My friend Sandy asked if I’d do another canvas featuring her published poem. She wanted to give it to her mom who encouraged her to enter the contest in the first place.
I reworked a previous canvas that never felt quite done to me.
Sandy’s words in addition to the changes have now made this a completed work.
Two completed canvases
My bad mojo with this journal continues.
I can’t say that I hate these pages but they are definitely not my favorites. 
I’m playing with different styles, mediums, colors and textures.
I do know that I am learning through my process but sometimes I think I should just gesso over the whole works and start again.
However, I must say that there are areas of each of the pages that I really like…just not so much the pages as a whole.
It’s the last day of school!! I wanted to do something nice for Little J’s teacher. She’s been a wonderful teacher for J.
Her teacher LOVES Diet Coke…so the Diet Coke cake was born.
I saw this idea on Pinterest but it was a beer can cake for a guy. Really the possibilities are endless with this idea.
I finally got around to making the plant markers that I’ve been thinking about since last Fall. They are just so darn cute!!
UPDATE: I really should have explained what I did with these. Everyone is asking so…
I dipped the spoons in ordinary black craft paint and hung them to dry. I used a white colored pencil to write on them. It’s currently raining…so far so good on it not washing off. Only time will tell. If it’s a grand fail I’ll let you all know in a new post. :)
I’m one of those girls who thinks you can never have too many purses, handbags and totes.
I’ve used this cute little wicker handbag for several summers as plain-Jane as can be.
Then the idea struck…what about a little flower embellishment to dress it up a bit.
I think it’s even better now!!
Shhh….
The last page in my Watkins journal. Gathered from bits and pieces thrown in a drawer.
The photo is me from a couple years ago. It was an extra from a scrapbook page…yes, have been known to scrapbook every once in a great while.
I wrote a personal journal entry on the back of the date due slip in the pocket.
All I have left is to do some things with the outside covers of this journal. It’s been a fun experimenting journal. I’ve started using a date stamp so I can keep track of what I did and when. You always think you’ll remember but I have learned that I just don’t.
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