tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29824668437470878372024-03-17T22:15:10.576-04:00blah to TADA!A blog about crafty recycling, treasure hunting, and culinary adventuresClaire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.comBlogger1895125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-18294543502006727482024-03-17T11:00:00.001-04:002024-03-17T11:00:00.132-04:00Treasures from the Trash: A Lamp Shade <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hey guys, it's so nice that you're here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This week is all about finding treasures from the trash. From <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2021/03/sidewalk-furniture-bunch-of-chairs.html">chairs</a></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/08/more-sidewalk-furniture.html">shelves</a>, and <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2021/11/treasures-from-trash-side-table.html">tables</a></span>,</span> I've seen them left on the curb, ready for its new owner or to be picked-up by the recycling truck. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Look what I found this time:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnS0-1ujJB6s65XiBx2F7j6qz4u0yYuB8E_tYy1n51h1C_zAxDFlsUf3rp8VrTQH5_8TezxAZbU8T8Se6twG0H--UkS_tawbOBcAb_k6vEfPs2Gwx-JbqQzqELqY6geLtJrFc80r_cReqC-bQ7fhCGjBUhnrs7LE1_n443Pf-FEMow2Sti2SjDh8fD/s2016/173EA937-1321-4D62-A3A5-73D46B1FCB29_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lamp, light fixture, uses for old lamp shades, treasures from the trash, curbside finds, blah to TADA, crafty recycling, interior design, recycle, crafts" border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnS0-1ujJB6s65XiBx2F7j6qz4u0yYuB8E_tYy1n51h1C_zAxDFlsUf3rp8VrTQH5_8TezxAZbU8T8Se6twG0H--UkS_tawbOBcAb_k6vEfPs2Gwx-JbqQzqELqY6geLtJrFc80r_cReqC-bQ7fhCGjBUhnrs7LE1_n443Pf-FEMow2Sti2SjDh8fD/w480-h640/173EA937-1321-4D62-A3A5-73D46B1FCB29_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Lamp shade" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's a white lamp shade. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuhBWewU3JQ_wDxeeeBHdf6iBex_zyovtH0O_XuLCi5nFWZSD5alqKg3i5lWIVkf9PAJhhEv3RqQYttye_tGfOmAXlLTwyorLhA2cMtB9P_D2lmOyPJ49MXmlzdwo4zczCYhD-ZgxJ9z-SuwaYECQ_ehkhHtpCuH2SyHr1hZyPmxa092KsbkLf7nx/s2016/E353ED13-B60E-4AED-8342-128C4038D55A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lamp, light fixture, uses for old lamp shades, treasures from the trash, curbside finds, blah to TADA, crafty recycling, interior design, recycle, crafts" border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuhBWewU3JQ_wDxeeeBHdf6iBex_zyovtH0O_XuLCi5nFWZSD5alqKg3i5lWIVkf9PAJhhEv3RqQYttye_tGfOmAXlLTwyorLhA2cMtB9P_D2lmOyPJ49MXmlzdwo4zczCYhD-ZgxJ9z-SuwaYECQ_ehkhHtpCuH2SyHr1hZyPmxa092KsbkLf7nx/w480-h640/E353ED13-B60E-4AED-8342-128C4038D55A_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Lamp shade" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Other than the torn inner lining, this lamp shade looks clean and in great shape. Simply remove the lining and give it some good sanitizing. Pop it on a lamp that you already have to give it a new look. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here are other ways to update the lamp shade:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzER8lm17y3wMgv4D89UZbqlSPI5W2clDRNuxLO7omz33xxSARSfdFhZfzFPVR955SiANpeN7ssM2HFFU8IzmMJHk453X7mYkDtQPhuTDdoRV6deqgyj2CnMS0PDYjntZidPmeEHEo8a0pXPOSXKuZwBniE0cagpI9eJoAWqnkCpT7Co6Fwlx7sZXQ/s752/9C9EE087-BAAA-41CA-9F29-7637C7EB10CB.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzER8lm17y3wMgv4D89UZbqlSPI5W2clDRNuxLO7omz33xxSARSfdFhZfzFPVR955SiANpeN7ssM2HFFU8IzmMJHk453X7mYkDtQPhuTDdoRV6deqgyj2CnMS0PDYjntZidPmeEHEo8a0pXPOSXKuZwBniE0cagpI9eJoAWqnkCpT7Co6Fwlx7sZXQ/w480-h640/9C9EE087-BAAA-41CA-9F29-7637C7EB10CB.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/3799980924849554/">via Pinterest</a></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Take a <a href="https://www.michaels.com/sharpie-fine-point-permanent-marker/M10338073.html?dwvar_M10338073_color=Berry">permanent marker</a> and write on the lamp shade with <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/03/brush-lettering-and-uppercase-magazine.html">brush lettering</a> or <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-calligraphy-class.html">calligraphy</a></span>. Write down a favorite poem or compose a love letter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQG9wQ3lDBaLGjV1lQjCqnoplxFksKnwA5gQFbnRZ5-Q6JG7z0I6PoqO-YSGXNKHntxiVQgDezRmA7aQg-lMh0saMM3aiseNnY3wqdSL9177RId-8-So9mreHhXdSOPe8z_sLBFB9pqnKmt6TDQBI88Fzjq596pDWsKMch4iK-bfKddXnjjURaaak/s711/8A8F9A56-7DFF-4AF3-AA95-48493522A060.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQG9wQ3lDBaLGjV1lQjCqnoplxFksKnwA5gQFbnRZ5-Q6JG7z0I6PoqO-YSGXNKHntxiVQgDezRmA7aQg-lMh0saMM3aiseNnY3wqdSL9177RId-8-So9mreHhXdSOPe8z_sLBFB9pqnKmt6TDQBI88Fzjq596pDWsKMch4iK-bfKddXnjjURaaak/w426-h640/8A8F9A56-7DFF-4AF3-AA95-48493522A060.jpeg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/claire-desjardins-kaleidoscope-lamp-shade?epik=dj0yJnU9OThmMmlEblFXZ1B1LVNTeEtkNG5xc3BNUlZjZ0pNNGkmcD0wJm49V0Y5S0ZrX3dpUEwyNzFIVzB4SEwwUSZ0PUFBQUFBR1BHMFpR&color=000&type=STANDARD&quantity=1">via Anthropologie</a></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">Another idea is to paint on the lamp shade. Use various shades of <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/07/repurpose-chocolate-boxes-into-envelopes.html"><span>acrylic paint</span> </a></span>to make graphic designs in your favorite colors.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWOTBywyq-Qwtz1rtJl325RQ-8XFO8Xa7s7EQQCUp_J6jjvDZ7t1-FRlZBcDHtZJdUre7Vzf7OiKJizRtc8wWbuFsF2hzaZaQcoIdYAFKWOtZpiNZh5dmhQgCxaY76bAvf-VXt4jmLOYVIJ1f6xb5l6AfY6iZcFUGOWD9D_A6-aw0u03j9azG8t1n/s712/09F0E31D-D24E-4A99-9F16-80E23BA2AE0C.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWOTBywyq-Qwtz1rtJl325RQ-8XFO8Xa7s7EQQCUp_J6jjvDZ7t1-FRlZBcDHtZJdUre7Vzf7OiKJizRtc8wWbuFsF2hzaZaQcoIdYAFKWOtZpiNZh5dmhQgCxaY76bAvf-VXt4jmLOYVIJ1f6xb5l6AfY6iZcFUGOWD9D_A6-aw0u03j9azG8t1n/w426-h640/09F0E31D-D24E-4A99-9F16-80E23BA2AE0C.jpeg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/160487994/flock-patterned-paint-roller-from-the?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=pattern+paint+roller&ref=sr_gallery-2-8&ep_click=1&bes=1&epik=dj0yJnU9Z3laSzJRWUlycGlFTmttekoycTdSM000REwwOVN0a2MmcD0wJm49WTF6c0pIVUdldHhWVXpxcGJyUVNFZyZ0PUFBQUFBR1BHNTVr">via Etsy</a></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">Apply a design to the lamp shade using a<span style="background-color: white;"><span> <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2021/04/block-printing-basics.html">block printing technique</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-butterfly-wall-hanging.html">stamps</a> or <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-life-for-expired-cards.html">stencils</a></span>.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaEsqlN6mn0eQ6fs6IJjBj5-SNuo_4YyML1i2ZUKsD1qVpdDpZc5dfTZu6N2KACZPtMcv_nGjFrynDWFTJjlHDU2UouFkvDAkfpaqYr2QVCD4ypwPZHVKYGJ5EOgf0Ou_6ED98KKRudEVPIFuLm5yRNrYogLKDYb5CDdSDD_kEim--p4ccukU96KA/s752/9F85DAF1-5C4D-4F05-97DC-D84BC23B80BF.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaEsqlN6mn0eQ6fs6IJjBj5-SNuo_4YyML1i2ZUKsD1qVpdDpZc5dfTZu6N2KACZPtMcv_nGjFrynDWFTJjlHDU2UouFkvDAkfpaqYr2QVCD4ypwPZHVKYGJ5EOgf0Ou_6ED98KKRudEVPIFuLm5yRNrYogLKDYb5CDdSDD_kEim--p4ccukU96KA/w480-h640/9F85DAF1-5C4D-4F05-97DC-D84BC23B80BF.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/251075747970463302/">via Pinterest</a></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/07/embroidered-shoe-bags.html">Botanical embroidery</a> is another cool idea <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/08/adorable-embroidery.html">using a pattern</a> (or draw freehand) and <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/03/how-to-keep-embroidery-floss-organized.html">embroidery floss</a>.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO5TWtFyVsUhCcoDIXTEdTA6F9XeCq-ONj_RByknIiOClH2Y4OWtNoZHkwKQoEilquYQJMV1Penpx2xZ3KUeg5MFG0hb_JL4HwjWryRwoSqiSTZazWOddjtjXLMe8fW_gQkRtUo-L-JGj0Gk6u3M-U8gtrJAJ5tPNXmywozLPQzvR5Hmi0kuenG4c/s846/65E9C7E5-B4B0-4CC3-AF43-C919FF4551D4.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO5TWtFyVsUhCcoDIXTEdTA6F9XeCq-ONj_RByknIiOClH2Y4OWtNoZHkwKQoEilquYQJMV1Penpx2xZ3KUeg5MFG0hb_JL4HwjWryRwoSqiSTZazWOddjtjXLMe8fW_gQkRtUo-L-JGj0Gk6u3M-U8gtrJAJ5tPNXmywozLPQzvR5Hmi0kuenG4c/w426-h640/65E9C7E5-B4B0-4CC3-AF43-C919FF4551D4.jpeg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="https://www.anthropologie.com/search?q=lampshades&epik=dj0yJnU9TjBuWDk1U3dZVmlUOGJaS01Ea1NEb1NIU1ZaQXFuWTgmcD0wJm49cmEybkxqVkhJTXFZQUJKR01jaVNkQSZ0PUFBQUFBR1BHMGtn">via Anthropologie</a></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">Why not attach <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/05/crochet-flowers.html">crochet flowers</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/05/shoes-for-spring.html">felt flowers</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2017/03/a-project-full-of-patches.html">patches</a> and <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2010/05/trying-my-hand-at-applique.html">appliqués</a></span> to give color and femininity to the lamp shade?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik30II_kIImMFKd_h6EuMW-X1eLISojj-pjHVP8CJEGhD_DkOb89gM5pRF58TJ1fP5sdb3c2CDQD3igzs2_O0x5eQTx_YgiOqECh0zEiFDh_NvLuGer5ytUqHk-KcjpKMxRteqx20UXiyKBq8_raQWzSe1ZHUKX58-rNYasK2kDi49DeWq7qtOBA0q/s550/7B93246F-EBE3-4C2B-945C-02371A327358.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik30II_kIImMFKd_h6EuMW-X1eLISojj-pjHVP8CJEGhD_DkOb89gM5pRF58TJ1fP5sdb3c2CDQD3igzs2_O0x5eQTx_YgiOqECh0zEiFDh_NvLuGer5ytUqHk-KcjpKMxRteqx20UXiyKBq8_raQWzSe1ZHUKX58-rNYasK2kDi49DeWq7qtOBA0q/w400-h400/7B93246F-EBE3-4C2B-945C-02371A327358.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="https://lifeasmama.com/11-incredibly-cute-diy-lamp-shade-makeovers/?epik=dj0yJnU9dFJEaW5QUnVfRm9RLXZyT2N4WTdvVEttY24zc1cwS2kmcD0wJm49VFhTcFJJWnIzRFpsUngxNDFMRTdYQSZ0PUFBQUFBR1BHMlVZ">via Life As Mama</a></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gluing on some pompoms -- <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/03/how-to-wrap-gifts-without-tape.html">ready-made</a> or <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2011/03/pompom-parade.html">handmade pompoms</a> </span>work just as well!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFNY5OJDhOg1xjXUR6_Kb5NjVmoY5-Qpen-GEIjw9KBexvV4d4uVMBBThFra5YjTZKvJbFbynS0qzq9HnRuZsL6LFMKPBgrGcwDuwH7Q8fl0W_ell5wnZZWMoBq7egM8ZALV3uDicmEsOvXVzkwwa1Ys7FaJn2PEwMQhlzJtokRovkwI4G2onZA6C/s1080/D3DFA2D2-50B4-4BF5-B6BE-95C567BB9F16.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFNY5OJDhOg1xjXUR6_Kb5NjVmoY5-Qpen-GEIjw9KBexvV4d4uVMBBThFra5YjTZKvJbFbynS0qzq9HnRuZsL6LFMKPBgrGcwDuwH7Q8fl0W_ell5wnZZWMoBq7egM8ZALV3uDicmEsOvXVzkwwa1Ys7FaJn2PEwMQhlzJtokRovkwI4G2onZA6C/w400-h400/D3DFA2D2-50B4-4BF5-B6BE-95C567BB9F16.