Brian's sister is launching a "home store" (similar to home-schooling but completely unrelated) for the Christmas season. She'll be turning the front room of her lovely, well-fixed-up character home into a crafty vendor's paradise. I've taken the bait.
Priding myself on normally being sort of wanna-be-ish practical, I have always thought of retail magazines of a luxury broaching on carnal sin. Lately though, if the hounds release me, my wallet and I are carried directly to the nearest glossy sleeved brothel and I scan and salavate for something different.
Well, this week I found it! Cloth, Paper, and Scissors is unique. Its subtitles are
collage, mixed media, artistic discovery. And it delivers! (not to my door, but in the artistic sense).
It was a short leap from there to deciding what my tags for the Christmas store would look like. I used the pages out of an old autograph book, then glued borrowed letters from a flyer to form the word "re joyce" which I thought went nicely with my basic addiction to repurposing anything that isn't glued down.
So, the blood is pumping happy pumps and the days feel too short again. But in a good way. The kind of short that at the end I can say- Hey! I still have five things I'm in the middle of, and I wanted to spend an hour or two reading my book! (The Red Tent, by Anita Diamont).
11 comments:
hey I've read the Red tent. I can't beleive I've read a fiction book before you wow love the tags.
Oh Joyce you are so creative! I can hardly wait to see everything you made for the store. Have I told you lately how excited I am. Well. . . .(insert goofy grin here). . .I AM EXCITED!!!!
how absolutely wonderful for you and for your sister.
i read Red Tent too, loved it! actually bought it at Niv MCC for $0.50 this week just so I could have it in my library.
i have a surprise for you. Cheri and i are stopping by later. make coffee
Joyce-
CPS is my favorite! I have each and every magazine they have produced, I always sign up for my subscription in 2-year chunks. It's the only mag I feel this stongly about (can you tell?)!
It is absolute eye candy for my creative soul.
So glad you found it!
-HeatherCE
i would love to go a-shoppin' at brians sisters store.
ps you probably know this already but i was delighted to discover the local thrift store is having a 50% off sale!!! yo!
Well, I've read "The Red Tent" but that magazine is new to me.
Now I will have something else to look for!
The tags for the store are FABULOUS. I want to come shopping. Do you think you could move down south to Michigan?
Hey, good luck with that...sounds like fun...Lindalew
All I can say today is...you make me smile, you make me laugh, and I can't believe how fortunate I am to have you back in my life. God sure is good! I love you Joycie!
these are great! inspired.
Joyce! How fabulous. Again, I love it.
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