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Jun8

A Little Side Trip

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A Little Side Trip
A Little Side Trip

This morning, Monday, I got ready and took myself to an appointment—-that is Wednesday! I had to laugh! I told the ladies at the check-in-desk, “Well, I’ll have to run home quick and take off this outfit!”

On my way out, a young girl complimented me on my earrings. I gave her the address of this blog, which also used to be my store page. I’ve got to get that back up and running, again, maybe on TeeDo?

Anyway, I was not too far from Barnes & Noble, so I treated myself to a couple of hours, there, all by myself.

I hoped to find an issue of Belle Amoire, a jewelry making mag, and Somerset Studio. An internet friend, Jon David Lowe, has been published in that one, in several recent issues. I often find Lorelei Hill Eurto in the former. I’ve been a fan of hers so long, I can usually spot her work immediately!

I found neither, but still managed to make a nice haul.

That collage kit was a nice price.

On opening, it seemed worth it, with 3 canvas boards and pages of stickers and images. There was no glue, that I could find, as claimed, but there was a nice roll of washi tape!

The other magazines were also sources of images and information, SouthPark being my favorite price, free!

Where Women Create is always a source of inspiration, and my guilty pleasure. Of course, like lots of things, the price had gone up.

There were lots of “Paper Love” and “Paper Paper Paper” issues in periodicals. I passed them up, for now. They seemed like clever and reimagined, pricey scrapbook pads. I have tons of paper.

I photographed some books I found interesting, but also passed up, even though they were in “Bargain Books” with the collage kit. (That kit had been marked down from $14.99 to $10.)

The books were sticker books and “sticker by number” books. I don’t know why I found them so appealing, unless it’s the puzzle quality. I did enjoy completing a sticker by number unicorn with my granddaughter, once upon a time!

When I checked out I had a $15 reward! A dandy trip!

Mar18

Catalog Washi?

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Catalog Washi?
Catalog Washi?

I’ve been wanting to try this experiment for years! (Off and on, when I remembered it.) Have you ever looked at all the luscious colors in a catalog and thought, “What a waste for that to go to recycling?” Well, I have.

If it’s a large enough area, I punch a shape out of it. Imagine this with a star shape punched out.

(I should say that I’m using an old Land’s End catalog for illustrative and educational purposes.)

But what if it’s a stack of colored items in that image, or a pretty page border:

What if it’s a row of dots?

Sure, you could take your scissors, cut a strip, and save it in a baggie or envelope. That pink checked page border would be easy, but the others? I hope you can cut straighter than me!

Enter double sided tape. I like this skinny stuff from Dollar Tree.

Now’s the tricky part. Choose an image you want to turn into decorative tape. You have to put the tape on the BACK of the image. (A light box would’ve been helpful, but I was too lazy to go hunt mine. A tablet or iPad set on a white screen might have worked as well, but I just thought of that.)

This is my first goof up. Remember, you got to go for the back of the image. So, I aimed for the lower row of dots. My result:

Shoulda used a light box!

Next try. I chose an image where I thought I couldn’t miss:

Here’s the back with one side of the tape adhered:

(Yes, I was working in my lap.) I trimmed the tape:

This is what I got:

Next time, I’ll use a light box or iPad. I’ll still call this a success!

I hope it goes without saying that I pulled off the other side of the tape. (I’m saving those strips, too. They look like they’d be good for applying alcohol inks.)

Next try, MAGAZINE WASHI!