They say, you can find inspiration everywhere. That's very true, as long as you pay attention. This week's craft began with a Cantonese lunch on a sunny Sunday:
I was drawn to the fish icon on the chopsticks packaging. I saved a few and took them home.
If we open up the packaging, there's a fish on both sides. Here's how I turned it from blah to TADA!
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| I made this journal page based on the prompt: "Imagine you're a child that you deeply care about. Write a letter of reassurance to them. Be encouraging, give praise, appreciation, and love." |
I incorporated the fish on an art journal page...TADA!
I used a limited palette of blue and aquamarine paint, as well as white and silver pens. I mimicked the flow of water with my strokes. I also added some words of encouragement, following a prompt from Kasia Avery's book "Creative Wanderlust."
Here is the art journal page in detail.
Another way I used the fish was adding it on this handmade bookmark...TADA! It's made from recycled cardboard, paper remnants, paint, and baker's twine -- a technique that I used in some of the other bookmarks I made in the past.
I didn't forget to decorate the other side of the bookmark, too.
The final project I created was this journal...TADA!
The cover is made from foam board that I decorated with the fish, hand stitching the word "journal," and polkadots made from white pens. The inner pages are made from brown packaging paper.
So you see, ephemera like chopsticks packaging can be a jumping off point to crafting something cute and turning blah to TADA!
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