I would really appreciate your … See the full post »
Since I can think of nothing else but bookbinding today, I thought it was about time I wrote a tutorial and explanation of how I make my journals and sketchbooks and even more importantly – why!? I’ve always been in awe of the fine art of bookmaking, but really I started making journals for myself … See the full post »
I showed a peek of my page on yesterday’s post, but have added in some freehand doodling and writing today. The shiny gold tag you see is actually a clothing tag, but I couldn’t bring myself to throw it away. Have you used normal everyday items in your journaling, some of sort ephemera? It’s … See the full post »
For those that scrapbook, make cards or art journal… you have probably come across challenges and prompts before. Bloggers usually share a theme, a prompt or a certain technique and ask folks to join into the challenge. Sometimes it’s just about participation and other times it’s also for prizes. I really think they are … See the full post »
This week has flown by and suddenly it’s Friday and I haven’t accomplished as much artwork as I would have liked to. Oh well, TGIF nevertheless! This brings me to something I’ve been contemplating all this week – learning to just let it go. I’m talking about a real honest evaluation of the projects … See the full post »
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