More rain today, yay! I keep praying for a cool, wet summer! We sure need it.

By the time I got my laundry and shopping done, it was time to eat dinner and prepare for my evening massage, and now it’s too dark to make a video and too late to start another project. So I’ll share the lovely Fantasy Surprise Box that I made last year. You can watch the video tour here: 

Just for fun: I have made 90 new products since I began this year-long adventure! Several of them have been made over a number of days, hence there are fewer projects than days at this time. Must move some products out to make room for new, so be sure to shop my boutique!

Fantasy Surprise Box SOLD

Fantasy Surprise Box Sold

Fantasy Surprise Box 4″ cubed. $197 plus shipping

Fantasy Surprise Box 4″ cubed. $197 plus shipping

Fantasy Surprise Box 4″ cubed. $197 plus shipping

Fantasy Surprise Box 4″ cubed. $197 plus shipping

Fantasy Surprise Box 4″ cubed. $197 plus shipping

I finished the Mary Rose Journal today, will take a video and post that tomorrow. This evening I made two tiny notebooks, using up scraps of paper from pages I cut to use in the previous journal. These measure
about 2.25″ x 2.5″ EnJoy!

We got a little bit more rain this evening, yay! I wish for much more, too.

Paisley Tiny Journal

Paisley Tiny Journal 2

Wish Tiny Journal

Wish Tiny Journal 2

Today I completed the pages of the mailer journal that I started yesterday, and bound them into the cover. I still need to embellish and cover up some text on pages; that will have to wait for another day. EnJoy!

Mary Rose Journal

Mary Rose Journal 2

Mary Rose Journal 3

Mary Rose Journal 4

Mary Rose Journal 5

Mary Rose Journal 6

Mary Rose Journal 7

Mary Rose Journal 8

Mary Rose Journal 9

Mary Rose Journal 10

Mary Rose Journal Back

It’s been 100 days since I started this project! Wow! Two hundred-sixty-five left to go. I can do this!

Today I decided to re-use this padded mailer, which got a bit torn in opening the parcel. However, I cut it in half and folded it to form a journal cover, then lined the inside with painter’s masking paper to cover up the rips. The outside got covered in packing paper that I had previously ironed. Then I covered the front and back with ad pages from a magazine, sooo pretty!

I started working the journal pages, but ran out of time. I will finish and bind the journal tomorrow. For now, here is the cover so far. EnJoy!

Padded mailer journal front

Mary Rose Journal Back

Padded mailer

Today I went to my chiropractor, thankfully! I’d been out of alignment and feel better now. Looking forward to getting a massage on Sunday, too!

I was inspired to make something with part of a tissue box, so I decided to make an expandable pocket. I used the “Classic Christmas” collection from Stamperia to cover the pocket and make the gussets on either end–and then kept going and ended up with a loaded pocket! Lots of cards and a couple of tags to write on, an altered Santa pop stick, and three circle cards to decorate or be used as tags. It was a very fun project. EnJoy!

Loaded Christmas Pocket

Loaded Christmas Pocket 2

Loaded Christmas Pocket back

Loaded Christmas Pocket Gusset

Loaded Christmas Pocket 5

Loaded Christmas Pocket 6

Loaded Christmas Pocket 7

Loaded Christmas Pocket 8

Loaded Christmas Pocket 9

Loaded Christmas Pocket 10

Loaded Christmas Pocket 11

Loaded Christmas Pocket 12

Loaded Christmas Pocket 13

It’s May 31st, and I’m sad to report that not one person participated in my art giveaway, so there is no drawing for the prize. Boo-hoo! Guess I won’t be running any more giveaway specials for now.

This evening I decided to use up the scraps from yesterday’s project, so I made this mini folio with a flattened carboard tube as the cover. EnJoy!

Sparkle Santa Mini Folio

Sparkle Santa Mini Folio 2

Sparkle Santa Mini Folio 3

Today I found two business envelopes on my art table, and decided to turn them into a little folio. I used 3 pages from the Prima Marketing “Christmas Sparkle Collection,” and I’m absolutely in love with the results! I decided to add the pearls around the window pocket at the last minute, hence the difference in the last two photos. Hope you love this as much as I do. EnJoy!

Christmas Sparkle Envelope Folio

Christmas Sparkle Envelope Folio 2

Christmas Sparkle Envelope Folio 3

Christmas Sparkle Envelope Folio 4

Christmas Sparkle Envelope Folio 5

Christmas Sparkle Envelope Folio 6

Christmas Sparkle Envelope Folio 7

Christmas Sparkle Envelope Folio 8

Christmas Sparkle Envelope Folio 9

Happy Saturday! I took a nice walk with a friend today, and then we had tea together.

This evening I made this tiny journal from a paper download from Gi Kerr of Happiness in Crafting. Thanks for the gift, Gi! The pages are meant to be accordian folded, with the ends adhered to the inside of the book covers. However, I printed the images double-sided, and glued two covers together before realizing I was meant to put it together differently. So I cut the pairs of pages apart and sewed them in as regular signatures. For the next one, I’ll put it together the way Gi intended! This wee journal measures about 1.75″ x 1.25″ EnJoy!

Tiny Lavender Journal

Tiny Lavender Journal 2

Today I finished the pages of my Invoice Journal and bound it all together. I changed the paper for the cover, as the previous design did not go with the rest of the journal.

This one was an exercise in using up some papers in my recyle stash and in letting go of perfection! I still have straight edges (rather than torn ones), and there are other imperfections throughout, as I describe in the video slideshow. This is the first time I made the video on Zoom, and I did not think fast enough to stop the recording before my own photo showed up–and I cannot delete that. Next time will be better. EnJoy!

Monday is the last day for my art giveaway challenge, so go subscribe/watch/comment on/share videos and invite your friends to do the same now! Get the details here. Drawing is on Tuesday the 31st.

This evening I made the last page for my invoice scrap journal, shown here. I’ll bind the journal and take a video to share tomorrow. EnJoy!

Invoice Journal 7

Invoice Journal 8