When it's hot,

Let's head to the local swimming pool.  After all, we've been to the beach, the shore, and now the swimming pool with its high and low diving boards.

In case you weren't aware, this spread is for Erika's (aka Bio Art Gal) theme at Art Journal Journey.  Of course, her theme is When It's Hot.

In case you need to translate:

This swim wear was popular at the swimming pool.

I noted in an earlier post that two piece suits like these were popular even before WWII.  To help tell the time period this photo was taken, the two piece suit usually covered the navel and left only a bit of midriff showing.  A couple of the tops in this photo were padded, too, which suggests the late 1950s to early 1960s from information I could find.

For this page, I started with a rejected sheet of my handmade paper that I damaged when I removed it from the mold.  I printed and sewed the focal image I found on the internet to the paper.  Next I sewed the ends of two strips of colorful ribbon.  Finally, I added the sentiment which I sewed on top of the ribbon. 

But that's not all.  I deconstructed an old image and turned it into a seaside entry

for Valerie's theme at Tag Tuesday.

This is a large tag.

Overall, (not including the tab) the tag itself is 11 by 5.5 inches (27,94 X 13,97 centimeters).

There are four layers

sewn together

using variegated threads

and decorated with real shells.

The first layer was the focal image with the sentiment required per Valerie's request.  The second layer was sandpaper, the third layer black cardstock, the fourth layer cardstock I colored with coffee stains.  The tab was sewn together then held using another shell.

Thanks beyond belief for visiting today.   Bleubeard and I are happy you stopped by.  We hope you will also join us at Art Journal Journey and Tag Tuesday.