Turkey Tuesday

 

It is again time to prepare for a 

new year of journaling. 

My 2024 Hobonichi has arrived!

It is always a surprise how 

small my A6 Hobonichi English Planner

starts out in the new year...

no wrinkled pages from

watercolor and pen, no

added thickness from tipped-in

pages or collages. You'd think

I would be used to it by now, 

after eight years using this Planner!

Pictured above, just a month and

a half left to go in the 2023 journal.

The 2024 journal, beneath it, has

"new" Tomoe River paper in it.

From what I can piece together from

on-line articles, a new company has

taken over the TR paper, using

new machinery, and a slightly different

method/recipe. Apparently the old

machinery was just worn out.  I'm 

hoping for a similar result with the 

new paper, but we shall see. Paper

quality does affect the ease/results

of art work quite a bit!

Drawing mushrooms this month for

the Hobonichi Challenge (Instagram)

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Even if you are not on Instagram, I believe you

can still view my posts on your computer

at this address, as my profile is Public.

Just click on the link above, and hopefully

my posts will come up.  (Tech challenged

senior here, trying to keep up!)

Also checking in with some old friends today

for T Tuesday,

 ( https://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2023/11/t-stands-for-surprise-and-happy-mail.html?m=1

featuring my mocha coffee in

the photo above. I love this Debbie Mumm

 snowman cup...I use it year-round!

It's a rainy Tuesday here in Ohio today, so

a warm beverage is a plus.

Wishing everyone who celebrates

Thanksgiving this week, a warm

and wonderful day with family

and friends! 

Making a Messy Art Journal

This journal is made from an old book, just the

back and the spine.  No front cover, and the

 pages are not stitched into the cover. 

This makes it easy to remove the 

pamphlet-stitched book to work 

on the pages.  I added a little decorated 

clip to secure the pages.

Fun painted paper scraps and

bits of vintage stitching...

Made in a workshop offered on-line

by @raspberrybluesky, Michelle

Schratz, @Robenmariesmith,

Sara Strandquist @seesarastitch,

and Leaca Young @leacayoungart.

This is one of four journals taught

in the class. Enjoyed it very much, and

 unique approaches to creating

art journals are presented.

It's not like I really need more art journals,

but they're so fun to make!

Painted and doodled papers

are easily found around here...

I had to include some of my Mom's

drawings (these are copies)

from the early 1950's.

This journal style encouraged loose

and messy stitching, which is not

what I'm used to as a stitcher, but

the artist in me rather enjoys 

dangling threads and not worrying

about perfection.

I'm still journaling daily in my

little Hobonichi A6. Doodling and

documenting my every-day activities.

These days it's a trip to the store or

to our parents' to help out. Not a 

lot of excitement around here.

But so glad to see Spring arrive here

in Ohio! 

I'm so rusty at blogging, and really

find the Blogger process unwieldy after 

using Instagram. But thought I should

check-in and share some colorful

pages!  Hope you enjoy some sunshine

and art today!

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