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.
A couple of weeks ago, I bought a knitted white cotton sweater at my local thrift store. I thought I would wear it but my daughter informed me that it was shapeless and looked like a guy’s sweater.
So I started unravelling it and rolled it into balls and now I’m knitting it up into yet another scarf. 
Today, I photographed it up to post for a White Wednesday contribution. –hosted by Faded Charm
I am so thrilled – a bunch of lovely white cotton for less than $10.00!
I found these lades at the Sunday Antique Market last week. Sure wish I knew who they were and their history. If you happen to have any insight into their possible stories (real or imagined) please leave a comment.
Here’s a charming couple that I couldn’t resist bringing home. Feel free to download either of these photos and use in your artwork or whatever.
My first Remains of the Day journal cover here took on a life of its own and became much more elegant than was my original intent. So for my second one, I went for a primitive, casual style shown here.
I revised the first one a bit from the original because it had a kind of Marie Antoinette era about it and reminded me of France. It’s on the left in the photo below.
Have you figured out that this year I’ll be making a trip to Spain and to France?
Am I excited?
Just a bit ;-) !
My friends and I will be leaving in May for a week in Barcelona followed by a train trip into the south of France. I’m starting now to nail down the details which is almost as much fun as making the trip!
If any of you readers have been to any place that is a must-see near Barcelona or in the southwest area of France, please leave a comment or email me. I would love to hear your suggestions for accommodation, dining, flea markets etc.
And now I really have to begin on the inside pages of the journals!
It's only January 5th and I've already learned some new techniques and finished two items! This is a journal cover I just completed after seeing Pam's Journal in progress here. My cover is much lacier than I was aiming for, partly because I had to keep adding bits to cover the mistakes I was making.
Here is my first creation after joining KC Willis Collage Camp that I posted about a few days ago. I love how it came out, however, after seeing it in this photograph, I'm going to make a couple of adjustments. For a non-artist like me, it feels great to put together something that makes me this happy.
