WHOOOOSSSSHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

That's the sound of Workbook Wednesday rushing by...

I know, I know!!!!

It's Thursday all ready!!!!

Somehow, this week has been flying by and 

I am not sure that I can create as fast as things are moving these days!!!!

The exercises in this chapter of the book incorporate

the use of papers and found objects.

I did quite a bit of searching (both in my brain and in my house)

before I realized that I had a bunch of stuff from

my days scrapbooking (which I abandoned mostly because....

it is tough enough to find time to sew/quilt let alone scrapbook!)

I decided to continue with my cactus theme

and used green mulberry paper to create a cactus.

For those of you who have never seen mulberry paper,
it is a kind of woven, almost fibrous paper

which easily rips apart when water is applied (I use a small paintbrush).

So I outlined parts of a cactus on the paper with my damp paintbrush,

 pulled the pieces apart
and secured them with machine sewing in black thread.

The paper almost has a spiny appearance when ripped!!

Then I found (!) some metal letters...

et voila!!!!

Not sure how I might quilt it

especially with the letters all ready sewn down.

Next week is all about embellishing....

And when I regain my creative (and physical energy),
I have some inspiration from the library...

 Talking about energy...


do you ever feel exhausted when you finish a project?!

I think maybe I am still recovering from the fast, chaotic pace 

and huge mess with ensuing clean up from my last project!

Yes....

I did finish the million little pieces project....

(or at least it felt like a million pieces!)...

Truthfully, it was only 900 one-inch squares and many assorted triangles....

But it was a labor of love...

Sugarbaby and her grandfather (my dad) walking arm-in-arm home from the ice cream shop.

  Ker-plop!!!
That is the sound of me collapsing with exhaustion!!!