Altered Slide Mount Book Swap Pages

Our local ATC trade group hosted a swap: an "Altered Slide Mount Book". 25 people signed up, so we all made 25 pages to trade out with each other, to create a little altered book. I used to do swaps all the time, and always had several on the go....but I'm just so, so busy these days, that I can't commit to swapping as much.

Here's a sampling of some of my pages that I made. I had an extra page, so I kept it behind and I think I'm going to turn this one into a necklace to keep for myself!

The front:

The back:

Here's a snapshot of my booth at "Artful Sundays" on Commercial Drive yesterday. haha - think I have enough table coverings? Can you believe that I'd probably add more if I had them in my "kit"?! By this time of year, I'm so tired of my whole booth and fantasize about changing the whole thing up!

New Bookmark Cards

I've started making these new cards: bookmark greeting cards. The recipient of the card gets to use the front image as a bookmark! You always need another bookmark!

Tonight I'm getting ready for this weekends fairs: Sat = the new Kerrisdale market: 10am to 2pm, East Boulevard between 37th and 41st Avenues across from Point Grey High.....and then on Sunday: Artful Sundays, Napier St at Commercial Drive, 12noon to 5pm.

Granville Island Store

Today I dropped off some new stock to a store on Granville Island....like these glass necklaces:

...and these game piece necklaces:

...and these scrabble tile earrings:

The store is called "Make", and it's filled with tons of great "things". I never leave without buying a little treasure of some sort.

Here's another peek at my items in the store:

I've still been very busy at the local farmers markets, and enjoying the fresh, fresh produce too! Every week the market is bursting with new, colourful, fresh, gorgeous fruits and veggies. Oh the smell of fresh tomatoes and basil is to die for!

Last weekend I bought a bunch of berries and turned them into (an amazing!) mixed berry crisp. YUM!

Raven Girl Paper ArtDoll

Here's the paper artdoll that I made for the "Bird Head/Human Body" swap theme:

She loooooves her large pearl ring!

Mosaic Monday

Crazy, scary clowns!

Nightmares anyone?

1. Clowns, 2. vintage clowns on the midway at the Ex, 3. Clown, 4. He Don't Play That, 5. clowndoll, 6. Untitled, 7. Clown Close Up, 8. Curly Mason, 9. Clown ambivalence., 10. Marbles The Clown, 11. Innocent Until Proven Guilty, 12. Crazy Ronald


I bought these paint by number clowns recently....I'm not really sure why I bought them (they kind of scare me), but they were my inspiration for my "Mosaic Monday" theme this week.

Summer Vacation

We just got back from our annual family trip to the Cariboo to visit "grandma and grandpa" (my dad and stepmom).

We're just putting the canoe into the lake...

Here we are heading out.

Here we are coming back.

Lakeside field of tall grass and daisy's.

Lucy:

Here's an old trapper's cabin on the property:

Visiting another local lake, feeding the ducks...

Roasting marshmallows (we didn't have chocolate & graham crackers though - next time!)

Yesterday was the first day of a new Vancouver Farmer's Market location: Kerrisdale!

Here's a snapshot of my VERY wrinkly booth. I had no idea my tablecloth was SO wrinkled! sheesh, time to iron!

This LARGE mason jar was my vase for the day:

Mosaic Monday

I'm always on the lookout for heart shaped rocks....but I never "see" them. Other people just glance down at the ground and see them here, there and everywhere!

1. true love, 2. heart collection, 3. heart rock, 4. Heart Rocks, 5. Hearts, 6. Heart shaped rocks, 7. one doesn't have a heart of stone, 8. palavras pedra, 9. hearts collected, 10. From my heart's beach, 11. all the world loves a lover, 12. Heart of Stone

Instead, I'm drawn to the rocks with rings through them (which I also like a whole lot!). We went to White Rock beach after the Farmer's Market on Saturday. You know.....now that I look at this photo again, the rock on the far right looks like a heart doesn't it?

The kids goofing around on the pier.

You should have seen the huge portion of fish and chips that we ate after this!....good 'ol Moby Dick's!

Summer of Colour 2011:: RED

Today was a beautiful sunny Summer day here in Vancouver - a perfect day for the Trout Lake Farmer's market!

I'm joining in (late) for the "Summer of Colour" event that's happening in blog land. This week's colour is: RED.....so I decided to take some snap shots of some of my red items at the market today.

Recycled Scrabble Tile Earrings:

Recycled Rummikub Brooch:

Some red-breasted birds (Scrabble Tile Necklaces):

Scrabble Tile Cuff Links:

and another Scrabble Tile Necklace of this Crow hanging out on a red heart:

Wordless Wednesday

A local Vancouverite in the parking lot of Value Village = perfect for "Wordless Wednesday".

Summer Vacation

It's been AGES since I've last checked in! We've been trying to enjoy our Summer vacation....but our weather here in Vancouver has not been so great....unless you like rain! I've still been doing Summer shows, but we've also been having some fun, grabbing our moments in the sun while we can!

Here we are, on our way to the Ladner Village Market. Usually I'm a vendor at this market, but my hubby was away at the "Lambretta Jamboree" down in Portland Oregon. It was nice to be on the other side of the table, free to stroll leisurely around.

All over the city Lavender is in full bloom.

I always buy this treat for my kids at the market: A stack of marshmallows, dipped in chocolate, then rolled in sprinkles.

My son on his sister's tiny bike - scowling.

uuuggghhh - here I am, no makeup, age spot, braces. nice. The braces come off in a few more months though!

Homemade Strawberry Shortcake - yum!

My new ride:

The kids are happy with it!

One of my hubby's many rides:

This is how one of our friends travelled down to Portland:

Hope everyone else is enjoying their Summer too!