Happy New Year!
I hope you've all had a good break and are getting into the 2012 creative groove.
I've already made a start on a project I saw last year and always wished I'd joined
I found myself a book, covered it with some old wrapping paper and set to work on my pages, I used a combination of tissue paper, fabric and acrylics as my background
I think I can just about manage to fill a small square every day
not too much writing is the trick for me I reckon
I'm not very good at journalling, I always seem to start with gusto and fizzle out shortly afterwards!
however that said, do you remember this? my ROD December journal, I actually did it, I filled it and finished it, I got a bit behind for a while there and it felt like trying to complete some kind of homework but I persevered and its done. I've realised I'm much better at this kind of project when I know it has an end! or at least journals that have a theme, like the Asian one I did in Carole's class last year.
some pages came out better than others and I learnt to be a bit more spontaneous and just stick stuff in. And I didn't use any paint, no sploshing, splattering or the like, quite a challenge for me!! (I've already made up for it in my January pages ha!)
filled to overflowing, hmmm...
I also realised just how many hideously expensive Starbucks coffees I get through in a month, see now this is the reason I'm always broke! Mum are you reading this...
all bundled up for the treasure box, I feel totally exhausted but happy!
26 comments:
Belo projeto!
feliz 2012!
Happy New Year M!! xo
this is awesome project, totally love this altered book of yours and without using paint or mix media? that is amazing...really beautiful with just pasted papers and bits of pieces of papers and materials here and there. Totally stunning and I will cry if I get this book!!!!
Happy New Year M!
xoxo
Yuzz
and I would love to swap and ATCs again with you!
Happy new Year Margaret..love your completed book..looks amazing..well done!
Xoxo
Your ROD journal is awesome!!! I may do one of those 365 journals...kind of an altered calendar (which I've done)... I'll let ya know! Like the new banner!
your altered book is amazing!! I love it!! Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year miss Margaret :)
love that messy journal, i imagine it wouldve been hard not to add paint...that journalling idea is great to with the small squares... i just found my 1977 holly hobbit calendar and i filled in very day fo rwhole year ...unbelievable, mind you it was pretty boring, exams, teenage angst, tv shows...friends i had forgotten about... lol
LOVE your christmas journal - so cool to have it all complete. Enjoy the calendar challenge - I've recently posted about my 2011 complete - lots of fun ;-)
Great start to your calendar project Margaret, I just know it'll be totally fabulous!
Happy and creative New Year to you x
Margaret,
Your pages look wonderful and spontaneous! That is quite an accomplishment to finish. I am very good at starting ;-)
Hugs,
Suz
Happy New Year to you too Margaret, your calender page is wonderful with a very frosty look, and your Christmas journal WOW love your work dear, the pages are fantastic,wish you a creative 2012.
Hugs Anni
Happy new year, and welcome to the calendar challenge! I'm so pleased you are playing along for 2012 :-) You have made an amazing start - love your background. Good luck with the next 362 days LOL! Kate x
Hurrah! You're doing the Calendar Challenge too. Gorgeous background for your January pages, lots of texture, yum. (he he to pj day - I LOVE pj days).
Your ROD Journal is superb and will bring back such happy memories when you look through it in years to come - if only of those Starbuck's coffees!
x
Loving your background on your art calendar and your DDA looks lush and full, well done on completing it I know how much goes into them lol xxx
If I mange to complete this journal, a Christmas one in December would be great too.
2012 is looking brilliant already Mz M!
Your Dezember journal must be SO much fun to turn the pages on...
today (work was a wee bit slow) I got emails from Mr Magers...random videos of Einsideln wishing we could visit in the snow or anytime again...with sweetest memories of the Tulipan Cafe and more!
Happy Weekend to you and yours!
oxo
*Gasp*
No paint at all! I would be twitching in withdrawl. But then maybe that's why mine still isn't finished... I'm always waiting for paint to dry.
It looks awesome, by the way.
PS. I hear you about the Starbucks.
What a great journal, well done you for sticking with it and producing a fabulous piece of art x
You finished it!! Awesome job!
I haven't even really started mine other than cutting my template for the cover and tea dyeing some fabric.
I look forward to following your progress! x
LOVE seeing your ROD journal!
Happiest of New Years to you! xo
I'm SO glad to be back online and was excited to read that you have taken the challenge at Kate's. I adore your ROD and just seeing the side view reminded me how much fun these were to make. Of course, I'm not going to journal in them, but I will do the daily calendar. So, we can keep each other on track (big grin).
Happy belated new year and Christmas, too. Seems I missed it all. I sure appreciate you stopping by while I was offline. It meant a lot to me.
I'm heartily impressed. I have a lot of fizzle in me when it comes to journalling too. It seems only a blog can keep me (vaguely) true. But I miss turning the pages!
I would just love to flip through your December journal! I really, really want to finally finish a ROD journal.
what a wonderful journal!! You gave life to so many of those things that we discard. Beautiful site. Thank you.
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