This handmade notebook is 8.5″ long x 5.5″ wide. It is coil bound, and has 55 sheets of green, unlined, 24 lb. paper inside. That means you’ll get 110 pages to write or draw on. The book lies flat, which makes it easy to write in.

The words and image used was cut out of an antique book I had lying around. The front cover has been sealed with gel medium and beeswax, which makes it soft to the touch, and smells wonderful.

I haven’t listed it in my Etsy store yet, so if you want to make me an offer I can’t refuse my email address is katie228 @ gmail.com - be sure to close up the spaces around the @ sign or else the email won’t go through.

i collect lost things.

I use The random word generator a lot to come up with titles for my photographs in my photoblog, ephemera. Today, I decided to use it in the photograph, instead. The words underlined are the random words. You can click the image to enlarge.

Oh, and Susan Tuttle linked to this Random Art Prompt Generator a while ago, and I’ve found it irresistible.

do people who laugh all the time annoy you?
i mean, ALL the time.
for no reason.
just wondering…

photo friday

my secret?
i never make the bed. i’ve always thought that it was a waste of energy. i’m just going to mess it up again, night after night, so why bother? i straighten it up just before jumping in it, when i have to. the rest of the time? i have art to make and photographs to take. who has time for housework?

For the month of May, I am challenging myself to update my art journal daily. I have kept up, so far. These shots were taken with my toy camera, and I love how they came out. I really didn’t want to share the text here, so the camera captured exactly what I wanted it to. The slightly blurred look is also something I love.

I was listening to the new Counting Crows CD while painting the second ATC. I stole some of the lyrics to go around the outside. It says, “There she goes walking on my skin again”. I think it’s my favorite song on the CD. It inspired me to paint my younger self on the ATC. My hair is still that long, but my waist isn’t that small. heh! It happens to the best of us, doesn’t it?

If you want to join me in the May challenge, feel free. Leave a comment here, so I can follow along in your blog.

Found on my welcome mat outside on the porch. Submitted to the 2 things challenge - rough/smooth.

Suzi Blu updated with a new video yesterday. I stole some of it for my art journal.