AGH!!
I hate it when I get like this. I can’t seem to get into making anything!!! Too much stress…which I thought was a good thing before…has turned into overload for me. Apparently there is a threshold for stress. When it gets too high, my muse take s a vacation.
So here’s a gnome for your viewing pleasure.
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When my husband got his new mini computer for work he mentioned that he really needed something to protect it from scratches and such during transport.
I immediately thought of using a denim jeans leg. I quickly made one up but discovered the denim just wasn’t thick enough.
Then I remembered these camo pants legs I had and the matching belt piece from yet another pair of pants. The original denim pants leg is the lining inside the camo. I also put some light weight foam at the bottom so the mini computer would have some cushion.
I really happy with the result and it cost me nothing but the electricity to run the sewing machine.
I’ve been playing a bit…no real direction or purpose. Just having fun.
The first item is any ATC. I made this one day when I had inserted my foot way too far down my throat for my comfort.
The other items are in a board book. I think this board book is the closest thing to an art journal that I’ve made so far. Other than this book that I haven’t been able to bring myself to actually journal in yet.
I’m so happy with these glass jars I was able to find at the thrift store.
It got me to clean off my pile of random junk so I could display these jars full of wrapped ribbons.
I’m hoping these colorful additions will provide lots of inspiration.
I saw this post a while ago and knew I wanted to emulate it. 
I finally made it to a dollar store to get some old fashion clothes pins.
The wrapping process has begun.
I think a trip to Goodwill is in order to find some pretty glass jars to store them in.
I joined a numbers themed ATC swap on ABC.
I used pages from a Mathmatic tables book…from back in the day that you didn’t just push the button on the calculator….as the background.
I attached these pages to recycled cereal and pasta boxes for a more sturdy base.
The woman’s image came from The Commons on Flickr. What a great resource for artists! Thanks to Penny for giving our group the heads up on this one!!
I love putting words into people mouths…especially when I can get a chuckle out of it!
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annmarie said… -
Very nice gift. How creative. Thanks for participating. annmarie (email removed for her privacy)
January 28, 2009 7:26 PM
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Annmarie I will be sending you an email requesting your contact info shortly.