3.10.11 ... recycled discarded vintage book cover box

today we went to a pta book sale and found some wonderful old books. this one i almost passed up because even though it is a very early de paola and i love finding books illustrated by famous artists before they were famous, the subject matter is rather uninteresting and i wasn't sure i could do anything with it.

but scout insisted and, lo and behold, what is the very first inspiration i found this afternoon but this book. i haven't made little boxes in quite a while. i love making them. ok, i love designing them. i am not so adept at actually making them because i have no eye for straight lines, no less squaring corners.

but since i like them imperfect and since evan helped me a bit, it's all good. and now i find i may face a new challenge...

letting it go!

i can't believe i almost passed by this book. how adorable is this?

i added the checkered effect with my colored pencils and placed a page illustration inside. the base is a plain piece of pink card stock because i want to save the back of the book for a second box.

i am surprised that i've never seen this book before. if i had a nickel for every used book section or sale book i've ever seen i'd be sitting as pretty as this little dude. thanks, scout.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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2.16.11 ... petite spool necklace

i was sorting through and organizing a box of oddments that i have saved over the years. i am going to list some in my joonE vintage etsy shop. this was among the fun finds and i had this idea to turn it into a simple necklace. i think it's quite groovy and decided to list it in my joonwalk shop.

so that is where i'm headed now. well, as soon as we retrieve scout from rehearsal. time to go.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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Thing~a~Day 18

Just one of my characters from the old days. Haven't revisited these in a while. Hope you enjoy her.

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It's a great day for America, everybody. Yes it is.

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Welcome Home

In 1994 I had three sons, 17, 14 & 11. Along came Scout. Anyone who knows me knows a crawling tot and teenage earth are not going to co~habitate in my home. Not willy nilly. Not without resistance. So I came up with this little phrase. It greeted everyone as they arrived. It worked beautifully. Then came 2000 and four pets. Pets with fur. Suffice it to say our socks would stay cleaner outside of our house. So it's been a while since I thought about that welcome sign. Just felt like making one today. Had fun with it.

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It's a great day for America, everybody. Yes it is.

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