As I was starting to clean up my art zone…again…it never gets completed… but I digress….
I was totally inspired by the greeting card that came with my prize from Jill Ruth.
Tag : scraps
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My friend Helen sent me an email today reminding me about helping the birds now at nesting season. I KNOW I’ve seen others in previous years set out a basket of goodies for the birds to use but for the life of me I couldn’t find any of their posts. Of course I may be mistaking one blog for another in my searches. I read A LOT of blogs!
Anyway..in my search to find the sweet basket posts for Helen, I came across another simple solution.
Since I had a nearly empty bag of lemons, I opted for this solution.
I added:
- yarn scraps
- thread
- ribbon
- dryer lint
- torn fabric strips
- Spanish moss
I took a crochet hook to pull some scraps partially out so they’d be more visible for the birds. Not sure if this is needed but I did it anyway.
I hope to see some nests with some fun colors while on my walks this year!!
This was made from stuff I had in my scrap bucket. I’m trying to back to making art but sometimes I feel as if I’m trying too hard. Maybe I just need to let it happen.
I’m trying to get back into my groove after the Holiday’s.
So far this postcard is all I have to show for my efforts.
Over the weekend we had guests…my brother-in-law and his girlfriend. I had asked her if she’d show me how to knit some time. She said sure if I’d show her how to crochet. We both learned something very interesting, I knit like a crocheter and she crochets like a knitter. It was difficult for each of us to break the habits that we used for our previous yarn work. I’ve been trying again and again but never get any further than this. I’ll keep trying.
I also made this journal cover the other day but as I was working on a second one…my sewing machine started acting goofy. I think the timing is off…or maybe the tension. I’m going to have to bring it in for a tune up. It’s about 25 years old and has never been looked at…it’s well over due.
A good friend of mine has a table at a craft fair purchased and asked me if I wanted to send anything along with her. She suggested paper bag books since she loves the ones I made for her kids so much.
This is the only one I’ve gotten done so far… Hopefully I can get a couple more done before the deadline.
After I finished up some more miniature terrain this afternoon, I had some leftover paint on my palette. Since I really hate waste anything, I grabbed my art journal and made a quick page. I left plenty of room for future writing or what ever my heart desires at the moment.
It felt really good to work with paper again! I’ve taken a bit of a break from it while working on my miniatures…which I also love but oh! the satisfaction of finishing something in one sitting..or standing, as the case was for me today. Miniatures don’t work that way…they are painstakingly slow.