Yesterday I had a "hard start" craft evening.  I got my craft mojo back when I finished this little card.  Sometimes simple stamping clears the way for creativity to take shape.

I've been crazy in love and wished I joined in the Typography Swap.  Here is a link to the swap gallery: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=225855.0

I love lettering and started this project in the spirit of the old needlework samplers.  Mine is done with left over watercolored squares and ink. 


I added Gesso on top of the watercolor paper and so the ink is kind of lumpy, or could just have extra "texture". 
 

I made some pretty weird paper a week ago.  I had thought about cutting it up and starting over, however my puffin stamp came to mind and I made this card.


these turned out to be strange colors - with a lint texture.


The card is cute enough.


happy puffin!

I was house sitting during the week and didn't have my normal supplies.  I found felt, glue, beads and origami paper.  I started sewing it all up and made this journal cover.  I'm not sure I really like it - but it's....interesting

I bought a pack of Eiffel tower 8 inch die cutouts on sale at a teacher supply store.  The paper isn't really thick enough for my use.  I want to spray adhesive on the paper and then add a cardstock piece behind it.  Next I want the spray adhesive to the otherside and add a heavier type of glitter. 

I've never worked with spray adhesives, but they seem like a good product, especially if you don't want your paper to warp from the glue.  Any reccommendations?

This jewelry tray was too large for my mom and sister.  They don't wear much jewelry at all...so I turned my pretty watercolor girls into Christmas ornaments, or just little treasures to hang out all year. 

I have been toying with watercolor for about 6 six years now.  I have had some success but along the way I have a great deal of practice runs on good expensive watercolor paper.  This year I found a way to reuse that experimentation.  I've been making pendants.

I purchase the trays on line - embossed my papers, used pearl powders, metallic crayons and then sealed everything with this non- toxic liquid glass stuff.

They made great Christmas gifts.  I sold some as well!

I broke up with this guy almost two years ago.  When things ended I made him a beautiful accordion book with my favorite poem and lots of sentimental items within.  The book turned out to be the best creation I had ever made.  I've tried to recreate it but my drawings and collage never turn out like the original.  And worse I didn't any take pictures.

Anyway, things did not end badly and we run into each other from time to time.  Recently I felt comfortable asking for the book back to take some pictures.  When he emailed me back he called it "that old note" - and I was already tempted to keep it. 

What should I do.  I want the book.  He is getting married and doesn't need it, read it, understand it or appreciate it.  I'm really good at telling lies.  I want to tell him that I sent it into a magazine like Cloth Paper Scissors and hope he forgets.

This however goes against the meaning and inspiration of the book.  What do you think?

This is the page I made to illustrate a quote from Love Medicine.

Joann's had this amazing sale a few weeks ago and I picked up yards and yards of this red fabric.  I don't really sew but it was easy to hand stitch a hem for the top curtain rod.  But the botton is uneven and I don't have any ideas.

I should say that this was yardage that was already cut from the bolt and I thought I could used for the door.  What should I do?