3.15.11 ... apple pie and completed tower

all three of us are not feeling well but the show must go on. today i finished up the repurposed display tower. i added some groovy vintage trims. we also made a pie. ev did the apple part. i did the crust.

we had to go outside and catch the last bit of sun for the photos.

the pie is delicious and cheered us up. hopefully we will all sleep better tonight and have a nice day at the show.

i added more after this photo was taken. there's still more to do but que sera sera.

i may have a hard time taking this apart. i really like this thing. i put a rock inside for stability.

i take a simple view of life. keep your eyes open and get on with it. laurence olivier

i'm telling you this thing is one handy display. here's to a good night's rest. i'll see you after the show. i'm sure i'll have at least one crazy tale to tell.

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

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3.6.11 ... getting ready for spring fair ... button making process

i set up a small batch of word collage buttons today. i'm really slow at this activity because i enjoy obsessing over the combinations. so these are not even glued in place yet and may change tomorrow. who knows? but i like them so far.

i have had these words for a long time and i have circles cut and filed by style or color. naturally, i am using recycled papers, as always.

these include magazine papers ...

... and envelopes...

and here's the first batch all ready for the next steps before old tess (my tecre machine) and i get to button making.

and there's more mixing and matching that will be waiting for me in the morning.

tomorrow's another day. to be continued ...

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

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Where Have I Been?

It was a dark and stormy night...

It's been a long time since I've blogged.
I missed it a lot. But I was busy.
And still writing.
In fact, I was writing and writing...

...and writing...
I participated in NaNoWriMo.
That's National Novel Writing Month
and it takes place every November.
Since 1999. And it's international now.

The goal is to write a brand new
50,000 word {175 page}
novel in rough draft form
in the 30 days of November.
That's 1,667 words a day.

Evan, Scout and I all joined in.
Scout {15} wrote 20,611 words.
Evan wrote 51,600 words
and finished his novel.
I wrote 65,542 words.
Maybe first time's a charm because...
We did it!
But I wasn't finished with my novel...

So I kept at it until
at 10:00 AM on December 8th
I finished my novel
with 70,444 words.

It feels great.
It was really. really. really. hard.
It was also fun, satisfying and incredibly rewarding.

Now I am working on: Draft II ~ The Revision.
And I love it.
It's the best feeling to be reading
an entire novel from start to finish
~ that I wrote. It's surreal.
I highly recommend the experience.
Have a look around their site.
I would love to have you as my NaNoWriMo Buddy
in 2010.

In the meantime,
please read panel #3 above...
I am going to work my way
back into writing regularly
here at joonbeam. I want to say
THANK YOU
to my visitors who have
faithfully checked in during
my absence. I appreciate your patience
and thoughtfulness.
So please come back often for more
earth friendly creations and tips,
favorite family recipes
and tales from my crazy journey
through this journey we call life.
"Don't leave me!" she cried.

ox
joon