Six weeks of my life and a wall of art

Yesterday when we left off, I showed the cover of the final scrappy file folder book I made.  I'm going to hurry through this, and try not to make too many comments, even though these four books took six weeks to make.

The envelope on the right holds the note explaining the scrappy file folder book and how to use it.

There are several references to the sun in this book, but all I could find was a die cut and embossed daisy I hoped would look a bit like the sun.

One of the recipients of this book recently had an operation to repair his heart.  On the left, I used a die cut tree as the background for the game of Life token and Doctor card, along with some money from one of my board games. 

On the right, I found a magazine image and stamped on it.  The recipients can write on these lines.

I hoped the recipients would find humor in these back to back pages.  Yes, I stamped all the lines on this page, too.

Note the package stickers on the right top.

Those package stickers indicate this is the place to document the gifts this couple received this year.

I tried to hurry through this book, since you've seen examples (and multiples) of most everything previously.  I also wanted to finish my packages.

Now all six packages are wrapped in the rosin paper that originally sat on my craft room table.  It was at this same time I remembered my friend Debbie (Craftymoose) asked about the wall of art between the two windows in the living room area.

Well, Debbie, here it is.  And Vicki (Fibre Art), since you like to count rocking horses, I see four of my approximately 450 in this photo (three on the wall, one on the sewing machine).

And before anyone asks, this is the area above the Christmas tree.  I made painted and "framed" the rocking horse in the hoop back in the late 80s.  It was one of my first craft projects.

This is the living room window you can see from my front porch.  It's such an overcast day you can't see the cut crystal window hanging that lives in the lower half of the window.

After removing the other photos from my camera, I decided to get a close-up of this hanging.  Unfortunately, I should have raised the blinds before I took the photo.

But it was time to get back on task.  I've mentioned before how easily I get distracted.  I've used about half my roll of rosin paper.  I paid too much for it way back in 2006 or 2007, because I allowed a friend an acquaintance to buy it at a store in her hometown.  But I don't care, because it has been worth it.  I always cut it with my electric scissors, a gift from my dear friend Sally.  Before you ask, she got these battery operated scissors from QVC, of course.
I was finally feeling this task would soon be accomplished.  Even WOYWWendy was smiling.

Now it was time to straighten my tool caddy.  Even Wendy is ashamed of it.  But first, I wanted to get ready for when I opened my new Gelli plate.  Before my internet shut down, I had visited the GelliArts blog and saw a video that you should place a sheet of white paper (I used a sheet of 12" X 12" scrapbook paper gifted me) on top of a teflon craft sheet, so that's what I did.  Per the GelliArts site, you can also use a metal pan.  But I prefer my setup.

While straightening the overflowing tool caddy, I remembered about some items I could use for markings on my gelli plate.  Remember that I'm easily distracted?  So now I'm off to find even more things I can use to mark my gelli plate.  It never hurts to be prepared. But first, I must find a good place to store all these new "tools" I'll use.

I hope you are ready for Christmas.  Since I had time while my internet was down to clean my house, craft room, and make a few baked items, I feel ready.  Hope you are in the holiday spirit.  I know Bleubeard and I are.  And he's even looking forward to me opening my gift from him.  BTW, he says he wanted me to open it the day I got it, but I knew I'd be too distracted by it to finish my Christmas list if I did.

Have a merry little day of making art or cleaning up after yourself, whichever comes first!