Soul Arts

12 Days of (Hot) Christmas

 I have been busy making my items for a swap I signed up for.. "Twelve Days Of Christmas" make 12 things, wrap them nice, keep one back for self and send rest to hostess... oh and add 'my' number to them, in my case I am No. 9.

On the 13th of Dec I will have 11 parcels to start opening day by day, the 13th being #1, the 14th #2 and so on and so forth.  Was fun to do.. but turned out to be bigger than Ben Hur (its a consistant thing so I think the fault with that lies with me, I just dont know when to stop LOL)

Made up my items, decided to wrap them in a christmas serviette... then remembered that because I had personalised each one I would also need to add tags with their names on them so they go to the right person.  Spent all day sunday in the studio making number tags and name tags.. studio was warm but not unpleasant.. outside in the sun it tipped 38C, had the fan going in here, cold water in my little fridge and I avoided the heat and finally got them all done and wrapped last night and they are postal today to the post office.

Its going to be another hot day today... we have had 30C+ since Friday, and its predicted to continue all week... the BBQ is getting a good introduction to this summer! LOL

Another Year

 Another birthday rolled by this week... like christmas they seem to come around quicker all the time wheras as I child birthdays took FOREVER to come around... had a lovely time out with the daughter, got some lovely pressies from the family and a handmade card from a close friend... even scored flowers from the nephew!  Thats a first LOL (guess it makes up for the friends who forgot vbg)

Friday was another 3FL+1  day, Glenda, Lucy and Eliza bound their books and I worked on binding the one I am making for my sister.  Yummy lunch and coffee supplied by Eliza, good company and a lovely day day all round!

Another FL +1 project put to bed

Been laid up all week with a killer cold (thanks sis NOT LOL)... and finally started to feel a bit better Friday, so just after lunch I got out in the studio, fired up the heater, hit the lights and got stuck into my FL project that had been languishing for weeks.

Its made from bookboard frames that I bought from Jen Crossley at A Mark In Time, I covered one side in scrapbook paper (7 Gypsies, 'Gypsy Market') and the other side I covered with pages out of an old Womans Home Journal circa 1930 and pages from The Argus circa 1909 (yes I really cut up a 100 yr old newspaper).

The pages with the cut out name plates I printed the subjects name and their dates (e.g. 1918-2000) have just blacked it out here for privacy sake.

Added lots of family pics (not the orginals this time lol) and bound it all with fabric, tapestry, doilies etc., Had a great time making it and am looking forward to next year when Judy Wilkenfeld teaches at CSR 2010.. will hopefully learn a lot more.....

and yes.. I have cleaned the studio!

Finished!

I've finished my book!!  Now to get some lunch then come back and clean up this mess!