11.26.11 ... california christmas treasury i and ii

we're moving to california just in time for the holiday. send us positive energy in our search for a new home in which to celebrate christmas.  
happy holidays, everyone. ox joon

you can visit this treasury HERE.  
and here is scout's - same theme.  we challenged one another.

you can visit her treasury HERE.

also, i received a convo from an etsy admin that one of my items will be featured on their tumblr blog tomorrow.  how fun.  i hope it brings me some much needed business.  
you can visit that here...   etsyvintage.tumblr.com/

sweet dreams, everyone.  thanks for stopping by.   until tomorrow.  happiness to you. from me. with heart.   ox joon

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10.21.11 ... a lovely blue breeze of a treasury

i've been wanting to make a treasury for a while now. i was going to use the shmetsy app but both scout and i tried it and it didn't work properly so that was frustrating. however, i have accomplished my goal and i enjoyed myself. all day today i've been busy sorting through stuff. i needed a nice, sit down creative activity and this fit the bill. hope you enjoy it. 

here's the link to see the real thing and access these pretty finds. 

powder blue

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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9.21.11 ... blue minute

tonight i made this treasury using scout's method of a ten minute goal. naturally, i did not achieve that. it's me we're talking about. but i did create it super fast and i had a good time. found some pretty things that all look teeny tiny sweet all together. you can visit it HERE 

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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9.14.11 ... peanut sat on a railroad track

this is my spur of the moment treasury after i asked ev and scout for a theme QUICK! and then rejected both of their kind offers under duress. i like how it turned out, though, so all is well.

you can visit it HERE

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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9.12.11 ... falling for friends

i didn't get my project from yesterday completed and i don't want to share it until it is done so here is a treasury i put together this evening. i searched for items from shops whose owners have been kind enough to feature me in their treasuries. many times more than once or even twice.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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8.25.11 ... a wonder boys treasury challenge

scout and i played a treasury making game. we chose one of our favorite movies - wonder boys. the treasury above is the one i created. here is a link to visit it:

my wonder boys treasury

and here is scout's...

and the link to hers:

scout's wonder boys treasury

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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8.13.11 ... a birthday treasury

in celebration of 1956, the year i was born. hope you enjoy it. you can visit it here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NzE4NDc4M3w1NzQ1MzY2NDY/1956-a-very-good-year?in...

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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7.20.11 ... one small step for a man ...

... one giant leap for mankind. i made this treasury early in the morning as a tribute. it came out nicely, didn't it? if you'd like to visit it on etsy here you go: 

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NzE4NDc4M3w0NzE4MjM3MjY/a-walk-on-the-moon?ref=p...

we are huge space exploration fans here in the wilkinson household. i created this for ev. :) 

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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7.5.11 ... like a cool summer breeze

i just remembered that i promised to post my potato casserole tutorial recipe tonight. i had a day that got away from me so i will have to ask you all for a rain check. and as you know how forgetful i am you will understand that i made this treasury days ago and kept forgetting to share it. you can see it close up and personal here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NzE4NDc4M3wzOTk5MjkzOTk/like-a-cool-summer-breez...

i also packaged these little pins today and really like the way it turned out so here is that, too...

i used two pieces of paint chip cards. the nifty paper underneath is scout's super groovy handmade notebook find from fred. we went there this morning. bright and early thinking we would get home by noon. but we found too many great things and were there for five hours. we couldn't believe it. have to say goodnight now.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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5.27.11 ... lavender ocean treasury

i haven't made on in such a long time. i hope everyone who sees it enjoys it. you can visit it HERE.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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4.26.11 ... piano and mint me up, buttercup treasury

good evening, all. today i played piano for an hour. i don't have any photos - or, lucky for you, videos - of that creative time and don't want to post without one so i created my first vesties team treasury. i recently joined this vintage team. here's the link to the treasury. 

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4db78dc1c47c6d91edc10aeb/mint-me-up-buttercup 

you can now access all of these beautiful shops and their eclectic vintage based offerings. 

