Amy's Stocking Stuffers

Looking for some great ideas for stocking stuffers? Pop by Amy's Stocking Stuffers, where you will find tons of great ideas. Scroll down to the labels in the left column, and you can search by price, giftee, and interests.

While there, take a peek at the fabulous feature Amy did on my little finger puppets: Creative Play / Finger Puppets by Cheryl.

A Journal to Wreck

I love crazy little things ... and here's one of them: Wreck This Journal. It looks like a fun thing to do when I am having a creative block -or- just to help me loosen up with my art.

There are a few Flicker groups documenting others' progress through this book.

Here is the largest group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/how_to_wreck_a_journal/

I am trying (very hard) not to look at the photos so that I won't be influenced by what other folks have done, but I must admit ... I occasionally sneak a peek or two & find it fascinating to see the different takes on each concept.

I think I will branch off this blog into a journal blog, to document my journey of destruction: http://cherylsjournals.blogspot.com/

WIN your own SPRIGHTLY MOUSE!

OK. So, please excuse the lack of posting lately. I have been getting swamped with orders and sales lately (yay!), so I am working about 12-16 hours a day to keep up. anyhow ...

Here is a fun contest for someone with a large family
OR a lot of friends:

Steve Worthington is offering up one of his fabulous sculptures to the person who is able to photograph the most people (in one shot) holding up a computer printout of the "Wanted Poster" from his blog. All the details are posted here: http://steveworthingtonart.blogspot.com/ Good Luck!

Junk Mail Journal Page

I finished a page in my Junk Mail Journal. I didn't plan anything in advance. I just let the page evolve on its own, which is always a fun and surprising journey.

a Junk Mail Art Journal

I am always doodling, drawing or jotting down random thoughts in a variety of notebooks and journals. I have never completely filled a notebook or journal ... I just seem to start new ones and keep going. In that spirit, I have decided to start yet another art journal.

This one will be different, though. This art journal will be finished (I swear!). It is small - about 4-1/2" x 6" and just 11 pages (22 if your count fronts and backs). I made this little art journal from my junk mail. I gathered all the little postcards and cardstock weight ads that collected near my computer, cut the larger ones down to size, and punched and bound them into this little book.

Currently I have begun gesso-ing random pages. I will continue to work in random fashion and just start gluing, painting, drawing, and adding to it as I feel the urge. I will post updates here as I progress.

Care to start journaling along with me? Grab some of your junk mail and punch & bind, stitch or staple it into a little book and get started. It's just stuff you were going to throw away anyhow - so you can't mess it up. Send me a link or photo or comment about it (I really would love to see it.).