Flag Situation

OK, here's proof, I have the Flag Situation under control. Come back to "Friday Evening at my House" to see the final results.

Book of Dreams....Pockets, Layers, Images, & Metal

I started this page back during the first week of "Pockets". It didn't gel so I passed over it. Now completed with Pockets and Tags, Layers, Images, and Metal. And all the stuff that goes with that. The little illustrations bulleted with a brad were from a page in the original book. The Klimt inspired spiral on the right side of the left page is my newest home made rubber stamp.



Copper letters made using a plastic stencil.

Just in case you are just arriving here, the Book Of Dreams is a project started over at ArtsyMama. Check it out.

I'm off now for my weekend "to do" list.

Friday Evening at my House

Welcome to Friday evening at my house. We are about to have steak and baked potato....Yummy.

I went to the garden and found that we have a bumper crop of yellow squash on its way.

Then over at the little house also know as The Garden Palace, I found the Bee Balm blooming. I grow weeds!

About the flag, who would be welcomed by that? I'm adding that situation to this weekends to-do list. I think I will do a collage flag. I have fabric. If it turns out I will show you. Knowing me, I will probably show and tell even if it doesn't turn out.

Of course, I will be doing a little book altering as well. So have a great weekend.

Corners Of My Home

As a new blogger and loving the "show and tell" part, I have decided to share some art that I have enjoyed doing in the past....as passions come and go.

I remembered this little china painted teapot set while reading Nina's post about the near catastrophe of her "sweet little teapot".

In 1983 I was into making original porcelain dolls and I momentarily "dinged off" to china painting. "Dinged off" is my DH's term. I just recognize it as a POD. Passion of the Day.

When I finished china painting this little set, I carelessly put it into a paper bag to tote off to my friends house for show and tell. My daughter who was about 12 at the time was helping me unload the car and didn't realize what was in the bag and well....the bottom piece is glued back together. It doesn't show as it is on the back side. And there it sits in a little corner of my home.

Chit Chat

Can't believe it is already Wednesday. Enjoyed my Monday holiday immensely. Made a visit to my old art buddy in Corsicana and enjoyed it so much. I took all my new art and introduced her to altered books. We had a fun "show and tell" session.

Not sure why I'm sharing this little bit of ground cover in my garden. Other than to remind me that there is work to do out there. Do you see the leaves? Well they are OK with me. There are really not many of those but the nut grass and that other weed which sort of blends in must go.

At this moment in my life, I'm just not motivated to go out there as I have in the past. I want a new gardener. This one has a new "altered book" passion.

Book of Dreams.......Metal

My Book of Dreams page for week 5 is complete. I really had fun with this; although, this was way outside my comfort zone. Tim helped plan the page and suggested that I use leather which really looks great on the page with all the metal. Various metals that I used: copper, eyelets, brads, copper wire, copper foil and various gold paint and ink.

I almost forgot about the window screen wire that I used for the pocket. My motto is use what you've got on hand. So I happen to have some old window screens down at the barn and that is what I used. It was a little too stiff to make the pocket that I first planned. But this turned out great. So......If you don't have any mesh.....Just dream out the window. Anything can be "altered".

The copper foil doesn't show well in the photo but it is the right and bottom border around the photo that goes off the top of the page and across the spread landing under the bottom tag. Using a little embossing tool, I rolled a design onto the copper foil and then inked it. It doesn't show real well but good enough. Notice the initials, "T.J." along the bottom of the page. This was done with the rubber stamp that Tim carved and is carving in the photo.

Front of Tags

Back of Tags

The middle Tag front says, "Hands of a dreamer". The back says, "It takes one to know one and I know Timothy is a dreamer. His dreams will take him far."

I dream for you

Inspiration

I dream you can dream

I dream you will dream

Copper Rubbings

My friend (who has more toys than I do) gave me a piece of copper foil and a little tool package. I was showing Timothy how to make an image on the copper by rubbing it with something under the copper. He came up with the plan to use coins and this is the result. After getting the impression I brushed black India Ink over the copper and polished it after the ink dried. I did seal with a coat of Mod Podge.

Friday Evening at my House

Went chasing a butterfly again this evening. It was too shy and elusive. I did stop to get a picture of this beautiful rambling rose, Mermaid. Very thorny but beautiful creamy yellow.

And Tim took me over to the pasture on the 4-wheeler to get a pic of a beautiful sunflower that reseeded from last year. That was after we went to the barn to see the baby chicks and get a piece of screen wire for the Book of Dreams "metal" page. Tim is helping me with that design.
We picked parsley and a sweet banana pepper from the garden to go with supper. Sorry, top secret recipe, can't be shared. All I can say is that they all love it and it is quick for Friday night when I want to get to the ART that is screaming in my head....Oh, did I say screaming, I meant dreaming.

Nifty Book to Alter

Look at this kool, nifty, great, little book I found at the thrift store just now. The little box on the cover at the upper right corner is a "window". The inside is so colorful and perfect for altering. Somebody is going to get this jewel (altered by you-know-who) for Christmas. I wonder who.

Butterfly

This just leaves me speechless....................................