Paper, paint, fabric, trims, ephemera and a needle & thread! These are my go to supplies this month. I am learning new painting techniques through my Wanderlust classes and I’m adding my own techniques to make my art uniquely mine. I am so happy when I am working on my art, although I can sure make a mess!
I am still making my tags for the Instagram challenge. I seem to be making more tags than necessary! They feel like little pieces of art and they usually don’t take long to make.
Here is some of my latest projects!!

What a creative year is has been so far! I am taking a year long online art class called Wanderlust2021. Each week there is a new class, The first two classes involved collage & painting techniques. I am learning so much & boy does it get my creative juices flowing!
I’m also involved in 2 separate challenges on Instagram. The first one involves creating a tag each week for 52 weeks. I really enjoy making tags & it’s something that doesn’t take me too long to do. The other challenge is my junkjournaljanuary. So as you can imagine I’m keeping myself very busy! I still try & hike about 5 days a week as well. Today I’m off to see my grandson. Life is good! I hope your year has started of well.
Im still having problems with my website. Half the time I can’t get my posts up & it won’t let me leave comments. I’m sorry if you leave a comment & I can’t get back to you!
Anyway, have a great week!

It’s going to be a good year! Take out all of your unfinished projects & get busy! Learn something new. Treat yourself to an online class. Do what makes you happy!
I signed up for an online class taught by a bunch of different artists. I can’t wait. I’ll tell you more about it when I start.
I’m participating in Junk Journal January 2021 on Instagram. Today’s prompt is intricate. Here is my journal entry!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas & the best in the New Year!

Are you getting into the Christmas spirit? I am! Most of my shopping is done, cards have gone out, and the presents are wrapped!
I took some of my journal pages and made Christmas cards. I thought I would share them with you. I also made some family journal pages. Here is a little perk!

I love using fabric, tiny buttons, lace & paper on my pages! The little angel girl is a gift tag from some years back. I always loved things from Michel @ co. I don’t think they make Christmas items anymore. Too bad!! I thought the quote was so pretty & it was perfect for the page. My journal is like an inspirational keepsake. It is sure putting me in the Christmas spirit!

I thought I would share a few pages of my Christmas junk journal today! I really enjoy making these pages. I think they might make cute Christmas cards too. I probably spend an hour a day working on the pages. It lets me use my creativity and I truly enjoy it.

I love ornamental Kale! I couldn’t find it at the nursery last year, but I did this year!! I have it inside & outside. I put it in planters and try & keep it where the frost won’t get it. Seriously, it is my favorite!! I can usually keep it going throughout the year. Just one of those things that makes me happy!
Did you notice how I snuck in a photo of my grandson? I’m working on some fun Christmas journaling this month! That makes me happy too!

I have been out of the loop for a couple of weeks while working on family genealogy with my cousin Nora. Nora gathered & wrote up all the information on each person in our immediate & extended family. I learned to much & it is wonderful to have the information & photos in one book!
This is where I had so much fun. I made a page for every person. I sewed pictures, material, bits & embellishments on the pages so they would stay attached forever. I sectioned the pages by family, starting with our great grandparents. I included birth & death certificates, baptism & marriage and relevant documents when they were available.
This book of family genealogy is now one of my most treasured keepsakes.
I hope this post inspires you to create your own family genealogy book. I can guarantee to will learn a few family secrets.😜
​Here is a slide show of some of my pages. There are many more! I didn’t include the written text on our family in the slide show. Enjoy!