Autumn Thoughts

Halloween’s not very far away, you know…

…the thought just dawned on me this week. 

So, I gathered up some of my favorite fall fixins and played with a couple of journal pages…

{I’ve always loved this old poem}

One thing I learned on these pages?  Black iridescent watercolor paint is not my favorite.  Looks a bit green, doesn’t it?  Maybe the gold painted vines set it off that way…I don’t know.  Next time—black gesso.  Oh, well--it was still fun to paint!

And the most fun part of all?  Experimenting with the old, gold-flecked sealing wax I ordered on Ebay a while ago…beautiful stuff!  I dropped a couple of extra drops around just to make it look a little Hallweenier…

All the great vintage graphics are found on Crafty Secrets’ new downloadable Halloween collection—easy peasy!

See you soon with something new…

Julie

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Finding the Beautiful

 

Ah, art journaling….it brings me so much joy lately!

{a much doodlier border than I ususally do…very random & free}

Blank pages covered with watercolors…wet and glittery {I love iridescent colored paint!}.  Left blank for a time until loved images are found and glued in place…

{my mother has had this poem hanging in her kitchen forever…it flits in and out of my mind whenever it wishes…subconscious poetry…}

Bringing back to life my long-dormant love of hand lettering…something I’ve always enjoyed, but have long neglected. 

{We just don’t seem to write by hand much anymore, do we?  Keyboards and texting have taken over the pen…I’m going to be taking pen back in hand…}

Favorite quotes, poems or random thoughts from my own little head begin finding just the right page to come to life…

…filling my book and  bringing me joy.

Ahhhhhhh……………………….

Julie

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