In My World

I can't believe I forgot to post this page . . . my favourite one for October. The prompt was Music.

I have been following a Facebook group called Art Journal Prompts  for a while and just started following their 2017 prompts. #1 is Your Word for 2017 and #2 Texture As you can see, my plan is to take each prompt literally.  I used paint and then a coating of crackle and lots of fine glitter.  Fun and simple.

My grandmother and I were out doing some serious shopping when we realized it was way past lunch time.  We decided to try  I talked her into trying Union Burger.  I'd heard mixed reviews but, like usual, wanted to find out what they were like for myself. Nanna said she really enjoyed her lunch but could only eat half.  She wrapped up the rest to take home for later. I did enjoy my lunch as well.  The 1/4 pound combo is $4.99.  The burger is okay, the fries are pretty good, the decor is rather eclectic and the staff is excellent.  I don't know that I would go again to eat there because, although the music was good, it was way TOO loud. They also need to go after the contractor that put in their windows.  There was a puddle of water under each window.  That's just wrong. So next time I need a snack I may just pop back in to Union Burger.

Despite the title of this blog, I actually love roundabouts.  They make sense to me.  They are safer than intersections.  Traffic flows smoother. And that is why I don't understand the number of people I hear complaining about them. I'm going to assume that "those" people just haven't taken a moment to figure them out.  Not that they actually require a lot of figuring out since there are lots of arrows and signs to assist you around. And yet we watched someone absolutely crawl around the new roundabout at the bottom of Talbot Hill this morning like they were driving on eggshells.  Apparently my passenger watched someone drive around the roundabout in the wrong direction the other day.  Here's what is actually cool about that . . . no one ended up in an accident because they could actually see what was going on because it is a roundabout. The City of St. Thomas has lots of resources on their web page to help you make sense of roundabouts . . . a...

So how did you make out with Challenge #9? I didn't realize how far I was behind in organizing sketches and technique ideas.  I'm all caught up now! Are you ready for Challenge #10 ~ The Final Challenge ? THE FINAL CHALLENGE!!! Many of us have fallen victim to the lure of scrapbook swaps among local and online groups. All the hours, material, creativity, and postage costs make these items difficult to purge. But let's face it . . . not everything is YOUR style, you are NEVER going to use some of it. It's time to make  S.P.A.C.E. SORT:  Keep only what you love.  If the colour or style does not make you smile, it must go.  Keep only what is significant to you - don't keep the soccer page swap items if your kids are into hockey and dance.  Sort into: KEEP, TRASH, SELL, DONATE PURGE:  Pack up the DONATE pile and give it to a beginner scrapbooker who might appreciate these items.  Throw out the TRASH pile.  Bag up and ...

The fan paper piecing is available at http://pamspaperpiecings.blogspot.ca/2016/09/asian-symbol-1.html Helen challenged us to create a card while we were at Windswept. Most of the leaves on the page are paper piecings which I distressed.  You can find them at http://pamspaperpiecings.blogspot.ca/2016/09/autumn-in-air.html I love this adorable little duck paper piecing.  You can buy your own at http://pamspaperpiecings.blogspot.ca/2017/05/duck-with-bow.html This spooky tree can be seen at http://pamspaperpiecings.blogspot.ca/2017/06/halloween-tree.html Love the jack o'lantern paper piecings? http://pamspaperpiecings.blogspot.ca/2017/06/jack-o-lantern-1.html http://pamspaperpiecings.blogspot.ca/2017/06/jack-o-lantern-2.html http://pamspaperpiecings.blogspot.ca/2017/06/jack-o-lantern-with-bat.html You may recognize this layout idea and awesome paper if you are a fan of Close to my Heart. This layout wa...

Ballet Shoes 3 x 6" $3.50 BUY May not be exactly as shown.  Each piecing is individually handmade.

You may recall that Challenge #8 was organizing your paper cosmetics.   I have a rather large collection although I am pretty sure there are lots of you with even more.  But mine ARE organized. So I am more than ready for Challenge #9 . . .  Inspiration for scrapbook pages is everywhere.  But what is the best way to organize it so that it's actually USEFUL? First consider cutting up your magazines and idea books, and only saving the ideas that you really plan to use. Magazines and idea books only sit on your shelves, they aren't really useful. It can take hours to go through your books to find the one layout you remember. Having your ideas in a condensed form, arranged in a way that makes sense to you is much more effective.  If you are able to cut up your magazines, here are some ideas for arranging them: theme (holidays, birthday, babies, pets, travel etc) number of photos used in the layout journaling ideas colours ...

The adorable little birdie on this page is one of my paper piecings http://pamspaperpiecings.blogspot.ca/2016/09/bird-and-cage.html