I started working on this tussey mussey at the beginning of the year, sometime around Feb-Mar. Who knows why I set it aside, but I like how it turned out.
Then there's the balsa box I put together back in ....??? It's still waiting to be sprayed with the Lindy's Flat Fabio's that I bought just for this project. You can see the original color of some of the pieces bleeding through the gesso.
I may just leave it this way.
Lots of stuff. I just haven't been showing it because I'm too lazy and/or Facebook has taken over my life. I don't show much on FB either but I DO spend a lot of time there! I spend a lot of time on YouTube too, OMG, do I spend time on YouTube. So many videos! I rarely leave comments anymore because I think it's getting a bit redundant. That doesn't mean I didn't enjoy the video, but it's almost impossible to leave comments on 583,921 videos every day! Okay, not that many, but it sure seems like it!
I don't want to bore you with my medical issues and the 6 days I spent in the hospital due to a Ruptured Appendix, HOWEVER, while I was there I became even more aware of the time that was wasted. Time wasting away while I waited for my bladder to work again after surgery. Geez. If they just left me alone and gave me some privacy I was sure everything would work properly. But 6 days in the hospital really bothered me... the time, the money... omg, the money, but that's a whole 'nother issue and far too political.
Once home, I was fine, except for the silly drain attached to me, and how quickly I would tire out from doing nothing! It took 3 weeks for me to feel normal again but I was ready and raring to go! I decided to tackle a small closet that had a life of it's own. After 3 years of moving stuff in and out, organizing and reorganizing, I was finally going to master the damn thing. I should have taken a before picture, but I had no idea I was going to end up with so much space!
There's another shelf at the top and two shelves at the bottom for miscellaneous items that refuse to be contained, but the goodies are tucked away safely in the boxes and canvas bins.
This over-the-door rack made all the difference in the world, and it closes without interfering with anything inside.
It seems like I haven't done a thing since Ms. Rose (rose covered journal) came into my life, but I have! I really have! I'm cleaning up again. Finishing a few things that were started and never finished. Like journals. I have this one book that has a few blank pages in it and I'm working on filling them up. The funny thing is that I started this book a long time ago, and it's a true Mixed Media journal. I've thrown everything in there, including photocopies of pics from Flickr. I love Flickr for inspiration! I've certainly learned a lot since I started this book. The first page was hideous, and I mean HIDEOUS! So I painted over it and made a new page.
As for Ms. Rose...Well, she's getting a little chubby. I think I've been feeding her too much, but I love her so much!!
I'm still not writing a whole lot, but I do pick her up every day and do something. I start a new page, embellish an old page, write a word or add a picture. Sometimes it takes 10 minutes, sometimes an hour or two. I worked through the first signature during July and August, started the second signature Sept 1st, and now I'm sharing my time between Ms. Rose and the old sadly ignored journal.
This journal was made by Les Herger over at Comfortable Shoes Studio and the original Art Journaling Ning site.
With almost 250 pages I was stunned when it was delivered! It's HUGE! OMG, it's a big fat journal and I don't write that much! What on earth am I going to do?!
I started writing in it immediately, thinking I could get into the habit of journaling a little bit every day. That was the plan. Then I realized I had all those ICAD cards and no place to put them. So I put them here. Theres a lot more than this but you get the idea.
That was fun, and I used a lot of pages!
Then my niece came to town. I did some more journaling and took a family picture...
And now I'm on a roll...
I'm decorating. I'm stamping pages. Sticking goodies here and there. Mod podging patterned tissue paper onto the pages. Very cool images on Tim Holtz tissue! I stamped a two page spread full of stamps and colored them in, (still working on this page). Watch Roxyfur's video on this and you'll be doing the same thing! Oh, wait, let me get it for you, it's so much fun!
I love this journal!
Isn't she the cutest? I love this book! Absolutely LOVE it! The minute I saw this book, I wanted it. I think I would have cried if anyone else got it. But I have it and I'm so happy that I do! Maybe it's the peasant dress, and the big clunky shoes, but I sure identify with the girl on the cover. I had a dress like that, shoes like that, hair like that (well, almost like that). I was in my 20's and dancing up a storm with my friends, totally oblivious to anything that wasn't "fun".
This adorable mixed media journal was made by Yolanda Pasillas. The projects Yolie comes up with are all so unique and special that her swaps at YPP are always filled. But you need to watch Yolie's videos about this book to see how fabulous it is. To see all the goodies she's included inside. The goodies I ohhh and ahhh over every time I look at it.
I heard Yolie was thinking about opening an Etsy shop so keep an eye out for that. She makes everything with Love!
Video Part I Video Part II
I made it through 28 days! I wish I could have started up again but the forward momentum I had totally disappeared. I thoroughly enjoyed having my niece here though so it was worth losing a little steam. Maybe next year I'll make 61 days.