no more glass in the recycle bin

 Tucson no longer allows glass in the recycle bin.  You have to drive it to one of 5 locations in the city.  Once there, you have to put each piece into a machine similar to the bottle/can returns machines.

They have even hired "recycle police" to go through residents' bins to make sure there is none.  Residents get 3 chances before their bin is confiscated and a fine is paid.

I've deided to turn ours into art to hang from trees, set beside fences, and surprise people as they walk through the neighborhood.

tiny pieces of art inside.

the mica sparkles in the bottom

I sprayed part of this with mirror paint then sanded most of it off.

The jar with the little house is next!

And here is a little (4 x 5) little folio for someone's birthday.

Flat enough to mail in a regular envelope

lots of pockets, tucks and tags

The right side has a string closure. 

The page opens up for more spots to fill

I do love this paper and it was perfect for this little giftie.

One sheet of 12 x 12 and some scraps.

Hope you are finding time to craft!

pretty quiet...

 not much going on here at the moment...working on card kits....interested?

easter cards....

I do love creating with punches!!  This used a few circle punches and some oval dies.  the tie is a die from My Favorite Things and the whiskers are waxed linen.  Found the egg stamp in a very old Maggie Holmes set.

Went right back to my roots with this one - lots of stamping!  I used a few stamps from Red Lead, Maggie Holmes, and Hero Arts, dies from Memory Box, punches from Martha.  Painted the clouds with Twinkling H2Os, so they have a very iridescent quality. Ripped the green paper to make grass.  

and good bye to an old friend.  it served me well for many years.

I've had a Big Shot Plus in reserve for this moment so no time was lost.

And we are starting to talk and plan for a trip to Michigan!!  Hopefully things will get continue as vaccinations roll out.  

Patience...... we seem to be soooo close to getting to some normalcy.

margie

 

finished!

watched a tutorial on how to make it and thought I would give a try.I started this Birthday card about a month ago.  

finished it today.

closed - had the paw stamp for years!

measures 5 1/2 square so it will fit into an existing envelope

the belt closure 

the invitation!  see where I got the components?

copied and cut the little dogs apart after gluing them to a piece of cardstock.

did the same with the Paw badge at the top for the closure.

turned out pretty cute!

And in a completely different direction......

a little pocket folder made with the dyed papers I posted earlier.

a few folds and collaging...

inside page/pockets

Working on another project so come on back for more!

thanks for stopping by.

 Here are some dyed papers.  They are much more vibrant in person!  I used avacados for some, curry for another batch and coffee for the last.

a pop up birthday card!  Let me know if you would like to know how to make it.  Easy!!

And my St. Patrick's Day cards.  I do struggle with shaker cards but they turned out fine!

Remember this paper from Gr. 45?  It's over 5 years old.  No, I didn't have the paper, but I had the cards and it's time to use them up!

I finished a little Flip book, too, but that will be in another post!

By the way, I do not like DST.  Three hours difference is just too crazy!!  Of course that is from my end.  Having that extra hour of light  is a good thing, as long as the mornings are light too.

stop back again for more!

still here....

 still here and doing some crafting but my room is in design/build mode.  I may soon have everything on shelves and in labeled containers.....no more working from packing boxes....

just watched some or T. Holtz new crayon/distress glaze video.  My head is spinning....so happy to have some of the new embossing dies.  Now I just have to look for my crayons.  Any I knew there was a reason I had 2 jars of the crystal embossing powders (the name is close to that).  hahahahahahahahaha

oh, how I wish I was still doing demos back at Scrappy Chic!  His samples were so beautiful and all my style.

I will be back very soon to show you what I have been up to and I can still say I struggle with shaker cards but the sequins I found at Dollar reminded me of a Pot of Gold and I have the shamrock embossing/die cut folder so I did make a few St. Patrick's Day cards.  After all, my last name is Donovan and I am Irish on March 17th!

new stuff

a couple of little scrap buster folios.  They are both made the same way but I started with different size base papers. close to 4 x 6 and 3 x 4 in size

Pockets, tuck spots, little notebooks inside spots.  quick, fun, and a definate good use of scraps.

Got these new embossing/cut dies

check out the details

and look at the color change after using Prima Sparks paint.  the detail remains but the color really pops

looks like metal!

and an oldie but another great scrap user  3 x 3 one sheet journal

again, lots of inter active pages - check out some below

and there are 3 top loading pockets, along with 3 side loading ones

Spring is on its way!

Tucson stopped picking up glass in their recycling bins so I will be putting mine to another use....

a little grass, flowers and maybe even a squirrel or two and these will hang from the trees.

and finally, an easy but dangerously delicious dessert from yesterday.  I will not show you what it looks like today but I will not make it again when there are just the two of us here to eat it......

stay warm and remember, that snow has to stop eventually!

stop back again when you can.

And if you are interested in anything you see here (except the cake) just let me know!
 

what???! already the middle of February?

 I haven't been gone just lazy with blogging.

I found this and decided to finish something I started 25 years ago!  Yep, 1995 to be exact, and probably close to the date too.

I've been working pretty steadily but it doesn't look like I will finish before Sunday.  I will continue until it is done.  After all 25 years?? come on....

And I found these CD holders, so I decided to do something with them.  Paint, paper, embellishements, signatures and they are complete.  Three little folios for someone to use and enjoy.

This one still needs it's middle signature....

Also started another altered book but not too much to show yet.  for now....

the book cover has been painted.  I hope to add some flowers and ribbons.

Awaken is it's title so that at least gives me some direction.  The colors remind me of Spring. Previously it was a black covered book I started as a December Daily (maybe 2014) but it has new life.

How about you?

Stay warm my friends and safe, too!

Back with more art, projects and news!!!

margie

fun fold!

quick easel card with some fun papers!

top view.

folds flat for mailing, too!

 

too cold to be outside.....

It was a cold, snowy, windy couple of days so I decided to have a little fun...... 

a 2 x 3 canvas covered with gesso, cut out heart, die cut flower. then loaded with tons of oil pastels and more gesso.

finished piece - mounted onto an old piece of board that was colored the same way...randomly, using gesso, oil pastels and a stamped piece of tissue added at the end.  It measures about 4 x 6.

and these little collaged tags:  distressed, gessoed, stamped, water colored and little paper additions.

and the message.....

hope you're warm and safe!