Two Thursday Thoughts....

I LOVE my Canon printer! A few months ago I bought the cheapest Canon printer they had -38 bucks--and I LOVE it! Why? Because the printer makes my attempt to print on 3 ply paper napkins, tissue paper and mulberry paper such an easy task. Much easier than the Epson printer I did have. For the time being, Canon and I have our own little 'thing' going on...

The other thought is--well, it IS Thursday--which makes it almost Friday.

What more need be said?

New Thought Tuesday

I stopped in the little neighborhood crafty store, Googly Eyes tonight. Hadn't been there for while and of course I ask myself "Why not?" I guess I have been working on my crafty stuff and had not sought out their help...until now. *****Googly Eyes has my beloved mulberry paper in a plethora of colors. Their price was somewhat cheaper and selection more vast than Joann's. While I checked out with my bounty of paper, Meg, one of the owner's, and I started to chat. Meg is just a couple years older than me. We bonded over the Dallas Mavericks Championship run last Spring/Summer. *****Anyway, a week or so ago, I sent her a photo of one of my test decoupage glass plates. Tonight, she told me how much she really liked it. I nearly fell down. Coming from a crafty person extrodinnaire got me all giddy. Now THAT made my day! *****As Meg and I chatted, she asked what I thought about doing with my decoupage plates-if I was going to just leave them as plates. I had not thought that far, since I still looked for the perfect plate to decoupage. Well, Meg brought up changing a plate or two into clock. *****CLOCKS? Meg knew another crafty lady, who happened to be an animal loved (so you know I perked up on that) makes animals as the subject on the clock's face. Really? What a cool idea, I told Meg. A cool idea indeed. *****New thought for a Tuesday.
Stay tuned.

Pass the Decoupage Plate Please...

A 'test' plate to show you. Hence, I didn't trim off the over the edge paper. A rough draft to be sure--S'OK, we're chums, right? Wanted to share my first project made with these particular materials:

*8 inch glass plate from the Goodwill
* waterslide decal w/photo of my cute cat
* Mod Podge (matte)
* Mulberry paper (I used cream color)*PATIENCE

Next time I do this type of plate, I will put a bit of white background on decal. Othewise, away from the wall, the photo of my cute cat Earl Gray cannot be seen as much. Cat was not amused....

I HEART mulberry paper. This delectable paper does come in a plethora of shades. The plate was not difficult to do, however each step must dry before you do the next. Short cuts do not work-trust me. :) Stay tuned.