Oh dear …

How is it possible that I have too much stuff here in my craft room?   
Can you see my able assistant flaked out on the chair? if he wasn’t so cute, I’d give him the boot; I could pile a lot of stuff on that chair if it wasn’t occupied :)

I’m not seriously complaining; I do love my stashes and thrilled that I have my own space to let it all hang out. But I do want to tidy it up.

One more view of the chaos: There is good news – I’m working on two different journals! Have a peek:
One is a visual journal of random events in my life and the other is a Yoga journal from a chakra workshop I am in. They are both coming along nicely.

It’s time for my yoga class then back to face the mess! 
Cheers!

A Couple More Journal Pages

 
This was my first train trip on my own. I recorded my observations of the ride under the ticket holder on the top of the page.

 
My little room in Paris that I had all to myself. it was so cozy and warm.

I learned a lot about my scrapbooking style from doing this journal. I have dubbed myself The Slap-Happy Scrapper because I don’t measure anything, preferring to cut or tear, eyeball and glue! 

Remains of the Day Signature

Finally getting around to photographing one of the signatures from my Remains of the Day Journal.

 

 

The process of assembling  and auditioning the elements, adding, deleting, constantly assessing the balance and flow between the rounds of sewing is a journey in itself – a fun one.

I Did It! My First Journal Page

Thanks to Teesha Moore and her fabulous videos, I finally started a Journal! Here is my first page - not quite finished and not quite perfect but I'm happy with how it's coming along.

I learned so much in the process of finding images and playing with them on this page. Fear and fun = exciting!


Now that I see the page near completion, I see how much of 'me' is showing up - my shyness for one thing - look how my subject is peeking out from behind those roses.
I can't wait to do some more pages.