{Let’s Mix it Up}

I have been a very bad blogger this last week. I’ve been a lot busy and a little tired . . . had trouble staying motivated. Don’t you ever have days like that?
Anyway, moving on . . . . . . .
I’ve been dreaming for months about doing some sort of mixed media art and tonight, I finally did it. I started working on what will be mixed media magnets. I’m really liking them . . . they’re like little pieces art.
Unfortunately, since this is a new thing for me I don’t have a process down yet so I get a little A LOT messy.

The floor doesn’t look any better. It seems that my stamp bin threw up on my floor.
See those cute little puppy feet? They were going ninety miles/hour when I shot this picture . . . . I hope it was a good dream.  :D
I managed to finish 4 magnets but I’m just going to show you one for now. I would love to know what you think. Would you buy one?

Oh, I forgot to mention that these are eco-friendly! They’re made from recycled food boxes.

Happy Crafting!!
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{Wreck this Journal Wednesday – Week #2}

Well, I think I am back on track this week. I guess all I needed was a little R&R. My wrecking wasn’t all that spectacular this week but I think that’s simply because I wasn’t feeling creative at all. I’m hoping as the weeks pass that my pages will get a little more creative. After all, that’s the goal of the book, right?
This week, I did the “Scribble Wildly, Violently, with Reckless Abandon”. As you can see, there really was no violence and not really any reckless abandon. Sad, I know but I promise I’ll do better next week.

Are you Wrecking a Journal? I would love to see!

{{{Hugs}}}
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{Wreck this Journal Wednesday}

Ok, so I’m joining the game . . . a little late, I know. I have hopped on the Wreck this Journal bandwagon and I am sooooo excited! I’ve even managed to get my sweet artistic hubby to agree to join in on the fun by Wrecking his own Journal (now I just need to go buy him a copy).

So, here’s my first page. Two things about this page:
#1:  I need to be a little more creative . . . this page is boring (note to self: fix it!)
#2:  I evidently cannot follow directions. I always mess up on forms and this page was too much like a form. LOL  (Notice that I did not follow instructions by writing my name as instructed on the appropriate lines. )
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Scarlet Fever

Today was a pretty uneventful day. My boss was out sick today so I, second in command (so to speak), helped the other managers put out fires. This evening, I started working on some valentine/goodie bags, watched some American Idol and played with my felt.

Yesterday, however, I received news that my niece had strep throat and Scarlet Fever (who new that was still around?!). Poor thing . . . she was asking to go to bed which is extremely unusual for the feisty, high energy three year old that I know. My sister also told me that her throat was so raw (which said toddler never complained of) that when they did the strep swab, there was blood on the swab itself. Not to mention the rash that covered her body . . . How awful, I can't imagine! Doctor gave her antibiotics and today, although I did not get to see her, when I called to check on her, she sounded like she was on the road to recovery.

Sad that I haven't been able to see her since she got sick, I was thinking about this thing she has been asking me to make. (Side note: she knows auntie is crafty and thinks my studio is the greatest thing on earth, besides Wall-e and pink puppy dogs, of course) I've been dabbling with felt and decided to try to make her the little Eve plushie she's been asking for. My hand-stitching is definitely not to perfection and once I finished it, I wished I had gone about it differently but I'm sure the three year old won't notice . . . or will she . . . she is too smart for her own good . . . naahhh, she won't notice, it's EVE! Anywho, here she is, what do you think? Should I stick to paper crafting?

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