Friday Smiles meets other art today

 

I fear this is catch-up day.  I have so many things I need to share before the end of the month.

  This is my entry for Friday Face-Off.  It is polymer clay, my medium of choice.  It's one I made when I wrote a tutorial on polymer clay.  I'll try to have a new one next Friday.  Nicole/DVArtist hosts and provides a link list.

Next, I'm sharing a journal page for Art Journal Journey.  Matilde of Craftowanie is our host this month and her theme is Birds.   

I've become fascinated with collage fodder.  It's where I use bits and pieces I find that go together.  They may be meaningless or they may carry a message.  Regardless, the journal page I am sharing contains birds along with other collage fodder.  Here are the detail shots.

My collage fodder is backed with 110 lb cardstock.  The observant viewer will note the sheet music left over from last month's AJJ challenge.  The birds came from a book my friend Ericka gave me for my bEARTHday.  I fussy cut each bird and don't relish cutting wings, or even that tail, like that again anytime soon.  Note my use of two types of washi tape, both with birds on wires.  I also fussy cut the green plant from a painted book page.  I used the grosgrain ribbon on another project and was not about to throw the band away that held it in place.  A restaurant receipt and three stickers became collage fodder, too.  Because I needed a bit of fodder, I cut the bottom of a note pad since it was green.  I colored a book page and added it to the mix.  I sewed everything in place using two different variegated threads.  No glue was used to make this collage fodder journal page.

 

Thank you beyond belief for taking time to check out this journal page.   Please also join me at Art Journal Journey, where the theme this month is Birds.

Last Friday I promised the ladies at Friday Smiles which is hosted by Annie (at A Stitch in Time), that I would update them and you on the status of what I laughingly call my back patio.

I tried to remember where I stood before.  I'm a bit off, but this is what the patio looks like now. 

I've already used the chiminea, so I know it is seasoned and will hold up another year.

I'm glad I decided to leave the plastic storage rack in place.  It now holds those buckets that were so ugly on my patio.  I can't do too much more because the rains have taken over.  In fact, we are under a flood watch until noon today.  That means this is all the update on the back yard I have this week.

That's it for my catch-up.  Now for a few funnies.

 

Bleubeard found the last one funny.

Thanks for visiting and spending a bit of time with Bleubeard and me this Friday.  Now PLEASE visit Annie and don't forget to start your weekend with a smile. 

One final question?  Will anyone be making ICADs this year?  I think it will be my 10th year.