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Brain Inspiration

Well. I finally changed my background/layout. I didn’t really like the old one at all, And I didn’t even have to look at it too often! Go figure. Last time I tried to change it, my sister, Lauren said she no liked it. Hope she likes it this time because it’s here to stay. Well, at least for now. It’s rather monotone and a little grownup but don’t worry, I am still going to have silly posts and wonderful posts. I just needed something better then what I had.

AND! TADA! I have TWO new Art Journal pictures for you to view! YAY! The picture quality it never as good as I would like, but my patience and my wishes don’t always match up. Here is the first:

So I don’t know why I love to rhyme lately, but I have been rhyming like none other. You can’t really see it, but the black paper has a design on it of leaves. I used my favorite silver sharpies. And the pictures on the right are pictures of peoples feet. I don’t know who’s feet they are though. I know they are people I know, but the rest of their bodies were already cut  up and used somewhere… How Mysterious. And the righting on the left simple says, “Dance until you fall… Just dance…”

Poem words written below:

To You I look

And seek with my sight

To you I ask

Lord, lock me up tight

Keep me caged in

Until I can soar

Keep me secure

Until I am yours

Don’t set me free

Until I can fly

Don’t leave my side

Please stay nearby

I flit and I float

I flutter up high

But only you

Can ever satisfy

To you I look

And find my delight

To you I ask

Lord, Love me tonight.

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Well isn’t that just so sweet. I know. my rhymes and everything-adorable. yeah, moving on. You may have noticed with all my art journal pages that I love pasting and cutting. So, I attempted to just create something on one piece of paper, and here is what I got. I later glued it into the journal and used a verse of the poem above that I wrote and then decided to cut out of it. Yeah. Here you go:

The words from the poem are these:

“When I fall, you will restore

I could never ask for more.”

And the swirly words are from an Austen Case song.

“You name is engraved in the palm of His Hands. In return for your sorrows He will teach you to dance.”

I used white crayon, and watercolor for the background. and buttons because I love them.

Goal for future Art Posts: Make it about the words. So write them and then decorate afterwards. No paper scraps with words on them. Drawing. Taking a good picture to share.

We’ll see how this works out.  See you all next time.

Office Space.

Alright. Here is a nice blog post. one that is happy. really really happy. As you all well know I have a beautiful and wonderful new job. YIPPEEEE! Well I’ve been working on decorations! and last friday I finally put up some of them! This is PART ONE of two! because I’m not done yet. YAY! I’m so stinking excited to show you. Ok here’s the back story. I wanted a black and white themed office because the walls are this green. I wanted something that would go and not clash nastiness. I had this idea of what I wanted in my head, but I’m so pleased that it didn’t work out like that. I wanted box shelves, which I got but my mom gave me this shelf that was a dirty cream white color. Not exactly what I wanted but with my favorite paint and brush in hand I had some real fun. Here’s the before:

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And the After!!!

Yes! See how beautiful it is! All it needed was a new coat of paint to go with my office super nice! Here is a close up of the beautiful paint! I love acrylic paint. At Michael’s you can get it for five dollars and it’s nice stuff. I mean super nice so it’s great!

ok. Done.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

Well. Time to come clean. I’m Not the most neat person in the world although I love organization. My room tends to get pretty messy at times. And my solution to everything is put it in a box or throw it away. Truth right there. So I had this box of things I didn’t want to get rid of, but didn’t want to put away. So I used the old trick, leave it alone for a while. And naturally it worked. I’m rather in love with recycling. Not because it’s good for the earth but because I like throwing away stuff. And I have a lot of stuff, so why don’t I get rid of it all? Sentimental value, and reusing purposes. Duh! But no, reducing is what I needed to do so here goes(I took pictures) the journey to clean out a box, or as I later found out a box and two bags I had forgotten existed. So here is the box:

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Yep. So I organize it into piles. That’s pretty fun(not). If I recall the piles were keep in room, keep in storage, keep outside or room, throw away. Here are some awesome stuff I found in the box.

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Yippee. Look at that awesome cow cutter. So rad! Yeah I know I’m awesome.

Now here is the hard part of my day. I have a basket of summer projects. I went through and made a list, and organized it. But I didn’t take pictures of it after, so I’ll show you my list which has been added too. But count on it, you’ll be seeing the completion of everything I do! For instance my scrabble magnets. I finished them!!! Yep. Enjoy the pictures cause I’m done.

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Crafty Emma

So basically here’s what I’ve been up to lately. I’m rather tired but I wanted to show you all the puzzle I’ve been doing the last couple nights. I love it. Got it at goodwill brand spanking new! Hope you like it too… Ps I think I lost a piece somewhere on the floor. let the search begin.

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ART SMARTS!

So I found this real fun colouring website. YOU GET COLORING PAGES!!! IT’S AWESOME. You can get it here. That site is awesome. Just saying. Here is the picture all finished. More to come soon.I might do the same pattern again but different. I’m real excited about it. yeah. The end.

Click Me

alright. here’s the deal. you click on the links and I’ll be happy.

No for real, I’m so obsessed with crafty ideas right now. But, I can’t spend time on a million posts with pictures after pictures after pictures. So I’ve made categories of the cute things I like. So you click on ALL the links and tell me your favorites. :D

Letters: This section is all about different ways to personalize your initials (or any letters) Maps, More Maps,  Newspapers, Stamps, Wrapping paper, Colored Pencils, Buttons,

Stitching:  CardsWords,

Picture frames:  Shadow box, Birds nest, Pins, Dragonfly, Cupcakes, Scrabble,   Buttons, stamps, Tree, People, Window Frame,

Paper Crafts: Fortune Cookies, Apple, Cards, mobile, Flowers (fyi, THIS IS TOILET PAPER ROLLS!) , Ribbon, Box,

Other: Suitcase, Yoda, knitting, Bulletin board, Plate Mirrors,

You have no idea how much I love all of these things! Some of these things I really really want to try and play with. Especially the picture frames! And I love that some of them you could do for gifts (like the plate mirrors, or the ribbon). Also I should say that if you ever find some (or have some) old maps, or fun stamps, buttons, or anything that you want to get rid of, I’ll gladly take them off your hands. It’ll give me something to do!

Alright, a couple more blog posts to come. I’m starting 3 new fun series posts soon, and I’m sorting through all the California stuff soon. So more written things soon. PS here’s one of my new favorite songs:

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