And just in time to switch gears for Christmas, I finished my ATCs for the “Autumn Dreams” swap. I kept them simple using mainly rubber stamps and rich ink colors of brown and red-violet: Farewell Autumn, helloooooo Christmas time! 🙂
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“Look What I Did With A Leaf” by Morteza Sohi
This is such a great book! If you need inspiration for designs to make with your pressed leaves, Look What I Did With A Leaf, by Morteza Sohi, is all you need! It illustrates all sorts of fantastic animal designs you can make using different leaves. Aren’t these awesome? It explains […]
Baby K.-4 Months
It’s hard to believe baby K is 4 months old. You know what’s even harder? Getting a decent photo of him! Weighing in at a little less than 11 pounds, he’s still a small fry, and difficult to keep happy for long. We think we catch a glimpse of a […]
Pressed Leaf Alphabet Flash Cards
Every Autumn we pull out this little book and set it on our side table. It contains alphabet flash cards I made with my daughter, all illustrated with pressed leaves. Posting all 26 would be a bit much, so here are some of my favorites. I got the idea several years […]
“Secret Prayer” Bookmarkers
A little something for my friends who met recently for a special meal. Each one has a pocket with a slip of paper inside for a secret prayer. You have a secret prayer don’t you? It’s one that is so close to your heart, so precious to your soul, so fragile, that you can […]
2 More Cards with the Birdcage Stamp
Are you tired of seeing this stamp yet? I’m not. I still like it mucho much. Just a few words to inspire you. This was the first time I tried this: Stamping on transparency, cutting it out, and then using it as a tag that sort of hovers over the […]
Friendly Reminder
Candy Corn Necklace
We made our candy corn jewelry using fresh candy corn right out of the bag (because they’re softer when they’re fresh) and a needle threaded with fishing line. Happy October!