The Sands of Time

Bleubeard and I are back today joining Halle at Halle's Hobbies, our host this month at Art Journal Journey.  By now, I hope you know her theme is A Stitch in Time.

I named this The Sands of Time

because I thought this image looked like an hour glass.

I sewed the sentiment I wrote on a piece of transparency to my handmade paper.

When I first saw this image, I thought of the TH blueprint stamps he designs.

It's rather ironic how the color changed once the handmade paper was sewn behind the transparency.

For this page, I started with two sheets of my handmade (by me) paper that were not worthy to give to anyone.  I printed the overhead projector transparency using my ink jet printer.   Since this thin sheet of transparency is typically made of cellulose acetate, I was sure it would melt if run through my laser printer.

I cut the transparency to size and sewed it to a sheet of yellow handmade paper.  I then sewed the assembly to a larger sheet of orange handmade paper I affixed to a sheet of 110 lb cardstock.  I also did the same with my sentiment I wrote by hand.  I sewed everything together using variegated thread.  

Bleubeard and I are tickled you joined us today, and we also hope to see you at Art Journal Journey