I’ve managed to get a couple more sketches done on the junk mail postcards I created earlier here. I saw my first Handkerchief tree late last summer and was smitten with the seed pods which littered the base of this huge tree. I have enjoyed seeing them every day since. The stems of the pods […]
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Junk Mail Revisited
I like to have a supply of my handmade fabric and paper postcards handy. They make special occasions and just saying hello a bit more special. A recent review of what I have on hand has found me in need of creating more postcards. The easiest and quickest way to create my own paper postcards […]
Hand Work and Junk Mail
I’m still working on a small piece I shared with you earlier here. I’ve added quite a bit to this but I still don’t feel quite done. Decisions, decisions! While I pondered the seeming endless possibilities open to me, I realized that my stack of junk mail postcards is almost gone. Naturally I jumped at […]
Christmas in August!
Forget December 25th, Santa dropped down my chimney last week — at least it feels that way! I ordered a Schmincke travel paint tin from Blick Art Materials (none of my local art stores, including Blick, carry Schmincke products) and expected to wait 2 months for its arrival. Sigh. Within a few weeks I got […]
More Junk-Mail Postcards
Okay, so I got a bit carried away. But there I was, between steps in a project that meant I had to wait. Not wanting to waste the time without creating something, I pulled out some leftover junk mail. Pretty soon the rotary cutter and the paints were flying. I was simply having too darn […]
French Knots and Finger Cots
I’ve completed the on-line course at Craftsy with Carol Waugh. I have thoroughly enjoyed working through her methods, constructing my own machine stitch reference and doing some needle work I haven’t done in many years — embroidery. I used a fat quarter of fabric to create my surface design. There is extensive machine work in […]
T is for Toile
Postmark’d Art is wrapping up a trade inspired by the alphabet. It has taken us four rounds of trading to get through the alphabet — and what fun it has been! For this round I selected the letter T. Along with a love of gardening, I thoroughly enjoy spotting birds in the backyard. We have […]
