This week’s question is: “When you close your eyes and imagine yourself as passionate, giddy, inspired and joyful…what are you doing/creating in that moment?”
Another tag about art. Sorry. I am really enjoying these now so I want to celebrate that.
I wanted to try a technique the amazing Rebecca posted about last week. I can’t sketch to save my life so I traced some Maya Road chipboard and stitched using that. I then inked a little bit in the inside and lined the stitching with tiny beads. Put some stickles on the edges and here we are. I included the the back of the tag so you can see the stitching.
I now sell some of these tags in my etsy store. If there’s a tag you like and are interested in, email me or leave a comment and I’ll be happy to add it.
I am combining Emily Falconbridge’s art journal questions with trying a new technique each week. You can see the full list: here.
Weekly tags are posted every Thursday, you can see all of them by clicking here.
I can never get enough of watching the two of them play. It’s just such joy to see.
I got David these Spongebob pajamas and he loves them. Puts them on several times a day.
I’ve been semi-productive lately. Not getting as much as I’d like done but getting enough done not to feel sad. It does look like I’m not going to be able to finish this week’s book on time though, I’m not even to page 100 yet and it’s like 700 pages.
Some good news from today, my brand new BPS class is now open for registration: reclaiming my time. This workshop literally changed how I live my days. And here’s a sneak of my project.
You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.
This is part of a weekly digital download series. They are posted every Wednesday. You can find all of the ones that were posted here.
It might look like he’s chocking Aurelia but he’s really just giving a hug. He hugs him so many times a day. I really feel so blessed.
And here’s the scary moment of the day. Aurelia’s been getting on all fours and moving back and forth lately. Which is the beginnings of crawling. He’s not even six months yet!! ugh.
Today’s video shows how to add a drop shadow in Photoshop CS3.
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“Come work for me,” he said. I had worked for him before and I loved it. I knew he was a great manager
and possibly the answer to the slump I was having at work. But to go live in Japan for six months?
Was he crazy?
I had to leave my life. My boyfriend. My home. And move somewhere where I knew no one. Didn’t speak a word of the language. And hated the food.
Was he crazy?
Was I crazy to be considering it? It scared the crap out of me. And, in the end, that was exactly why I decided to do it. I packed my bags, and moved miles and miles away. Six months in a faraway land.
As it turned out, it was some of the best moments of my life. I made friends. I learned Japanese. I worked hard. I proved to myself that I could do it. Leave it all behind and still be ok. Go despite my fears. I still hate the food. But now I know I can do anything I want.
When I heard Nick Hornby was coming out with a new book, I preordered the minute I could. And Juliet, Naked did not disappoint. I’ll admit, I love Hornby and while I wasn’t a huge fan of A Long Way Down, I’ve loved all of his books. I love his style. His humor. His ability to take a serious subject and inject a lot of humor and emotion into it. Noone can do that like Hornby.
And this book is no exception. Its characters are well thought-out, interesting, relateable, and their story is worth reading.
I enjoyed this book so much I am not even sure what to pick for next week.
