put a fork in it

I made a small batch of fork ladies from Kima's tutorial in the Summer issue (subscribe here for just $3.99).

I loved winding the yarn to make their bouffants. This would be a fun project to do with your little girl...you could even put on a puppet show with them when you've made up a few.

I found bamboo forks (100 for $6.50) here.

Complete instructions for this project can be found in the Summer issue of Inspired Ideas magazine (subscribe here for just $3.99).

Have fun!

fields of flowers

Today, Alfredo and I went with Pam to Fields of Flowers, a local pick-your-own flower farm. And, boy, did we have fun! It was a beautiful day...

And look at the pretty flowers that went home with us...

journal cheat

I have a paralyzing fear of the blank page that has prevented me from jumping on the journal bandwagon. The other day, Pam and I had an idea for a journal that would help jump-start me into recording my thoughts and plans on the written page...

The Jump Start Journal...

I used Pam's Doodle Bundle to make pre-doodled journal pages to print out. I loaded my printer with an assortment of odd paper that I have leftover...including this really fun kraft paper. 

The cover needs some help...I tried using iron-on transfers to decorate the embossed book cover but it didn't really work well...I think I'll keep working on it.

This is an iron-on transfer too...and he worked just fine on the inside cover since it was flat.

I even printed on vellum...

Those are my favorite pages because I can layer all sorts of fun things underneath...and when I start adding junk to the journal, it'll be even more fun.

I used a standard office-style 3-hole punch, adjusting the punch to be set up for the 8.5" long side.

Here are some more of the fun pages...

And now the moment of truth...will I be able to journal in these pages? We'll see.

If you'd like the Summer doodle bundle yourself, click here. And as a special gift, we're adding in the pdf with the doodled pages I just made up for my doodle journal.