Permission Slip

Our first tributary on our newest journey was giving ourselves permission to...

as I listed my permission statements to myself, I realized that they sure flowed over to other areas of life. Now this of course is not an AHA revelation but, as we are examining our "souls" and why we are and try to become who we truly are...it IS important to correlate when it deems fit.

I haven't written it all out but I did examine it.

My picture shows that I have done my permission slip and an envelope is ready to take the slip in. Since this picture I did give myself permission ;) to elaborate a bit more on my journal pages.

I haven't finished so there isn't a final picture.

I shall post it when it is finished though.

And guess what just happened...I hit spell check and had zero errors.

This is amazing!

New Journal Journey

Belonging to the yahoo group Soul Journal http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoulJournal/
...we as a group work on the same themed pages...

Our new journey has started...

Our very own Kathryn The Collage Diva one of our moderators, is heading up this journey. Go to her blog... you can get there by clicking on her blog in the side bar.

She has our daily exercise on her pages. Here I am showing day 1 and 2.

(So it won't be very hard for YOU to catch up)

Day 1 My scanned items comprised colored paperclips, staples, and asprin...pretty much my office supplies.
Day 2 added my wash...green
Today we make an envelope and she gives us a template..

New Glass Project

Sept 6th saw the day the town merchants as well as other participants had been working towards......Old Fashioned Saturday.

With it's success and finish we are now preparing for hunting season.

Don't get all turned off.

Living in the rural mid-west times are tough. This is a farming community. No big factory jobs. Not a lot of people, and few jobs to begin with.

Spending visitors to our area, are what we live off for a whole year. Until their season comes forth again.

Hunting and fishing and camping surmise a big part of our survival.

So, that explained...hunting season is nearing and I am preparing the items that the fellas like to take back with them as gifts, or just to be reminded of their times had here.

The glass is almost cut for the new project, next I grind the glass, then foil, then solder it together.

This project is rigged up much like a mobile. There is a counter weight, will be a sprig of wheat, and it hangs below the bird. This will catch a breeze and set the bird into motion.

The wings will move.

It is called the Flying Series...and this model is a Pheasant.

Here the glass is laid out on my pattern...

Just Gonna ASK

The other day I was reading the messages on groups...only I forget which group, and I can't find it in the group messages as far back as the 3rd.
I know you have seen the side bar and floating words describing...whatever of the blog within. Some of the fellow bloggers have this feature.
It is called???something and has a site even to go to and create your own word fog...this is the message I was looking for.
Or even better HOW does one create a word fog on their blog?
help

Fire At Work

and whyyyy aaaaam i home at this hour do you ask
because fergies caught FIRE!

i went to the post office
i hear the fire bell
and the fire engine pulls a loopy in front of me
and i see the one further up the street
come across the street but at the end of the block there....
small town ya know

and i see him back back up

oohh this doesn't look good
immediately i think that fergies is on fire

and i see this big huge ball of smoke plume up
nope this doesn't look good at all

then marlin (owner/boss) comes fllllying down the road and looks as white as a sheet
he had to be doing 100

so i go into the po

and i ask paul what is on fire
he didn't know yet

then elaine comes in
i know she knows she has a radio
she says it is fergies

i says oh nooo
so i go home to change my shoes in case i can do something
but when i come back the street is still blocked off so i call ...colleen...fill her in

when i get back i can go up
so i do

marlin was cooking the brisket for tomorrows festivities
and he flipped it
the flames shot up and got sucked up in the hood
then the hoods grease caught fire
he went to pull the ring that puts just such a fire out
and_ nothing_ happened!
that was when he flew up the road to go get ghena
after calling the fire department

it ended up the kitchen is toast
but now they will be able to get the hood they did need...
but the bar is still serviceable
so
after we got things cleaned up in the bar
she is opening tonight in 2 minutes
but she won't really need me
so i came home

i wouldn't think it should take but a couple of weeks to build a new kitchen
basically all is needed is a new hood
the grills are fine
maybe a new ceiling
and new microwave
that one melted
everything else was fine
didn't even get the boxes of beer wet!
and they line the wall from the kitchen to the door
so
that was enough excitement for me
i work at the creamery at 9 in the morning so i am gonna go on to bed now..

Finally...

I have a moment to post to my blog.
I love the new feature following blogs with a time line update. I am not quite sure how it all works yet or what needs to be done to update my blog with this cool feature, but I should figure it out.

Yet I am still trying to figure out how to place my award (offered by Kathryn Antyr -CollageDiva) and name others that deserve an award recognition within...I will get time to sit and ponder this once winter comes..

