Hi Everybody!
Hope you all enjoyed your Easter weekend as I did. It rained all day on Sunday here, but I was invited to a friend's for a wonderful meal, so enjoyed my day very much.
On Tuesday we are starting a new challenge at TIOT -
Recycle something. We want to see things which have been re-used or re-purposed, and you have 2 weeks to link your creation to us.
I recently found a pile of shabby notebooks, which had been stuffed into a drawer and forgotten for many moons. I made some covers for them using a sheet of printed card which a neighbour was throwing away, and offered to me. The little tag was one sent to me as part of a gift, and I fitted it to the cover as an embellishment. The ribbon was tied onto a free sample in a magazine. I used the last scraps of card to make a pocket inside each cover:
I am looking forward to seeing what you create for this challenge!
At Tag Tuesday you still have a week to enter our 'diamonds are forever' challenge. I have a small owl tag with pearls for eyes:
And Tuesday is also time for Elizabeth's tea stands for Tuesday, so here a warm welcome to all of the nice ladies of the T gang. Last Friday, which was a warm and spring-like day, I went for a walk with my buddy G through the wild-life park in Grafenberg, Düsseldorf, and afterwards we went for a pizza. G had a 'quattro stagione' pizza and I had a small margarita one. I had a diet cola with mine and G had a 'real' cola:
The wild life park is in a hill-top, wooded area, and we enjoyed walking around in the sunshine, eating ice creams, and of course, watching the animals.
The wild pigs and the little squeakers were fun to watch:
Lots of deer:
Mufflon:
Wild cats:
This notice was on a lot of the enclosures - be careful, we bite!
The raccoons had just woken up and were thirsty:
The frog was sunning itself on a path. And before you ask - no, I didn't try to kiss it - who needs a prince?
The trees are still bare:
More photos to follow another day!
Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!
Love the little notebooks, so pretty. Beautiful tag, too. Love the photos from Grafenberg, glad you had good weather. Your pizza looks good,too. Have a nice evening, hugs, Sarah
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your recycled notebook. This is a challenge I am definitely up for (grin). You turned this into a work of art.
ReplyDeleteI totally enjoyed the pizzas and now I am definitely hungry. Your diet coke and G's real coke made the pizzas even more special, I'm sure.
The wildlife at Grafenberg was fun to see. I had a few favorites, like the cat. I'm glad you explained the sign, because I might have wanted to pet one of those beauties. Thanks for taking us there, and thanks for sharing your art as well as your pizzas and cokes with us for T this nearly Tuesday.
Lovely piece for the new theme. The owl tag is gorgeous. The pizzas look delicious and the photos of the animals are wonderful. We have too many raccoons around here.
ReplyDeleteHi Valerie absolutely love your notebooks and how lovely is your owl tag,love those eyes,thankyou for sharing your lovely pics with us ,the food ones made me feel hungry,lol xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to spend the day! The pigs are really cute. And I really like your projects. That's a great theme and I love what you did!
ReplyDeleteYour recycled notebooks is just too awesome-I love that you salvaged lots of "throw aways" I really enjoyed all of the wildlife photos-I have not seen striped hogs like that before. Love your tag too-and yum your pizzas look sooo good.
ReplyDeleteHappy T Day Kathy
Fab recycled notebooks, and I love your tag! Oh, those animals are all cute in my eyes...
ReplyDeletenow you've made me hungry for pizza - and I still need to try making one in cast iron (which i feel will be coming soon). Happy T day!
You really made some nice little notebooks with that paper. It's a great idea to fix them up. And seeing I'm an owl fan-I do love your tag. And yummy pizza. It would taste good now. With a diet soda too. :)I think you had a fun day and not only enjoyed the animals but the weather too. Happy T day-Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteBeautiful notebooks! I love taking lost things and making them new. Your pizza looks amazing and yummy!
ReplyDeleteHappy Tea Day,
Kate
ein schönes Noitzbuch und das Eulen tag ist toll geworden!!!
ReplyDeleteWie schön die Tierfotos und deine leckere Pizza, da hast du einen freudigen Tag gehabt!
Schöne Aprilwoche wünsche ich dir!
Lieben Gruss Elke
Fabulous makes love the note pad/book.
ReplyDeleteThe animals are ever so cute...x💖 [Aussie aNNie's Blog]
fabulous recycling and pictures, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThe note books have had a fantastic make over Valerie, they would make super gifts as well. Your owl tag also looked lovely with his pearl eyes.
ReplyDeleteThe photos are amazing, I loved how you seemed to get up close to the animals, it seems a super area to go for a walk and to visit.
Happy T day wishes, that pizza looked delicious.
Yvonne xx
Beautiful notebook, tag and pictures!