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="https://www.frombritainwithlove.com/learn-to-make-a-drum-lampshade/">via From Britain With Love</a></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-pretty-pink-heart.html">Pompoms</a></span> on the edge of the lamp shade are a sweet touch, too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc9-v0mpnn_WKhVfNthUC_0ALgkUIfj_tmIlBOpTOJi5DdV544n91UOEiyqTpDJ8jOjfXJLul-k8-o8iCvb38Ztrv-_oyJGJpY24WGF93mJ_lsGEkEo2-1wVeC7g_7LKTRKWjNd7eGKpjcYFD-HO387mnfJoxTSfAGPiLgnVKYN6ti41YalzOEN87/s754/B3527492-4351-4377-BDE1-E6DA2BAA924F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc9-v0mpnn_WKhVfNthUC_0ALgkUIfj_tmIlBOpTOJi5DdV544n91UOEiyqTpDJ8jOjfXJLul-k8-o8iCvb38Ztrv-_oyJGJpY24WGF93mJ_lsGEkEo2-1wVeC7g_7LKTRKWjNd7eGKpjcYFD-HO387mnfJoxTSfAGPiLgnVKYN6ti41YalzOEN87/w428-h640/B3527492-4351-4377-BDE1-E6DA2BAA924F.jpeg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://southernhospitalityblog.com/shopping-at-scott-antiques-market/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+southernhospitalityblog%2FPQqu+%28Southern+Hospitality%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail">via Southern Hospitality </a></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2012/06/tea-box-to-gift-box.html">Decoupage</a></span> on the lamp shade is another neat idea if you are working on a themed room.</div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPt1X94qN5EszbuYmYXOEFNV27mT-1NfS2ssali8lcFHYnY2xXSeskUykEyrRj3kRNvStHRcQ-PbHKgTDLwVYpKgRrJfHYfm-myR3g3SP7oodh1lcDVjh6dtwQv7jBCE2lztmz44vTD13iuqZK1Bj9AtNwpt_VzVAjzoMzGkB6eibJFH41H9th3EVO/s474/C76F1D72-D8B4-4322-89C4-7318C6396BA1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="474" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPt1X94qN5EszbuYmYXOEFNV27mT-1NfS2ssali8lcFHYnY2xXSeskUykEyrRj3kRNvStHRcQ-PbHKgTDLwVYpKgRrJfHYfm-myR3g3SP7oodh1lcDVjh6dtwQv7jBCE2lztmz44vTD13iuqZK1Bj9AtNwpt_VzVAjzoMzGkB6eibJFH41H9th3EVO/w400-h400/C76F1D72-D8B4-4322-89C4-7318C6396BA1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/ingrid-table-lamp/?catalogId=79&sku=3376681&cm_ven=socialmedia&cm_cat=pinterestads&cm_pla=626745535078&cm_ite=3376681&pp=0&epik=dj0yJnU9Z2dxT0s1TDJodWlqcjM1c1VLOFJtV2ZRQUNPNVJCS2ImcD0xJm49ZXdSWFdsLXlJSVFxN1JHdkczR05yZyZ0PUFBQUFBR1BHNmFv">via Williams-Sonoma</a></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2017/03/a-corkboard-makeover.html">Painting</a></span> the lamp shade is an option, too. It can match the lamp base by using a single color or use contrasting colors to turn the lamp into a unique statement piece. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDlwWy4wcY6J2cbavQRyhNVvAYWpWVQD9M5sokkqlbJuVgyjCUavqDGb6N5AabQQld7zrKbpyxNbUDeBdk3wkVHNs1cMfX6UJKCUjg4FPOc0MrRJpMFHRfDjl5FAssvtsWXkF3f22_Oun6de6Nta2upq1755auP8qdf0nzX1e8CnC0f1bkMwfMVq6/s710/16A19A17-EF4E-4E39-B72C-1C022B350896.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDlwWy4wcY6J2cbavQRyhNVvAYWpWVQD9M5sokkqlbJuVgyjCUavqDGb6N5AabQQld7zrKbpyxNbUDeBdk3wkVHNs1cMfX6UJKCUjg4FPOc0MrRJpMFHRfDjl5FAssvtsWXkF3f22_Oun6de6Nta2upq1755auP8qdf0nzX1e8CnC0f1bkMwfMVq6/w508-h640/16A19A17-EF4E-4E39-B72C-1C022B350896.jpeg" width="508" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="https://www.tommasoguerra.com/?interior=cicero">via Tommaso Guerra</a></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Whether the shade is used on a table lamp, a floor lamp or hung as an overhead light fixture, these updates turn a plain lamp shade from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Thank you for reading and if you want my blog posts delivered straight to your inbox, please</span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub" style="text-align: justify;"> subscribe here.</a></div>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-81693431350833854402024-03-10T11:00:00.001-04:002024-03-10T11:00:00.151-04:00A Sketchbook Practice: Watercolor Warm-Ups<p style="text-align: left;">I am delighted by your presence today!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Last month, I showed you a sketchbook exercise wherein we created our own color story.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7gSw0VQ9CvBSjMoQdKAd0jvP78IJS5LYDIk1iDy9v0Lz-oHEISrsAJUwOE625zGkMOq-_vamRDay6EW91_GARDac6Hc9jyuOx1WnVbSbtBSIgTrUQ-bnzkijXDPzSJ9ILeXhpMIimB3-Wm-ugHNMfhCOBm01knXrkuvFzWlNmp1cJ5_4f4k1cSeY/s2360/DACF100B-991B-49C5-BFB3-3A7567514060_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pressed flowers, feather, seashell, leaves, sketchbook, sketchbook practice, journalling, doodles, abstract art, the blank page, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="1815" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7gSw0VQ9CvBSjMoQdKAd0jvP78IJS5LYDIk1iDy9v0Lz-oHEISrsAJUwOE625zGkMOq-_vamRDay6EW91_GARDac6Hc9jyuOx1WnVbSbtBSIgTrUQ-bnzkijXDPzSJ9ILeXhpMIimB3-Wm-ugHNMfhCOBm01knXrkuvFzWlNmp1cJ5_4f4k1cSeY/w492-h640/DACF100B-991B-49C5-BFB3-3A7567514060_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketchbook practice: Creating a Color Story" width="492" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">We started by collecting things from nature.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9SpQuZe44JsHUAEJu1-7HENh3lvxsEX_Bv14LrzbS6Pe1LDltn4lk_bOnNyJQDiW4qYbAqc2e7T2sKixIqYJKKehfmfszWUn8-eE-tUfFYcUcT9mOsJH1eqDY71h-rog1AZqG_lo5i6iXZvhUAoADTTRlz-jCqDmJ9bLJVKtQYux_bGy_cxCXr95/s3888/7E328AB7-68AF-48F3-8DA7-876364A0AC2C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="swatching, sketchbook, journal, art journal, watercolor, blah to TADA, ideas to fill a blank page" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9SpQuZe44JsHUAEJu1-7HENh3lvxsEX_Bv14LrzbS6Pe1LDltn4lk_bOnNyJQDiW4qYbAqc2e7T2sKixIqYJKKehfmfszWUn8-eE-tUfFYcUcT9mOsJH1eqDY71h-rog1AZqG_lo5i6iXZvhUAoADTTRlz-jCqDmJ9bLJVKtQYux_bGy_cxCXr95/w426-h640/7E328AB7-68AF-48F3-8DA7-876364A0AC2C_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketchbook practice" width="426" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">We then used these hues to develop a color story.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtpcKUqfQLEG0hLSfDJa_pq64G18dgF9-E6s0HkQGp3gXrJn_rzJ-6Cn2NjsI086BR8ZZKBx71UUDdXUlggkauju9mNsGstNFr3E9_Ij5vQeuNvRRqbiFhlkRQUxF_zudwR19NErSUvSIifdEsEhddhbTMv5PouV_6m-TsADzF54O9vfaMQ8m5RH6/s3888/1B9B8DC2-9FF3-4310-AA92-B7A498F16680_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sketch, creative practice,swatching, sketchbook, journal, art journal, watercolor, blah to TADA, ideas to fill a blank page" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtpcKUqfQLEG0hLSfDJa_pq64G18dgF9-E6s0HkQGp3gXrJn_rzJ-6Cn2NjsI086BR8ZZKBx71UUDdXUlggkauju9mNsGstNFr3E9_Ij5vQeuNvRRqbiFhlkRQUxF_zudwR19NErSUvSIifdEsEhddhbTMv5PouV_6m-TsADzF54O9vfaMQ8m5RH6/w426-h640/1B9B8DC2-9FF3-4310-AA92-B7A498F16680_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketchbook practice" width="426" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">These colors dictated the mood of a painting, which can eventually become patterns for items that we can use or sell commercially (ex. paper goods, fabric, packaging design). </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGhFX7o8ktan0_H19O59llr_irwyhbawVE1_Az2enVTvGwOSkjlTqCFyGXzUUTunS_9A5s47Lvw06fe6hlUrgRgdWYNM6ZjwSOdb8b0iOEaPUghP8OAzZenUpuY6p8JlV4K0_MInS4kXzrcke7Ht56f0_wIynDP2rpUV04qT5Bo91CTzBj1BqkvN_/s2736/C370CDE5-FFA2-48AA-BC8C-4F2D9583BCA4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="watercolor, watercolor paintings, watercolor warm-ups, sketchbook, sketchbook practice, art, sketching, creativity, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGhFX7o8ktan0_H19O59llr_irwyhbawVE1_Az2enVTvGwOSkjlTqCFyGXzUUTunS_9A5s47Lvw06fe6hlUrgRgdWYNM6ZjwSOdb8b0iOEaPUghP8OAzZenUpuY6p8JlV4K0_MInS4kXzrcke7Ht56f0_wIynDP2rpUV04qT5Bo91CTzBj1BqkvN_/w426-h640/C370CDE5-FFA2-48AA-BC8C-4F2D9583BCA4_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketchbook Practice: Watercolor Warm-ups" width="426" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Today, I'll share another idea to turn a blank page from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I learned this technique from <a href="https://www.faithevanssills.com">Faith Evans-Sills</a>, a painter, author and teacher. She taught a class at <a href="https://www.karenabend.com/sketchbook-revival-2022/">Sketchbook Revival</a> a few years ago called "Watercolor Warm-ups: Gathering Color and Pattern Inspiration."</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuhqvnzDhCT-POMBNyoLf9QhuSID0jeVYrQfAIVX5NoYFs51hQRXt5Lc2CVTrOjUYPUrDf2ewmhEvOrSfmLjaJ7Xe686Y48XkzlRhLxzN4KPVIeXK_OKU82Hy8DCR_q6xfK4ho4biuRR9DgJxp1MElmixsoME_nF3AanGFQTSRcAFtBpTGjUoX0aB/s1844/00B13B7B-AD7E-4939-B9BC-CCBA41256E02.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="watercolor, watercolor paintings, watercolor warm-ups, sketchbook, sketchbook practice, art, sketching, creativity, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1844" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuhqvnzDhCT-POMBNyoLf9QhuSID0jeVYrQfAIVX5NoYFs51hQRXt5Lc2CVTrOjUYPUrDf2ewmhEvOrSfmLjaJ7Xe686Y48XkzlRhLxzN4KPVIeXK_OKU82Hy8DCR_q6xfK4ho4biuRR9DgJxp1MElmixsoME_nF3AanGFQTSRcAFtBpTGjUoX0aB/w400-h294/00B13B7B-AD7E-4939-B9BC-CCBA41256E02.png" title="Watercolor Warm-ups by Faith Evans-Sills" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We'll start with a reference photo or magazine tear sheet (bottom left of the photo) to determine our color story.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWR0T_IKh9Ipxt-xcQz2IAxT5eYbbX6c914hMABgs8loCE84MM9YF9x3-h7cx0QThqRRcDjc8IzNxKoMoEIMkQB37RfvdN3q-7E_VPAh3a3NnxPnpv2-3VTQeZt_XERdiog6JIaZl-2HxzBHBjicGlEcJbuu_CJQyxjIkDk7wlYn7HHifdpQi3GRq/s1892/0BDD76B8-C0B4-4340-AA21-500F20893FE8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="watercolor, watercolor paintings, watercolor warm-ups, sketchbook, sketchbook practice, art, sketching, creativity, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1892" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWR0T_IKh9Ipxt-xcQz2IAxT5eYbbX6c914hMABgs8loCE84MM9YF9x3-h7cx0QThqRRcDjc8IzNxKoMoEIMkQB37RfvdN3q-7E_VPAh3a3NnxPnpv2-3VTQeZt_XERdiog6JIaZl-2HxzBHBjicGlEcJbuu_CJQyxjIkDk7wlYn7HHifdpQi3GRq/w400-h300/0BDD76B8-C0B4-4340-AA21-500F20893FE8.png" title="Watercolor Warm-ups by Faith Evans-Sills" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Translate this on the blank page using watercolor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr29fNDaeLzoMOVOM6YVujIhHQKGKzMe_AM0V9zH_iMAJjcYBNWGjism1UyRtwVRGIC1bu1G-P_TMB-T0kZbhNMTEOzzcLWJz0u9P653vN0ol5Sr4ahLkv_o2hwYHi3H7CtqDzafuwtXwfQTx_8RBAfdgbGocTtPMW6XMm5Z49g4-pLqtp0Bj6zlZU/s1878/0D923242-023D-44F4-BEA4-5EE0CC5F40C9.