Mid Week Mess!

THOUGHT MESS

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One of the recent tasks I completed in 
Keri Smith's Mess.

1. Hang many sheets of paper to your wall.
2. For one week write down your random thoughts on the wall.

I chose to do this for one month and look forward to
doing it again :)

YIKES! It's been a LONG time!

I'm not even sure where to begin...
but let's start with one of my "distractions" :)

I received a package from Missy aka Boopsie Daisy
back in May and was really inspired by a few books she included.

 I set out the books as well as some other images, did a few sketches and drafted some lines on the laundry room wall.

In addition to these books, I was also inspired by

Peter Max and The Flaming Lips. 

In the early stages, it looked like this:

By mid October, it transformed into this:

and today... (although, I haven't worked on it over the past few weeks)

it appears like this:

Hoping to get back to painting again soon :)

Flickr Favorites: May Altars and Religious Kitsch

I guess my love affair with altars and shrines started when I

was little. I was raised Catholic and always looked forward

to gathering lily of the valley and setting up our May altar.

I haven't made a May altar in years, 

but plan to do so this year.

As always, I looked to flickr for inspiration.

This is one of my all - time favorite flickr photos

and possibly the best loo ever :)

I LOVE that floral swag draped over the frame!

 

via kitsch&curious

Want to wear a little Religious kitsch? 

I do, especially if it comes from 
Eclectic Gipsyland

via eclecticgipsyland
We had a Mary statue in our back yard 
when I was growing up,
but nothing like this Shrine!

via Channel Z

Are you making a May Altar? 
Creating something special for Mother's Day?
I'd love to see :)
Happy May 1st! 
Kristin

"Wreck This" Wednesday ~ Magazine Cover!

No, this is not literally a "Keri Smith" way to "Wreck This Journal"
but for me, it's been the BEST way (yet) to Wreck It :)

Find a Way to get
YOUR JOURNAL
on the COVER of a Magazine!
 
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I had NO IDEA when I sent this submission

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to "Cloth Paper Scissors Studios"
 at the end of January that I would be in the magazine...
You can only imagine my delight when they told
me my studio was being considered for the cover! 

Want to know what to expect in the magazine?
My story, why I created this room, what inspired me to
do it, my Summer inspiration space, as well as 
what inspires me the most throughout the year!

There's a second article, where I'll give you
directions on how to create this look as well as 
my "permission" to WRITE, PAINT, & DRAW on your walls. 
I'll share a great way to do this in apartments as well in a future post.

The Summer 2010 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors Studios is
available for Pre - order NOW!
It will also be available at all major book and craft stores
nationwide on May 18th!
PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! 
Send me photos if you see it at a 
book or craft store in your area :)
Bonus points if YOU are in the picture
with the magazine!

I plan to "wreck" a magazine or two when I receive them
and give them away along with a few other surprises to some of you! 

Sending the biggest virtual HUG to Melissa Averinos
of  Yummy Goods
(her studio was on the cover of  
Cloth Paper Scissors Studios last Summer) 
for her encouragement the past several months!
xoxo
Please send pictures!
Kristin

"Wreck This" Wednesday ~ Postponed...

but March MODness Continues...with my March Bed

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 I'm constantly inspired by The Flaming Lips

and I wake up with this song in my head 

more than any other:

In The Morning of the Magicians

 Good Night.

"Wreck This" Wednesday

As promised, here's the first step towards completing
my "Wreck This Journal". 

WRITE A LIST OF MORE WAYS TO WRECK THIS JOURNAL

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Some of the items on the list I've done, 
others I will probably do in the future. 

Will I ever use a page as toilet paper? Probably not.

I will definitely be disposing of my least favorite page(s).

I HATE this page!

I'm ready to move on to Keri Smith's

This Is Not a Book

which has been waiting patiently on my

shelf for the past few months.

Unfortunately, there are still funnels, airplanes,

and several "action" pages to complete first.

We'll see what I'm inspired to do this week :)

Wreck On,

Kristin