5.8.11 ... mother's day gifts and rubber stamps

these are some of my mother's day gifts. the necklace is made by my etsy friend, modern bird. somebodies i love noticed my blog post about her shop. i was so surprised when i saw this lovely necklace. and look how it compliments my modern bird earrings.

ev and scout surprised me this morning with a pile of pretty packages and all of these goodies and more were inside. i would say i was one lucky mom on mother's day but that wouldn't make sense because, with my beautiful family, i am one lucky mom every day of every year.

for my creating project today i made some recycled packing out of leftover mother's day gift wrap.

and scout and i carved out our stamps. mine is the sun and scout's, which i think is incredible, is below. i have a few more fixes on mine but i want to wait until the wood block is on because that makes it easier and it also makes a difference on the impression smoothness.

scout's stamp is mimi - a character she created a little over two years ago. and, as an aside, scout looks so much like dustin as a teen. deja vu. i hope you all had a beautiful mother's day.

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

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4.27.11 ... house stamp and framed ephemera

i worked on my house stamp this afternoon and ev made the block and attached it. tomorrow i will try it and refine it. so stay tuned. all i can say is i sure wish i could see as well as this camera can!

this was a project i've had in mind for quite a while but i have been hunting for the right frame. it took some time, but boy did i luck into a perfect fit. this vintage frame is one of a pair which had expensive lithographs inside. from my research on the artist, they are most likely from the 1970s or very early 1980s. anyway, i took them out and will offer them in my joonE etsy shop frameless. i cleaned them up and used this one for my project. the paper is an antique from a Boston candy and ice cream purveyor, bailey's. i've had the doily for about 10 years, wondering why i save it and carefully traipse it from house to house. it is so delicate. but now it is perfect as a gift for a good friend of mine.

i can't believe the mat works so beautifully, too.

i love how this photo came out with the tree reflection so i'm sharing it as a photographic creation. it was a gorgeous day here today. the air was dry and there was a lovely breeze and the temperature was outstanding. the mosquitoes were on vacation. now that is a miracle, folks. i enjoyed being outside. i didn't get to play piano. i will be sure to make time tomorrow. hope your day was just right for you.

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

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