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="watercolor, watercolor paintings, watercolor warm-ups, sketchbook, sketchbook practice, art, sketching, creativity, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="1878" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr29fNDaeLzoMOVOM6YVujIhHQKGKzMe_AM0V9zH_iMAJjcYBNWGjism1UyRtwVRGIC1bu1G-P_TMB-T0kZbhNMTEOzzcLWJz0u9P653vN0ol5Sr4ahLkv_o2hwYHi3H7CtqDzafuwtXwfQTx_8RBAfdgbGocTtPMW6XMm5Z49g4-pLqtp0Bj6zlZU/w400-h280/0D923242-023D-44F4-BEA4-5EE0CC5F40C9.png" title="Watercolor Warm-ups by Faith Evans-Sills" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When the paint is dry, add details with pens in different colors to bring in depth and contrast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Let me show you my version of Faith's technique:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QI8C7qaYEiSiSvDE30e_iQbGJJTEZ8AFgTVj1TrmBu2f5Txx7r-RdPK2ANqAC1F7jt94tfELC6G6DLweNO7FGmU-RSvr0k0VhOU9-eaYMl5rdFO8GFzYCczxRH6GEu1rNkySIOo82WLigGYxW9hojnbCQHGkd3KRk7naeJ6nwTSIzjakSKR6jj3X/s3888/5916001F-A664-4134-B186-0DAD8524A3D3_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="swatching, sketchbook, journal, art journal, watercolor, blah to TADA, ideas to fill a blank page" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QI8C7qaYEiSiSvDE30e_iQbGJJTEZ8AFgTVj1TrmBu2f5Txx7r-RdPK2ANqAC1F7jt94tfELC6G6DLweNO7FGmU-RSvr0k0VhOU9-eaYMl5rdFO8GFzYCczxRH6GEu1rNkySIOo82WLigGYxW9hojnbCQHGkd3KRk7naeJ6nwTSIzjakSKR6jj3X/w426-h640/5916001F-A664-4134-B186-0DAD8524A3D3_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketchbook practice" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I used the colors from a catalog (right side of page): fruits in shades of green, yellow, and orange.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzwaY_u0KfX3Fgwery7-7giKUi64bJnJwoSbz-ny_TPv9be5G0jHhHAKLsh7H06Hw2elD3sFJCBak3j5xj5GXQ7Qk_ejQ69gmEtaoa6Q6g7TmvA2GD96sA-RpooEEAGtjafiTJJWw9WYfrNlkAXhpGaOBuaAf24ARypPVaoXXfxert-Vlc_oAKA0Y/s3888/97A6F6D6-2C0F-486D-A29B-5DE5A4E95E13_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="swatching, sketchbook, journal, art journal, watercolor, blah to TADA, ideas to fill a blank page" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzwaY_u0KfX3Fgwery7-7giKUi64bJnJwoSbz-ny_TPv9be5G0jHhHAKLsh7H06Hw2elD3sFJCBak3j5xj5GXQ7Qk_ejQ69gmEtaoa6Q6g7TmvA2GD96sA-RpooEEAGtjafiTJJWw9WYfrNlkAXhpGaOBuaAf24ARypPVaoXXfxert-Vlc_oAKA0Y/w426-h640/97A6F6D6-2C0F-486D-A29B-5DE5A4E95E13_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketchbook practice" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I added more paint and some pen marks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaTafIWONWZfsFFMFryl0980wMStNKByQjXrR-0nZ4wj6FdPIhdsKAOdIayk3VqAfTg8JPbjx3jRNRyxDb9s1-OqrcgOWitaVLxUBQfg061qtFyOjEpTLG77VqXz-8wpyBwMpn1rqgXniCygTQ2_4SUKKZKGOiP5pGtsTiDVc551bqyZo4czLTy__/s3888/CE9B922E-CF89-4D11-B176-9BA1A7D37C1D_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="washi tape designs,swatching, sketchbook, journal, art journal, watercolor, blah to TADA, ideas to fill a blank page" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaTafIWONWZfsFFMFryl0980wMStNKByQjXrR-0nZ4wj6FdPIhdsKAOdIayk3VqAfTg8JPbjx3jRNRyxDb9s1-OqrcgOWitaVLxUBQfg061qtFyOjEpTLG77VqXz-8wpyBwMpn1rqgXniCygTQ2_4SUKKZKGOiP5pGtsTiDVc551bqyZo4czLTy__/w426-h640/CE9B922E-CF89-4D11-B176-9BA1A7D37C1D_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketchbook practice" width="426" /></a></div><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>What I made reminds me of <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-wonderful-world-of-washi-tape.html">washi tape</a>. Maybe I can develop my own designs? That would be fun!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>I hope you can use this technique when you're feeling a creative block or daunted by the blank page. </span><a href="https://www.faithevanssills.com/about-2">Faith</a> reminds us: <i>"Inspiration can be found everywhere. It's always simmering in there if we tap into it. Stay open."</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Thanks for stopping by and if you'd like more crafty ideas delivered to your inbox, please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub">subscribe here</a><span>. </span></div><p></p>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-4142561328820513202024-03-03T11:00:00.001-05:002024-03-03T11:00:00.256-05:00Five Things for March<p style="text-align: justify;">The month of March is here. It's a month that's a bit bittersweet for me because of birthdays in my family and also death anniversaries. It's both celebration and a reminder of loss that I will mark with appreciation and remembrance. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpf-tAYXjMhMoZNSxvQ2ITU3nRTcY8LnZYoJMstFs9AfkaFZs5dLt1YdX6QBolSLPB_HKby9cwUkMivJTkffQQezjk8CwVg9NTKUA6Yf3aUS0NzfYiOSg3bkm5Guc520zMfJjKz9uUpbJHcB-FYgbMLS0aN5STI9eSWYkFbCMAgZA9uyg5Mqefndq/s2736/37B2A2A8-25BB-479E-8022-AA4FF7AA178F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="George Washington Bridge, spring flowers, spring, spring time, yellow flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpf-tAYXjMhMoZNSxvQ2ITU3nRTcY8LnZYoJMstFs9AfkaFZs5dLt1YdX6QBolSLPB_HKby9cwUkMivJTkffQQezjk8CwVg9NTKUA6Yf3aUS0NzfYiOSg3bkm5Guc520zMfJjKz9uUpbJHcB-FYgbMLS0aN5STI9eSWYkFbCMAgZA9uyg5Mqefndq/w426-h640/37B2A2A8-25BB-479E-8022-AA4FF7AA178F_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Forsythia flowers" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This March, I look forward to being surrounded with forsythia flowers, nature's first announcement of spring. Forsythia tell us about the cycle of life. From barren trees to sprouts of yellow that eventually turn into leaves...<b><i>TADA!</i></b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQFg8kZM7uRICpB9P5_d5VFqEWV1mYntdBVynayi3-jQ4vDFsBm1mFA7IwyjrOJ6pm73HlWUQNuXdwYsQl7kUbUs5SFVKOkBFFqwn99XaRJK7_pg8FCeAEkk77-3xWws8P6lAwfDt24OsPTDFU-A5IB9-xm_Amm7NRpMBmDEenpS67aLaNeghRoCtlMQ/s2736/5CAC3AF6-AC15-492E-BCF1-646640570470_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="art materials, sketchbook, colored pencils, Prang watercolors, paintbrush, scissors, crayons, crafting materials, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQFg8kZM7uRICpB9P5_d5VFqEWV1mYntdBVynayi3-jQ4vDFsBm1mFA7IwyjrOJ6pm73HlWUQNuXdwYsQl7kUbUs5SFVKOkBFFqwn99XaRJK7_pg8FCeAEkk77-3xWws8P6lAwfDt24OsPTDFU-A5IB9-xm_Amm7NRpMBmDEenpS67aLaNeghRoCtlMQ/w426-h640/5CAC3AF6-AC15-492E-BCF1-646640570470_1_201_a.jpeg" title="National Craft Month" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Did you know that March is National Craft Month? Let's create something this March, maybe something simple like <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-week-full-of-hearts.html">origami</a> or <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/03/handmade-stickers.html">stickers</a> to something more elaborate like <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2017/10/how-to-embroidered-shoes.html">embroidery</a> or <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/10/trying-my-hand-at-jewelry-stamping.html">jewelry</a>. We not only get to tap into our artistic side, we show up with something that we made with our hands...<b><i>TADA!</i></b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEbwf9pEOvpg-Z1fg67Gyg_RwqeRyQAhPPgwFZzFtQ3Peb-qxllHGPp96nl02tNtTy1ZN5XZFG-fXcsbO6_sPj3IwF66Em76HfyyiyQgEjW-9O0ivsbRWxByDLWaGIPU1ApJqYF7sbp1FWhPOdw3WOFvUNG_hRIZe9fpnfToxGk1MDQklTL2tPMiA9eg/s3689/0689E4E7-2911-4ACB-A9AC-7CB3AAC0944C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hello Watercolor, Watercolor is for Everyone, Creative Girl, Art Starts with a Line, books, books for creating, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3689" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEbwf9pEOvpg-Z1fg67Gyg_RwqeRyQAhPPgwFZzFtQ3Peb-qxllHGPp96nl02tNtTy1ZN5XZFG-fXcsbO6_sPj3IwF66Em76HfyyiyQgEjW-9O0ivsbRWxByDLWaGIPU1ApJqYF7sbp1FWhPOdw3WOFvUNG_hRIZe9fpnfToxGk1MDQklTL2tPMiA9eg/w450-h640/0689E4E7-2911-4ACB-A9AC-7CB3AAC0944C_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Books about Crafts" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If you are ready to get your craft on, the library is a wonderful resource for craft books. There are so many topics to choose from that range from <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2012/09/summer-skills.html">watercolor</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/01/learning-new-medium-gouache.html">gouache</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2023/01/learning-lettering-illuminated-letters.html">lettering</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-gift-of-calligraphy.html">calligraphy</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2021/07/creative-calligraphy-made-easy.html">more calligraphy</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2023/04/experiments-in-collage.html">collage</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-sketchbook-practice-draw-your-day-for.html">drawing</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/05/crochet-flowers.html">crochet</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/06/sketching-faces-like-jane-davenport.html">portraiture</a> and <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/05/lets-make-some-stamps.html">stamp carving</a>. I would love to learn about <a href="https://mountainwoodcarvers.com/collections/whittling-woodcarving-books">wood carving</a>, <a href="https://loopknitting.com/en-us/collections/punch-needle-books">punch needle crafts</a>, and <a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/subject/Sashiko">Shasiko (Japanese quilting)</a> and I'm pretty certain I can find these books at the library...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVhCInwP4GwVP7Eo9yq1Js_IVUn-4GPGXIaD7MwuCHUnkNQJtszbafWCuOIx71MCh87VchPFwXPFpKQR0D-eFr29PDZTwKS8yVPOFYvKyDQb242F0fUUXOwiTqwVKlwcMi-my-X18dY08yJ1ZliKZdfV69eIleW19u9DUj59uWWLCiYtrK2xjkIM6/s3684/96B92521-9D42-4352-BE4C-631D35BD0BC6_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="stationery, Daiso, letter writing, snail mail, correspondence, paper, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3684" data-original-width="2575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVhCInwP4GwVP7Eo9yq1Js_IVUn-4GPGXIaD7MwuCHUnkNQJtszbafWCuOIx71MCh87VchPFwXPFpKQR0D-eFr29PDZTwKS8yVPOFYvKyDQb242F0fUUXOwiTqwVKlwcMi-my-X18dY08yJ1ZliKZdfV69eIleW19u9DUj59uWWLCiYtrK2xjkIM6/w448-h640/96B92521-9D42-4352-BE4C-631D35BD0BC6_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Japanese stationery" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Japanese stationery is LOVE. I've been a stationery collector since I was a little girl (I would save my allowance and the pretty paper and envelopes always gave me a thrill). Old habits die hard and I'm not stopping now! The pastel prints and springtime vibes of these ones instantly turn my day from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGYFWhlS_Tq-wU2o8Z4TEq6sbFSOAyycj9FPGyS9fWyVHn-wn2mPl9oK6zhye2iNk1YcKIiRtoV4gvvMYq_o5mJm5vr9Ke_QzpcmV5GxBsvDW_x5DO-1HYWECu_5V8DoWGdsF8J6GOCp0R3aYcBFIe21-kI2PZchaVE1xSi13AeA7vsdmWWfh4sIUtsw/s3705/6D9F6481-26A6-4FA8-AF8A-3EC6C518ACEA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="home organization, bathroom organization, clever tips for the home, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3705" data-original-width="2470" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGYFWhlS_Tq-wU2o8Z4TEq6sbFSOAyycj9FPGyS9fWyVHn-wn2mPl9oK6zhye2iNk1YcKIiRtoV4gvvMYq_o5mJm5vr9Ke_QzpcmV5GxBsvDW_x5DO-1HYWECu_5V8DoWGdsF8J6GOCp0R3aYcBFIe21-kI2PZchaVE1xSi13AeA7vsdmWWfh4sIUtsw/w426-h640/6D9F6481-26A6-4FA8-AF8A-3EC6C518ACEA_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hook for elastic hair tie" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Can I share an organizational tip? I use an elastic hair tie everyday when I put my hair up into a bun. I made a spot inside the bathroom cabinet to hang it. It's just a <a href="https://www.command.com/3M/en_US/p/pc/general-purpose-hooks/">plastic hook with adhesive backing</a> where I park my hair tie. It's such a simple solution but avoids all the "Where did I put my hair tie?!" drama. A special spot in your drawer or tie it around a comb or hairbrush are other ways to give hair ties a home...