MINI SEWING MACHINE One of my favourite YouTubers is Natasha from Treasure Books. She makes amazing journals with interactive elements, as well as creating her own papers and other creative things. One of her signature techniques is the use of the sewing machine in her paper projects, and this certainly adds an interesting…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 12 Bits and bobs During today's studio session I completed a couple of pages and made a pocket insert, and also some tabs. Completing the reverse of the greetings card folio I had made a start on the inside of the umbrellas greetings card but…
HOUSE BAG What is a house bag (house purse for our US cousins)? This is a concept I came acoss the other day and it immediately resonated with me. A house bag is like a handbag that you take with you when you go out, which normally contains everything you need such as…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 11 Red Sounds page - 6 different sounds! This is the other side of the cat page, and the final page of the folio made from the packaging paper which is red on one side and brown on the other. It features the bulk of…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 10 A fairly short post this time ("Thank goodness!" you all chant) - adding a detail to one of the pages made from the wrapping paper that is red on one side and brown on the other. Choccy Bickie Tea Tom's Studio, a site where…
A CHARMED LIFE Over the years I have collected numerous small charms for use in projects. Many of them were given to me along with other materials no longer required by their owners, and I have also dissassembled various bits of junk jewellery. I stored them all in a box and they were…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 9 Completion of the cat page Finally assembling all the parts and completing what has turned out to be a pretty busy and crowded page! The baked beans packaging cat is winking at you in this one!! You may notice that I have added some…
ANNIVERSARY DINNER AT JUNJAOW THAI RESTAURANT Yesterday was the fortieth anniversary of our meeting, so my hubby and I went out for a meal to celebrate. We went to the JunJaow Thai restaurant in Torquay and it was a memorable experience. Fantastic food and a great ambience, and we were looked after superbly…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 8 Beginning work on the cat page The subject for this page just happened and wasn't planned. It came about because I see art potential in the most unlikely places. Food packaging for art In a recent grocery delivery I had a multi-pack of baked…
FROTTAGE - A NEW WAY TO USE MY TEXTURE MAKERS Today I discovered a whole new way to use my texture makers - Frottage! Max Ernst I was looking at the work of Ernst Haeckel because of another project I am involved in at present, and in my YouTube feed, the work of…