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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2.13.11 ... scout's sketchbook project bio

scout participated in the sketchbook project, which is an art exhibit containing moleskin notebooks filled with individual artist's art.  the booklets will travel to select cities throughout the states and be on display.  if participants pay an extra fee their sketchbook will be uploaded for anyone to view on line, too.  scout chose this option.  she completed her sketchbook on time!  woo hoo.  she needed a bio to travel around with her booklet but was not feeling the love for that task.  after dragging her feet for weeks, she decided i should write it and she would accept whatever i wrote.  we were limited to just 400 characters, including spaces.  she did work with me on editing my original piece which was too long.  here is my creation.

I'm Scout. Yes, Jean Louise Finch. I’m 16 & a lifetime homeschooler which affords me the opportunity to pursue my artistic endeavors. I have 3 adult brothers, a beagle & 3 cats. I love to act, sing, dance, write & sign. I devour films like rocket scientists study formulas. My dreams include working at Pixar, starring on Broadway & being discovered by Wes Anderson. Are those my birds? I need those.

if you are not familiar with one of, if not the, greatest commercials ever produced, you must view it here:

      

 you will then better understand and appreciate the bio.  we had fun with it.  and wes, we have your scout.  you need her.   {i love the birds bit because scout is crazy about pigeons.  couldn't fit that in the bio.}

can you hear me now?

i also created this team treasury this morning for the weekly challenge - since i enjoyed last week's project so much.  i titled this: can you hear me now? because a sprint rep contacted our eco etsy team leader about creating an app that will allow phone users to access our team blog page.  you can visit the actual treasury HERE

ps.  google 'sketchbook project'  if you'd like to learn more about it.  this is scout's first entry.  i will join in next year.  we were moving during the creation time so i reluctantly had to pass this year.  her book is incredible.  the tour arrives here in austin on march 12th.  can't wait to go see it.  

sweet dreams, everyone.  thanks for stopping by.   until tomorrow.  happiness to you. from me. with heart.   ox joon

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2.6.11 ... a treasury . a salvaged messenger bag . our sweet besos

here's something i haven't created in a l-o-n-g time.  i curated this treasury for my eco etsy team tuesday treasury entry.  it features members of our eco friendly team.  you can view the actual treasury and access any of these items and more here:  http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d4ee21ba3728eef0ca0dec6/eco-blue-valentine  ... i had fun with it.  i used to make them often.  i would like to return to creating them regularly.  

in other creative news... ev has this old messenger bag he loves but it has a corporate logo he wished was not on the front.  so i covered it with one of his favorite hawaiian fabric pieces.  i wasn't sure my sewing machine could sew through the thick plastic coated fabric but it did fine.  what turned out to be the bigger challenge was maneuvering the unwieldy bag.  it was not fun at all.  but i do love the result.  on the inside i used a double layer of tyvek and yes! paste to attach the patch and cover the logo reverse.  

and last, but never least, a look at my side kick, miss besos (kisses in spanish).  she follows me around and is quite insistent that i pay attention to her and not my silly projects, including photo time.  she's 12 and i love the little demanding girl.  isn't she beautiful?

mom, pleeeaaase pick me up.

hmmm....that doesn't seem to be working.  let's see....

thinking...thinking...i know there's got to be a way to get her to drop the camera and pick up the cat.  i just know it.

yes, good old determination ... stamina.  i have all the time in the world.  she'll find me irresistible soon enough.  when you got it, you got it.  and i have it.  yes, i do.

oh sure you know it . she won.  and that's fine by me.  

sweet dreams, everyone.  thanks for stopping by.   until tomorrow.  happiness to you. from me. with heart.   ox joon

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Composition: Scout's Honor

Hope you'll visit my new treasury
honoring Scout & friends.
See it HERE

ox joon

ps. Scout's shop: http://EsperEzekiel.etsy.com

one small step behind :)

Scout's lovely 3rd treasury.

The search term for IV was: empty
The search term for V was: waves
We did not get a photo of V :(
If anyone else did please send it along and I will add it.
I'd love to have it.

The search term for VI was: art
Until next time...

ox joon