i’m always running behind the time

Oh! Do not attack me with your watch! A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch. – Jane Austen, Mansfield Park I’ve come to the realization that when I am making a project that has to be done by a certain date, as for a birthday [...]

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mother works on too many projects at one time, accidentally puts beads in her daughter’s snack cup.

Creativity is a drug I cannot live without. – Cecil B. DeMille Right now I’m working on a birthday gift for my sister. Her birthday was in March (I’m just a little behind!) but we’re only just going out to celebrate tomorrow anyway, so I guess it’s ok. Unfortunately I don’t think I will have [...]

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happy (vintage) halloween!

I sent this off to Somerset Studio on Monday, to be considered for their 2008 Vintage Halloween issue. It’s called “Two Little Girls on All Hallow’s Eve” (I tried to think of something clever for the title, but I’m not very good at that, so I went for the obvious.) Earlier this year I had [...]

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matthew bring in your fishing nets.

In my last entry I forgot to mention the German scrap paper hearts that I purchased for my Top Secret Mission, which I will now refer to simply as “the book”. Aren’t they pretty? They are approximately 3/4″ high by a little more than 1/2″ wide. I bought these at Joggles too. These will be [...]

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invaders and traitors with the best intentions.

Last Friday I did manage to work some more on my frame. I got all the paper strips glued on and painted the open spots with gold paint. I’m very pleased with how it looks so far, except the gold paint is very gold, but I think I am going to glue something else on [...]

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i hate sundays.

I do hate Sundays. Sunday is the day when I am most prone to severe mood swings. Not because the next day is Monday and I have to go back to work, but because of all the chores that are necessary to prepare for the coming week. I do my laundry and Lily’s, I have [...]

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maybe one day.

Let’s review the weekend, shall we? There were many ups and downs, but I did manage to do a few artsy things.   Friday  I finished one more large gift bag. I have now completed four large bags and three small ones. Here are the large ones (large being approximately 8″ by 10″), starting with [...]

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