Beautiful Word, Jan. 9th - 12th

Time for another Beautiful Word Devotion post. My two pages are certainly not as beautiful as the Word.  Not even close.  Oh, but nothing is as beautiful as the Word, is it?

So this is what snowmen 

do when we're not looking!

Both pages

It appears he's having a good time!

My page

As you can see this one has a major bleed through on the left from my page above.  Yikes!

Both pages

La-la-la-la!

Sing in your heart 

or sing out loud 

but just sing!

My page
Fabric, a sticker and watercolor brush markers.

As I do these pages, a variety of art mediums and ideas that I'd like to use come to mind.  I look forward to trying them out... eventually.  

Have a most delightful day folks!

Tootles All,

Donna

TBWD ~ January 5th - 8th

Here's the next four days of journaling in The Beautiful Word Devotional.

These first two pages are 

the final pages from my 

2019 Six-Day Journaling Marathon 

mentioned in my last post. 

Marathon?

(😂) 

You may notice on the left, the red ink 

that bled through from the previous page.

On these last two pages, you can see 

that the outline around the heart above

bled through onto the left page below.

I'm calling it The Mighty Bleed Through of 2019.

I seek to eliminate bleed throughs in the future.

The right side is my 

First Official 2022 Journaling page.

As you can clearly see, 

this endeavor is not about perfection! 

LOL

I started out messing up which created various ugly issues. After some thought, I decided to cut a piece of paper, journal on it, and then glue it over the unsightly mess with Modge Podge. It's still not what I'd prefer but it's done and I had fun.

So what is it about, you ask?

It's about:

Reading and absorbing the devotions. 

Letting go of trying to create perfect pages.

Challenging myself.

Completing each page in a reasonable amount of time. 

Learning new things and

growing in the familiar ones.

Using many types of media, such as 

colored pencils and other markers, 

stencils, watercolors and other paints, 

paper collage, 

fabric, yarn and other fibers 

and anything else that strikes my fancy.

And last but not least...

It's about having fun!

I will have access to all of my art supplies when we get into the house. They're currently in storage. I got rid of a lot but kept a lot. I can't even remember what all I have so opening them will be like Christmas. I'm certainly looking forward to it!  

That's my post for today.

Tootles Y'all,

Donna

P.S. I just updated my other blog, Smiles For Many Miles, with the latest house info if anyone is interested.

Groundhog Days Are Almost Over

Happy New Year Y'all!

Ah yes, it's 2022, a brand new year, all bright, shiny, and bursting with hope. The list of things to hope for this year is a long one. At the top of my list is that we will have an immensely kinder and much healthier USA (and world). Let's hope and pray Covid will finally bite the dust in 2022--and the sooner, the better!

~ ~ ~

2021, The Year of Groundhog Days 

Basically, every day of 2021 was exactly alike. In addition to waiting for Covid to disappear, we spent the entire year of 2021 waiting and watching for our house to be built. In fact, the waiting started in October 2020 when we purchased a lot in a 55+ community. 

Each morning since then, we drove to the lot and around the community. Then, each afternoon (and many weekends), hubby Geo went to work and I dwelled in the RV doing stuff. 

Sleep.

Wake up. 

Repeat.

As a result, 2021 will forever be etched in my mind as the year of groundhog days. 

Our in-progress home as of 1.6.22

As it stands now: 

The daily drives to the house continue!

***

Geo retired on Nov. 30th 

(BIG YAY!)

***

I've grown in the fruit of patience, 

and 

we're scheduled to close on January 27th!

Please join me in doing a happy dance?

Let's give it a whirl (literally)!

Here we go!

💃🕺💃🕺

1-2,

Cha-Cha-Cha! 

💃 🕺💃🕺💃🕺

Move those hips

Cha-Cha-Cha! 

Don't break one!

Cha-Cha-Cha! 

Okay, I'm exhausted!

It was fun though, wasn't it?

~ ~ ~

New in '22 (Again)

I started this Beautiful Word devotion 

in 2019 and didn't get very far!

I made it through the first six days!!!

