4.15.11 ... miniature package fun

i did all kinds of prep work today in my art room. i was cleaning up and organizing bits of things i've saved. i had a stack of junk mail class - read bills - envelopes to recycle. i made a stack of corner bookmark blanks, note paper, circles for pins and magnets, homemade shredded packing paper and something i think is genius but i won't share it with you until i complete the project. but it's pretty cool. i also had this sale to prepare for tomorrow morning's mail and came up with this little recycled card piece. it was actually junk mail based, too. but nice paper as you can probably see. i added the little illustration and slipped it into the teeny ziploc bag. i think it is quite cute.

i hope the buyer enjoys her package. scout and i suddenly feel as though we might be coming down with a cold. bummer. we're having ginger tea in a moment. that should help. emotionally if nothing else. hope you're all well and had a beautiful friday. it's ev's birthday sunday so today began day one of birthday weekend. he's watching daybreak episodes on netflix and loving it.

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

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3.14.11 ... display tower and einey's birthday

on wednesday i will be in a spring fair and i have been thinking and thinking of an easy and space saving way to display my items. it is quite a challenge because my table will be quite small. i came up with this wooden tower idea and when i was preparing to try it out i ran into the glitch that the one panel - which is actually the box top but becomes a side - needed to be fastened to the other piece. so i got out some trusty rubber brands and they worked great.

i never dreamed of using them for yet another purpose and look how great this will be. i originally thought of using little rolled up pieces of tape on the backs of the cards. but this is so much better. tomorrow i will make more cards and put my jewelry and pins on them. and voila' - i'll have a display tower. and recycled - just the way i like everything.

and i can utilize all four sides for my pins, jewelry and recycled corner bookmarks.

this view includes one of my favorite einstein quotes: imagination is more important than knowledge. and it's his birthday today. did you all celebrate by using your brains? do tell.

i'm still under the weather so this tower made me happy. now we'll see what else i come up with tomorrow. i wish i felt better but it will just have to be what it will be. i'm sure we'll enjoy the day regardless of my organizational status. time for one last cup of tea tonight.

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

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