10.14.11 ... a whale, some string and an adorable local watermelon

made this today for an outgoing package that has a vintage pair of tongs in the shape of a whale.

and here is our precious and quite tasty miniature watermelon that we found at the farmer's market yesterday.

it was a beautiful, sunny, cooler day today. so ready for more of those all in a row. come on fall. you can do it, austin.

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

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8.22.11 ... recycled whale stamp corner bookmark and ...

a simple little creative act for today. i made this corner bookmark as a package extra. i really could be happy making these every day. i love that the possibilities are endless, even when i start with a favorite stamp like this one. no two are ever the same.

i also had fun with another package, seen below. isn't it fun?

i hope the recipient breaks out in s smile when she sees it. how was your monday? mine was pretty darn good. and, guess what? dave and craig are back new tonight. woo hoo. it's always fun when they return from a two week vacation. much deserved, of course, but we miss them. 

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

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5.2.11 ... recycled bookmarks

here's something new that flashed in my brain --- combining vintage film stills with a common children's book to create an interesting bookmark design.

i like it. this is the reverse.

these are all extra surprises for joonE orders going out tomorrow. this one is for a person who mentioned she loves bluebirds.

i used that old suess dictionary and a safety envelope turned inside out.

and here is one of my mixed media whale stamp corner bookmarks for another buyer.

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

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2.27.11 ... homemade stickers gone backwards

i had a little bit of my homemade sticker glue left and wanted to use it up before it turned into a possible creature from another planet. hey, you never know. this time i grabbed a handful of paper scraps i'd been saving and applied the sticker glue to a few pre-made stamps, but mostly plain pieces of paper.

it was fun stamping afterword and i plan to try this again soon. the glue had gotten quite thick but now when i make a fresh batch i will know i can use it all up quickly and make the illustrations and designs after.

the 'you make it happen' pieces are from spam junk mail envelopes. save our planet. it's satisfying to turn a major cultural negative into a positive. once again, who needs algebra? sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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2.23.11 ... einstein . save the whale . mini idea book

i was making circles - not to be confused with going in circles which i do everyday so that goes without saying - and i thought about albert's birthday coming up in a couple of weeks and started messing around with two of my einey stamps. i have another one i did not get to experiment < --- {a true einey term} with today.  then i had a stack of envelopes waiting for me to cut them into bookmark corners and strips for circles...

...and a piece of junk mail that had two pages with this beautiful ocean blue color. so i made some stamps for future stickers and some circles just to have for backgrounds although the one that says 'of art' i will use as is.

and here is everything ...

...this is my collection for today. and for tomorrow, i started making a cover for this old S.O.G. with P.O.P book. remember those? 'silly old grandma with pictures in pocket' {or pocketbook} i haven't seen one in about 30 years or more so i was really happy when i spied it in the thrift store bin yesterday. for all of .50 i will now have a mini idea book. i can slip my sketches and clippings etc. into the photo pages and open it up whenever i need a project. i used my colored pencils to create the book cover paper.

and besides, i love square anything and this makes it all the more appealing to me. 

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

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