Its Official...I Love Paper

I am in love with paper. I've loved paper for a long time. I just refused to admit my passion for it. Paper is one of the most useful mediums on the planet. Speaking of paper...I purchased a handful of scrapbook papers at Michaels yesterday. I certainly didn't need any more patterned papers, but these were on sale. At five for a buck they were too good to pass up. Funny thing is I seldom use them for scrapbooking. I usually use these papers in collage work. One of these days I'll stop being so lazy and print the pictures I need so I can scrapbook.

I started making another gift box/ornament combo last night. I was tired so I folded the top of the box first which meant that it didn't get embossed. As with most accidents it turned out to be a happy one as I actually like it better without the embossing. Tomorrow I'll pick up more paper to make another just like this one. I like it so much that I want to make one to keep and one to share!

I'm off to the library today. Instead of spending a fortune to buy collage books, I'm borrowing them for a bit. Today is also a day to mail last minute gifts and get some baking done. Happy holiday everyone!

Every journey begins with a single step...

...and this is my first step. Life is a journey. We have all heard that before. It what we do with our individual journeys, our travels through time, that makes us unique. I'm an artist. I'm also a poet. For many years I did not believe that I was either of these things. I allowed others to tell me who I was and what I should be doing. Allowing others to manage your life is sometimes easier than doing it yourself. Trouble is they tend to mold you into their own image. For a free spirit like me, this can be dreadful or worse.

For years now I have traveled the path that others wished me to travel. Along the way I finally discovered myself. I feel like a child who is waiting, rather impatiently, for her fairy godmother to tell her it is okay to jump. I would not be honest if I did not admit that I am afraid. Yet there is peace in my heart because here, now, in this place of magical beginnings, it is finally time. It is time to move forward. I know that whatever the future holds and wherever this creative journey takes me, it will be worth the trip.

Dedication:

For T: Who taught me to live
For E: Who taught me to see
For G: Who taught me when to believe

And finally...

For H and K: Who taught me to be myself.

Thank you gentlemen.