The holiday crush is upon us! Thanksgiving is behind us, only one more "big cook" left until the new year, with shopping and decorating in full swing across most of the country.
We want you to also "decorate" your journal this week by "HANGING A WREATH" (by creating one) in your journal. You can draw it, paint it, collage it. Do you have a holly leaf punch and some green construction paper? There you go! You can festoon it any way you want. Use the gorgeous autumnal colors of fall, or think about cold, wintery cool blues or icy white, or start your holiday decorations with a full-on red and green wreath. Perhaps you have some awesome greenery in your area and want to construct a "real" wreath using actual greenery (be sure and preserve with medium or mod podge so it doesn't come apart all over everywhere a month from now!) And of course there are a bazillion options out of silk! Add a nifty or appropriate quote or some journaling about your holiday season and make it your own! However flat, bumpy or lumpy you get it done, hang a wreath in that journal for us this week!
Our spreads for this week are as varied as the four of us are, each taking a unique approach to the prompt.
MELODY made this beautiful spread and here's what she had to say: "I started by hunting up this background....I knew I had made it during the retreat and thought it would be perfect for a fall wreath of pretty leaves. The leaves are Recollections from Michaels, and I started by using a large candle to "draw" my circle, then began by laying down the leaves. Once I knew it would work, I pulled them off to glue them all down, then added some smaller leaves over the top, just to give it a little more depth and texture. Thanks for looking!!"
LYNN put her thinking cap on and crafted up this pretty page ... "The "wreath" that almost wasn't. I spent over a hour trying to paint something pretty and oh boy the more I tried the worst it got so finally trashed it and said oh where is the cutting machine. Cut out leaves until I had enough to make a circle glued them all down and added the Christmas flowers. Punched out a few snowmen and the ribbon is fabric. The Christmas tag I cut and below that is a Christmas sticker.Thanks for looking and make Sure you see what the other girls came up with."
My spread was a lot of fun. My initial idea was a kaleidoscope of color, but it didn't quite turn out that way..... check it out on my blog HERE
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, thought about the many blessings in your life and got to spend some quality time with friends and family! We are truly blessed to have you all be a part of our lives, and wish each of you a stress-free upcoming holiday season!
ARTFUL CHICKS
~~Betty, Melody, Lynn & Shana
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