Meantime, I am excited the soul journal pack has created a group to keep journals alive and keep the new found entities with in the spirit inspired and viewing.

I have a LOT of journaling to do to get myself up to speed, because I want to keep apprised and fresh along with the group.

If anyone happens to follow the soul journaling list and fall onto my blog, even tho I am behind...go to the yahoo group soul journaling:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoulJournal/
inspired by our own Sarah Whitmire, beginning the project on her blog
http://www.sarahwhitmire.blogspot.com
taking us into the journal soul...

there is a lot of encouragement, beautiful artwork for inspiration, and journal prompts to keep filling the pages of your journal.

Know this has been a grand experience and revisiting journaling techniques was just the boost to get me active in my art journal again.
So, get your muse in gear and get thee journaling!

Getting Ready...

For this weekends art festival. Yankton River Boat days...I wonder if they have a riverboat??

here are a couple of projects I am finishing up

the bag is HUGE...a canvas shopping kind of bag I decorated...if it doesn't sell as it is

I will continue to embellish it when i get back

other wise it looks finished for sale. Side 1 and side 2.

And the collage earrings...I like the simple design and it feels a little elegant at the same time.

the charms dangle...they are fun!

Weds

Thank you everyone who comments. I appreciate all your feedback and it has helped me tremendously in the designing of my collage jewelry..which IS a spinnoff from the book Canvas Rem1x....excellent examples in her book!

I don't work any of my other jobs tomorrow. I have all my canvas charms ready to attach to chain and work into bracelets, necklaces, and now earrings!
Later when i visit my lovely daughter in law...I will have her model the choker and earrings. Then I can maybe, get a decent picture.

My goal is inventory for this weekends show in Yankton, SD. River boat Days. 3 day event art show and sale.

Taking glass fused dishes, the jewelry, and a canvas tote shopping bag...painted collage...yeah a picture forth coming...when it is done...talk about last minute!

pictures in another post...

Necklace

Here is a necklace that will go with the bracelet below...I am getting close ups as the best I can...the charms are not huge...about 1/2 or a smidge bigger for the most of them

a few are a bit larger.

The color is a lot brighter too...little mini collage pieces.

and a second necklace...the closeup shows my wire work...

I am using copper and giving it an aged patina look.

Both of these are a longer 20 in and 22 inch but I did a chocker as well that is full of the charms like the bracelets.

Tah Dah

Jewelry!!! I haven't made up jewelry in forever!! Reading the book I just bought Canvas Re-Mix..I saw the project for canvas charms...so i made some...then made some jump rings and affixed them to some chain...made a catch and here is the result. I think it is cute as can be.

Little mini collage paintings as charms. Lightweight so i added some copper metal cutout charms. I have already sold 2 with matching earrings...so I might have a hit!

:-)

Soul Journal update..

Here is what I have so far of the soul journals spread pages 1 and 2. Using Sarah's stencil method. I take images from a magazine and use them as a stencil. We made lists on our pages and added tape...page 2 has my hand traced 7 times I used another image and sewed it onto the page...and I used crayon for a word...then did the blog of paint close the book page to capture the splat...here is what I have done thus far..it isn't finished...but I need to move on or I will never catch up and I am really anxious to see everyone eles's work...

then get back to my journal.

:-)

this might be a better picture for this page...

Tuesday

Morning.....time to post some catch ups beginning with the soul journal spreads. I am still behind with them but i am going to post the beginning of the next phase of the spreads. Page 1-2. The beginning of the stencil process.

And the magazine pieces I used.

Still...

Catching up! I have begun the page 1 and 2 part of our next spread...and it is coming along
but it doesn't feel finished yet for me.

I am also working some charms for bracelets I am going to try and sell at the next show I am involved in, River Boat Days in Yankton SD.
Taking direction and inspiration from the newest book I am using, Canvas Re-Mix...and I will re correct this once I look at the title again. Take left over pieces of scrap and make charms. So simple...I don't know why I can't think of these simple things.

Last night I made some jump rings from copper wire. You can try to saw off too many at a time. I suggest working small pieces of wire for say 10 jump rings at a time. I went for the long piece and tried to do like 50 at a pop...not a smooth move. BUT I have jump rings!

I started cutting small pieces of scrap flat sheet copper I have, into little geometric shapes to mix up on the charm bracelets and give a little weight. ALSO, in that pile of cool stuff I found 2 small keys I am going use as charms too.

I think these will turn out cute and possibly sell. I like eclectic stuff...there MUST be another person that will go for the look too....