ReplyDeleteThe notebook covers are so cute and I love the pearl eyes of the owl. I love pizza. You can never go wrong with pizza (unless the pizza is topped with pineapple and Canadian bacon (ham). That's so wrong to an Italian. And like G, pizza needs a real Coke to wash it all down. You just have the best areas to take a walk. Your animal photos came out great. I especially loved the feral cat, and the warning sign. Thanks for the outing. Have a Happy T Day!
ReplyDeleteSuper notebook covers. Love your photos too especially the animal park ones
ReplyDeleteJoan
I had to laugh..Little Squeakers...lol Happy T day!! I commented on your other post too... oops... Hugs! deb
ReplyDeleteI like margherita pizza and order it often when we go out for pizza. That one looks yummy! It's been ages since I saw one of those shaped glasses for cokes. Cool! The wildlife park looks like the perfect place for a walk. You got such good photos! Happy T Tuesday
ReplyDeletePizza, wildlife and cats. Can life get any better.
ReplyDeleteThe pieces are fun:)
Hugs
A fabulous makeover on the Notebooks and the pocket inside will be so handy.
ReplyDeleteFabulous photos of your day out and how nice to finish it off with a pizza.
Avril xx
I just love the way you altered the notebooks! The covers are gorgeous Valerie!
ReplyDeleteLula xx
Really like your owl tag.
ReplyDeleteFabulous selection of photographs, the wildlife park looks a great lace to visit.
Happy April Wishes
All the best Jan
I love your notebooks Valerie, and the tag is perfect! I think I may have risked kissing the frog though lol. Have a great week, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing notebooks, you have transformed them beautifully with the recycled printed card! Your owl tag is wonderful too and I so enjoyed visiting the wild life park with you today 😁. Those little squeakers are too cute! Wishing you a Happy T Day and thanks so much for your happy birthday wishes! J 😊 x
ReplyDeleteFun things here! Love your pads of paper and beautiful tag...always enjoy your photos too! Happy T day ☕
ReplyDeleteI love the transformed notebooks! Clever idea to add a a pocket! The owl has real presence with those eyes! The wildlife park looks a great place to visit and Pizza...say no more!!!! Happy T day! Chrisx
ReplyDeleteValerie~ to answer your question/comment: Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls (similar to Boy Scouts) and every year they sell cookies for a fund raiser. In the U.S. the cookies are pretty legendary-quite yummy! but a problem for us dieters! lol ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the explanation. The girl scouts seem to be the same as the girl guides in England.
DeleteWonderful recycling, Valerie. Better yet - upcycling - becausse those notebooks never looked so good! I love the inside pockets. Those always come in handy.
ReplyDeleteI just visited Deb and saw her owl lamps .... and now I'm seeing your owl tag with piercing eyes. What a coincidence.
I never heard of mufflon. What fabulous horns! That was a fascinating walk through the wild animal park. Thanks for sharing your photos.
I'm late to T again. Sorry! I'll catch up one of these days ;-)
Happy T-day! Hugs, Eileen
It's as if all those elements were meant to be Valerie, they work so well together.
ReplyDeleteThe tag made me laugh, I feel it should say Keep Calm it's NOT Raining as it's all it seems to be doing here over the past week.
Your pictures are as ever a pleasure to see, I really do appreciate you sharing them with us all. Thank you very much. Those little wild pigs are the sweetest.
Creative wishes for the week ahead Tracey xx
Love the recycle or upcycle job on the notebooks. I'm esp taken with your outdoor photos...all the critters. Such a beautiful place!
ReplyDeleteHappy T day!
Fabulous altered notebooks and a lovely owl tag. Beautiful photos of your day out.
ReplyDeletexxx Hazel.
your recovering job is beautiful, I love the multifunction pockets you created,, the owl tag is beautiful ( you know how I love owls lol,, ) I had never heard the term for the little pigs before ,, that is so cute and fitting lol,, beautiful animals,, they all look so healthy and well cared for!
ReplyDeleteSweet owl tag and your recycled project is fabulous Valerie - love the colour.
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing your photos of wild life park too.
Hope you're having a great week.
Gill xx
Love your recycled project, such a lovely idea and your owl tag is gorgeous. Wonderful photos too. Tracy ❤️
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos and great tag with the owl. I love the books you made, especially considering all the recycled items in them. hugs, Teresa
ReplyDeleteFantastic ideas with the notebooks and the tag is amazing.
ReplyDeleteSuper photos of you fab day out.Always food involved that looks delicious
Have a great day
Love Chrissie xx
You always have such amazing posts! I love what you created with the pad of paper and pocket! So adorable! Love the owl tag!!! Cool eyes! Those pizzas look so good! I will have both please! LOL! Love seeing all the animals, especially the little piggies! LOL! The photos are so magical in the forest! Wow! Big Hugs!
ReplyDeleteYour blog posts never disappoint - inspiring! Your owl tag is special - love those eyes.
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