Do What You Love Travel Journal~

A few weeks ago I took a leap and signed up for Beth Nicholl's Do What You Love ecourse.

I seem to be in some sort of creative limbo lately so I thought some thinking would do me good.

I wanted to truly focus on the lessons, not just read through them, so I created myself a "Travel Journal" (as Beth calls it in class) to reflect and write in...

Book measures about 9x12 ish and is PINK and ORANGE! 

My all-time-fav color combo.

You can click on any image to see a larger version~

Front is pink, Back cover is orange... :)

I used my super-awesome neon pink gaffer's tape for the spine.

The covers are from empty book covers Jackie and I found at Scrap in Portland.

The pages are my art papers, scrapbook paper and stuff from my stash.

Bound ala Mary Ann Moss's Full Tilt Boogie class techniques.

Here are shots of me paging through the book before I have done any art or writing in it...

Front cover page...

 Back cover page...

One Little Word Journal 2011~ Be

   After moving to the farm last October, we decided we needed to take some time to breathe a bit, to nest in here and to just BE, and focus on what direction we were to take next.
Finding this place and the events that enabled us to purchase it were nothing short of magical.
There is an energy here that is purely spiritual, and everyone who visits feels it.

When I saw Ali Edwards "One Little Word" class I knew this was an awesome way for me to slow down and focus on that magic and the word I chose  for 2011 is "BE"~

The material list for the class recommended a beautiful album with plastic insert pages. I could not bring myself to buy it, (too match match for me) so I decided to make myself a book instead...

I am a bit behind on the monthly assignments... still on February (ha), but I have read each monthly assignment and they are percolating...

You can click on any image to see a larger version~

Today I completed the cover decor...  LOVE the book. 

Made from a random photography book I scored at the local Goodwill Outlet.

I disassembled it, used the cover and bound it ala Mary Ann Moss 

using papers from my stash (my painted papers, folders, and scrapbook papers)

  Close up of the image on the cover... 

Photo is of me at about 7yo feeding the ducks at some farm/park in PA

... note the cat by my side (not my critters)...

BEing very zen... 

 The cover page is a photo of me that got all weird and neon in the printer... (happy accident) 

Over a page from my precious Rex Ray calendar from last year.

  January assignment pages...

There is  3D bee in my hair... real punny!

  Close up of fabric on the spine... scrap of Ikea fabric. 

I serged the edges then glued it over the book spine.

  Book cover laying open (facing down) so you can see the entire cover...

  I used some of my painted manilla folders from my Free Range Journal stash...

note the "people" paper snowflake from last winter...

  Some "before" pages...

Ann's Art Journal~

I had the pleasure of taking Mary Ann Moss's class this past summer... called Full Tilt Boogie 

SO much fun. Highly recommended. MAM is a treasure, and entertaining too!

Ann chose a vintage craft book for her cover...

Eve's Forest Art Journal

I had the pleasure of taking Mary Ann Moss's class this past summer... called Full Tilt Boogie 

SO much fun. Highly recommended. MAM is a treasure, and entertaining too!

Anyway, here are the results...

First book was made for Eve. 

I used the cover of a book found at the Goodwill Outlet.

Studio Time

Since fall is officially here... I have been committing some serious time to creating in the studio.
Nothing heavy, just craft- creative things to get me started. It's been months since I did anything productive in my favorite room... it has felt like life has been dragging me along... and I am 'supposed' to (doctor's orders) work on stress release. Seems I am having anxiety issues. Physically reacting to anxiety or stress? that is... my neck and shoulder muscles are locked up and I am in constant physical angst. Weird because I mentally don't feel anxiety... I am as high strung as I ever am....normal obnoxious Reenie. But my body is telling me otherwise, so it's time for regular exercise and regular studio time.

Here are some photos of things I have been tinkering with...

Birds!

Jewelry making with Ann...

 Knit & Crochet bracelets...

Finished products...

Making a new book/art journal... still in progress

An old Apple ad.... 

"Think Different"

  This pic cracks us all up. Don't know who it is, found via Pinterest.