{to do}......{elvie-encore-post #6}

hope you have some fun things on your "to do" list today!

{journal page created using micron pens and watercolor pencils}

i'm currently on a little bloggy break......

this is an encore presentation of a post originally featured on september 9, 2009

discoveries......{elvie-encore-post #5}

i've been making blank journals for several years now, and as much as i love to create the journals, for some reason i have a mental block when it comes to creating in the journals.  i've been so inspired by many of you who are so good about filling your journals with creative play....and i've been thinking that it's time to jump on the bandwagon.  so....i finally took one of the many blank journals that i've had forever and made some marks on the first page.  it's not fine art. mainly, because i've discovered that i'm not a "fine artist".....i'm a "fun artist".   and i've also discovered that a little watercolor pencil, micron pen, doodle art, and ice cream sandwiches make for journal page happiness!

i'm currently on a little bloggy break......

this is an encore presentation of a post originally featured on august12, 2009

inspiration monday......{elvie-encore-post #4}

here's a great way to add a lot of inspiration to your workspace using a minimal amount of supplies.  first, you'll need a metal wire structure...it can be any shape or size that you choose.  mine is about 28" tall, and i found it in the home decor section at hobby lobby......i've also seen these at target and other fun places.

next, you'll need something to hang all of your goodies.  these are called "dangling clips"...most craft stores sell these in the jewelry supplies aisle.  if you can't find these, you could also use small clothespins, or anything else that will help you attach your items to the structure.

lastly, just clip whatever inspires you and hang it from your structure!  some ideas are greeting cards, bookmarks, business cards, small pieces of artwork, ribbon, photographs, love notes, post cards......the sky's the limit!  have fun!

i'm currently on a little bloggy break......

this is an encore presentation of an inspiration monday post originally 

featured on january 26, 2009

lovin' from the oven.....{elvie-encore-post #3}

my sweet tooth is reminding me that it's 3:45 in the afternoon......and that means chocolate!! today's pick: brownies.....in the form of an eight-by-eight inch pan of pure chocolatey happiness!  but, here's the dilemma:  do i cut a piece large enough to satisfy my cocoa craving, and then be done with it?  or, do i cut a more lady-like square, and then do the "brownie whittle"......you know, when you cut a small piece, and then go back a few minutes later and cut just a sliver (to even up the edges, of course), thereby saving on mega-calories by eating such a tiny piece......and then repeat the whittle as needed (to even up the edges, of course).....or until the entire first row is gone, and then proceed on to the next row.....

i'm currently on a little bloggy break......

this is an encore presentation of a post originally featured on november 12, 2009

i heart my mary janes......{elvie-encore-post #2}

it's probably a little silly to be so attached to a pair of shoes, but i must confess that i love my mary janes.  i think that i've walked at least a million miles in these shoes.  i've been told that i need to give them up and wear something a little more "grown up", but instead i choose to replace the elastic under the buckles, for the fourth time now, so i can walk another million miles.  besides, grown up shoes hurt my feet.

i heart my mary janes so much that several months ago i took a drawing class and decided to use them as one of my models...and then make some note cards!

and to carry it one step further (good pun? bad pun?),  i just had to carve a mary janes stamp.  and this pair will never need to have the elastic replaced...... 

i'm currently on a little bloggy break......

this is an encore presentation of a post originally featured on april 14, 2009