T Stands For Two Croissants

 

 

Please join me at my dining room table for T.  I'll begin with my drink which is orange juice from Sam's.

 

I made a ton of tuna salad using ranch dressing instead of mayonnaise.  

 

I decided to fill two croissants purchased recently at Sam's, with the homemade albacore tuna salad.  Now I have one for later (probably tomorrow) and one to eat right away.

 

It's your turn to share your own drink related post.  It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, catalogs, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I, along with the rest of the T gang will be by to visit.   Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and most assuredly not just this year.   

 

 

 

Happy Labor Day to everyone in the USA

 

Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States.  There is no set day for the event, other than it is celebrated on the first Monday in September.  

  Canada's Labour Day is also celebrated on the first Monday of September.   

Labor Day originated in the late 19th century during the rise of the labor movement. It was created to celebrate the achievements and contributions of workers.  The holiday became an official federal holiday in 1894, following a period of labor unrest and strikes that highlighted the need for better working conditions.

  The holiday symbolizes the contributions of workers to the development and achievements of the United States, making it a significant day in our American culture.  It's a celebration of the social and economic achievements of U.S. workers. 

 

According to the Department of Labor: 

Before it was a federal holiday, Labor Day was recognized by labor activists and individual states. After municipal ordinances were passed in 1885 and 1886, a movement developed to secure state legislation. New York was the first state to introduce a bill, but Oregon was the first to pass a law recognizing Labor Day, on February 21, 1887. During 1887, four more states – Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York – passed laws creating a Labor Day holiday. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday. 

   The day is often celebrated with parades, speeches, and parties.

 

If it's Sunday, it's Rocking Horses

 

If you live in the States, my comments won't publish.  I suspect you have noticed that, too.  Nicole was the one who clued me in to the problem.  Please be aware, I visit, regardless.  It appears the only people able to publish their comments live outside the states.  It appears this problem has been corrected.

It's time for me to share a few more rocking horses.  Today I'm joining Nicole for Sunday in the Art Room or SITAR, and Gillena with Sunday Smiles. 

As I explained the last time we visited my guest bedroom, there are over 100 rocking horses in this room.  The first week I showed pillows, the second I showed stuffed rocking horses.  Today I have a mixed bag.

 

Speaking of bags, how about this one with a rocking horse and beaded handles.

 

This is my heaviest and most expensive.  This is solid brass and weighs a ton.  This horse cost $465.00 (USD), but all I paid was the first $45.00.  I placed it on layaway about a month before Christmas right before I moved to Wichita, KS.  When friends asked what I wanted for Christmas, I told them to put whatever they liked to the layaway.  I told the company holding the rocking horse to take the person's name, but not what they donated to the horse.  I had put the entire amount away to buy it, just in case no one left any money.  Nearly a week before I planned to pick up the horse, I got a call from the company telling me to come pick up the horse.  It had been paid in full.  I had the names of the people who contributed money to the horse.  They were all friends I already had gifts picked out and wrapped for them.  I was truly blown away!!!  This was the gift of a lifetime.

 

We are now back to this hand towel.  As you can see, my rocking horses come in all shapes and sizes.  BTW, all my wood is quartersawn oak.

 

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The visit

Because it's Friday, I'm joining Nicole for Friday Face-Off and Gillena for Art For Fun Friday. 

Friends were in town over the Labor Day weekend.  I was thrilled they stopped by.  We spent about three hours catching up.  It was as they were leaving I thought to take photos of their visit.

 

I didn't realize how cluttered my house (walls) looked until I saw these photos.

 

I'm also joining Nicole at Friday Face OFF, and Gillena at Art For Fun Friday.

 

   

Please visit Bleubeard and me today at these two art blogs. 

 

 

Second on the 2nd: Autumn

 

As most of you know, whenever possible, I like my Second Look to somehow reflect what our current host at Art Journal Journey is featuring.  That means I had to look for something that reflected Hello Autumn as requested by Sharon Fritchman who is known as That Girl Fritchey.  This second look is from October 1, 2024 and was also an AJJ entry.

Autumn has arrived in all its glory and that means the leaves are changing.  The hot colors of summer are giving way to the yellows, oranges, and browns of autumn.  I have a few detail images below.

I began by spritzing and painting yellow spray mist onto 110 lb cardstock.  When dry, I laid real leaves I had dried onto the page.  I then spritzed with copper, but the color was not what I expected.  That's when I used colors called Raisin and Cranberry over the leaves, which by this time had become rather colorful.  

 

I then scrunched a small tag and sprayed it with one of my blue/green shimmering mists.  When dry, I added the image of Eleanor of Aquitaine to the tag.  I then positioned the tag to the background and added the real leaves to the page.

