I had a logo contest pop up on my feed for Lacewing Creative Retreat in Texas, and decided since I love crafts and a place to dedicate time to finishing a craft seems like a fabulous idea, I would submit a design. I made the top five! They are having FB fans make the final call on their page. (I’m cross-posting this on my business blog too, so I apologize if you follow both and get a double hit!)
This post is for bragging on my family. My Dad has, once again, done Herculean efforts collecting and processing sap to make maple syrup. To celebrate the best batch so far, my Mom had the idea to upscale the labels. I used my sister’s awesome watercolor painting, and my digital talents, to make a label design that my Mom can print and cut to apply to Dad’s maple syrup bottles. Team work!
I spend a chunk of money on sketch books, both for me and my kids. I want them to practice their art skills, and they enjoy it, so it is a worthwhile sacrifice of paper. But purchased journals are usually heavy as well as expensive. To help lighten up my youngest’s backpack, I made some simple blank journals from printer paper, card stock, and upholstery thread.
… in orange juice. Here is another lingering elderberry syrup image in my OJ. Most of the time, the dollop of syrup swirls in mysterious ways and sinks, but sometimes I get an image that stays long enough for a picture. Mind blown.
Yup, I still have holiday lights up. Sort of. I just really, really like the solitary deer against the backdrop of the woods. That the lights give it an ethereal look makes me happy. I had every intention of unplugging it and storing it out of sight, but then I see it at dusk. It might stay up all year.
