Little Things

I have lots of "big" ideas in my head, but haven't really had the opportunity to spend a lot of time in the studio to get started. But I have had a chance to do a few small projects. First, it's my aunt's 90th birthday later this week so I made a special birthday card to mail off. I hope the foil will survive the trip to Germany.


I'm always intrigued by the stamps people make for themselves, so I decided to try it myself. I don't have the supplies to carve stamps, but I did have some craft foam sheets at home and some plexiglass squares (I have no idea where they came from!). I cut out some Xs and glued them to the plexiglass.


My Xs aren't too exact, but I really love how they stamp. I went a little wild yesterday, stamping all over leftover bits and scraps.


I'm also working on 4" x 4" squares for a swap with my fiber arts group. The squares are due in September, but we have to keep them under wraps until the exchange. I thought I was headed in one direction -- perhaps working in a series -- but a lack of supplies and time has sent me into completely different and random directions. I need to start now since I'm such a pokey worker. I'm already worried that I'll be scrambling at the end to get them all finished. I'll be sure to post a picture of all that I made, along with all the pieces I get in return in the fall.