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Books and Albums / Embellishments / Mixed Media Art / Paper Art / Paper Dyeing / Recycling and Upcycling

Curiouser and Curiouser – Making Use of Packaging

CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER - MAKING USE OF PACKAGING I recently searched online for some black striped washi tape which I have seen several people using, and which seems quite hard to find. Eventually I came across an online shop called Curiouser and Curiouser - the name itself was enough to make me want…

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22nd March 2026

Books and Albums / Calligraphy / Cards / Cats / Christian Art / Computer / Digital Art / Drawing and Painting / Eating Out / Embellishments / Fibre and Textile Art / Health Issues / Infusions by PaperArtsy / Islamic Pattern / Mandalas / Mixed Media Art / Outings / Paper Dyeing / Recycling and Upcycling / Repairing Items / Storage / Studio Equipment

2025 – End of Year Review

2025 - END OF YEAR REVIEW It's been a relatively quiet year, all told. Not a great deal to report on our normal activities. Most of my activity this year has been art-related. Studio changes I got some great new shelving units for the studio and reorganised things to make life a lot…

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31st December 2025

Embellishments / Mixed Media Art / Recycling and Upcycling

Oval Window Pocket with Pull-Out Tag

OVAL WINDOW POCKET WITH PULL-OUT TAG This is the album element I made this afternoon from some Easter egg packaging. This interesting piece has been in my stash for ages and I wanted to do something which would feature both windows - the oval one and the small round one. Folding and trimming…

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30th December 2025

Embellishments / Mixed Media Art / Recycling and Upcycling

Album Elements from Christmas Trash

ALBUM ELEMENTS FROM CHRISTMAS TRASH I'm slipping. I'm definitely slipping. I actually threw something in the bin before I looked at it to see if I could make art out of it! It was the cardboard wrapper which had been round the Christmas pudding I'd bought. On examination I decided it definitely had…

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26th December 2025

Books and Albums / Embellishments / Mixed Media Art / Recycling and Upcycling

Pockets and Paperclips

POCKETS AND PAPERCLIPS Continuing my plan to mass-make various elements for future album projects. Rescuing materials from the recycle bin I have a large box of all kinds of intriguing rubbish - cardboard packaging, greetings cards (often with detachable or interactive elements), window envelopes and so on. Having just made a load of…

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21st December 2025

Embellishments / Fibre and Textile Art / Mixed Media Art / Recycling and Upcycling

Clusters and Altered Papers

CLUSTERS AND ALTERED PAPERS I am currently working on producing some embellishments for my "Make a Joyful Noise" junk journal as it approaches completion. Rather than making one-offs, it makes more sense to bulk-create, and generate some ready-made stash for future projects in the process. I recently made some butterfly clusters, following Luise…

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7th December 2025

Books and Albums / Digital Art / Embellishments / Mixed Media Art / Recycling and Upcycling

Junk Journal – Make a Joyful Noise Part 24

JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 24 Starting the final embellishments Now that the book is bound, all that remains is to add some final embellishments. I began with the fold-out envelopey thing in the second signature. I originally intended filling the two triangular pockets with smaller tags and ephemera, but…

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6th December 2025

Books and Albums / Digital Art / Mixed Media Art / Paper Dyeing / Recycling and Upcycling

Junk Journal – Make a Joyful Noise Part 6

JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 6 Working on pages and folios Quite a productive session in the studio this afternoon. I continued to work on some pages I'd already started, and began some more. Envelope paper This is envelope paper with the pattern on the inside to prevent the contents…

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5th September 2025

Bible Study / Books and Albums

A Tiny Book to Celebrate a Very Special Anniversary

A TINY BOOK TO CELEBRATE A VERY SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY Today, 22nd September, is the 40th anniversary of the day I became a Christian. I was an Anglican church-goer, and was invited by some friends to attend a large non-denominational rally in a neighbouring city. For several months I had been struggling with my…

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22nd September 2024

Albums and Books

Bags and Pouches / Books and Albums / Cards / Cats / Colorectal / Drawing and Painting / Fibre and Textile Art / Hair / Mixed Media Art / Optical / Outings / Recycling and Upcycling / Studio Equipment / Teabag Art

2023 – End of Year Review

2023 - END OF YEAR REVIEW As usual, it has been a pretty eventful year, both personally and generally. See the end of this post for the most important aspects of changing world events and what they mean for us all. During the year, I have had various health issues to deal with…

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31st December 2023