Circle journal

Well, the end of September saw the first posting out of all the journals in the circle journal/round robin. And we've had our first casualty - a journal that lost its way between Canada and Australia :(

Nevertheless, we are soldiering on, having come up with a solution, so here is my take on the doors and windows theme. We each have two goes in each journal and each journal has a different theme.

The door on the left is a postcard of artwork by Kim Nelson. The door on the right may be familiar to some of you from a previous post. It is from Wakehurst Place in West Sussex, UK. This is a transfer of the photo using transfer artist paper. I did some journalling under the postcard.

My second take on the theme I wanted to do something on windows, having done doors. The phrase kept going through my head so I went with it. When I'd painted the face I felt there was something missing - the eyes weren't highlighted enough, so I put a 'window' around them. 

This journal will be travelling to Monique in the Netherlands next. 

I will be linking with Artists in Blogland (button in the sidebar) for their new Scavenger Hunt Challenge which is also doors and windows.

Joining the dots

A little while ago I joined in the Happy Mail Swap on Artists in Blogland. About a week ago I received a lovely parcel of bits and pieces from Katie Romo. The background for this page contains lots of fragments from that package. 

I found myself drawn to circles again - it just sort of happens :) This led to thinking about joining the dots. How do I join the dots in my life, the different things that I do? How do they fit together as a whole? How can I be everything I'm supposed to be and use all the gifts and skills I've been given to the best end?

Still pondering...

M is for Mindfulness

Mindfulness. What does that mean? 

For me it means treasuring up all those little moments that make your heart sing. 

Not letting things pass by unremarked where you could give praise.

Appreciating the small things. 

And here are some of those small things that I appreciate and that make me happy. My three postcards from the Artists in Blogland postcard swap have arrived! I love them. So thanks go out to Penelope Harris, Dawn Maurice, and Cathy Wilson who spent time making something beautiful just for me :)