T stands for Love mug the croissants

 

Please join me today at my dining room table for a meal and a mug. 

I bought a package of four croissants and was surprised at how much darker one was from the other when I filled them with seafood I got at the same time I got the croissants.  In checking the package, two were dark and two were light.

 

Sharon asked to see the entire mug, so I took photos of the mug from all sides.  Sadly, that doesn't help you read it any better.

 

I decided to list all the love quotes from the mug in order from top to bottom.

 

Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.  Shakespeare

To live without loving is not really to live.  Moliere

That love is all there is, is all we know of love.  Emily Dickinson

There is no remedy for love but to love more.  Thoreau

Love is not getting, but giving.   Henry Van Dyke 

Love conquers all.   Virgil

Love is like a rose, the joy of all the earth.  Rossetti 

Whom we love best, to them we can say the least.   John Ray

'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.   Tennyson

 

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. 

 

 

  

 

 

Spring forward

 

  It's time to set your clock forward in most areas in the USA.

 and

   Happy International Women's Day.

 

Fly High

 

Today I'm once again at Art Journal Journey (AJJ) with a journal page for my dear friend Chris, this month's host, who can be found at PearShapedCrafting. Her theme this month is Spring Forward.

Spring winds are perfect for kite flying.  Details are below.

 

 

I began by laying down metallic turquoise acrylic paint on 5.5 X 8 inch (13.97 X 20.32 centimeter) 110 lb. cardstock.  When dry, I added the kite I cut from vintage sheet music.  I used a white Posca pen to create the tail and orange and pink Posca pens to create the bows.  I also used the orange Posca pen to separate the two areas of the kite.  I outlined the sentiment using the pink Posca pen.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Bleubeard and I would love to see you at Art Journal Journey with your own interpretation of Spring Forward.  

  

 

Butterflies

 

I'm at Art Journal Journey (AJJ) today with a journal page for my friend Chris, our host this month. Chris can be found at PearShapedCrafting. Her theme in case you didn't know is Spring Forward. 

It's obvious this is called Butterflies.  I once again began by adhering vintage sheet music to 5.5 X 8 inch (13.97 X 20.32 centimeter) 110 lb cardstock.  I then adhered a portion of the top layer of a napkin.  

 

Finally, I computer generated the word and edged it in black dye ink. 

 

Thank you so much for visiting today. Bleubeard and I would love to see you at Art Journal Journey with your own interpretation of Spring Forward.  

 

Spring Flowers

 

Tuesday I did my civic duty and voted.  This was a special election that involved an increased sales tax.  I was happy I voted, but my vote didn't matter that much because 82% of us (nearly 42,000), myself included, voted NO, and only 18% (about 9,100) voted yes.  It was the biggest turnout of a special election voted on in years.  Our mayor, who I did NOT vote for into office, was behind the yes decision and even caused the special election.  I don't see her chances of re-election in two years being all that great!  

Now let's make some art!!  Today I'm at Art Journal Journey (AJJ) with a journal page for my friend Chris, this month's host, who can be found at PearShapedCrafting. Her theme this entire month is Spring Forward.

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

 

I began by adhering vintage sheet music to 5.5 X 8 inch (13.97 X 20.32 centimeter) 110 lb cardstock.  I then added various parts of the top layer of a napkin to the page.  I then added a butterfly, but misjudged where it was to go and at least 1/4th was off the page.  When I tried to remove it and re-adhere it, I tore it.  I probably should have left it off because part of it was still off the page the second time I added it.  Finally I added the computer generated words.

 

Thank you so much for visiting today. Bleubeard and I would love to see you at Art Journal Journey with your own interpretation of Spring Forward. 

 

T Stands For Empty

 

This post is for T Stands For Tuesday.  If your T Tuesday post and your Second Look are the same, please add your link both places.  

The last time I was at The Spice Merchant was in mid-January.

Imagine my surprise when I walked in to get my "free" pound of Dark Sumatra coffee.

 

Many of you have seen these same shelves through my photos.  They have never, ever looked like this before.

 

It didn't matter where I stood,

 

all of the shelves were nearly bare.  I was aghast.

 

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 remember this link is for T Stands For Tuesday.  If your T Tuesday post and your Second Look are the same, please add it both places. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second on the 2nd: Spring

 

This post is for Second on the 2nd.  If your second look is the same as your T Tuesday post, please add your link both places.  

For those of you who visit for my Second on the 2nd, you know I like my second look to reflect our host at Art Journal Journey's (AJJ) theme. That means I needed to find something related to Spring, as chosen by Chris, this month's host, whose blog is PearShapedCrafting. Today I have two entries that fit the category.

I call this one Spring is for the birds.  The background contains various dye inks on a substrate of 110 lb card stock.  This was created in my Challenges altered book.

 
I created this in my large art journal, I began by sewing the three collage elements together, then I sewed them to the pink backing page using variegated thread.

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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