moleskine notebooks

mohl-a-skeen-a

I guess that's how you say it

but in my mind it will always be

mole-skin

and I imagine a cute little mole just gotten out of the bathtub

wish out loud

I love the colors they come in .... I turned this little green one into a wish list keeper

dream in the daytime

and this little pink one is for keeping a bucket list ... but hey, a shopping list works too

... these are mini ...

only 2.5 X 4 inches

I painted the cover designs with white acrylic paint

and then added a protective acrylic coat

the sleeve I made out of watercolor paper and used paint for the title

the designs I had already noodled out on rocks ages ago

I just transferred the designs onto something flat and colorful

(and perhaps more useful than a rock)

Cyndee Starr at Eloise's Collage has been doodling on notebooks

I think she got the wheels turning in my own head for this idea

thanks Cyndee!

it's the little things

I've made
mini cards made from

mini stamps

carved out of white erasers

(click HERE for the how-to post)

and mini gifts

of decorated matchboxes

"merry"

and

"bright"

(click HERE for the post about these)

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I'll see you tomorrow for tea and catching up on things ....
until then,
 I hope you're warm and dry today

I know there's lots of snow for some of you guys

and if you're in LA you're trying to keep cool

Our town's river is expected to crest above flood stage tomorrow ...

we live on a hill, so we'll stay dry, but it's so hard on the folks who don't.

A New Book and it's placekeeper

I made this bookmark using the kind of acetate transparency that you can write and stamp on without smearing. I stamped the kitties and then folded it in the middle .... it works great!

One of my current reads: The Secret Life of Bees

I want to read the book before seeing the movie .......

This challenge and many other fun and fabulous challenges can be found over at the Awfully Big Art Adventure. Thanks Linda and Rosie!