This was created as a response to a Journal 52 prompt, selecting a color swatch and working from it to create a journal page.  This is a color combination that I often enjoy working with.  I find the soft, cool colors very soothing.  The quote resonated with me, because this is how I feel when it comes to a lot of my art.  I hope you enjoy it, as much as I enjoyed creating it!

Cowboy Cards

There is nothing better than a Saturday spent in my art room.  This week, I thought I would have some fun with some western images, as I had to make a custom card for an old rodeo rider.  Once I started playing around with the old images, the creative candle was lit, and I had to make a few more!  These were SO FUN to put together, that I am sure that I will be making more in the future.

What makes me smile?

A Simple Place

I am participating in a group called JOURNAL 52, which offers weekly prompts for us to work with in our art journals.  For the prompt "A Simple Place" I chose one of my happiest places, a place I wish I could visit more:

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January Words

A lovely quote by T.S. Eliot, appropriate for the start of a New Year. 

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Lace Flower

A lovely lace flower for one of my cards.  Made with lace and vintage jewellery found on one of my garage sale treasure hunts.  

Nightmare Monkey

I call this the Nightmare Monkey, because this project was definitely a lesson in patience!  I was not sure if I had read the pattern correctly until the last bit of stuffing went in, and was relieved that he actually looked like a monkey!  Add in the fact that I chose some really difficult wool to work with (the colours are beautiful, but the yarn kept breaking off mid-stitch) and I was tempted to abandon this project many times.  However, the end result ended up being pretty good, and my eighteen year old son has claimed his as his own.  So I guess the nightmare was worthwhile in the long run!

 

Punkin Head

I knit this up the past weekend, for a friend from work who is having an October baby.  I used the Punkin Head pattern by Tara Thomsen, that I found through the Ravelry website.  It was so easy, and fun to do!  I can't wait to see how it looks on the new baby!

I created some more cards this weekend.