I wish I could do a Windsor knot…
Wine gift bag made from a boys shirt sleeve by yours truly.
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After a long delay on my part… I finally finished the first set of pages in the colors round robin.
I was so surprised at how difficult just having colors to use was for me. Without a theme, I was spinning my wheels and not able to focus on the task at hand.
The colors were chocolate brown, turquoise and ivory…we could splash black if needed.
This first page was the only one I had in my head from the beginning. This is actually the middle of a signature. These pages will be sewn into a plaster page book for a class, if I understand right.
These swirls are on the back of the signature. You can see the fold mark down the middle.
This next set I actually started with the back. I had the papers picked out long ago. Of course the scan isn’t showing the color properly. I messed around in Photoshop a little trying to fix it but only seemed to make it worse. So imagine the colors are proper…which they are in real life. :)
This is actually the inside of that signature. I liked the poem and the color was right.
So for all my fretting about these pages, everything just sort of fell together when I put my mind to it.
I sure hope this is what Marilyn is looking for in these pages.
These were some fun pages. I’d do another but the book is getting full fast and there are still two people left in the round robin.
I hope she likes them!
My in-laws were over for Easter. They surprised me with an early birthday present.
It is so cool!!
Since I normally drink bagged tea, I popped into a little shop next to the dentist’s office yesterday to grab some loose leaf tea. They only had black or green tea. I opted for the green.
The tumbler is so pretty…the blues are just gorgeous. Such a unique piece.
I used Photoshop to try and correct the color since it’s such a cold and rainy day.
Blah…cold…wet…windy…
Time for more tea!!
You can find the full list of Tea Tuesday participants over on Kimmie’s blog.
Personally, I think every day should be Earth Day or at least treated as such. Being aware of what we buy, what we dump, the resources we use and how it effects our planet.
I think so many of us forget about our trash once it hits the can. Out of site, out of mind. I know I’ve been guilty of this.
We are fortunate to live in an area with really great curbside recycling. And I’ve sought out options for a few other items that aren’t curbside recyclable such as #5 yogurt cups…which our county environmental center will take.
Other things we do in an effort to be eco-friendly are:
- buying in bulk at our local co-op
- shopping local which includes farmers markets, buying beef from a farmer and shopping at our small local hardware store whenever possible so we aren’t wasting gas driving to the big box store.
- turning junk into art
- reusing containers for storage
- patching clothing
- making blankets from old clothing
- buying used whenever possible
- buying safe, concentrated, plant derived cleaning products for our home as well as our health and beauty products (find out more)
- grouping errands into one day or just walking for the small stuff
- drying clothes outside during the summer
- doing without or figuring out how to use what we already have
I hope some of these have inspired you to your continue efforts help keep our planet
a safe place for all living creatures.
Have anymore tips for me?
I’d love to hear what you’re doing to be eco-friendly!!
PS…it’s my friend Elizabeth’s birthday today..stop by her blog and wish her a happy birthday!
This is my more traditional thought on the theme of Magic.
I really wanted the bunny to be able to come all the way out of the hat but maybe he’s better this way so he doesn’t just decide to hop away. :)
