Hello Summer

although a little late....

I guess 2018 is a year of a shift in focus.

As I've mentioned before, it was a conscious 

decision to give much of my free time this year

to our dear old boy Oliver Howard.

Being his 16th year, and starting it off with

a major health issue, my arts and crafts have

taken a back seat to the boy.

Pleased to say, he's still with us, and managing

with a bit of intervention, and fingers crossed

for the goal of getting him to 17 years of age in

September. Then onto setting another goal if

he'd like to keep on keeping on.

But that doesn't mean there is no arts or crafts at all...

Managed a bit of art play occasionally.

After signing onto a wonderful online Workshop

 Dispatch from LA

 I started a little project, that I could just leave out

on my art desk, and come and go from it as the mojo

would take me in spare time.

Armed with a myriad of stamps 

and ephemera bits and bobs,

water colour paints and felt pens and

of course lots of coffee....grin....

...and my old clunker sewing machine that I use

strictly for mixed media projects....

I began the journey into letting my mojo go....

tucking in and sewing in bits and bobs....

to create pages in the little sewn book....

even dug out some of my own hand carved stamps

and vintage bits with scrapbooking bits...

no rhyme or reasons....

...just some creative play 

I also had signed onto a couple of other workshops

but haven't had the time yet this year to commit myself

to diving into the creative process, but high hopes for

the fall and into winter...will post when I do.

Other bits and bobs done, still making my 

chubby ATC Blocks using

Retro Cafe Art 

ATC Block Kits

and of course using the Fabulous assortment

of graphics from all of my Fav companies 

like Tumble Fish Studio (Retired) and

Crowabout StudioB and Itkupilli

from Mischief Circus

and

Teesha Moore graphics from

The Astronauts Club

always enjoy making my tongue in cheek ATC's

and so much fun mounting them onto the 

ATC Blocks for my ongoing wall display....

think I'm up to about 18 of them done.

Husband will love all the nail holes in the sheet rock wall....

grin....

...and of course the occasional post card pages,

always fun to make those, even if it's 3 a.m...

as long as coffee is involved 

So that's what I've been up to so far this Summer,

bits and bobs in between a busy life this year,

as I am sure it is for you too!

As always, hope my post gives you some inspiration,

and even some permission to try to find the time

to give yourself a bit of creative outlet and let

your mojo fly.

Enjoy!

And have a good Summer!