The grateful heart

I'm joining Alison/Craftytrog, our host this month at Art Journal Journey again today.  Her theme is recycle and collage.  And because my journal page is nature inspired, I am also linking to my friends at Try it on Tuesday, whose theme is nature's beauty.  Probably not my best work, but this was fraught with peril from the very beginning.

I began with a large cracker box, added two napkins, and a recycled holiday card.

I quickly realized I needed something other than a napkin for my background, so grabbed a used page of colored paper from my recycling bin.  I also decided to include some of my hand dyed turmeric lace to the mix.  However, when I began assembling the piece, I realized the two napkins didn't look good together, so I decided I would save the one with leaves for another day.

I'm not sure I like this completed piece, partly due to the fact the heart didn't really look like a heart after I cut it to size, and partly because I still am not satisfied with the background.

Since I had nothing else to share today, I decided to let you, my dear friends, followers, and readers decide if I should have thrown it in the recycle bin, or shared it as I have.

I began by recycling a portion of a cracker box, a used sheet of printer/copier paper, and a holiday greeting card.  I also repurposed five buttons removed from an old blouse, a 6" X 6" sheet of scrapbook paper, and a piece of my turmeric dyed lace. 

Thank you beyond belief for joining me today and voicing your honest opinions of today's "art."   I hope to see you at Art Journal Journey and Try it on Tuesday, too.  The art found at both sites is simply beautiful.