I know it's been a L-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-n-g time since I've posted. I've not been doing much in the crafty way of life.
But. I signed up for two swaps. So I'll be posting about the process here.
Swap #1: PostSecret. I'll be creating 5 postcards with my "secrets" on them. I'll probably post a few but not post a few too. Some of my secrets are really secrets. Some aren't.
Swap #2: It's an ATC swap but instead of "C"s, it's going to be puzzle pieces! You create 3 (or 4?) separate pieces for three different people based on a theme. Then you get back 4 (I think?) pieces that go together based on a theme. All I wrote for my "receive" themes were colors: lavender, cerulean. I think I also wrote "dogs".
I'm really excited because this will give me an excuse to get out and explore the crafty/thrifting side of my new city. I will need to locate an old used puzzle. And I know of some great antique shops in my current city that have awesome vintage postcards. I could have myself a hunt in the new city searching for vintage postcards.
So I know it's been a long time. But I should be posting *some* of my stuff in the next week or so.
I found this great website of 'obscure' "Z" words that I think I'm going to use for my "Z" card for the Alphabet ATC swap. That's my only project that needs to be done. I ended up with like 10 ATCs for the May swap. Pretty good!
The Little Miss Sunshine card is my favorite that I've made. It references a scene where a character learns he is color blind. Check it out here.
I also made a Golden Girls card. It doesn't compare to color blind. But. Oh well!
I made more cards (3) that I didn't snap pictures of: one was a 42 utility towel , one was a rainbow (it was frenzied and very busy.) and one was a "Y" card, which had "You may rely on it." like a Magic 8 Ball. I just sealed up the envelopes without even thinking!
I just signed up for a "Y,Z ATC Swap". I think I'm going to do "Yes" and "ZOINKS!" for my two cards. I am excited. With all the cards I'm going to be receiving, I should get a binder or some such neat way to display my cards. My favorite so far has been this neat tornado ("Weather") card I received that is a mini-watercolor. I am in love with "mini" things in the first place (mini shampoos, mini cupcakes, mini everything!) and these mini-works of art are right up my alley!
On another note, I have been considering making a new blog to take one photo a day. Not of myself, no way. Just of something significant to me. Keep an eye out for a new link. Photography isn't really a "craft", per se but it is something I really enjoy. And I think the more I practice, the better photos I can take. One photo at a time. I generally gravitate toward landscapes and natural scenes.
Seattle ("A City Near You") and "13" :)
I chose a "Greek Mythology" theme from someone's list. I was very inspired by a HUGE tapestry I saw at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC. It depicts a scene from mythology showing Artemis bathing with her maidens at a forest pond. Unwittingly, Actaeon comes upon the ladies. He's out hunting with his dogs. Goddesses nudity is held to be of utmost sacredness. Artemis condemns Actaeon to die: she turns him into a stag who is pursued by his own dogs. The original tapestry is amazingly intricate, completed by several women in the 1700s.
pieces to your crafting partners. 
Then they doll them up and send them back to you. 
I'm excited to see what I get back. My 
themes were "cerulean" and "lavender".
