Once again it's time to pay homage to Julia at Stamping Ground, our wonderful host and Queen desker by showing what's on our desks, tables, or floor.
I almost didn't play this week because some of you saw on Monday that my camera is in the shop. You need a camera to show a desk, right? Right!
Instead, I thought I would share a few of the rocking horses (what else?) in my Rocking Horse altered book. This is an old book and I used it as part of my altered book lessons many of you signed up for back in 2012.
I'll start with the cover and go from there.
I got a bit carried away on the cover.
In the lessons I taught, I started by creating a niche.
I showed how it was best to do this before you create any art in your book.
Next, I went on to share design principles which is when I lost some of you.
There were a few other techniques, too.
And one last picture.
I hope you enjoyed a few of the rocking horse spreads I shared while my camera is out for repair. I also hope this didn't feel like a long post. I know Julia likes it short and sweet.
Thanks, too, for joining Bleubeard and me today. Messy
or neat, lots of products or next to none, you will get an idea of what
other artists are keeping on their tables, benches, desks, and floors! And if we're lucky, we'll get to see some amazing art along the way, too.
29 thoughtful remarks:
...keep on rocking.
Great journey through your rocking horse book, love that planter in the last photograph. I don’t know how long it will take to arrive, but I posted the book to you a few days ago. Angela #4
Thanks so much for the smiles your work always gives. I hope your camera can be fixed quickly. And cheaply.
I absolutely LOVE the first one - and the last of course!!!
I remember as a kid I had such a red "camera" where you could put in those slices and "go on holiday" - I loved that! Do they still exist?
My rocking Moose sure just called hi to all your rocking Horses.
Have a great day, Elizabeth (and Bleubeard).
What a fabulous book Elizabeth - the cover is perfect! Meow to Bleubeard. Stay safe and Happy WOYWW. Sarah #6
I don't remember the rocking horse altered book tutorials but did learn lots from you about altered books,. Hope you hear good news about your camera soon. Helen #8
Your book is gorgeous 😍 Elizabeth ❤️ from the rocking horse 🐎 on the front ( stunning) to the pages within ... we really do need to have a button that you can press so a window opens up on the blog ... then we can reach in to hold your book 🥰 I absolutely love it, every page telling a story... so many ideas ⭐️ for your lessons! It's been a joy to stop by, to see your horses between the pages 🥰 have a fabulous week 🤸 love and hugs Tracy #12 xxxx
P.S Here's to you getting your camera 📷 back real soon xxx
Hi. Amazing work. I always feel a bit of a fraud when I see what some of you produce! I'm such an amateur. Hope you get your camera back soon. Anne x 13
Well, I really enjoyed that look through the book, thank you for sharing it! So interesting to see the different treatments of the pages, the niches etc etc and to see the differing designs too. And I loved the photo of Bleubeard too!
Hugs LLJ 9 xx
Hi Elizabeth you've done well even without the camera, hope you get it back soon. Loving all those rocking horses, it's a great way to show them off. Take care and happy creative woyww, Angela x14x
Trust a woman to find a way . . .
Love that book, what an interesting subject to teach. Love all the rocking horses.
Take care and have an enjoyable week
Christine #18
Me again! Debbie passed away unexpectedly about a year ago, it was a shock and I still miss her, she was a generous person in life and crafting and didn’t realise just how gorgeous she was xx
I didn’t know about last week’s blog, will visit it now xx
Jan x
It was a lot of fun for me to see these as I didn't "know" you back in 2012. I love the poor rocking horse tumbling down the stairs. You have a cool die/punch to get those images. You made some really clever pages, including using the old view master circle. I like bunny a lot too. I hope your camera makes it home soon. hugs-Erika
Oh now I see why you were thinking of me when you wrote your post. You didn't lose me from the course doing the altered book, I did it to the end. Whoop Whoop. I have a couple of hard backed sewn old books awaiting altering - one day!! I am using up the spare papers in the meantime. Lovely to see yours again and all the rocking horses, was it really that long ago?
Just to be clear about the paints. The example I saw used similar colours and just added white to get a gradient. I used already mixed colours as I just can't seem to get what I want from my primary paints. Certainly not a nice rich purple at all. I'll keep trying though. Hugs BJ#1
Sad about the ongoing result of no camera — but you are getting very creative in thinking up ways to deal with it!
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
A great post, Elizabeth. Your rocking horses cartwheeling down the stairs made me smile.
Purrs to Bleubeard
Take care and happy WOYWW
Hugs
Lynnecrafts 17 xx
What a cute rocking horse altered book!
Hope you get your camera back soon. :)
This post sure brings me back to my altered book days! You did a great job of illustrating all those techniques, most of all "theme"! I remember when postage was cheap enough that we could do Altered Book round robins, working pages in other people's altered books, so much fun, I have several of those! All these great techniques can also be used in Art Journaling, which is where the altered book obsession seems to have led me. Great memories! Have a wonderful week, hope the camera is fixed! Lindart #20 (Oh, and Bleubeard is still cute as a button, just don't tell him that, he may get a swelled head!)
Happy WOYWW. I love that you have such a passion for rocking horses. My issue is that I love lots of things, so to keep my life simple I actually don't get stuck into too much at all. Hope you get your camera back soon (I use my phone, so never without a camera). Ali x #19
I'm very late calling round today but I'm not sorry because we have had a very special day making memories with little Louie...and no sewing was done at all.
What alot of fab pages.
Hugs,
Annie x #11
Lovely book, it rocks! Hugs, Valerie
What a good idea to show your book because of the lack of a camera. Hope the camera is back with you soon.
It's been a lovely experience to share all those pictures of the rocking horses. They are gorgeous and you are so lucky to have such a great selection.
It got me wondering though, do you have lots of photos of the cats, Bleubeard and Squiggles? Or do they prefer to be incognito?
See you tomorrow.
Hugs, neet 16 xx
Fun pics. I especially love the herd of rocking horses, Santa on a rocking horse and sweet Bleubeard. Hope you and your camera are reunited soon.
Hugs
Wonderful book and illustrative lesson pages. Interactive pages are so much fun.
Hi Elizabeth! Please send me your email! I'm at Lindart@bell.net
What a great idea. You are so creative.
Rock on! 🤘
this is a fabulous rocking horse book! A bit late but Happy WOYWW! Susan #7
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