Nostalgia

"Time" made with unusual materials.
This was a grab-bag challenge.

I made these books  all in the last 20 years since I settled here near my sister who is often the inspiration if not the compelling force of my creativity.

"Time" the foldout reads "or woman"

"Boo Book" was a Halloween project
for my STABA group.

"Boo Book" open. I need a short poem or story for these blank pages.

"Faerie Smiles"
The oldest of all these here.

"Faerie Smiles" insides
A bottle in a book in a box.

2 small wooden books I made some time ago.
 I think it is about time to make another.
Leaves was made in Iowa with another sister and
Dreams was another STABA project

Jacob's Ladder accordion book made from ATCs.
Another STABA project.

More Post cards and a Skinny with envelope

I have had to make a lot of PCs for swaps lately. It is a challenge to keep each individual. I get to rummage through all my stash.

Book page (in this case a page from a dictionary) plus clippings, "Yellow Mail Art PC" (lots of Washi Tape), "Leprechaun Madness" (water colored book page with stickers and ink).
Three swaps with three very different themes.

Two more swaps and a new trend for my handcrafted PCs. "F Mail Art PC" (drawing colored with pencil), "Food Package PC #2" (cut from a box), and a collage I made to send via Postcrossing. 

"Skinny with a Pocket" I glued two vellum envelopes to hold secrets and a bit of Washi to the front of a stamped manila folder cut to size 5 x 3.

I have managed to keep up with the swaps but am having trouble getting letters written to some very dear people. I think it is because the one is escape and the other forces me to look at my life as it is now.

Post cards and a Skinny with envelopes

It seems all I ever put on here are the things I have been making. It is a good thing I can sit in my bed and do these things. 1. It is toooooooo cold to get outta bed and away from all my covers. 2 I have been feeling depressed and my bed is my safe harbor. I hope you enjoy anyway.

Post Cards made from manila folders, book pages and embellishments.

St Patrick's Skinny (like an ATC but 5" x 3") with three of the envelopes I made to house my skinnies.

Envelopes, envelopes and more envelopes

I have been on an envelope binge lately. Not sure why but I really have had a bit fun looking at everything as a potential envelope. Here is a dozen I have made in the last week.

1. Scrapbook paper  and Washi tape for a future "Blue" swap.   2. "E" swap's  eggs and elephant.   3. Heavy drawing paper "HELLO" and  hummingbird for "H" swap.

4. Drawing paper with rubber stamping and Washi tape "OPEN ME".   5. Rainbow inked drawing paper.   6. "D" swap's dogs and dangles.

 7. Heavy drawing paper, stamped all over with added Washi tape accents.   8. Banana/mango calendar pages from Costa Rica.   9. Geisha and dragon stamped heavy drawing paper.  

10. "F" swap's fish, ferns and flowers.   11. "M" swap's monsters ( I have yet to add anything more to this one).   12. Scrapbook paper rainbow stripes (this too is unfinished but it has a lot of potential).

Unless an envelope has been designated for a swap it is up for grabs. That is, it may become an extra in a swap or the envelope that carries another swap to a partner or part of some future project I have not dreamed up yet. I will have to wait and see.

Valentine's Day is coming

Not looking forward to Valentine's Day. Have no romance in my life. *sigh*

Alt Codes List

Go to http://fsymbols.com/keyboard/windows/alt-codes/list/ and see what your keyboard can do all on it's own. (Another reason those tiny laptops and Kindles® do not cut it.)

Gnome Sweet Gnome

Wally and Søren visiting the bank.

I joined a group on Swap-bot. http://www.swap-bot.com/ called Gnome Sweet Gnome. This is a group of Gnome loving people, some of which have Gnomish names generated for them at http://www.quizopolis.com/gnome-name.php . According to quizopolis my Gnomish name is Mischievous DancingFeet, but Wally and Søren just laughed and reminded me I am a Gnome Mom, not a Gnome. Who can argue with that?

Wally and Søren checking out a Fairie ring in my uncle's front yard.