Now it's time to share your own Second on the 2nd.  The rules are quite simple and everyone is welcome to join the fun look back.  All you have to do is bring back a post that you are especially proud of, or perhaps one you shared before anyone knew your blog existed.  It could even be one that holds special meaning.  Any post, any genre, any artistic endeavor is acceptable, as long as it's been published sometime in the past.  Then link below (direct links only, please) and Bleubeard and I, along with other Second on the 2nd friends, will be by to visit. 

 

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Scary

 

I want to begin by thanking my friend Erika, who many of you know as BioArtGal, for hosting the month of August.  She was a gracious host who visited everyone.  She also created wonderful art that exemplified her theme.  Thank you dear friend.

Today we introduce a new host, like we do at the beginning of every month.  Please give a big Art Journal Journey welcome to Sharon from That Girl Fritchey.  Sharon brings a different perspective to AJJ.  Sharon is a scrapbooker who combines that with art journaling.  This is Sharon's third year hosting.  Sharon's theme for September is Hello Autumn.

When I think of autumn I think of Halloween.  I think bats, spiders, and witches flying around on broomsticks.  I hope you enjoy this first interpretation of the theme.

It's obvious I named this Scary.  Detail images are below.

 

 

I created this entry with the help of three napkins.  I began by adhering the first napkin from my stash to 5 X 8 in (12.7 X 20.32 cm) 110 lb beige cardstock using a glue stick.  I then added bits and pieces of the two other napkins.  I was a bit surprised by the color change when I adhered or overlaid the other napkins.

 

Please remember we welcome art journal pages that meet the theme requirements, altered book pages, canvases, loose, or stand alone pages including fabric and digital art.  I (and the administrators) do not leave comments on Facebook, TicTok, or Instagram entries.  We do not allow cards!!!  Period! We also don't allow tags, index cards, ATCs, or ATCoins, unless they are part of a journal page, and as much as we don't want to, will be forced to delete your entry.  Please remember if your blog is not in English, we ask that you translate it for us since the translation tool doesn't work on some blogs.  Finally, we do not allow back-links to any journal page published prior to the start date of this month's challenge. Hope to see you and your interpretation of Hello Autumn inspired art soon at Art Journal Journey. 

  

T Stands For Freezer

 

Today we are doing something a bit different for T.  Instead of showing a croissant and a drink, or mugs found at The Spice Merchant, I'm showing what's in my freezer. 

  This is my ugly refrigerator/freezer that doesn't match a single other thing in my kitchen.  Note the step stool.  It's there because I can't reach the top two shelves without it.

  I obviously didn't think it through because I was so focused on getting a fridge with a freezer on the bottom.  Yes, I am that short!  In addition to my rocking horses, I have a ton of copper.  One of these days, I'll show you my kitchen where most of it lives.  Also, for those of you who didn't know, my kitchen colors are white, copper, and cobalt blue.

 

This is what the bottom shelf of my freezer holds.  I probably should have made sure each of these bags was turned face up, but I didn't think of that until I was removing the photos from my camera.  Here are a few closer views.

 

Starting from the right,

 

it's fairly obvious my "free" monthly coffee

 

is either Black Friday, or Sumatra.  The Breakfast Blend came in the gift basket I won from The Spice Merchant.  It was ground because many people don't have the luxury of grinding their own beans each time they make a pot of coffee.  

 

The butter came from Sam's.  I use a lot of butter in my cooking.  Wrapped in a plastic bag are avocado shells and seeds I'm saving to dye fabric. 

 

The "W" stands for whole bean as opposed to "ground."  And 1/2 represents one half pound of coffee.  I am allowed one full pound a month for both shows I support.  I support all the British shows that are offered and the highest level of Antiques Road Show.  And in case you didn't know, I LOVE PBS (Public Broadcasting System) which is ad free.

 

I've shown you mine, now it's your turn to share your T entry this week.  The rules are extremely simple.  Your drink related post may be anything from a photo of a glass, cup, or mug, to an actual drink.  You may choose to share a sketch or a digital, hybrid, or traditional page in your scrapbook, art journal, or altered book, as I have done.  Maybe you'd prefer to share a tag, or wow us with your photography.  You might choose a postcard or decorated card.  You might even draw an image on a used tea bag.  Or perhaps you prefer to review a place you visited, a movie, or book.  It makes no difference as long as it's drink related.  And don't forget that the more unique and outside the box it is, the better we like it.  Please tie it back here, and please link only to your T post, not your entire blog.  When you link, Bleubeard, the T gang, and I will be by to visit.   Bleubeard would also like to remind you that your photos may be taken any time.  

 

 

Please don't forget to dig up your Second on the 2nd.  Any genre, any style, any length, as long as it has been published in the past.