<b><i>TADA!</i></b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I wish you all a meaningful and merry month of March!</div><br />Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-57308819628383547142024-02-25T11:00:00.001-05:002024-02-25T11:00:00.139-05:00Ink Blot Patterns<p style="text-align: justify;">Hey, hey, it's nice to see you today!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I love learning a new skill, especially in the arts and crafts department. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiKGUZJaUuqKpdlClOvALBnEBbZJN62WPDmAslSpPFWVLlRji3-PD-eGivg9pCusDtJjzkTiszGujDzPULCzDlD93fYMU3k7qzFqEYAX6_2tlbiIB3FoVzd7c_18WtnEd7OtWG9ktE8ECH10PPfXOHwlviSCwNpp2oW2uff1VQOiSY4r5fP8zya9x/s2560/EE761C7A-E5C1-45AB-9524-277CA48910A9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2560" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiKGUZJaUuqKpdlClOvALBnEBbZJN62WPDmAslSpPFWVLlRji3-PD-eGivg9pCusDtJjzkTiszGujDzPULCzDlD93fYMU3k7qzFqEYAX6_2tlbiIB3FoVzd7c_18WtnEd7OtWG9ktE8ECH10PPfXOHwlviSCwNpp2oW2uff1VQOiSY4r5fP8zya9x/w533-h333/EE761C7A-E5C1-45AB-9524-277CA48910A9_1_201_a.jpeg" width="533" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">One of the blessings of the pandemic were the free on-line classes that one can take no matter your location and time zone. Many of these classes still continue and many of them are still free of charge. Yay!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPS2yD3tX9qu5vQHnQoQOt7E-leiG4AeKN4QBy4fxaodML5UbaZMnV1_TRiV7Qj-SYtWF5BOir4RSqp5uKascbPFX_rhcwzfUHA6RCzbwGyDLUNJi80FlulicD5EfA4qHsDfpMpRJj-fN9yCbMYtTGYHmBTuYG6hRgQQDkAhAQze-t8US66QtB7zfo/s2560/BA8FD962-090D-42F2-A5AF-42E5985AFB62.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2560" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPS2yD3tX9qu5vQHnQoQOt7E-leiG4AeKN4QBy4fxaodML5UbaZMnV1_TRiV7Qj-SYtWF5BOir4RSqp5uKascbPFX_rhcwzfUHA6RCzbwGyDLUNJi80FlulicD5EfA4qHsDfpMpRJj-fN9yCbMYtTGYHmBTuYG6hRgQQDkAhAQze-t8US66QtB7zfo/w516-h323/BA8FD962-090D-42F2-A5AF-42E5985AFB62.png" width="516" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">One class I took was with <a href="https://www.creativebug.com/instructors/faith-hale">Faith Hale</a> and <a href="https://www.courtneycerruti.com">Courtney Cerruti</a>. They did a demonstration on how to make ink blot patterns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Let me show you how:</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMubBNgCpNfjA75_fU6ddWn9_WxTjKpWcdFP1asRxOMYmHn-VnKP2KeVRK6RRccmoGlt_VMl29Ux2iIE5R5uylryPU0uJ5srb1eF3Fgr0RhLrFdAvJ4obnaPz0CIhdDmTd8siR9n9Q2dypfQGTuKJjoOcXZdK9exvXkdpt9Bt80Je4P1kpw8q8jDV/s3474/641854FF-5DBE-41D9-BA26-2A4CE6A53DA4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3474" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMubBNgCpNfjA75_fU6ddWn9_WxTjKpWcdFP1asRxOMYmHn-VnKP2KeVRK6RRccmoGlt_VMl29Ux2iIE5R5uylryPU0uJ5srb1eF3Fgr0RhLrFdAvJ4obnaPz0CIhdDmTd8siR9n9Q2dypfQGTuKJjoOcXZdK9exvXkdpt9Bt80Je4P1kpw8q8jDV/w478-h640/641854FF-5DBE-41D9-BA26-2A4CE6A53DA4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="478" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We will need <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-calligraphy-class.html">a nib pen and ink</a>, as well as a stack of scrap paper. Also make sure you line your table with newspaper in case of ink spills, and keep a rag or paper towel handy for any messes.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlGojdq5fGDn6-f2tlW8Nr-F_pB7_vYp2yA5AU5qDAaQsX99t0WTp73Ybso3HYEr8f40J-etNV9BTm-ly9vyy-hL8EH9g9uAf7Vh-oEZKalmVMWaEaYgpOoXJqtY3n0a-mOlESZif90QpslBSJeUVxAxigmzy7a9yJkbFooWVWbEWk4sMhFek2A0f/s3888/CECB3021-70AA-4967-9B8E-26874A787266_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlGojdq5fGDn6-f2tlW8Nr-F_pB7_vYp2yA5AU5qDAaQsX99t0WTp73Ybso3HYEr8f40J-etNV9BTm-ly9vyy-hL8EH9g9uAf7Vh-oEZKalmVMWaEaYgpOoXJqtY3n0a-mOlESZif90QpslBSJeUVxAxigmzy7a9yJkbFooWVWbEWk4sMhFek2A0f/w426-h640/CECB3021-70AA-4967-9B8E-26874A787266_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">We'll take a sheet of paper and fold it in half. Unfold the paper and write a word or draw a design along the fold. While the ink is still wet, fold the paper again. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQj0uQDgw02YpXiQmqkeJOiWczlYPYV4dR6pOtji7uyPd-iMNBphn5Bo6aPBJV7Om5938H5z4Ci8IpqKZOUyL7-IyTyQ6JqIbfSd-TWN48dyG7KTyOYpQ6fT2zpqw2N_A-xmWgb6PJdugQN767qVDQvRqxADqUUqq85SFPZaIB7oiFAEhcGok26cL/s3888/CD7FFD6B-6506-4F4D-A155-E752CB8BB98B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQj0uQDgw02YpXiQmqkeJOiWczlYPYV4dR6pOtji7uyPd-iMNBphn5Bo6aPBJV7Om5938H5z4Ci8IpqKZOUyL7-IyTyQ6JqIbfSd-TWN48dyG7KTyOYpQ6fT2zpqw2N_A-xmWgb6PJdugQN767qVDQvRqxADqUUqq85SFPZaIB7oiFAEhcGok26cL/w426-h640/CD7FFD6B-6506-4F4D-A155-E752CB8BB98B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When you open up the paper, the smooshed ink will produce a unique pattern. Mine looks like an insect, a stylized bee or butterfly, perhaps? <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMSvZGJS9Egdvpo1prCKl-M_rvDPCNJQROJVJ_0Ol6fsPTyu00XmmSdeQ15Q8Q-JgQ91y_zHKK_2PIk2jO4CjjSr_pvUsejOEowB8uvxWFAwSb1cEEAvwD0KQVnt9vSDNtUZxWdt6_eYLwCM2ciDMFge_VN94tBmgnaBYIfeOmjsO76MPq4ZF0_uw/s3821/94A58FC9-7CA3-4D8A-BEF2-96CDD5C0CD1D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3821" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMSvZGJS9Egdvpo1prCKl-M_rvDPCNJQROJVJ_0Ol6fsPTyu00XmmSdeQ15Q8Q-JgQ91y_zHKK_2PIk2jO4CjjSr_pvUsejOEowB8uvxWFAwSb1cEEAvwD0KQVnt9vSDNtUZxWdt6_eYLwCM2ciDMFge_VN94tBmgnaBYIfeOmjsO76MPq4ZF0_uw/w434-h640/94A58FC9-7CA3-4D8A-BEF2-96CDD5C0CD1D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Take another sheet of paper, fold it in half and write along the fold.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNavj26eDrVhBVr4O2JudnU3dC0zsya3pCst55KpuyaF1ggovBERf0y1GsQQCwqcOaBZQSuECrub8nwPn3BawdSwDof0D3MGxZeHLKkAnVfHqH48we8GvHaDoHK2AmbQh_cJBcCPzuStrD7jp9sAk2u_j_mcB4AdaDVMjnuB-gJkBOHgRGDbgBXURu/s3888/976896F6-F77E-4DC0-919E-22A56A2E45A3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNavj26eDrVhBVr4O2JudnU3dC0zsya3pCst55KpuyaF1ggovBERf0y1GsQQCwqcOaBZQSuECrub8nwPn3BawdSwDof0D3MGxZeHLKkAnVfHqH48we8GvHaDoHK2AmbQh_cJBcCPzuStrD7jp9sAk2u_j_mcB4AdaDVMjnuB-gJkBOHgRGDbgBXURu/w426-h640/976896F6-F77E-4DC0-919E-22A56A2E45A3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Fold the paper while the ink is still wet, then open the paper to reveal the random pattern you created.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggl2Q2rOzzdnVy7DDUg-vuXMXAihekzLWRNCNGcoJ733K8Cvqy_pKkFKURzVmJl_IW2JgHwwvaKbOjg1iN0mCeaabPFkZIXWPk3cTNc33S0AWpjpKvcUHsLIjJnFm4VpsVC6jg5pGsPkDDKSk03aKznYndg4So9YZM73jAs5A6zJNb8gASA1xZKCE/s3888/C208C8A6-AC55-449B-AE55-834AD7C1A2EB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggl2Q2rOzzdnVy7DDUg-vuXMXAihekzLWRNCNGcoJ733K8Cvqy_pKkFKURzVmJl_IW2JgHwwvaKbOjg1iN0mCeaabPFkZIXWPk3cTNc33S0AWpjpKvcUHsLIjJnFm4VpsVC6jg5pGsPkDDKSk03aKznYndg4So9YZM73jAs5A6zJNb8gASA1xZKCE/w426-h640/C208C8A6-AC55-449B-AE55-834AD7C1A2EB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Try it again, this time adding dots and small puddles of ink after writing the word on the fold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9Bk5kvZZWH8WOspvgKiF_5vDuCdJkhn0ZOiiX_gsgVP_Nf_xRm7VNObJluUg_a_dxsOqIM8JXsqU2L1XQrsy151hc3fChexikqO3DP5gTsrdn16VTNVlmghLJmbAeAOAN0H46KxGeQhkUjUiUBVUieZn63W_5LiNh7P7OV_G9biCbjaQvWeXY_wW/s3888/2BD5378B-08F5-45B1-8828-2CF9F81E67EF_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9Bk5kvZZWH8WOspvgKiF_5vDuCdJkhn0ZOiiX_gsgVP_Nf_xRm7VNObJluUg_a_dxsOqIM8JXsqU2L1XQrsy151hc3fChexikqO3DP5gTsrdn16VTNVlmghLJmbAeAOAN0H46KxGeQhkUjUiUBVUieZn63W_5LiNh7P7OV_G9biCbjaQvWeXY_wW/w426-h640/2BD5378B-08F5-45B1-8828-2CF9F81E67EF_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fold the paper while the ink is wet, then unfold. The extra ink created bigger ink blots, which I think are so dramatic...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB25mKwSe4ztIWZchJA-bPTIUKPWD5IMTqzUhRJavTfhslydtGdCAH2acJNCDSMwoSyqqT_m5IMMIQ6dgy9vR8uUg8-EAbUabcjlT3AUZkeWTOObjV2cvDLUkJDTsgFQMulPeFlSkKSWsYS-X_DX_KnMjiB9l4PxW80_pOOlRqSlqgtsfbw3CZuC4V/s3817/F6ABDACD-400A-49C7-968D-C691CB5BBFFD_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3817" data-original-width="2544" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB25mKwSe4ztIWZchJA-bPTIUKPWD5IMTqzUhRJavTfhslydtGdCAH2acJNCDSMwoSyqqT_m5IMMIQ6dgy9vR8uUg8-EAbUabcjlT3AUZkeWTOObjV2cvDLUkJDTsgFQMulPeFlSkKSWsYS-X_DX_KnMjiB9l4PxW80_pOOlRqSlqgtsfbw3CZuC4V/w426-h640/F6ABDACD-400A-49C7-968D-C691CB5BBFFD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is a collection of trial and error ink blots, but you know what, I loved the surprise! With more practice, I can see this turning into a repeating pattern that can find its way on fabric or stationery.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">That is how I turned scrap paper from <b><i>"blah to TADA!"</i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">If you'd like more crafty ideas delivered to your inbox, please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub" style="text-align: justify;">subscribe here</a><span style="text-align: justify;">. </span></div>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-90891509085119024492024-02-18T11:00:00.002-05:002024-02-18T11:00:00.149-05:00A Sketchbook-Practice: Creating a Color Story<p style="text-align: justify;">How are you doing today?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">One of the ways I try to stay creative is through a sketchbook practice -- filling pages of my sketchbook with drawings or paintings of mundane observations. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoynSqCAOk_nEOb0eOK5EkEKyDoQ0F2WzvcYb4RXctkKniFr49ZUGenl7AUYUZZVyDfyosaaUSbOrrcQ06CNq2Vs8RPQuxbDXxtiJxyv9h2SVmdyXhb4DDswvsH0TmloOmNPQil0TqUQakyMiIR7YOryK-LhGlsaHUNJAxD1dDi_Rc2NIakvG9Av1/s2736/C370CDE5-FFA2-48AA-BC8C-4F2D9583BCA4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sketchbook, sketchbook practice, journalling, doodles, abstract art, the blank page, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoynSqCAOk_nEOb0eOK5EkEKyDoQ0F2WzvcYb4RXctkKniFr49ZUGenl7AUYUZZVyDfyosaaUSbOrrcQ06CNq2Vs8RPQuxbDXxtiJxyv9h2SVmdyXhb4DDswvsH0TmloOmNPQil0TqUQakyMiIR7YOryK-LhGlsaHUNJAxD1dDi_Rc2NIakvG9Av1/w426-h640/C370CDE5-FFA2-48AA-BC8C-4F2D9583BCA4_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketchbook practice: Creating a Color Story" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is a plain sketchbook made of watercolor paper. Like many of you, I get intimidated by the blank page but I've learned to get some inspiration from other artists who show their work on social media, through their websites, and even in printed material:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDv4dHdXtmZ2A9i51NIUGSoQt-0FsJhjHTnWcCECVQ36Jy6uWBPk3Do_iMCPYVsObqEZwY9owVBfyHsu1chg6-zfKFerEpcvHbwHLrFCbp6DpA1uXqnQWOu9NeGa406xrAUduvpb7c-clYQNglycutAjnO_wPiu6kGQ-WWMKpc3v603SVo7WRx3B6/s2261/11CC6140-C5C4-478A-943D-4A31291DF1DF_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sketchbook, sketchbook practice, journalling, doodles, abstract art, the blank page, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="2261" data-original-width="1797" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDv4dHdXtmZ2A9i51NIUGSoQt-0FsJhjHTnWcCECVQ36Jy6uWBPk3Do_iMCPYVsObqEZwY9owVBfyHsu1chg6-zfKFerEpcvHbwHLrFCbp6DpA1uXqnQWOu9NeGa406xrAUduvpb7c-clYQNglycutAjnO_wPiu6kGQ-WWMKpc3v603SVo7WRx3B6/w508-h640/11CC6140-C5C4-478A-943D-4A31291DF1DF_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Uppercase Magazine" width="508" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is an old issue of <a href="https://uppercasemagazine.com">Uppercase Magazine</a>. I love it because it's "for the creative and the curious" and its pages are abundant with methods of creative expression.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwnYAQU-bpfN9j5v0mbMzwVnwzX7-SCbXEN2kta6fPf1GimkfYTaL2wdim-su_6kYyDSGdTsjnj5GmFkEpTb88ShG2pgLpk9hBXxzXs3uKN6YkKIhvXVo7A0U_Alhr7FBL_shczGKNLbt3v7XAtHIj87zJR-Uvb3T6MKEr9SYC1OfDdiJhpIzxbF-/s2736/4E972DA3-5583-48C0-B1D2-D3F8C829D2E9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lilla Rogers,sketchbook, sketchbook practice, journalling, doodles, abstract art, the blank page, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwnYAQU-bpfN9j5v0mbMzwVnwzX7-SCbXEN2kta6fPf1GimkfYTaL2wdim-su_6kYyDSGdTsjnj5GmFkEpTb88ShG2pgLpk9hBXxzXs3uKN6YkKIhvXVo7A0U_Alhr7FBL_shczGKNLbt3v7XAtHIj87zJR-Uvb3T6MKEr9SYC1OfDdiJhpIzxbF-/w426-h640/4E972DA3-5583-48C0-B1D2-D3F8C829D2E9_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Lilla Rogers in Uppercase Magazine" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://lillarogers.com/lilla/">Lilla Rogers</a> is an illustrator-entrepreneur and <a href="https://lillarogers.com">her studio</a> represents artists and authors worldwide. She writes regularly for <a href="https://uppercasemagazine.com">Uppercase Magazine</a> and in this article, she suggests making a color story from foraged objects.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7gSw0VQ9CvBSjMoQdKAd0jvP78IJS5LYDIk1iDy9v0Lz-oHEISrsAJUwOE625zGkMOq-_vamRDay6EW91_GARDac6Hc9jyuOx1WnVbSbtBSIgTrUQ-bnzkijXDPzSJ9ILeXhpMIimB3-Wm-ugHNMfhCOBm01knXrkuvFzWlNmp1cJ5_4f4k1cSeY/s2360/DACF100B-991B-49C5-BFB3-3A7567514060_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pressed flowers, feather, seashell, leaves, sketchbook, sketchbook practice, journalling, doodles, abstract art, the blank page, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="1815" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7gSw0VQ9CvBSjMoQdKAd0jvP78IJS5LYDIk1iDy9v0Lz-oHEISrsAJUwOE625zGkMOq-_vamRDay6EW91_GARDac6Hc9jyuOx1WnVbSbtBSIgTrUQ-bnzkijXDPzSJ9ILeXhpMIimB3-Wm-ugHNMfhCOBm01knXrkuvFzWlNmp1cJ5_4f4k1cSeY/w492-h640/DACF100B-991B-49C5-BFB3-3A7567514060_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketchbook practice: Creating a Color Story" width="492" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This is my collection of foraged items, randomly picked up throughout the year: <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2021/07/jewelry-from-jersey-shore.html">seashells</a>, a variety of flowers that I put in my <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/05/flowers-pressed-and-framed.html">flower press</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/10/leaf-embroidery.html">leaves</a>, and a <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2009/06/souvenir-scraps.html">feather</a>. I like how the colors come together, from the muted grays to the vibrant violet and orange. Now, I've created my very own color story. It will dictate the colors that I'll use on a painting. The limited colors might be a constraint, but many times limitations can make us more creative, don't you think? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMHpROvo0H6bI4bwwLZOdC4Vb2VBL0z6rRXyzdr_OkEkivNkxRzxvDG3jQxwnNA3YaBgEBn61ThL3i5kdO3p2vnE7sec5CnfhBAlSLhdHVsknm5Y0a37LobeP7Xyp_6aYUSzZcstgoomFhrOLOvjPlyJZIbi6ArgKTgSk6hVFJM8MZNIemyCtOMvh/s3888/7E328AB7-68AF-48F3-8DA7-876364A0AC2C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="swatching,sketchbook, sketchbook practice, journalling, doodles, abstract art, the blank page, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMHpROvo0H6bI4bwwLZOdC4Vb2VBL0z6rRXyzdr_OkEkivNkxRzxvDG3jQxwnNA3YaBgEBn61ThL3i5kdO3p2vnE7sec5CnfhBAlSLhdHVsknm5Y0a37LobeP7Xyp_6aYUSzZcstgoomFhrOLOvjPlyJZIbi6ArgKTgSk6hVFJM8MZNIemyCtOMvh/w426-h640/7E328AB7-68AF-48F3-8DA7-876364A0AC2C_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketchbook practice: Creating a Color Story" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first thing I do is to swatch the colors based on the items forming my color story. I use watercolor and colored pencils and I apply these directly on my sketchbook page.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8125zkrxYux3yKtV7CiuvKx8gU7k3rjh7m3s-stm_iRqLEfcWrS7wUtnLqIRdZm1wMk7E1xyL13duzWkcjT-CD0df9ujzzGFJP1l90_B_dDQdkIMV3z80CMrx_4YVZhCb_-AC_7idI8gStJm0frQtYpvgrVV1j3M8EHuA-fi0MEBbDTJuAcRNtMcS/s3888/0B695017-5704-4873-99F5-95B2DCB43A13_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sketchbook, sketchbook practice, journalling, doodles, abstract art, the blank page, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8125zkrxYux3yKtV7CiuvKx8gU7k3rjh7m3s-stm_iRqLEfcWrS7wUtnLqIRdZm1wMk7E1xyL13duzWkcjT-CD0df9ujzzGFJP1l90_B_dDQdkIMV3z80CMrx_4YVZhCb_-AC_7idI8gStJm0frQtYpvgrVV1j3M8EHuA-fi0MEBbDTJuAcRNtMcS/w426-h640/0B695017-5704-4873-99F5-95B2DCB43A13_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketchbook practice: Creating a Color Story" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I drew these squares that will serve as frames for mini paintings. Breaking down the page into smaller chunks will make the process less intimidating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEams1ls90PU0i1jITmxaj0gzbtzinM5QUn4c_mflC2GhrF3crP0BTDhGhNQzTwuPCG3LNqj70ATKjjOt60KPSsniCuE1xoBlQevlEfM4fyofTpm8Y7MIBxdItKA_Bq1H6UFzg3CEXVeJgQylKvihWeeAL3Esi4xdK8b_7iOiQc7jIdHVTTqPqH98/s3888/D5BB35B3-18C1-4E12-9513-5C73FAA61B3C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sketchbook, sketchbook practice, journalling, doodles, abstract art, the blank page, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEams1ls90PU0i1jITmxaj0gzbtzinM5QUn4c_mflC2GhrF3crP0BTDhGhNQzTwuPCG3LNqj70ATKjjOt60KPSsniCuE1xoBlQevlEfM4fyofTpm8Y7MIBxdItKA_Bq1H6UFzg3CEXVeJgQylKvihWeeAL3Esi4xdK8b_7iOiQc7jIdHVTTqPqH98/w426-h640/D5BB35B3-18C1-4E12-9513-5C73FAA61B3C_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketchbook practice: Creating a Color Story" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Just blobs, shapes and shading as my first exercise. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWOjDZo4XzdeD45w4d46BZmHQir6BpbcjqhiEMRpV98UTDqajO4p9SNa4OSFuxtmU595dVHnS_flpI3oU7eFGw-tmN-w0vjhCGv6l9zALc280eltAKmCujYv0KyZayt62cx9uQGNW_4W4zVyQAHgFB7lPe26pvesKjn8dkHbF4jaDCZt9T9Zv4eP4/s3888/1B9B8DC2-9FF3-4310-AA92-B7A498F16680_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sketchbook, sketchbook practice, journalling, doodles, abstract art, the blank page, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWOjDZo4XzdeD45w4d46BZmHQir6BpbcjqhiEMRpV98UTDqajO4p9SNa4OSFuxtmU595dVHnS_flpI3oU7eFGw-tmN-w0vjhCGv6l9zALc280eltAKmCujYv0KyZayt62cx9uQGNW_4W4zVyQAHgFB7lPe26pvesKjn8dkHbF4jaDCZt9T9Zv4eP4/w426-h640/1B9B8DC2-9FF3-4310-AA92-B7A498F16680_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketchbook practice: Creating a Color Story" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As you can see, I've filled the mini frames with my version of abstract art. It doesn't have to be perfect and nobody needs to see it. It's practice and who knows where the color story and the sketches might lead to? Maybe a repeating pattern for fabric or gift wrapping paper? A t-shirt design or even a brand logo. This is just the beginning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And that is how I turned a blank page from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">If you'd like more crafty ideas delivered to your inbox, please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub" style="text-align: justify;">subscribe here</a><span style="text-align: justify;">. </span></div><p></p>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-67255241845100680042024-02-11T11:00:00.013-05:002024-02-11T11:00:00.141-05:00Valentine's Day Card Swap <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">What's up guys?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Let's talk about Valentine's Day. Do you celebrate it? Do you go all out and exchange cards, flowers, and chocolates or is it just another ordinary day?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Last year, I participated in a Valentine's Day Card Swap hosted by <a href="https://thehousethatlarsbuilt.com">House That Lars Built</a> on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/houselarsbuilt/?hl=en">Instagram</a>. All we had to do was make a handmade Valentine card and mail it to a penpal assigned to us. It's a simple way to spread love and share in some handmade magic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I was paired with Michelle who lives in England. This is what I made for her:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YWpXQb8WQMG3mXLszHGaNXQDlogK0X8Le2aVUKOXlq3HAHnCfj_v6UmLOZ6VIed_0QVpBUneeYP75adCri6UxJlDEbdmAlIcuscI-gnKUNGxERrkYiaocuPJ_P8auNW89_c3K_6uBzUkzigThjI3794li7ExWXvxdzvE_XFOEFGAziChIceoI2ou/s3822/B6733B9F-C089-4E06-89BE-36FE7EAA38C7_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="scrapbook, scrapbook paper, rubber stamps, ink pad, self love, paper crafts, handmade cards, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, Valentine card swap" border="0" data-original-height="3822" data-original-width="2548" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YWpXQb8WQMG3mXLszHGaNXQDlogK0X8Le2aVUKOXlq3HAHnCfj_v6UmLOZ6VIed_0QVpBUneeYP75adCri6UxJlDEbdmAlIcuscI-gnKUNGxERrkYiaocuPJ_P8auNW89_c3K_6uBzUkzigThjI3794li7ExWXvxdzvE_XFOEFGAziChIceoI2ou/w426-h640/B6733B9F-C089-4E06-89BE-36FE7EAA38C7_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Handmade cards for Valentine's Day" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's a little scrapbook fashioned from empty bill envelopes and decorated with paint, paper remnants, rubber stamps, brush lettering, and