… project 52 …week 3

Here is what I was doing yesterday. Sherrie’s video this week was so inspiring!  I took copies of photographs from my recent trip and followed her directions to paste and paint them onto watercolour paper and ….voila!

I am happy with this – for a non- artist like me, it almost makes me feel quite artsy!

The project information is here and good news  - it’s all FREE ----       OOPS – sorry, i got this mixed up – the classes are not free but they are a very good deal – one class a week for 52 weeks for only $30!

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! 

Travel Journal

It took a couple of weeks but I am happy to say that I finished the travel journal of my trip to the German Christmas Markets (not to mention my visits to Paris, Bruges, Maastricht and Utrecht). Here are some of my pages.

Wishes for a Happy New Year

This photograph is a happy accident that occurred at one of the
German Christmas Markets. It was a very c-o-l-d night when
I shot this; my hands were frozen and I couldn't stop shuddering.

Sincere wishes for a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year!

Shoe Styles

 
When I saw these shoes on the Metro in Paris, it got me noticing men’s shoe styles everywhere I went. The photo is a bit blurry, but I had to pretend I was just browsing through the photographs on my camera when I took the shot.

Don’t you find the blue shoelaces fascinating? I was even more mesmerized when the wearer turned and I got a peek at his socks- they were the same shade of electric blue as the laces! 

Here’s a very spiffy pair in a shoestore -

 

 

I couldn’t see anything wrong with these ones besides the missing laces but they were discarded on a Paris street!!

These are from a Centraal Museum display in Utrecht, NL.

 
A display of women’s shoes at the Paris Flea Market I attended. Love the giant one.

Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been …

 
Well, I didn’t go to London, but I did go to The Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany!  It was a complete surprise when my friend invited me to join her on her trip to visit her sister in Holland. They planned to tour by car into Germany to attend some of the German Christmas Markets.

Encouraged by my family to take advantage of the opportunity, I booked my flight and began to pack my bags.  And to research the places I had to visit while based in The Netherlands.

Paris, to which I’ve been longing to return, since my first visit there in 2006, was first on my list.  Also, Bruges or Brugge, in Belgium. 

I did get to both Paris and Bruges and many other cities as well. Here are some photo highlights of my trip. I still pinch myself when I look at the photographs I took; I just feel so lucky to have taken this trip.

Leuven, Belgium - above

Downtown Maastricht, The Netherlands

Train Station, Liege, Belgium

 

Paris …. sigh

I have hundreds more photographs, that I will post on Flickr or Picasa. Watch for my next post where I will be showing Men’s Shoes of Paris.

Christmas Greetings

I shot this photograph in Germany in early

December. It isn't too often I get to see reindeer strolling down the
street!
May your holidays be joyful!