With a couple more

completed days somewhere inside.

I've been reading two other devotions for 10 years or so. They don't offer a place to journal like this one but in 202I, I found myself journaling, doodling, etc., on the pages after I read them. That activity has prompted me to pick up the Beautiful Word again here in 2022. 

This time, the goal is to: 

Simplify, 

and of course, 

last longer than six days! 

😄 

Below are my first four pages from 2019.

January 1 & 2

As you can see, the left side has been decorated by the writer and/or publisher, leaving the right side to the reader's imagination as well as any other area that strikes one's fancy to journal. 

January 3 & 4

The house above was made 

from fabric and fused onto the page.

I enjoy fusing fabric on paper so 

there will be more in the future.

 

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Here's a little Heavenly Hope: 

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, said the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 

                                              Jeremiah 29:11

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

That's it for now my friend! 

I hope your 2022 is blessed and beautiful!

See you soon!

Tootles,

Donna

P.S. In case you're interested, the build has been documented on my other blog, Smiles For Many Miles. 

The Art of Picture Taking in an RV

You may have noticed (or not) that I haven't posted in ages.  Well, it's high time for a post!  I sewed up more quilted & cuffed sunglass cases awhile back so I thought I'd share them.

Finding places to take good pics 

in an RV can be quite a challenge. 

In fact, it’s a delicate art that 

I have NOT mastered  

but I gave it a whirl. 

I named these pics...

just because I could.

Dumbo

Topsy Turvy

Why The Long Face?

Bad Hair Day Disguise

Cover One Eye and

Read the Bottom Line:

d  o  n  n  a  i  s  a  n  i  d  i  o  t

Half a Nitwit!

Not saying which half.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 

See! 

Not good pics!

Surely, I can do better.

Here goes: 

The coffee can group view. 

Three at a time.

Three more at a time.

All six hanging out together!

For the background on this 

second set of photos, the 

watercolor paper and dish towel

method was used. 

It was combined with the

under the light, 

on top of the stove 

method.  

I am quite certain that these  

methods are extremely popular. 

Somewhere. 

Perhaps in a country with lots of 

watercolor paper, dish towels, 

a stove with a good light, 

and 

a wack-o-doodle photographer.

See you soon.

Tootles Y'all,

D~~~~

Delighted to Be Sewing!

It’s been awhile since I took to stitching. I’ve got several pair of sunglasses that need cases so  it wasn’t hard to figure out  what to make. I’ve only made one so far but I’m very happy with it.

I love the colors!

It’s perfect for the pink, 

polka-dotted sunglasses.

I apologize for the not-so-good photos. 

One of  these days, I’ll tackle 

learning how to improve them…

but not today! 

😁

Tootles For Now!

D~~~~

A Sunshiny Mug & Weather

In my last post on July 17th, I showed the mug below that we purchased in Gatlinburg, TN at Alewine Pottery. It was acquired in lieu of the sold out blue and yellow mug that my heart was set on. 

I love the sentiment!

I find that, no matter what, there's always 

something to be grateful for.

How about you?

After getting back from G'burg, an e-mail from Alewine notified me about some brand, spankin' new mugs.

And there it was...

the blue & yellow beauty that I'd been seeking. 

I ordered it and here it is!

You are my sunshine! 

It causes me to hear John Denver singing, 

"Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy!" 

It sure does.

I am truly a very happy camper!

🌞 🌞 🌞 🌞 🌞

Speaking of sunshine, it's a beautiful, sunny day here in North Texas with temps hovering around 88. Very late in the afternoon too! Highly unusual but delightfully received by this blogger even if it is accompanied by higher humidity than is ideal. I'll take it and I suspect there's lots of other Texans that would agree.

It appears that our usual near and above 100 degree temps have been highjacked by the northern U.S. Perhaps "highjacked" isn't the best word. I'm sure it's more like "loaned out." While my heart goes out to all those up north experiencing the dreadful weather change, I can probably speak for a huge majority of Texas when I say, we don't mind if you want to borrow it every year! 😁 😁 😁

Tootles,

D~~~~