Second Day and a Cute Purse

Isn't this a cute purse? It's made of Coca-Cola cans which have been cleaned, cut and flattened to be able to sew them onto a plastic material. I bought this at Ten Thousand Villages so of course, it's Fair Trade.

I did everything on my list yesterday, not that it is that much stuff to do. I also went for my walk this morning. No crows harassing me this time! Phew!

I should get a folding chair for when I want to go by the lake to draw or paint or whatever else I feel like doing when looking at water and nature. I think my parents have 3 of them... Maybe they'll lend me one for a while? Or maybe I'll just go buy one (I have to buy other stuff anyway, like rechargeable batteries.)

One thing I did yesterday was cleaning the planting pot that's on my balcony in order to maybe plant something in it. I don't know what. Maybe just throw flower seeds in there and see if they'll grow. Well that's it for now. I'll put more photos of my graffiti backgrounds on Flickr. I've decided that I'll make them available for people to print and use in their own altered art.

Alrighty, that's it for now. Enjoy your afternoon!

Something different

Today, I'm starting something different. I tend to be a lazy person so in order to DO things I NEED to do, I have to set a schedule, a routine, a goal, etc I am not a very active person but I do WANT to exercise more. So I've decided, for the next 30 days (which will end on the day before going back to work), to go for a walk every morning, after writing my Morning Pages, doing some stretching and/or Yoga (mini sessions - self taught). It doesn't have to be a long walk or a fast paced one. Just 10-15 minutes in the morning, while it's still cool out, before actually having breakfast. And then, after lunch or dinner, another 10-15 minutes of walking.

Already, next weekend will be a challenge since I won't be home. Going to Quebec with Caroline, sleeping at a friend's house. I'll figure something out, I'm sure. I HAVE to!

In other news, did you know that Subway now has a vegetarian sub made with veggie patties? At least the one I went to yesterday, in Montreal-Est, had it. And it was yummy!

2-page layout

Last wednesday, I went to Catherine's house for her Stampin' Up! "open house" party. It was fun. We did 2 make-n-takes. We received a piece of cardboard cake with goodies inside. And I won a paper pack! I usually don't win anything! Yippie! So these two pages are done with said papers from the pack. I love the colours! This is for my 8.5" x 8.5" album. I'm liking this 2-page spread a lot! What do you think?

new post coming up

I've been playing with paints and stencils and colours lately. Creating backgrounds to use in other projects such as handmade journals, ATCs, Fatbooks, etc. I'm having fun! :-D

Jazz Fest was fun. We ate at Les 3 Brasseurs which was delish! We saw a group of fire-breathers which was absolutely stunning.

Other than that, not much is happening at the moment, which is fine. I'm feeling good and I'm happy with my life right now.

This is a sample of my "graffiti" backgrounds.

I almost forgot...

I've so far gotten rid of 6 lbs of fat which haven't returned. That's since mid-may (I think.) I'm on my way to a slimmer, healthier, happier me!!! Yay me!

CreAction!

I've been productive the past few days. I've been doing collages and small handmade journals (photos to come at a later date.) Tuesday, I showed mom how to use Alcohol Inks and she loved it! We made a few cards that day and again yesterday. You can see them on my Flickr page. I'm really happy with the results. The one I like the least is the Faerie coloured with Sharpies. I wanted to see what it would look like but I find it's just too much colours with the background. But at least I tried, right?

Going downtown tonight with Catherine for the Jazz Festival. Haven't been in quite a few years. It'll be fun!

Tomorrow is a good day for more creating! I bought the latest Cloth Paper Scissors magazine and there's some interesting projects I want to try. As well as in my Somerset Studio magazines! So many ideas to try out!!!