ribbon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XuPLGkWZ6F5LCQoopR-M7F-eeFwOJsbc2nWnVf6uZKg2R-vG3OQeiP3hQa-xqZPagewkJCELmD3PQ8Sz0rLO-hwrX8UnWDOJwfyHA36ntAHmxCe3pc_YEUFsFuQ71L-QHtwdMCOFDqK4mtQZF1uvprK1wp8X-bWCXpy6LnxQ7yL_9cD90XpvRFKj/s3888/6FB4FCBD-2D3F-40F0-BBB8-A781E0D5B16E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="scrapbook, scrapbook paper, rubber stamps, ink pad, self love, paper crafts, handmade cards, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, Valentine card swap" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XuPLGkWZ6F5LCQoopR-M7F-eeFwOJsbc2nWnVf6uZKg2R-vG3OQeiP3hQa-xqZPagewkJCELmD3PQ8Sz0rLO-hwrX8UnWDOJwfyHA36ntAHmxCe3pc_YEUFsFuQ71L-QHtwdMCOFDqK4mtQZF1uvprK1wp8X-bWCXpy6LnxQ7yL_9cD90XpvRFKj/w426-h640/6FB4FCBD-2D3F-40F0-BBB8-A781E0D5B16E_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Handmade cards for Valentine's Day" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's inspired by children's pop-up books where there are hidden messages tucked in pockets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTOqAL_WLcJDGzV7jjpW1VxlY6o5pMrmhw_GtkIEaeDQ_rx1D1WBtaFQnPM2ERAl5vtzflRuR0pz2s55fIvsZs3ErNoh0XyyQZlottRJEyYGBYcUmjSCRwTU2CWVbLufB-RhV8sMJALl4-C_aOliCqXOUGVo8W2_b_9jisn6UuVXuAWu-I-7Zuxqc/s3888/DF8E1091-9A0B-4B18-A98C-6069BFEC567E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="scrapbook, scrapbook paper, rubber stamps, ink pad, self love, paper crafts, handmade cards, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, Valentine card swap" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTOqAL_WLcJDGzV7jjpW1VxlY6o5pMrmhw_GtkIEaeDQ_rx1D1WBtaFQnPM2ERAl5vtzflRuR0pz2s55fIvsZs3ErNoh0XyyQZlottRJEyYGBYcUmjSCRwTU2CWVbLufB-RhV8sMJALl4-C_aOliCqXOUGVo8W2_b_9jisn6UuVXuAWu-I-7Zuxqc/w426-h640/DF8E1091-9A0B-4B18-A98C-6069BFEC567E_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Handmade cards for Valentine's Day" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">W</span><span style="text-align: justify;">hen you open a flap or pull on a tag, there's a reminder about self love...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">I'm proud to say that this scrapbook was <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2023/04/a-self-love-scrapbook.html">featured in Strawberry Moon Magazine last year.</a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mvMuw2TablqCtSMv0lsNzQ8KkzQTe5F-71V25HXC7Bo7L6DkvSkD_VvybSL444FhI2_fXts1QkEInycMh79KIKEouyEgy-5NCqOs4KYMn0xa0wpob6wlp6rejFlFf1sP0x8ROVmJoqjbX2A5hka2V8LM-sEK4_V_CNe-g-9TH8Vjx-fW8IRf8-uQ/s3755/167C1B0A-369C-4F43-B96D-D200622CCEE8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3755" data-original-width="2568" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mvMuw2TablqCtSMv0lsNzQ8KkzQTe5F-71V25HXC7Bo7L6DkvSkD_VvybSL444FhI2_fXts1QkEInycMh79KIKEouyEgy-5NCqOs4KYMn0xa0wpob6wlp6rejFlFf1sP0x8ROVmJoqjbX2A5hka2V8LM-sEK4_V_CNe-g-9TH8Vjx-fW8IRf8-uQ/w438-h640/167C1B0A-369C-4F43-B96D-D200622CCEE8_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Handmade cards for Valentine's Day" width="438" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The Valentine card I received came from Caroline who lives in South Carolina. I just love what she created! It still hangs on a </span><a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2017/03/a-corkboard-makeover.html">cork board</a> right above my desk. Again, a reminder of self love...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIOG68ui9gaWUbdu2RiXCY17n1kicijfPIKpfZAgutPh_qNhcmVF2tEapor4Ruir40Feh5XsKOjR7oQx-SB2XjZwrbPKveZ8SgNsLoPw_x7jjFOPy76IkVrloiZ_qnbssgC1_jFD7bQnWkV1ZOIk4-CPA7X5dHlEvu92dmkNli--3nECoJLIOnxKL/s3437/233B86CF-C4D6-4503-8C24-9732DE49A8C4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="heart doily, cardboard, self love, paper crafts, handmade cards, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, Valentine card swap, thank you card" border="0" data-original-height="3437" data-original-width="2556" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIOG68ui9gaWUbdu2RiXCY17n1kicijfPIKpfZAgutPh_qNhcmVF2tEapor4Ruir40Feh5XsKOjR7oQx-SB2XjZwrbPKveZ8SgNsLoPw_x7jjFOPy76IkVrloiZ_qnbssgC1_jFD7bQnWkV1ZOIk4-CPA7X5dHlEvu92dmkNli--3nECoJLIOnxKL/w476-h640/233B86CF-C4D6-4503-8C24-9732DE49A8C4_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Handmade cards for Valentine's Day" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I was so grateful, I sent Caroline a Valentine card, too! The concept was "I want to give you a hand," which means:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BdGxYzY2WGnIbryOqbbIsYg7SXd7jw2P4g7hlJdPbaTswfuFBr-QAStKaQrh_tZWcIkC9v8AhUdRlJCPxFhEPO20EPfsZkSVYqbvFL9pEKm8Cl2fjm5OPOHkkTX6z_6tCGdLgW3YSIfj7-JqrNN6rNMXXA4qZ3E9o87AEHFYHRRvFp6atSm3BzII/s3550/68D441D3-4E27-4479-8290-771C47280E59_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="heart doily, cardboard, self love, paper crafts, handmade cards, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, Valentine card swap, thank you card" border="0" data-original-height="3550" data-original-width="2546" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BdGxYzY2WGnIbryOqbbIsYg7SXd7jw2P4g7hlJdPbaTswfuFBr-QAStKaQrh_tZWcIkC9v8AhUdRlJCPxFhEPO20EPfsZkSVYqbvFL9pEKm8Cl2fjm5OPOHkkTX6z_6tCGdLgW3YSIfj7-JqrNN6rNMXXA4qZ3E9o87AEHFYHRRvFp6atSm3BzII/w458-h640/68D441D3-4E27-4479-8290-771C47280E59_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Handmade cards for Valentine's Day" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Everything associated with friendly hand gestures: waving, shaking hands, and high fives. It's also a literal representation of "handmade."</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlklR2xHNV5xV-e-kIIkcirZByN9J4ueYFiZTRGNSwChMUWxA1Nh0Cm2ZbaKK-tZ_SQFwFuYlsE3xc5OuvsAS3r6tBPvvCso006UM-6aESuGcD5yhCfxFBH9YbYdZ6Lm9kn5hHZzVMixyMd3au65N7dKpfaUwDBiyp6lNaOAeAEecIHwnTY-QZOcM/s3442/B52B98F5-8F48-49E6-A1A2-F93674195E72_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="heart doily, cardboard, self love, paper crafts, handmade cards, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, Valentine card swap, thank you card" border="0" data-original-height="3442" data-original-width="2590" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlklR2xHNV5xV-e-kIIkcirZByN9J4ueYFiZTRGNSwChMUWxA1Nh0Cm2ZbaKK-tZ_SQFwFuYlsE3xc5OuvsAS3r6tBPvvCso006UM-6aESuGcD5yhCfxFBH9YbYdZ6Lm9kn5hHZzVMixyMd3au65N7dKpfaUwDBiyp6lNaOAeAEecIHwnTY-QZOcM/w482-h640/B52B98F5-8F48-49E6-A1A2-F93674195E72_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Handmade cards for Valentine's Day" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I included another <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/03/hot-glue-alphabet.html">handmade card</a> with a more personalized message inside. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFOl_q2JPlEuX8d1f3IedUzLtcDjHovFB8svritkvbF_oM5oaP9YK8NkmZ3MLP1lLnUgPvSQf28atPtKCaKCcvhwZrJdVfszoIdaM58QYAwdgqYsGfjgLDIeFNciZUgVkwati7kA0ror0YrvB4RLrJe0m2sPKLYAMHfpyRe2ZS0qKoJXqu00eGXQh/s3636/BE41FED6-3D60-4134-AC86-C50688216170_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="heart doily, cardboard, self love, paper crafts, handmade cards, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, Valentine card swap, thank you card" border="0" data-original-height="3636" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFOl_q2JPlEuX8d1f3IedUzLtcDjHovFB8svritkvbF_oM5oaP9YK8NkmZ3MLP1lLnUgPvSQf28atPtKCaKCcvhwZrJdVfszoIdaM58QYAwdgqYsGfjgLDIeFNciZUgVkwati7kA0ror0YrvB4RLrJe0m2sPKLYAMHfpyRe2ZS0qKoJXqu00eGXQh/w456-h640/BE41FED6-3D60-4134-AC86-C50688216170_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Handmade cards for Valentine's Day" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I wrapped everything in this heart-shaped doily, put it in an envelope, and sent it on its way...<b><i>TADA!</i></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This exchange of cards may be old fashioned but I find thrill in making and receiving them. I also love the idea of encouraging others and being able to celebrate Valentine's Day in non-romantic and more inclusive ways. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">May these cards spur you to make and send your own to those who need cheering up. You might just turn their day from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span>If you want crafty ideas delivered straight to your inbox, please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub">subscribe here</a><span>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-8034965770246338142024-02-04T11:00:00.001-05:002024-02-04T11:00:00.329-05:00Five Things for February<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hello everyone and hello February!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I live in the East Coast of the United States and February tends to be one of the coldest months of the year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgww9mWUdwWWC-FzFetrOjxVToVDyJhlYIc-fdhnGeR0YwwQTc0q199O27-u-Der3vg-vCTLS8wfNNQXFxrw_A6wz6ZeY4rBesgOYECFmqDR2dFD74LafJkZBCzD5mQfrq5F37ftkG9dvs8nzGjGOHMrx5Pn1rWvswhCgRKWpGJLfVJ2gxK6EwPy_U9/s3024/6C413487-54C0-4757-86B4-204CC26F2CDF_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="winter, snow, white, cold, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgww9mWUdwWWC-FzFetrOjxVToVDyJhlYIc-fdhnGeR0YwwQTc0q199O27-u-Der3vg-vCTLS8wfNNQXFxrw_A6wz6ZeY4rBesgOYECFmqDR2dFD74LafJkZBCzD5mQfrq5F37ftkG9dvs8nzGjGOHMrx5Pn1rWvswhCgRKWpGJLfVJ2gxK6EwPy_U9/w400-h400/6C413487-54C0-4757-86B4-204CC26F2CDF_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Snowman" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Snow days in February are a sight to behold. When the ground has a fresh layer of snow and everything is white and peaceful. I like to take walks and watch the neighborhood kids build snow people or go sledding. The scene is like a postcard...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_n9Nhtf_ejDb0wx4i8jfhQ6gHJ3c1eMmW4GcfhaMLCCmgZErMYo2gDDoIM5XDOalb1ntfp9XwhKmV4p7o0hFRb7aIn5P0F9yqpW5jz7zRT13Ol22eXgfCQJqsJh-ZY6Paum0AuH4m5SOH1ayDEcmfaI771YBkvp3oUThZqUhxh2p7vRzkMLFFXN0/s3888/FD267A9D-E45F-4322-970E-596403F7F65B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="eye mask, eye compress, blah to TADA, relaxation, ideas to relax," border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_n9Nhtf_ejDb0wx4i8jfhQ6gHJ3c1eMmW4GcfhaMLCCmgZErMYo2gDDoIM5XDOalb1ntfp9XwhKmV4p7o0hFRb7aIn5P0F9yqpW5jz7zRT13Ol22eXgfCQJqsJh-ZY6Paum0AuH4m5SOH1ayDEcmfaI771YBkvp3oUThZqUhxh2p7vRzkMLFFXN0/w426-h640/FD267A9D-E45F-4322-970E-596403F7F65B_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Panda Eye Compress" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Because in winter, the days are shorter and all you want to do is cozy up under a throw, I like to put on this eye compress. It can be used warm (a few minutes in the microwave) or cold (keep in the fridge for a few hours). Wearing it forces you to close your eyes and be still. It's very calming after hours on the computer or reading and has health benefits, too. A face towel (<a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/warm-compress-for-eye#make-your-own">warm</a> or <a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/cold-compress-for-eyes#how-to-make-one">cold</a>) can be an easy alternative...