Melancholy autumn mood....

Hi everybody! It's a chilly and wet day here, but it doesn't matter, as I don't need to go anywhere today, and can stay at home and do what I like best!
Today I would like to share a rather melancholy LO with you, using the first few lines of John Keats *Lamia* -



LOVE in a hut, with water and a crust,
Is—Love, forgive us!—cinders, ashes, dust;
Love in a palace is perhaps at last
More grievous torment than a hermit’s fast:—



For the LO I made a word cloud with Wordle, which I printed onto vellum. The background paper is from 7 Gypsies, and for the matting I used some heavily distressed core'dinations black paper. I have kept the embellishments simple; some die cut vines, a few prima flowers and some ribbon. I have written the text with a white pen along the edge, and stamped some *love* text in white on the right side.

And here is a collage of a Halloween album; my fave holiday is coming nearer and nearer....

So, that was it for today. Have a good day you all, take care, and thanks for visiting!




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An Autumn Day

Time is flying by again. it's Tuesday already and time to (1) go to the dentist again, (2) do a LITTLE bit of H*******k before I forget the colour of the furniture and (3) enjoy the rest of the day. Yesterday started out really chilly, when I woke up the trees were all shrouded in mist, and as the sun rose, the mist started to dissolve and the leaves were all sparkling like diamonds, a wonderful sight, even though the picture does not really do it justice:

I spent the day with my friend Inge, and we did the same as always - eating, coffee drinking, playing cards and chatting, a nice, relaxing day. I make Inge a calendar page each month, and this is October:

And I want to show you a LO I made. I took the photo of the clocks some time back, and then digitally altered it in Photoshop. It has been printed onto vellum, so as not to completely obscure the background paper from K & Co. The2 fairy images are from LaBlanche, and the frame has been stamped onto acetate using Stazon brown. The key and keyhole are from My Tattered angels, and the sentiments from K & Co. *Time* has also been computer generated and printed onto acetate. I am entering this LO into the *Just For Fun Challenge* which this week is anything but a card.

So, that was enough for today, the dentist is waiting for me....Have a great day you all, take care, and thanks a million for visiting!

Monday and it's a holiday here....

In Germany it's the *Day of German Unity*, and the best thing about it is that it's a holiday. Not that it makes much difference for me since I retired, but it's nice long weekend for those who have to work.
Yesterday I woke up rather bad tempered after sleeping badly and having nightmares, so I worked like one possessed all day and got a lot done. Except for the H*******K, which is still patiently waiting its turn.
So what do I have to show you from my weekend labours? First of all, four altered notebooks, which will be winging their way to their recipients together with a few other little surprises when the post office opens again on Tuesday.

And here are the mail-art envelopes, made with a mixture of collage and stamping.

And I made some patchwork journal pages, just for the fun of it....

Well, I did do some more, but I think I had better keep the rest for another day.... But before I forget, Gisèle is doing a wonderful giveaway on her blog; click on the button on my sidebar or on the link and it will take you there!
Have a nice day you all, take care, and thanks for dropping by!

Another Sunny Sunday

It's Sunday again, and that usually means Sunday Sketches over at Sophia's *Blue Chair Diary*. I am sharing more of my 75 sketches, I am keeping up with this challenge and should be finished by the end of the month. Sophia is having a rough time at the moment, as her Father is dying, so I am sending her lots of hugs and sparkles, and do not know if the challenge will take place today.

I have been trying to sketch everyday articles again, just things that are more or less always to hand.

And On Friday I made some more Halloween Boxes to fill with lots of Rottenness at my party. here they are:

And I would like to show the pictures from my sunny walk yesterday.



And here is a LO for the *Three Muses* Challenge - 'Moon' I have used paper from WRMK, and used a Haiku about the moon from Matsuo Basho.

I made some more things, altered notebooks and mail art, too, but I think I will save them for another day.

Have a great Sunday, take care, and thanks for visiting!

More Post and more journal pages., and more Sun

Yesterday I did NOT have to go to the dentist's - yoohoo! That gave me a nice day for painting, crafting and playing around. I successfully forgot to do the H*******K, which was good, as I made a lot of mess playing. And we have had several days of warm and Sunny weather, a real Indian Summer, and the first summer we have had this year!
I received a wonderful postcard from Lenna's postcard swap, this time from Nancy Roberts. It has been made from painted material, and has been embroidered, stitched and collaged - just wonderful. I am going to have a wonderful collection of hand made postcards, which I will treasure.

For my journal pages I made another collage, which then reminded me of the text of *I'm on the top of the world* from the Carpenters, so I have included part of the text.

I also spent some time making more Halloween boxes, but I will save them to show tomorrow. I think making Halloween things is addictive.

Hope you all have a great day, take care, and thanks for stopping by!

Another appointment....

Good morning you all. Hope you are all fit and well. Today I have to go to the Dentist again, but at least I have till this afternoon to enjoy my day. I think (hope)he will just be controlling if everything is okay; but when he is finished I will probably know better!

Spent a lot of time doing nice things today - like making tags, doing more pages for my journal, and starting my Calendar journal pages for October.

The tags are for Rebecca's Blog Challenge Garden and for the Dragon's Dream.. Rebecca's theme is school related, and I have chosen *the math lesson* for my tag. I have made a double tag, using paper from the *fairy Tale Stack*, which reminds me of one of my old school books. I have used different classroom elements and a little blackboard. The pencil sharpener is a button, and I have used a vintage scrap school girl, who seems to belong to another day and age.

The next tag is for the Dragon's dream, and this week she's dreaming of Nancy Sinatra's *Those boots were made for walking*. I didn't have and boots to hand, but I think if somebody gets trodden on with those high heels it should hurt just as much....

For my journal spread I made a collage using bits and bobs cut out of the newspaper and a magazine, it's fun to do something different each time.

Okay, that was it for today, thanks for visiting, have a good day, and take care!

The Day After The Day After....

Good morning everybody! I had a relaxing day yesterday, reading, cutting pictures out of old magazines for collages, and just trying to enjoy myself and forget Monday. My mouth is still very sore, there are a lot of stitches irritating me, but I am sure it will soon be healed. Yesterday evening I started on my journal again - always a good sign when I have the feeling that I must do something. Of course, the pages do seem to have been influenced a little by the dentist, but I suppose that's normal:

Big thanks to all who left messages yesterday, it really does me good to know that I am not alone, and I do appreciate it very much.

Okay, just a short post today. Thanks a lot for visiting, have a great day, and take care!