This diamond dot project is almost done. There’s one little section that stuck to the release paper. I cut it out and stuck it back in place, but now I need some glue to stick the dots to the little scrap of release paper.
Then I realized this is a metaphor for my life. At 70, I’m almost done. I’m gonna need a lot more glue before I finish.
I have an idea for a project that would involve black glue. I thought you could buy an Elmer’s black glue at a craft store. They do have black Elmer’s, but it has glitter. I think it’s for making slime.
I found an article that said make your own black glue with regular white glue and black acrylic paint.
Now, one of the most useful things I’ve learned from Patricia and Mariah at pmartiststudio.com, is that acrylic paint is just a glue with pigment added.
So why not try an application of heavy bodied (thick) acrylic paint? I’m about to inventory my black acrylic paints. If none work as is, then I’ll add a little glue.
I finished another double page spread in my Christmas glue book!
Shiny is hard to capture on camera, but these red stars were punched from a Colgate Optics box. Trash to Treasure!
Day 36, #the100dayproject2024, #fixandfinish
And wouldn’t you know it, I finished it at 12:01am.
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Christmas Glue Book, page 6
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I finished another one!
It’s hard to catch sparkle on camera, but this silver washi tape is dazzling! I almost forgot about my tapes.
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I finished another 2 page spread!
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That’s what it’s called when you cut or tear out images from a magazine, print catalog or printed packaging.
Fussy cutting is what it’s called when you cut out the fine detail from a printed image.
The resulting images are called fussy cuts.
When you glue a bunch of images in a book, collage style, its called a glue book. I’ve been saving little real estate booklets to make my future glue books.
If you harvest your junk mail and use those images and fussy cuts in a glue book that also has room to write, you’ve made a junk journal.
The best job of harvesting I’ve done (though I did a great job of gutting that vanilla wafers box, above) was a Little Debbie’s snack cake box.
I’ve used pieces of it on a Christmas journal, front and back.
I have some beautiful pages printed, along with some family photos. I want my journals to be photo journals, like mini handmade scrapbooks. When I finish this one, I’ll share it here.
Today, I finished harvesting a 2021 Fresh Finds Catalog.
There are only a few pages left intact. I wish they were still publishing this catalog, because it was chock full of Christmas images.
This is from where the candy cane box, pictured above, came. Day 24, #the100dayproject2024, #fixand finish