Say It Well

 Extremely proud of my nephew Terry Szuplat !!

More about Say It Well (September 17, 2024, HarperCollins)

Terry Szuplat tells his story "From Falmouth to the West Wing: A Speechwriter's Journey"

Mini Round Leather Journal In A Tin - Kodak Film Reel Canister

I created this Mini Round / Circular Soft Leather Journal with Stab Binding using hemp cord, storing it in a Vintage Kodak film reel canister. After selecting, resizing and printing images onto handmade printable Lokta papers they were cut using a Sizzix Framelits 3.5 inch Die Cut. I used the same Die Cut to cut the leather cover. Journal measures 3.5 inch diameter and 1 inch thick with 100 pages. I printed the variety of pages using digitals I purchased from an Etsy shop called "ArtHouseWhimsy" to create a movie, photo, film reel theme. Mini whimsical charms added.

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Machine Embroidered Line Art Note Cards

 

I used my Brother PE535 Embroidery Machine to create these Line Art Note Cards.
I downloaded my purchased embroidery design onto my computer and transferred onto a USB drive and inserted the USB into my embroidery machine. I embroidered my selected design onto a piece of 4x6 inch 140lb watercolor paper which has been adhered to my stabilizer with several dots of fabric glue. All this fits into my embroidery frame.

After embroidering my design I cutaway the excess stabilizer on the back. I used double sided tape to adhere the embroidered card onto the front of a blank note card (card is also 140 lb watercolor paper) that is slightly larger and create an envelope for my finished design. There are many video tutorials online detailing how to embroider greeting cards if you’re interested.

I purchased my designs from these shops on Etsy: CarrieEllenDesigns, EmbroDizz, Sketch2Stitch, VixStudio, MagicThreadsDesignGB, JuYaLoveDesign, ScotiEmbroidery, CBEmbroideryDesign.

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Solitary Cosmos

This sunshine yellow Cosmos sprouted up all by it's lonesome.  

I guess those seeds we spread last season are still germinating or we're getting help from our feathered friends who are helping us plant. 🙂

August Blooms

Our liriopes are once again blooming even though the wildlife had quite the feast last year and ate all our plants!

This tiny violet plant is often called wooly elephant's foot ( Elephantopus tomentosus L.) according to the plant.net identifier. 

A species of perennial flowering plant and blooms from July to September.

It's tiny and delicate and quite lovely!

 Another sweet tiny flower is this yellow flower which again, according to the plant.net identifier is commonly known as Goldenmane Tickseed (Coreopsis basalis). 

A North American plant species in the sunflower family.

Scallop Sea Shell Journals

 I made these 3 IRISH DEEP SCALLOP SEA SHELL Journals, each about 5.5 inch diameter.

PAPERS USED: Handmade printable ivory paper with aster petals, Handmade printable white silk papers with silver & silk threads, Parchment papers, Handmade Natural Lokta Printable paper.

COPTIC STITCH BINDING with waxed linen thread.

TWO SHELLS I distressed using crackle & texture paste over TH oxide sprays; rusty hinge, speckled egg, vintage photo distress spray stain & tarnished brass distress stain then sealed with clear acrylic spray.

DIGIS: CherylFrancisART: Abandoned Beach House, Ocean View, & Textured Color Wash.

SEA LEMON on YT offers a tutorial on making a seashell book if interested.

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