Craft Day!

Yesterday was craft day at Karla's with Shawn, Bethany, Beth and Mary...a wonderful way to forget about a cold, dreary day! At craft day, it's our own little world!


We eat lunch at Karla's perpetually beautiful table...


...and the food is always delicious at craft day; we each bring something to share and it turns into an instant feast!

We talk and giggle while we work on whatever projects we brought with us. Yesterday I decided it would be my gluebook...I don't have to think too hard on it or bring a lot of supplies.



(Although.....Shawn, Bethany and I usually ride together and we can pretty quickly load up with lots of crafting supplies...plus our food and other things.)

Sometimes, at craft day, I work on pages for our very casual round robin books, but yesterday I only delivered a page for Mary's that I had done at home...

(front)

(back)

We also talked a lot about Karla's Alice Tag Book Swap...


...and Karla and Beth even started working on their tags (here and here). I think it's going to be a great swap and I'm feeling inspired too--thanks, craft day! (and thanks, Karla!)

Marilyn

A Very Fine Day, Indeed!

Another fun craft day at Karla's yesterday with Beth, Shawn and Bethany and, of course, Karla.


I worked (maybe 'played' is a better description) on a page for Beth in our "casual" Book Round Robin. I added a pocket to the page for a paperdoll tag...


...and one of the dolly's outfits on the back of the page. It seems I don't put as much stuff on the backs---intentional? or too ready to be done? I'm going to call that one a rhetorical question:)


Beth was working on a pretty centerpiece project that involved a cone. Temporarily, however, the cone became a birthday hat while I was being serenaded...


...and blowing out my candle on this adorable little cupcake!

Thanks guys...it was really very sweet of you!!


I finished up the day working in my gluebook. It's been a long time and I always forget how fun it is.


That off white strip in the lower left corner--it's embossed with the letters N-O-P-Q-R-S-T. It didn't scan all that great and I wouldn't want you to think that I just stuck a random strip of blank paper there, hehee! Although, art being in the eye of the beholder--if 'blank' is more your style, alrighty then:)

Marilyn

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!

In the midst of Christmas busy-ness, it was fun to have a craft day at Karla's yesterday. What better time of year to be with good friends!

Even Karla's dog, Twinkle, got in on some crafting fun with Beth!


Add in a very nice lunch and an ornament exchange and I'd call it a party!! I brought this ornament...

(front)

(back)

It went home with Beth...and I got Karla's...


AND one from Beth, who brought one for everyone:)


I adore both of them--there's nothing like a handcrafted Christmas ornament!!

Beth also brought two pages for my Round Robin book...talk about feeling like Christmas!!





On the way back home, I made a stop in downtown Lawrence...


"City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, la la la la la la"

Marilyn

Round Robin Beginnings

I've added another page spread to my gluebook this week...

it's really become quite addictive! And to further my addiction, I'll now be able to work in books belonging to craft group friends too!

Beth suggested a very casual Book Round Robin. We can bring our books to craft day and work in our own or on a page for someone else. We can also work on other's pages at home and bring them back the next time we're together. No strict rules, just however it works out--and when nobody brings a book to craft day in a while, we're finished. Easy!

Beth, Mary, and I started our books this week. Shawn said she wants to play and I'm hoping Karla will join us later--she has lots of other projects going on right now.

We used book covers that we got from Mary and filled them with blank paper. The pages are hole punched and go into the books using binder rings.

I had a chance yesterday to decorate the cover of mine:


Mary made my first two pages...

(front)

(and back)

This is the front and back page I made for her book,


and the front and back page I made for Beth's book.


What fun! I'm excited for our next craft day!

Marilyn