Almost forgot to post again! I had a very full day, no time to create art, though I did bake cookies this evening, as it’s the coolest night this week!
Some years ago I belonged to a cloth doll club in Santa Cruz, CA, and one of the challenges we had was to make a paddle doll, using a wooden spoon or paddle for the body and head. I used a piece of driftwood, and this is what I came up with. Her name is Zaina, and she has twig arms. EnJoy!
Zaina
Another day in which I did not create anything new! I did some errands and worked a bit on my business, and this evening met with my Artists of Toastmasters group online. Wrote in my journal this morning and took a walk this evening, and the day still flew by! Ah, well.
Here is a cute little trinket box I made last year, using an empty brie cheese box as the base and lid; I built up the sides with paper. EnJoy!
Today I glued together several avocado pits that I had peeled and dried; they do want to split when dry. Some I have carved, others are just plain. I shall see what I dream up to use them for!
I did finish the bag I began yesterday, as well. Here it is, glued at the sides and with a nice button and embroidery floss closure. I love it! EnJoy!
Paper.Fabric Purse Brown Stripes Finished
I forgot to make a post yesterday! Oops. After my massage last evening, I just relaxed for a while, and then it was time for sleep.
Blessedly, it was much cooler today than it’s been, and will remain in the 80s for this week. Phew!
I made this nice pouch/purse from a paper bag covered with some upholstery fabric, and lined with a piece of silk. I haven’t sewn up the sides and need to add a button to fasten; I’ll do that tomorrow. EnJoy these photos of the bag in progress!
I made a new logo for my Luminous Vitality website. Check it out here and let me know what you think! That took up most of my afternoon. Earlier I got a chiropractic adjustment and will be having a massage tomorrow evening. Bliss!
Here is another mug mat, made from a scrap of upholstery fabric. EnJoy!
Rust Geometrics Mug Mat
Today I took my car to the shop for new brake light bulbs, and got to talking to an older gentleman who was sitting outside. He calls himself the Duke of Pearl: he sources and sells mother-of-pearl and abalone inlay material for banjos and other instruments! He used to build banjos, too, and plays bluegrass with a band. I grew up listening to bluegrass, which my older brother and a couple of my sisters also played. Neat!
Today I spent hours working on designing a logo with Vistaprint’s new logo-maker service. I also made this little mug mat with the leftover scrap from making one of the pouches yesterday. EnJoy!
Green Fern Mug Mat
In just about 3 weeks, I’ll be half-way through this year-long challenge! Good for me!
Today i was quite productive, for a change. I was inspired by Pam of The Paper Outpost to make some pouches from paper bags covered with fabric. Yesterday I made the plaid silk one; the fabric got rather wrinkled in the process, and did not come out evenly aligned. Thankfully I fixed that with an added trim! Today I made 2 other pouches from different-sized bags that are a bit sturdier than the first one I used. Easy and quick to make!
The bags are very strong and won’t rip. They have a gusset at the bottom and can hold paper scraps from one’s project, greeting cards, a small journal, or anything else you need to store. Great for gift-giving! EnJoy!
Today I cut a paper bag down to make a paper and fabric pouch (which I’ll post tomorrow), then I used the bottom of the bag to make this paper tray. I folded the top edges of the bag inside, along the existing crease, and covered it with more of these gray papers that my friend brought me yesterday. It is not very squared at the corners, so I covered those with strips of pink ribbon. EnJoy!
Love Paper Bag Tray
What a lovely day! I had a phone conversation with one friend early afternoon, and another friend came to visit a couple of hours later! She and I shared fresh tomato, cucumber, and avocado slices and pecans, sprinkled with chopped basil and dipped in fig balsamic vinegar. I made lemonade with honey and we had home made chocolate-almond butter bark for dessert. Yum! Plus the weather has cooled off a little bit, for a couple of days anyhow.
My friend brought me a few items to use in my art, including a bunch of magazines and a partly used pad of papers, some of which I used to create this cute little journal. I was inspired by Natasa of Treasure Books, and while mine took longer than 15 minutes to put together, it was still fairly quick to make this. The collage on the front is various scraps of fabric that I sewed together, then glued the whole to the journal cover. The butterfly was a single earring from my art stash; I cut off the post and adhered with e6000 glue. I only put a few page into the signature this time; I may decide to add some envelopes and cards in the pockets for more writing space. EnJoy!
Nothing new created today–and I watched a couple of videos and got inspired to create something new in the next couple of days!
Meantime, here is a beautiful hat I knitted some years ago; aren’t these colors gorgeous? EnJoy!
Lacey Blue Hat
Fiber Fancies 