5.16.11 ... cheese enchiladas

i got these this far --- and all before 11 AM. woo hoo.

aren't they pretty?

on mondays we are out for the afternoon and dinner is always a tricky task. i sure wish i would be organized and compelled to do this more often.

it was lovely coming home, pulling this out of the fridge and popping it in the oven to bake while we got our house legs back and watched some dancing with the bananas as i call it. i even managed to grab this picture out back before the sun disappeared. the enchiladas were exceptional. if i do say so myself. and i do. adios.

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

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5.15.11 ... flower photos

it was a pretty day and we went on a short walk. i took these two photos of flowers we have never seen before.

i worked on some other creative projects most of the day. i'm sure when i finish them up you will see what else i've been up to. i hope you all had a lovely weekend doing things that add to your sense of well being.

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

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5.14.11 ... crayon resist watercolor

well, this was a little experiment. i am not thrilled with the result as much as i am with this adorably hilarious photo shot so i chose this one first. scout and i had fun trying out the technique. we used my new wax crayons they gave me for mother's day. oh, that's moobie, by the way. isn't he the cutest?

we went thrifting today and the giant laminated texas map and the book are two of my finds. i think i will use the map for recycled envelopes or maybe i'll have ev put it up on the wall. we'll see. that could be fun. but the book - have you seen erin brokovich? well, this book was written in 1952 and it is all about p.g. and e. fascinating, isn't it? i am looking forward to researching it on amazon.

it's not so bad now that i look at it a bit more. i like the way the lower right corner looks like a happy alligator headed toward a lily pad type thing.

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

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5.13.11 ... flying housewife's 1950s gal

today i did a number of creative projects, including playing a little piano, but i didn't get any photos. so i am sharing a project photo from a few days ago. i have four etsy shops. my flying housewife shop has always had scout in a number of my letter listings. her 2007 halloween costume preceded my shop creation. these spontaneous photos were the perfect fit for two of my listings for a 1950s themed letter packet. They were in color and I was adjusting them - for the first time in all of these years - and decided to special effect this one to black and white as it befits the time better. i love the look. what do you think? if you'd like to see the color version 'sister' photo to this one - for comparison sake, just visit my shop: www.flyinghousewife.etsy.com

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

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5.11.11 ... mending my anemone

i needed to cover this teeny hole before it turned into something irreversibly ruinous. so i went through my trusty labels box and found the navy and pink label. i don't need that one. i just love how it looks so i added it to my task list. here is the label i chose to cover the hole...

i chose it because it is small, very soft and worn and has a j which can stand for me. in my mind. and, really, who else's matters?

so, i hand stitched it on. this is side a and here is side b...

if you're wondering what this is, by the way, it is my anemone. it's a protective case for my pony (iphone). i made it out of two cuffs and a neck ribbing bit from a long sleeved tie dyed t-shirt i repurposed. i love the color. and i think it looks like an anemone. it would look more like one if i hadn't accidentally sewn across the bottom. i meant to sew straight across leaving the ruffle showing on the outside which would match the top rim.but se la vie. i am used to it now. the sun was almost completely set so this last photo, which shows the finished mending and applique design.

i know i will enjoy it much more. i love personality in my earthly possessions and creations and this fit that paradigm already but now it is more pizzazz-y. we all need some pizzazz.

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

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5.10.11 ... new recycled bookmark design, a frame project and a booklet

this is the second of a new design i created today. i will share the first one once it has reached its destination. it's a folder bookmark. an oversized bookmark. it's handier than a regular bookmark as it serves multiple purposes. you can add sticky notes to it. or fold papers into it and use it as a notebookmark. i just like it. what do you think? should i make more?

yesterday we were thrifing and i was shocked to spy the frame on the left because we've had the smaller one for at least 16 years now. You can see their frame must have been stored for many years. the wood hasn't aged like ours has. i love my frame so, naturally, i couldn't pass it up. not at .99. just last week i needed an extra large envelope and i had to borrow the only one i could find. it was storing some beautiful photos dust gave me a few years ago. so scout and i got them out and chose this one of all of us as the new frame photo. this was taken outside our new hampshire mountaintop home about 5 or 6 years ago. time for a new family photo.

another mother's day project for you. this is a little recycled notepad.

i used one of the safety envelopes that i'd stamped with my new rubber stamps.

i sent it to my sister. how's it working out, sis?

this is the back. that's all for today.

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

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5.9.11 ... mother's day continued

we interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you a photo. we asked ev to take a picture of us because i wore my new mother's day necklace today. so here we are.

i forgot that i can start sharing our mother's day cards now that the day has passed. i will post a photo or two each day this week. here are three i created recycling pieces from a vintage dr. suess dictionary.

and here is my entry for today. no, i did not create scout today - although i like to think i have a hand in recreating her reality a little each day. just leave me to my thoughts, dear readers. who can it hurt? 

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

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