Ever thoughtful, another gift from Megan, that is giving me hours and hours of listening pleasure, plus memories of watching Once on the plane...where were we going? It was 2007, so it must have been Paris and the South of France.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Watching
What I'm watching...and never tire of Harry Potter movies, although I worry a bit about the emotional wrenching to occur in the last movies.
This being a 'lean Christmas', this was the only thing I asked for, and got...thank you Bubbie!
Merry Christmas!
This being a 'lean Christmas', this was the only thing I asked for, and got...thank you Bubbie!
Merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Christmas Gift Tags
There is not much time for crafting this year, as we are embroiled in the attempted purchase of a new home, with all the ensuring paperwork, cleaning, packing, etc.
This also meant there was little time for Christmas shopping, although most everyone agreed it would not be a bad idea to take it easy with gifts.
Wrapping isn't normally my thing. I admire beautifully wrapped packages, but just can't bring myself to do it, especially knowing I will see my wrapping efforts crumpled up and thrown into the garbage or recycle bin.
But, despite the potential for these to end us as recycle, I decided to put some creative effort into gift tags. After all, I have stamps, and I have a new lot of Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads (yeah, I finally won an auction for one of these lots!).
This one is a Penny Black stamp, Ranger Fired Brick Distress Ink, with Vintage Photo ink on the edges, and Xmas Red Stickles.
A Hero Arts stamp in Vintage Photo Ink, with Worn Lipstick ink on the edges, and some Copper Stickles.
This tag started with the name of a paper line which I saved for a long time, mounted on vellum then on a tag inked with Ranger Peeled Paint.
A simple Inkadinkado stamp on a tag inked with Antique Linen Distress Ink, the name in Vintage Photo ink.
Here's the Penny Black stamp again on red cardstock with Stickle highlights.
Last, and my favorite - the background was stamped with the excess ink from the other tags, over-inked with Antique Linen, edged with Vintage Photo and Worn Lipstick, then a Stampabilities Amore stamp in Fired Brick, an Invoke Arts dressform, a Stampin' Up fleur-de-lis, Cavallini postal mark, and snowflakes in the corner. The snowflake stamp is the first stamp I ever bought, for 50 cents at a garage sale.
This also meant there was little time for Christmas shopping, although most everyone agreed it would not be a bad idea to take it easy with gifts.
Wrapping isn't normally my thing. I admire beautifully wrapped packages, but just can't bring myself to do it, especially knowing I will see my wrapping efforts crumpled up and thrown into the garbage or recycle bin.
But, despite the potential for these to end us as recycle, I decided to put some creative effort into gift tags. After all, I have stamps, and I have a new lot of Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads (yeah, I finally won an auction for one of these lots!).
This one is a Penny Black stamp, Ranger Fired Brick Distress Ink, with Vintage Photo ink on the edges, and Xmas Red Stickles.
A Hero Arts stamp in Vintage Photo Ink, with Worn Lipstick ink on the edges, and some Copper Stickles.
This tag started with the name of a paper line which I saved for a long time, mounted on vellum then on a tag inked with Ranger Peeled Paint.
A simple Inkadinkado stamp on a tag inked with Antique Linen Distress Ink, the name in Vintage Photo ink.
Here's the Penny Black stamp again on red cardstock with Stickle highlights.
Last, and my favorite - the background was stamped with the excess ink from the other tags, over-inked with Antique Linen, edged with Vintage Photo and Worn Lipstick, then a Stampabilities Amore stamp in Fired Brick, an Invoke Arts dressform, a Stampin' Up fleur-de-lis, Cavallini postal mark, and snowflakes in the corner. The snowflake stamp is the first stamp I ever bought, for 50 cents at a garage sale.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
More Hawaiian Color
The brilliant colors that dominate the Hawaiian landscape, even in the "dead of winter", will hopefully stay fresh in my mind for weeks to come, brightening any of the gray days of winter.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
The Beach is a Place...
I was quite the Who fan in my day, wore out my vinyl copy of Quadrophenia. And although I am not quite sure what this means, I always identified with the line...
"The beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real."
I can spend hours at a place like this...oh wait, that's what I did...all week, every day. I feel relaxed, refreshed, and ready to tackle the challenges ahead.
Thank you, beach, thank you, beach creator!
"The beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real."
I can spend hours at a place like this...oh wait, that's what I did...all week, every day. I feel relaxed, refreshed, and ready to tackle the challenges ahead.
Thank you, beach, thank you, beach creator!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Changing Winds
Yesterday afternoon the winds changed, and the trades began to blow from the north. This created considerably more surf and waves on our wonderful Eldorado Beach.
I assumed this meant there would be no sea glass hunting, but I was wrong!
It simply changed from finding glass at the water's edge, to finding glass on the beach!
I don't often find clear sea glass because it is too hard to see in the waves. But I found lots of clear sitting on the beach, along with a few greens, the usual amount of brown, and a couple of turquoise gems, including the one in the center at almost an inch long!
What am I going to do with all this sea glass?
Well, first of all, I need to find all the glass in the garden and the house. I shall not intentionally leave it behind.
Then I think it all needs to find it's way into a mosaic creation!
I assumed this meant there would be no sea glass hunting, but I was wrong!
It simply changed from finding glass at the water's edge, to finding glass on the beach!
I don't often find clear sea glass because it is too hard to see in the waves. But I found lots of clear sitting on the beach, along with a few greens, the usual amount of brown, and a couple of turquoise gems, including the one in the center at almost an inch long!
What am I going to do with all this sea glass?
Well, first of all, I need to find all the glass in the garden and the house. I shall not intentionally leave it behind.
Then I think it all needs to find it's way into a mosaic creation!
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