<i><b>TADA!</b></i> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQ5r9MEcwwcpHNLYNw-hnwYriCrQLq9QbxMEeqczQnJ4l5G3G3JkL_8COyC62FM1tPAO1pl6rxibrQe7a9_Excaa_yKe_H6YTjA3Xhe00drREsCp4bnLsCFsKfkyg-LpOSOQzHMxMGKU2YJiFDChMPsgeFauuz2A-e2W6nx3G1jTIhpJLynC3yH8I/s3100/7958A350-8A7E-4322-9660-52425051E079_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Michelle Sterling, Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year, children's book, books, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3100" data-original-width="2518" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQ5r9MEcwwcpHNLYNw-hnwYriCrQLq9QbxMEeqczQnJ4l5G3G3JkL_8COyC62FM1tPAO1pl6rxibrQe7a9_Excaa_yKe_H6YTjA3Xhe00drREsCp4bnLsCFsKfkyg-LpOSOQzHMxMGKU2YJiFDChMPsgeFauuz2A-e2W6nx3G1jTIhpJLynC3yH8I/w520-h640/7958A350-8A7E-4322-9660-52425051E079_1_201_a.jpeg" title="A New Year for Ren by Michelle Sterling" width="520" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The <a href="https://chinesenewyear.net">Lunar New Year </a>is on February 10, and from the year of the Rabbit, it will transition to the year of the Dragon. There are many traditions that go with the celebration and I'd like to recommend this book that both kids and adults can learn from. It's called<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Sweet-New-Year-for-Ren/Michelle-Sterling/9781534496606"> "A Sweet New Year for Ren"</a> written by <a href="https://www.michellesterlingbooks.com/about">Michelle Sterling</a> and illustrated by Dung Ho. It's about family and feasting, and there's a recipe for Pineapple Tarts...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDBT7YiSGxc9l3Leg9KzOanYI2ev87H-MgHp7FCTeUG6LAFE2LRvPUYnkmQHeCNK8JDb6Uev8Jgg_q6QGssiLJ2AWgOGLhLyxj9oPcD25LZ50PKzM7mO84O6UMzq8fqcLA0IM9Bx2ACNNasC9JKih-fAdmTuDH74wOZ_SyFhcZ92yQ9H1QbkFiPFMLCk/s3755/167C1B0A-369C-4F43-B96D-D200622CCEE8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="postcard, handmade card, greeting card, penpal, snail mail, paper crafts, crafting with markers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3755" data-original-width="2568" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDBT7YiSGxc9l3Leg9KzOanYI2ev87H-MgHp7FCTeUG6LAFE2LRvPUYnkmQHeCNK8JDb6Uev8Jgg_q6QGssiLJ2AWgOGLhLyxj9oPcD25LZ50PKzM7mO84O6UMzq8fqcLA0IM9Bx2ACNNasC9JKih-fAdmTuDH74wOZ_SyFhcZ92yQ9H1QbkFiPFMLCk/w438-h640/167C1B0A-369C-4F43-B96D-D200622CCEE8_1_201_a.jpeg" title="You Are Loved postcard" width="438" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's also Valentine's Day this February. I've always believed that you don't have to be in a romantic relationship to celebrate this day. Love exists in many forms (grandparent and grandchild, best friends, aunt and niece, etc.) and Valentine's Day can be the appropriate occasion to tell them they are appreciated. This <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2012/02/gearing-up-for-valentines-day.html">handmade postcard</a> was sent to me by my penpal. Though we've never met, I do feel very loved...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4K-e6Pw-R-YspDJsHoQ-2vPuO1VOt4MK54nmzTHBQRTl-5mOEbZ6P5g_vqojr1wFXXRww8DvzbXl6m9uQAxdjYKP9xtCeWpcR0tsjoCQ75omNuQ3LU96rLVt5GTwDdxrzM11c90OWG9vwYdzx6r_XQ6k8bWVDdrQtNNW2HJ2sqjhHkkYQacs-aq-7n1E/s3888/EA5E9848-63E2-409C-93AC-8AF86E600D40_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="reuse, reduce, recycle, clothes, gently used Patagonia gear, keep clothes away from landfills, Patagonia, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4K-e6Pw-R-YspDJsHoQ-2vPuO1VOt4MK54nmzTHBQRTl-5mOEbZ6P5g_vqojr1wFXXRww8DvzbXl6m9uQAxdjYKP9xtCeWpcR0tsjoCQ75omNuQ3LU96rLVt5GTwDdxrzM11c90OWG9vwYdzx6r_XQ6k8bWVDdrQtNNW2HJ2sqjhHkkYQacs-aq-7n1E/w426-h640/EA5E9848-63E2-409C-93AC-8AF86E600D40_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Patagonia Worn Wear Store, Chicago" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I stumbled upon this store in Chicago called <a href="https://wornwear.patagonia.com">"Worn Wear"</a> (not a sponsored post) and I'm impressed by the intention of <a href="https://wornwear.patagonia.com">reselling, repairing or trading in gently used winter coats</a>. It's the responsible thing to do to keep clothes out of landfills...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Wishing you a February that's filled with warmth and coziness!</div><p></p>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-84426730113093003852024-01-28T11:00:00.001-05:002024-01-28T11:00:00.135-05:00A Butterfly Embroidery <p style="text-align: justify;">I'm so glad you are here!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Over the years, I've created butterfly-inspired crafts like this <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-butterfly-wall-hanging.html">butterfly wall hanging</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2021/02/an-embroidered-scent-sachet.html">butterfly scent sachet</a>, and <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-pretty-butterfly.html">butterfly watercolor painting</a>. I've made it a tradition to make a butterfly craft at the end of every January. You see, I lost my Mom in January 31, 2017. She makes her presence felt through <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-shawl-for-prayer.html">monarch butterflies</a> -- during my walks in the park, when I see one in a book, on TV, or printed on fabric. Making these helps me honor her memory and is a form of healing for me, too. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hXYCV3qMalW_wPqnBlWrdKWwT2qsIfI4WPVYVowQHPOAT-k4-ARrOrwwm7dJiyOUr0QxMSSQr6T1VVnaaP9M6JfO41_QdcjCv1vHBSO1uZJybkKzlsDOUHNHoi0M4IUp53KqRjYgbUoAi16HFMXP4Wm2jLxH1MpdyxASIhgbyj_87e-P74_oJ6ts/s2736/9B10290C-7E28-482F-94EF-D408996BB1AF_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sewing, embroidery, needle and thread, sewing kit, embroidery hoop, butterfly, fabric crafts, white fabric, sewing crafts, crafts, handmade, remembrance, healing crafts, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hXYCV3qMalW_wPqnBlWrdKWwT2qsIfI4WPVYVowQHPOAT-k4-ARrOrwwm7dJiyOUr0QxMSSQr6T1VVnaaP9M6JfO41_QdcjCv1vHBSO1uZJybkKzlsDOUHNHoi0M4IUp53KqRjYgbUoAi16HFMXP4Wm2jLxH1MpdyxASIhgbyj_87e-P74_oJ6ts/w426-h640/9B10290C-7E28-482F-94EF-D408996BB1AF_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Butterfly embroidery" width="426" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Last year, I made this<span style="background-color: white;"> <span><a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2023/01/butterfly-embroidery.html">butterfly embroidery</a></span></span>. I love the simplicity of the black thread on white fabric. But I thought we can still turn it from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="embroidery floss organizer, plastic bobbins, scissors, embroidery, sewing, sewing crafts, fabric crafts, sewing kit, blah to TADA, handmade, crafts, DMC thread, embroidery projects" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxYJCiQbRnXo7zwnqKa6FPl0D1ReMolIdYeSVnk2ff1LNmnK6yh-KLl54LYkEk1mrAJ3VMIHEjsnh2TZ7fFDU7dU-iQhqLkgKlMdg69LJpMBwL_9P4-t1zSLy6FiMt-cjFUFZ4k2aLOQ/w426-h640/621BE9F9-D9E0-4E13-9D3E-121E4DEBCC3A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="text-align: start;" title="How to keep embroidery floss organized" width="426" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I took out my <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/03/how-to-keep-embroidery-floss-organized.html">embroidery thread selection</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WppassskY9BahdfnJUrnVeyLJb7wtAlLQZqdAVo5PoAsAhYV0IU1iXH7weZfN4Kkp6a2U6RWxdFwWwvw7w48u05PwioQ1RYI6DO0KGufy2QAW6P5uBDyXfOUi5cIF-aVIC3szXPcmAB30qBhWQEb5iXVKSeGe8hSrzFL9vI4wMJTEf6jMBbOOx6A/s3888/0783FBEB-2932-4C2D-A640-3E35AE56226C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="embroidery thread, embroidery floss, DMC thread, thread, pink and purple thread, blah to TADA, scissors, sewing, crafts, handmade, embroidery" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WppassskY9BahdfnJUrnVeyLJb7wtAlLQZqdAVo5PoAsAhYV0IU1iXH7weZfN4Kkp6a2U6RWxdFwWwvw7w48u05PwioQ1RYI6DO0KGufy2QAW6P5uBDyXfOUi5cIF-aVIC3szXPcmAB30qBhWQEb5iXVKSeGe8hSrzFL9vI4wMJTEf6jMBbOOx6A/w426-h640/0783FBEB-2932-4C2D-A640-3E35AE56226C_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Butterfly embroidery" width="426" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I was drawn to the shades of pink and purple embroidery floss. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOsi4b0F1Mju4BREmok-5VrDNPx0toko6EWRD8LWIZtjl5-mh8H5GB9pxDmJ4V992KCFkeKNJGSZsyQYO3dh9axjzhCyU-LYU70sjr79ztL0SRLDdleShV5k2ErNAFveutw2tvGtJp-TRL_l7FaFKZcBEG7L-kxsfMNPtbI30AMG6IkJFh27F9nLO/s3888/CA220A70-8372-4F0E-A7F3-9BAACD628DC9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sewing, embroidery, needle and thread, sewing kit, embroidery hoop, butterfly, fabric crafts, white fabric, sewing crafts, crafts, handmade, remembrance, healing crafts, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOsi4b0F1Mju4BREmok-5VrDNPx0toko6EWRD8LWIZtjl5-mh8H5GB9pxDmJ4V992KCFkeKNJGSZsyQYO3dh9axjzhCyU-LYU70sjr79ztL0SRLDdleShV5k2ErNAFveutw2tvGtJp-TRL_l7FaFKZcBEG7L-kxsfMNPtbI30AMG6IkJFh27F9nLO/w426-h640/CA220A70-8372-4F0E-A7F3-9BAACD628DC9_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Butterfly embroidery" width="426" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Slowly, I filled in the little blank spaces, similar to a coloring book but using thread.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJK4rhfc2G1EdkauMclWEQJMTmwUNKk-sbwjpyBwIAbpbUrbDZ0NBF_-8ktg_hlkKYssF1GSRTrIFMw8yuMRcbvyan3YjIRmMyzaSeUmjO0mBHQhYQqdY7bayL2tm4NWqK-mSTwTfXOPUeLCzKcY2RU4vs8LJQUdPUtr3B1CDzc3EIrPjKQXUSefm_/s3888/D8E806E0-8983-4F49-8DDB-D1BEBD5EA4A2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sewing, embroidery, needle and thread, sewing kit, embroidery hoop, butterfly, fabric crafts, white fabric, sewing crafts, crafts, handmade, remembrance, healing crafts, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJK4rhfc2G1EdkauMclWEQJMTmwUNKk-sbwjpyBwIAbpbUrbDZ0NBF_-8ktg_hlkKYssF1GSRTrIFMw8yuMRcbvyan3YjIRmMyzaSeUmjO0mBHQhYQqdY7bayL2tm4NWqK-mSTwTfXOPUeLCzKcY2RU4vs8LJQUdPUtr3B1CDzc3EIrPjKQXUSefm_/w426-h640/D8E806E0-8983-4F49-8DDB-D1BEBD5EA4A2_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Butterfly embroidery" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I relied on a <a href="https://sublimestitching.com/pages/how-to-satin-stitch">satin stitch</a> and a few <a href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/how-to-make-a-french-knot-1177545">French knots</a> for dimension.