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Monthly Mosaic: January Art junk...

monthly mosaic: artjunkgrl january
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It was a fun and colorful month. Working on goals for February. What do you want to work on in February? I have some ideas to bounce off you all. More on that later...xo Lia

Editorial: I wanted to share/record/and thank those who mentioned Art Junk in January on their sites. I was suprised,flattered and also excited that others like what they see on Art Junk! Thank you, Sharon, Deb and Kath for mentioning Art Junk on your sites and for your visits. It's always a pleasant suprise to see there are other's "out there" listening, creating and sharing with others!

A welcome diversion..

Guess what, friends? I went to the bookstore yesterday, even though I had told myself that I didn't have time for that...oh, well, I guess it was the wind, it just blew me over there and before I knew it I was standing in front of 100's of beautiful glossy home, crafting and beauty magazines, because, let's face it, I can never have too many magazines... But guess what else? It ended up being a fruitful diversion as I came back home and got lots accomplished! I also ran 3 other "necessary" errands, attacked and cleaned up some clutter in my office and dining room, made 2 ephemera packages for art friends,
called my Mom, check, walked on treadmill for 20 minutes, cleaned out and organized 1 small kitchen cabinet and my little bookshelf, made turkey chili (it turned out really good too and everyone liked it), worked on reservations list for an event I'm taking RSVP's for, organized the checks for that, organized my squares in this cool little holder,

and worked on this little collage card before going to bed.
There, I had a good day! Yes, there were lots of hugs and kisses when kids got home from school, homework, breaking up some battles, picking up dirty laundry too and a host of other junk, but it was all good. Alot can happen in a day. So glad the wind blew me to that bookstore. It was just the diversion I needed. :) xo Lia

Oh, Mondays....

It's Monday and I'm off to a late start....the brain is not in gear yet.....old man winter has hit these here parts and I awoke at "o-dark thirty" to what I think was the sound of a tumbling recycling bin going down the road. The thing is that it's not recycling day...seems the wind is making a mess of things, kinda like my creative breeze through this house. There are lots of things tumbling over here too and I gotta hop to it! Monday, monday. I got's lots to do...but what I really want to do is go to the bookstore, sit with a "strong" second cup of coffee and peruse the magazine isle.... ok, back to reality....responsibilities are calling me...but before I go, I wanted to share some new squares I made last nite. this little one is my favorite so far... Oh and I did do a few pages in my art journal this w/e which I will share soon. Now off I go to wherever the wind blows me...xo Lia talk to you all soon! xo Lia

Create...

a new collage..trying out new things
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Have a great day everyone! xo Lia

New 1 x 1's and collage "wip" is done!

1 x 1's
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Good Morning Friends~
Hope you are having a great day so far. I'm having my coffee here and doing my routine morning blogging....hmmm...will someone get me a second cup? Anyhoo...I finished these little itty bitty's last nite using the painted squares Nance sent me, thanks Nance! I also finished a "work-in-progress" that I posted for y'all a while back. It was still sitting there on my dining room table yesterday as I was trying to tidy up. As I was looking through my pictures last nite, I realized that I have only used my "studio/craft" room for painting this month. I have officially infultrated every other room in my home. I will have to post some pics of that soon for y'all to see. Now, I do clean up my "mess" but I realize that I am quite the travelling artsy girl. Oh well, old habits die hard. I guess I like to be around everyone when I'm creating..I also like to listen to movies in the background. Ok, well, off I go and I hope to have some art journalling to show you early in the week, I'll also post answers to reader questions soon. You all should pat yourselves on the back for getting in touch with your creative selves! Happy Creating everyone! xo Lia