Its funny how orniments can cary such value in our hearts. I did a LO about all my favorite orniments this year (back in March--go figure)... I was so excited to unpack them all again last week.
I love your journaling. I could picture you as a little girl and that is important, your kids will love that kind of journaling one day. The photo is a wonderful memory you captured and the story behind the little pig will make this ornament just as treasured by your children. Thank you for sharing and it's a great page. I have to find crackle paint and try that out. I really love the way it looks.
This photo is of one of my Christmas ornaments, and it was for the Photo of the Month challenge in December 2009 -- topic: Tradition. Journaling says: This little carved wooden pig is my most special ornament even though he isn't at all valuable or pretty, and he is always the one I unpack first and is always the first ornament on the tree. It is tradition. I think receiving him must be one of my earliest memories, albeit a fuzzy one, because I was three or four years old at the time. I was with my parents at their friend Leonard's house, and someone asked to take me upstairs to meet his mother. I remember climbing the stairs and feeling scared; I remember meeting a little old woman in a chair who spoke to me and fussed over me and gave me this tiny pig; and I remember clutching him in my hand the rest of the time we were there. He holds a special place in my heart even after all these years.
This is my example for my July Four Categories Challenge - Category One ~ Product: Mixed Media Materials. Just about anything but regular ink pads qualifies for this challenge. The twist is to either use 2+ mediums or try a new technique with a medium you've used before. I have molding paste here that I tried applying with a dry brush. I also used Crackle medium on the title letters.
Other Products: Paper: My Mind's Eye Signature Christmas Alpha: American Crafts Chipboard: Basic Grey Wassail Molding Paste: Golden Computer Font: University vellum
Does this project or one of it's images contain pornography, profanity, or other illegal or offensive material? If so, please report it and our moderators will come by and clean it up in a flash.
December 13, 2014
December 01, 2014
December 01, 2014
August 20, 2014
August 01, 2014
July 20, 2014
July 19, 2014
July 13, 2014
July 13, 2014
July 12, 2014
July 12, 2014
July 12, 2014
July 11, 2014
July 09, 2014
July 09, 2014
July 09, 2014
July 08, 2014
July 08, 2014
July 08, 2014
July 08, 2014
July 08, 2014
July 08, 2014
July 07, 2014
July 07, 2014
July 07, 2014
July 07, 2014
July 07, 2014
July 07, 2014
July 07, 2014