gelli prints

I printed this picture of a bird from the internet onto transparency film. 

I cut it out with my heat tool to make a stencil.  I really like the silhouette.

Then I took a sharpie and drew a bunch of poppy pods and cut them also.  I like the mask more than the stencil.

Printed with black acrylic paint onto some previous prints using the masks.  LOVE it!  I watched someone's video using just black.  Such a great idea for those gelli prints gone bad.

Found this Ivory soap at a sale yesterday.  One dollar a bar.  The paper is in really great shape considering the 1945 date on the back.  Love this because my husband works for the P & G soap plant here in town.

cigar box

This is my fifth attempt at a transfer on this wooden cigar box.  

Okay, it is not perfect but I'm calling it done.  Some times I just can't make things exactly the way I would like to, no matter how many times I try.  I will call this box practice.  I've been reading blogs all day.  Such wonderful inspiration out there.  I'm wondering why no one ever comments on my posts?  Any ideas?  Anything?  Are you really out there?  I would love to have feedback.  :)

hand cut stencils

I finally got the nerve to make some stencils today with my Creative Hotmarks tool.  Very easy and did not burn myself once.  I downloaded some free clip art and printed them on inkjet transparency film.   

paper storage rack

Found this old fashion cloths dryer when junking last weekend!  I almost threw it away because it was so SMELLY!  I sprayed the hell out of it with Lysol and that only made it worse.  And, I almost gassed myself.   

Threw it outside for the night and then read on the Internet that you can seal in that awful smell.  

I let it set in the sun and dry for almost a week then my husband sealed it with Krylon Matt Sealer.  Worked great. I love having all my paper on display.  

   

I picked up a few easels to hold my Making Memories display trays.  Cool huh?

fruit crates and cigar box art storage

I have been collecting cigar boxes and fruit crates for the last eight years.  They say if you put your collection together it will have more impact.  I'm so happy with this art storage.  

I put my heavy chime parts in the wooden boxes and took photos of each interior for inventory purposes.  

Old coin.

Polymer clay.

Treasured metallic thread!

Stamps.

Sewing machine needles.  I picked up a baggy full of needles for only $3.00.  I can't even imagine what these would go for retail.  Another great find.

I really love the colors of the boxes combined with the crates.  I used magazine holders inside the bottom level to store my Somerset magazines.  Lower right shelf holds many journals I have completed the last eight years.

I store unmounted stamps in the humidor.  I bought this at Willie Aames garage sale.  One of my favorite things!

Metallic thread haul!

We went junking this morning and both are giddy with our finds!  I found this great basket for $1.75 first thing I picked up and it sure came in handy because I filled it up with goodies.

If you look close you will see this is an OVER sized basket.  It is leaning against the bar stools so you can't tell how tall it is. 

I love it so I bought the next size smaller.  Buster got to go with us and he is beat.  Too bad Logan missed this sale.

Then I found this baggy full of metallic thread!  Ladies, if you don't know how expensive this stuff is you won't understand my glee when I tell you I paid only $3.75 for ALL!  

I do know, because I did purchase the gold box for over $25.00 a few years ago.  I hoarded them until just last month and finally used them to make a great border on my scarf for my bed.  They worked great in my machine.

The cigar boxes were so cheap, I paid maybe $1 or $2 each.  This is a tiny portion of my haul and my husband got some great wood shop tools for amazing prices also.  Best day of junking in like forever!

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Put a full moon and a black cat on my page.  Found the perfect size plate and painted the moon out in white gesso.  Did the yellow with water color pencil and Faber-Castell indian ink pens.  Painted the cat with black Faber-Castell and didn't like it because it was too shiny so went back over it with black gesso.  Love the matt finish.