Lost & Found Studio

luck be a lady....

I like to call this my "procrastination project".  yes, I pushed my list aside and made this:

     

a lotto book for my wednesday morning running group.  we buy lotto tickets each week and we had this ziploc baggie stuffed with our money, tickets, contract and our winnings.  I just had to pretty it up!  it is a quick project to do with very limited supplies.

a file folder

4 business envelopes

pad of post it notes

rubber band

you can cover the file folder with decorative paper first if you wish.  from the center fold of the file folder measure out to the right 4 3/4" and score.  take section four and fold into section three.  make sure your fold is nice and flat and then you can score or fold over section two.  again make sure your fold is nice and flat.  one more time and you have all your folds complete.  if you look at the picture there are four sections.  section three is where you stagger your envelopes.  I used packing tape to tape them down, but you could use glue, roller adhesive or sew them in if you want.  I put labels on these with monies, winnings and contract.  section two and section four is where I took one business envelope, licked it closed and cut it in half.  I used my circle punch to create the little opening.  these are pockets for the tickets and for the list of people who have paid for the month.  in section two I added the post it notes to the top as a place for notes.  section one is where you punch your hole and slip tie the rubber band.  voila!

I used this for lotto tickets, but I could see using it as a travel journal or grocery list/coupon book with some variances.  have fun with it and please send links to pics if you make this or any other projects we have posted.  we love to see what you create!

*I would like to give credit for this book to Janet Takahashi.  This project came from her book.  check it out!

-n-

a quick little project to share...

I finally finished off my travel journal from my first marathon last year!  yes - I am this far behind!  lol!  anyway I took some pics and thought I would post the instructions.  It is super easy and you probably already have everything that you need to put it together.

I used a 12" x 12" sheet of kraft paper (any cardstock will do)

4 shipping tags (approx. 2 1/4" x 4 3/4")

ribbon scraps

label stickers 

some scrap papers for embellishing

stickers for further embellishment and whatever else you want to add

pictures

3" x 6" pieces of chipboard. matboard, cardboard (for covers)

fold the 12" x 12" piece of cardstock in half one way, unfold

turn and fold in half the other way, unfold

take the outer right edge and fold into the middle, unfold

take the outer left edge and fold into the middle, unfold

fold in half and you should have four scored sections

these will form your pockets

take the right side top right corner and fold back (see photo)  I used an eyelet to keep it down, but you can just use tape if you wish.

do the same with the left side.  for the middle I just inserted my square punch part way through to make the square opening.  you could just cut this as well.  cover the pieces of chipboard with some decorative papers and then attach them to the back side of your pockets - left and right.  if you want a ribbon to wrap around and tie put that on first and then attach your right cover.  add papers to the front of the pockets, stickers, labels & photos.  add ribbons to your tags and place them in your pockets.  done!

here are the pics:

 front of book  inside of book   back side of book book open with tags

have fun!  any questions, just holler!

-n-

life, paint & passion

also the name of a favorite book mine.

yesterday laurie and I left our daily grind, picked up some cold drinks on a hot summer day and went to play in someone else's studio.  that studio being crankpots.

we picked out some pieces and painted and talked all afternoon.  it was so much fun and so relaxing.  no one was in the store while we were there.  we had the whole place to ourselves!  laurie even started singing at one point.  something we do when we are in our studios!  la, la, la and it don't matter if you don't know the words.

I can hardly wait to see how the pieces turn out after they are done.  here are some pics from the day:

 

I decided we needed lost and found mugs for the studio!  love them!

-n-

Sitting pretty?

Morgan and Nadia waiting for me to catch up after double and triple checking that I had locked the doors on the Aztec..

We were on a field trip to go to Profiles, a public art gallery in St. Albert. I love St. Albert. I love the look of their arts district... the Cobblestone, the benches...those cool  store fronts!  Too bad that it takes me about 45 minutes to get there and the only way I can find my way is down two terrible choices of roadways...137thAve or 170th Street. UGH!

We had taken the afternoon off to go support my new next door neighbour Scott Cumberland who was showing in an exhibit entitled "Stillness and Flight"

I am absolutely surrounded by creative people in my neighbourhood! Is it in the water? Silversmith behind us, Master goldsmith down the block, photographers and visual artists everywhere!  Just wish I could quietly take a look into all their studios and be a fly on the wall...

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Nadia and I have finally gotten back in the studio together. There is a ton of catch up to do now that the kidlets are back in school. Lots of pics to take for projects upcoming and that means trying to come up with some new ideas for layouts, journalling and general story telling.

Though I would share a cool challenge site about taking those pictures about what is around you.

her space/my space

If you haven't got one already please consider investing in a little inexpensive digital camera that you can throw in your pocket/purse or glove box. It really will change your view of life and art!

-L-