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Shoreline, CT, United States
I would love for you to join me (a retired senior)in my zany crafting adventures with quilting (waaaaay too much fabric); scrapbooking (will I ever catch up?); redwork; counted cross stitch; crossword puzzles; reading; and cooking.
Showing posts with label Pita Box Junque Journal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pita Box Junque Journal. Show all posts

Thursday, August 15, 2024

PITA BOX JUNQUE JOURNAL, et al

 

I've had some requests to see more prepared pages 
in my fun 
Pita Box 
Junque Journal...

{I have two more boxes on hand with
one prepared with signatures and
ready to be decorated for next year}

These crackers are my favorites so
WIN/WIN
right????
:))))))

It's getting pretty "fluffy" isn't it????

(I actually removed the 5th signature,
which is the Christmas one, as 
the journal was getting to
 fluff-i-fied hahaha)

Here is a Summer Garden spread; 
The little collaged card 
on the left turns  over
for journaling...
[it is leftover from my scrapbooking days
and made into a little flip ]

T H E N....
↡↡❤👀❤↡↡
I couldn't resist making this page a 
"Black Hole Sun" page with a little
photo from my Batting Book's
fabric representation at the
top left. 
{click}

(I use my "Ivy" mini printer to
copy pix off my phone which
I got for my Birthday gift last year)

Here is the double spread:
These gals are swooning over Chris Cornell's singing...
:)))))))))

Here I've added all the lyrics...
using mostly white gel pen...
scattered on both pages...

[Sorry for the glare.....]

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A N D
Working on the 
"Wash Away the Rain"
lyric page in my Batting Book (BB)
on the facing page. 

This is the base "whirlpool" section
representing the emotions and
I will add the rain 
on top falling into it...
The background looks washed out here--
there is a lot more blue in the stripes...

so far I've used  two blue threads,
light and darker,
and two aquas...
one being variegated...
all in chain stitches...

This is about 1 1/2 weeks of
stitching so far.....and
it is far from being done...
I am enjoying the 
necessarily 
S L O W
aspect of making this page...

Hugs from a cloudy and humid day
(sigh, once again!!)
Julierose,
La Blageuse
(stitching-and journaling-euse)










Thursday, August 1, 2024

PITA BOX JUNQUE JOURNAL--WELCOME AUGUST, et al

 

I am continuing on with my "Pita Box Junque Journaling"...

I had prepared quite a few pages ahead
so now all
I have to do is 
 add my journaling..,

This Journal is a combo of magazine
images and various papers and
stampings..
The small pix of the girl on the right
is a flip card with a journaling
spot on the back--
I love making those..
💜💛💜

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FYI: for those of you who have kindly
sent us your best wishes to us-- 
on our various med issues... 

We are coming along pretty well.
Tom goes to his post op appointment
tomorrow [I will be driving as he cannot
as yet turn his neck to the left far
enough to be safe driving...]
And
my issue with thrush seem to be 
getting better after taking a second
dose of meds this week...
P H E W ...
All of July has been quite the
journey for us....
😷😷
Looking forward to a hopefully
issue-free August...
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Meanwhile....
I have been reading blogs and
following my Youtubers while
recuperating....

When I began feeling a bit better
began to cut 1.5" strips
for some proposed 
"Lego" works....

Not sure as yet what I will make, but
I am cutting all my usable scraps 
and leftover bindings...

Just cutting a bit at a time as
standing for long times 
is an issue for me these days...

I am using a combination of my die cutter
and rotary cutting  
for the special smaller pieces.
 If I don't want any waste and to use
all of a favorite fabric that I can,
I find that rotary works better...
I am fussy cutting images also...

Here is the start of my collection 
below overflowing from a baggie
into this container...;)))
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I may do totally "scrappy" or 
color themed--but for now, 
just cutting strips...

I am not really "sewing" anything
much--just  sewing leftover
jelly roll strips into sets to make
some placemats with matching
runners...
My energy level has not as yet
returned to normal...

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When I awoke this morning, I found this
on my sewing room door:
MY DH is so funny.....
👀😁😂😃😆👀

Try to stay cool in this heat wave....
Hugs, Julierose
La Blageuse 
(recuperating-euse)