Iron Craft Challenge #1- Paper

Hey fellow Iron Crafters, it's great to be back with a new year of challenges. I hope to get to do several and will try to blog some along the way. Paper was a great choice for the challenge and the first anniversary of Iron Craft. SO many creative things can be done with paper. Can't wait to see what everyone has come up with.

I have been paper weaving. Started off pretty simple. Just like grade school, but with narrow strips.

Some tips: I took some regular construction paper and put it through the paper shredder to get even strips quickly. A pencil eraser works great to push the strips close together. You have to push them together after every strip added, otherwise you'll never get them to move, :) .

I put some black paper and the woven strip around an empty container and put a few coats of mod podge on it. Seems to work OK to hold some hairbrushes. I'm just going to hang the hearts up somewhere.

Had some time over the weekend to have some more fun with paper weaving. A calming process once you get the pattern established.

I am using this so far as a journal cover. I think it would look cool as an e-reader cover or sleeve. I may cover it with contact paper or plastic and put a felt back on it.

Thanks for visiting,
rebecca

Weekend zentangles

Enjoying some time to draw this weekend. I love how zentangles take on a character all their own and surprise you as you go.

Thanks for visiting,

rebecca

Seeing Zentangles everywhere

I've always loved patterns. But now since Zentangle I notice them everywhere and on everything.

On a recent trip to a big chain bookstore I noticed the perfect rows of paving bricks out front with raised dots for traction. And the rounded triangles with circles is inspired from the hubby's shaver.

Zentangle challenge #53

The http://creativeeveryday.com/ theme this month is NEW, so I have been trying all kinds of new things. I am exploring blogging for the first time and hope to be able to participate as much as possible this year. I hope to have a variety of creative things to share most weeks.

My second newest interest is Zentangle.com. I stumbled upon this artform a few weeks ago and have been hooked. I hope to be able to participate in as many challenges as possible from this site: http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/
So here is my first submission:

And finally, I hope to continue with the Iron Craft challenges that I began following last year. For their first anniversary, the current challenge is to craft something with paper. More information is here: http://www.justcraftyenough.com/2012/01/iron-craft-challenge-1-paper/

Thanks for visiting,
rebecca

New recipe - Lemon Bars

We were given some large plump very juicy lemons over Christmas vacation. A relative has them growing right in the backyard! So cool.

So I tried a new recipe from here:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/the-best-lemon-bars/

Wow, they are tart but tasty. Forgive the messy presentation picture, but I'm sure it's hard to get a good picture of lemon bars anyway. They are not the prettiest treat, but sure are good with fresh lemons.

Thanks for visiting,
rebecca

New envelope system

Perhaps a fancy new envelope will help keep me organized. Ha, It's worth a try!

Check out http://www.zentangle.com/ for some really neat designs.

Thanks for visiting,
rebecca

A New Year bookmark

Here's a Zentangle inspired bookmark. Go to http://www.zentangle.com/ for more information about this style of art.

Happy New Year to you!

Thanks for visiting,
rebecca