Spring clean .. your life . Todays everyday notion

I just managed to finish this tonight and put this on before i go to bed !

It`s on the theme of spring cleaning your life. Which Artsymama was on about , cleaning areas of your own personal space , like your work area / and your life .


The crepe paper and wallpaper is what i bought from Artsymama , thank-you ! ;o))

The image is from a 1950`s magazine , and the duster i made myself ! From feathers and a cut off piece of a chopstick .

This took me a little longer to do , which i don`t think it should have really ! But i like the end result !
I hope you do too !

Come into my garden ... Todays Everyday Notion

Here`s today`s creation
Our next door neighbours have had a new fence put in , the last few days , and it is finished now .
I then started looking at ours , abit of " keep up with the Jones`s " , started creeping in .
I then was daydreaming of how i would have it , and this is what i came up with .
I may do the otherside to the book , as mine are all in one sketch book . I have an idea and a picture , it depends if i have time today , or i may properly finish it at a later date . Which i hope is not cheating ! As i have at least done one page !!

This is the entrance to my walled garden .


I used a photocopy image i`ve had for ages , from a tree book. Lace and ribbons are hanging down .








I then cut the doors so you can see inside ....

The next photo shows it .

Here i used some lace effect paper as a backing , with an image cut from a magazine of a flower wreath , which says.. "we`re in the garden "

I enjoyed doing this one , as it`s abit different to what i`m used to doing !
Maybe i`ve learnt something , to try and broaden my horizons in my creativity ! And not keep to the same style....

Todays Notion ... Recycle ... Time to be a more thrifty crafter !

Here`s todays Notion challenge.

I got a charity bag posted , and i usually fill it with something , to get rid of my stuff , and make room for more ! Because i`d not been outside , only to the local shop for milk . I got thinking of recycling , and all the waste that goes to landfill sites , when some could be reused .

This is how this creation came about .

There`s some oddments of paper scraps , which normally i would`ve just thrown away , also the ribbon too ! There`s abottle cap , squashed down , a ring pull , piece cut from a plastic beaded necklace, a piece cut from a cork stopper from a bottle of wine , which would`ve got slung in the bin without thinking !

The fabric tag , bottom left . I found on the street ! someone had just thrown it , and not bothered to put it in the bin ! So i gingerly picked it up , as there were people around me ! The white spoon next to it is from a coffee i usually get on my way to work in a morning . Too cute to throw away , i thought ! ;o)

The wording , says recycle , which i wrote on mother of pearl discs , from an old necklace i had .

So i hope it gets you thinking at what you have , or find , and to make a good decision to recycle different objects and put it to better use !

Or as Artsymama`s post today said ...

" For as long as you want , leave everything empty . Soon you`ll see the whole world makes offerings ...

Everyday Notion No.. 3 .. Ruled by time ..

Here`s yesterdays notion , that i finshed today , .. as i didn`t have enough time to finish it !

Which i thought was quite apt for this one .



I was late up for work , missed a bus ! Then i was clock watching all day ! !

It was one of those days , when you`re late for everything and you can`t seem to get everything done ! I felt like the White Rabbit , from Alice in Wonderland , which is the main picture on it .

The tape measure / ruler , is to signify that we are all ruled by time in some sort of way , day to day .

The calendar tabs , is time already gone by , postage stamp from a certain date in time used ,

The diamonds are made over a long period of time - and last forever though ! The microscopic slide is real . I bought that yesterday , from a charity shop , it`s all things kept frozen in time inside the glass slide , of plants , which may over time become extinct .



Abit in depth i think is this one !!

My partner looked at it , and couldn`t really figure it out !! until i explained , and maybe , it`s a good job , we have to explain our reasons for the creations to viewers !!

Everyday Notion .... No.2... Welcome to Summer ..

Here`s my second Everyday Notion , Artsymama challenge !



I managed to do it in half an hour ! Which is something for me !

It came about , as we have had some sunny weather here , and it got me thinking of summertime , and the holiday season . Plus my boss is going on holiday next week , and mine isn`t until the end of August ! So it seems faraway !

The images are from a leaflet i got free in the post , when i got home later that day , and i was looking in it , and found these ! Which i think was pure luck !

I`ve had the shells for ages , and was wondering what to do , and also the tiny seed beads i stuck at the bottom. The backing paper is , handmade natural mango leaf paper , which i bought from work , and hey presto ! I came up with this !

The citrene nugget at the bottom , is what i`ve had lurking in my purse for ages ! And i thought it could be included in this , as it was a shame to hide it away ..!

I really enjoyed creating this one ! ;o)

Taking the Artsymama challenge !

I read on Artsymama`s blogspot about a book called Fools Gold by Susan Wooldridge , and it intrigued me .

It was the" everyday notions " to start with and which artsymama has set a challenge for anyone to take part in . You have to collect things from your daily life and either put them in a box , stick / glue to card / paper , whatever takes your fancy . The quote was " There`s evidence of hidden treasures within us all and all around us " .

Let them come to life as you arrange them in a college ...... Here`s mine ....



I decided on pasting in a book.
This was yesterdays , as i read the challenge late last night , and decided on the spur of the moment to just do it !
I finished sticking it tonight .

It`s all what happened during my day . How i noticed nature more , ie birds , flowers . I bought some old lace , some vintage buttons , looked at the library at home designs that`s the material on the right. And finally on a more personal note , the playing card with the number 1 is for the one phone call i was waiting for about news from my mum , from Australia , about my sister`s cancer treatment.And her name is Diane , hence the letter " D " stuck on.

I found this theraputic , and it didn`t take me long to do , it just seemed to flow out of me .

Only thing i`m having trouble with is buying the book !! But i WILL buy it !!

Thank you Artsymama for a brilliant challenge !!