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOPpajT6EGr5Y3B_scQV4i4fWXHFgAZDdBMVRMvuNxaEOAR58HKwQ9MLHdeRKva-vnie61X7P8lu2r6fg7qvjcqolUSpCYF1tATHC_j4Yye0P6PFvgt8-2HDCbS7A2iQsWdMyqXeK80YZQHhtS1gAxJAy4H4G_0hDdnTuVRRDsGQffpL9wMDigdg-/s3888/E7D8064D-3BF4-476B-B7FD-9187D80A88F7_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sewing, embroidery, needle and thread, sewing kit, embroidery hoop, butterfly, fabric crafts, white fabric, sewing crafts, crafts, handmade, remembrance, healing crafts, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOPpajT6EGr5Y3B_scQV4i4fWXHFgAZDdBMVRMvuNxaEOAR58HKwQ9MLHdeRKva-vnie61X7P8lu2r6fg7qvjcqolUSpCYF1tATHC_j4Yye0P6PFvgt8-2HDCbS7A2iQsWdMyqXeK80YZQHhtS1gAxJAy4H4G_0hDdnTuVRRDsGQffpL9wMDigdg-/w426-h640/E7D8064D-3BF4-476B-B7FD-9187D80A88F7_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Butterfly embroidery" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As you can see, I didn't complete the embroidery in one sitting. I would do a little each day (only a ten minute commitment). Sometimes I would repeat my Mom's name or told her stories as I sewed each stitch. It's my way of keeping her present.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JnIexo0FQ3-o88r7qvwt8QA5TC85XgEDYz2Qknh5EweX4Lr_HvktUn5VLi8Ga4jctjUDgITxmtnUha4YWaijmFa_Xd7sYx5wSFrqnsLP0N1bBZ1pLEBQfX-oSpdj3_Fq-3rrn7Abf_4jNI1tlEfQ9L-1uXZURjEgvjY_wbiIP44XokgjH3c5ke9E/s3888/565BDD70-CE8F-4064-A6FB-CDB0C47A85DD_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sewing, embroidery, needle and thread, sewing kit, embroidery hoop, butterfly, fabric crafts, white fabric, sewing crafts, crafts, handmade, remembrance, healing crafts, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JnIexo0FQ3-o88r7qvwt8QA5TC85XgEDYz2Qknh5EweX4Lr_HvktUn5VLi8Ga4jctjUDgITxmtnUha4YWaijmFa_Xd7sYx5wSFrqnsLP0N1bBZ1pLEBQfX-oSpdj3_Fq-3rrn7Abf_4jNI1tlEfQ9L-1uXZURjEgvjY_wbiIP44XokgjH3c5ke9E/w426-h640/565BDD70-CE8F-4064-A6FB-CDB0C47A85DD_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Butterfly embroidery" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here is the embroidered butterfly...<b style="font-style: italic;">TADA! </b>I'll add it to my gallery wall to remind me that Mom is always close by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">How about you, are there special ways you honor the loved ones you've lost?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Please <a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub">subscribe here</a> if you'd like my future blog posts delivered right in your inbox.</div><p></p>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-41744092667145260342024-01-21T11:00:00.001-05:002024-01-21T11:00:00.129-05:00A Sketchbook Practice: Collage Fodder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As a creative practice, I've been playing around in my sketchbook. Most of the time, I make <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-year-end-reflection.html">watercolor paintings</a>, work on some <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/06/sketching-faces-like-jane-davenport.html">experimental portraits</a> or create <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2017/09/a-travel-journal.html">travel sketches</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuzBYC6pAHfw5Nt4DXyqaFHa_pn5q-VqzWdnWOqVCTuSwsDyp--eOUic9_mspevHDqiKpwCVz6gkVXNOU49H2E-emCxsJwi45Rf81v4qrD1larzUPGVR9TV5iCE1kRw-xmdz17mnXzZt_tpXiBQf862tzEii_v1afRvVpb7QevPQIIJcj-99Kfr-3/s2736/C370CDE5-FFA2-48AA-BC8C-4F2D9583BCA4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sketchbook, sketchbook practice, collage fodder, mixed media, fodder, collage, paper crafts, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuzBYC6pAHfw5Nt4DXyqaFHa_pn5q-VqzWdnWOqVCTuSwsDyp--eOUic9_mspevHDqiKpwCVz6gkVXNOU49H2E-emCxsJwi45Rf81v4qrD1larzUPGVR9TV5iCE1kRw-xmdz17mnXzZt_tpXiBQf862tzEii_v1afRvVpb7QevPQIIJcj-99Kfr-3/w426-h640/C370CDE5-FFA2-48AA-BC8C-4F2D9583BCA4_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Blank page" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">But I learned another exciting way to dress up a blank sketchbook page.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpCNJOIc35VRdH2_QioRWFjkuCCNgvQhBJsyGctGyxW_EmjYjeFUX7IHXWUxAsVj7d1VXhNjL7npr4TgBO9rBUfQhr_36bjr7bv--4x-Or9Y728bJPoc_5_Tggew1-o019MTJ65p8-zyH1se2aSvAOhRF4LJc5Oo91AFpgjB7iqos-Nr05yw-vlvw/s2736/6DABBAD0-A2A3-43E5-A915-D4FF928C04AF_1_201_a.jpeg"><img alt="collage fodder, mixed media, mushrooms, scissors, watercolor mushrooms, recycle old boxes, paper crafts, collage, sketchbook practice, sketchbook, watercolor, sketchbook revival, blah to TADA, magazine pages" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpCNJOIc35VRdH2_QioRWFjkuCCNgvQhBJsyGctGyxW_EmjYjeFUX7IHXWUxAsVj7d1VXhNjL7npr4TgBO9rBUfQhr_36bjr7bv--4x-Or9Y728bJPoc_5_Tggew1-o019MTJ65p8-zyH1se2aSvAOhRF4LJc5Oo91AFpgjB7iqos-Nr05yw-vlvw/w426-h640/6DABBAD0-A2A3-43E5-A915-D4FF928C04AF_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Collage Fodder" width="426" /></a></div><p>It's called <b>FODDER or Collage Fodder.</b> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.willawanders.com/fodder-school">Fodder School</a> (yes, <a href="https://www.willawanders.com/fodder-school">it</a> exists!) defines <b>collage fodder</b> as "anything that can be used in the creation of a collage. Collage fodder can be collected (think old vintage book pages or ticket stubs) or handmade (think <a href="https://artjournalist.com/gelli-plate-printing/">gelli prints</a> or handmade pattern papers)."</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I've done a lot of the paper collecting over the years, filing them randomly in plastic folders. The "handmade fodder" part really got my attention. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqaq7KO1tAImAxbkt_vPYBE1h5XoUxa5Uq07887tHU1fabFY649ISq6JM0RU5B4TOqGHoDaGnEso9TNMdekf0Tey9eCxgZg1PJ8qUWB8mNPG5MpJOP_lXb43cDJqGluKZp5xN-iBVwsLRcSJ3blPIcc-gbIiaeSR53ks5A-8iLgw7EXg1CBKOz2Ir/s1903/814608CA-C4BA-48DD-A97B-69DF344DF83D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tiffany Sharpe, Karen Abend,collage fodder, mixed media, mushrooms, scissors, watercolor mushrooms, recycle old boxes, paper crafts, collage, sketchbook practice, sketchbook, watercolor, sketchbook revival, blah to TADA, magazine pages" border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="1903" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqaq7KO1tAImAxbkt_vPYBE1h5XoUxa5Uq07887tHU1fabFY649ISq6JM0RU5B4TOqGHoDaGnEso9TNMdekf0Tey9eCxgZg1PJ8qUWB8mNPG5MpJOP_lXb43cDJqGluKZp5xN-iBVwsLRcSJ3blPIcc-gbIiaeSR53ks5A-8iLgw7EXg1CBKOz2Ir/w400-h288/814608CA-C4BA-48DD-A97B-69DF344DF83D.png" title="Sketchbook Revival: Fodder" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I was introduced to the <b>collage fodder</b> concept when I attended <a href="https://www.karenabend.com/sketchbook-revival-2022/schedule-2022/">Sketchbook Revival</a> hosted by <a href="https://www.karenabend.com">Karen Abend</a> and <a href="https://www.willawanders.com/fodder-school">Fodder School</a> teacher <a href="https://tiffanysimplysharpe.com">Tiffany Simply Sharpe</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlKS-bBh-m6yiUnCXk4g5j4bDtDFTz5RMEtLNSN7UIukUkkeGNQ1FNiIT8iD9kkqhczzkBAHNWwaYlzqqAQKCHu6SNoggLwnVFDS65gkguQdTl5rnnK20f8aKj6IuvsKga8pb57mobVCiIFHnlg86rLJ151fSETdK0W4Y5U6tr-dZZPab1UqXwPJU/s2736/E3DDB553-C7EF-4DF1-921F-0A04734299C0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="collage fodder, mixed media, mushrooms, scissors, watercolor mushrooms, recycle old boxes, paper crafts, collage, sketchbook practice, sketchbook, watercolor, sketchbook revival, blah to TADA, magazine pages" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlKS-bBh-m6yiUnCXk4g5j4bDtDFTz5RMEtLNSN7UIukUkkeGNQ1FNiIT8iD9kkqhczzkBAHNWwaYlzqqAQKCHu6SNoggLwnVFDS65gkguQdTl5rnnK20f8aKj6IuvsKga8pb57mobVCiIFHnlg86rLJ151fSETdK0W4Y5U6tr-dZZPab1UqXwPJU/w426-h640/E3DDB553-C7EF-4DF1-921F-0A04734299C0_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Collage Fodder" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The first step is to make the focal point. In this case it would be a mushroom.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We started painting mushrooms (I don't think I've ever drawn mushrooms in great detail before). I chose this color palette: green, blue green, purple and fuchsia. Then when the paintings were dry, I outlined the edges with a <a href="https://www.michaels.com/pigma-micron-fine-line-pen-assorted-tip-3pk-black/10281574.html">fine-tipped black marker</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKD3yHXHBO7_Pesb8wk7j1SjsFelgfOwm2cuIJOOV2hEnRthOYYjFwRllYyIjYCGyKNBoApLOxodg0P8GsPQsCl-ONRskyqxaemiJ8FdbwUPoTuQ2NHefGO9gnTCfto5GigXhtiNJmf3UtVICeUr_oJ6E_bAHZ_N-86sXrUK-rOwGehVFCYkdryqqy/s2736/C3DE32A9-24DC-4C44-8384-0E68BEBA9CD9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Trader Joe's English Breakfast Tea, recycle boxes,collage fodder, mixed media, mushrooms, scissors, watercolor mushrooms, recycle old boxes, paper crafts, collage, sketchbook practice, sketchbook, watercolor, sketchbook revival, blah to TADA, magazine pages" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKD3yHXHBO7_Pesb8wk7j1SjsFelgfOwm2cuIJOOV2hEnRthOYYjFwRllYyIjYCGyKNBoApLOxodg0P8GsPQsCl-ONRskyqxaemiJ8FdbwUPoTuQ2NHefGO9gnTCfto5GigXhtiNJmf3UtVICeUr_oJ6E_bAHZ_N-86sXrUK-rOwGehVFCYkdryqqy/w426-h640/C3DE32A9-24DC-4C44-8384-0E68BEBA9CD9_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Collage Fodder" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://tiffanysimplysharpe.com">Tiffany</a> used watercolor paper. To make it my own, I repurposed an empty cardboard box, turning it from <b style="font-style: italic;">blah to TADA! </b>The back side won't be seen anyway because it will be glued down.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8OfIkO4MlpljqDgPhW4ESD7fTmUOc8cfztLNbUT8eXWJ8QyqV4Rci4MFiR_dCK0sSi9i81oEtMj_GAqsHhGtc9dp7BWnssS5jlZW97u_cs9FLuODWJJgt0d26m6nq_uHCw7n2ZowAi2Vfzy6P5PCExS0CuJ6MAkK9_2mNwBIIispOXHzEULUNyvL/s2736/7B49B9A9-5B56-494E-BCD8-25DB79D2A9F2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="collage fodder, mixed media, mushrooms, scissors, watercolor mushrooms, recycle old boxes, paper crafts, collage, sketchbook practice, sketchbook, watercolor, sketchbook revival, blah to TADA, magazine pages" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8OfIkO4MlpljqDgPhW4ESD7fTmUOc8cfztLNbUT8eXWJ8QyqV4Rci4MFiR_dCK0sSi9i81oEtMj_GAqsHhGtc9dp7BWnssS5jlZW97u_cs9FLuODWJJgt0d26m6nq_uHCw7n2ZowAi2Vfzy6P5PCExS0CuJ6MAkK9_2mNwBIIispOXHzEULUNyvL/w426-h640/7B49B9A9-5B56-494E-BCD8-25DB79D2A9F2_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Collage Fodder" width="426" /></a></div><p>Cut around the mushrooms to remove the excess white border.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHvJbMYyCLn9HWq8A5cc_hIoPeocl67ViMv5EA0MkhCMPbFHh3x9OVKtznCMlQ6OCAAZWAA6gCqhaMJVOPLhks-Lpw8baaIkvCIroVNrH-RpV818dZwnc6C3uzAg9NtHqSfITKPVSBNkSM7UI-dB4__tFUhpV05LyxQ74KyE7Ce0ZP5XS0pJQUBHa/s2736/D99F4D99-B572-48A0-9C5F-08AEC898015B_1_201_a.jpeg"><img alt="collage fodder, mixed media, mushrooms, scissors, watercolor mushrooms, recycle old boxes, paper crafts, collage, sketchbook practice, sketchbook, watercolor, sketchbook revival, blah to TADA, magazine pages" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHvJbMYyCLn9HWq8A5cc_hIoPeocl67ViMv5EA0MkhCMPbFHh3x9OVKtznCMlQ6OCAAZWAA6gCqhaMJVOPLhks-Lpw8baaIkvCIroVNrH-RpV818dZwnc6C3uzAg9NtHqSfITKPVSBNkSM7UI-dB4__tFUhpV05LyxQ74KyE7Ce0ZP5XS0pJQUBHa/w426-h640/D99F4D99-B572-48A0-9C5F-08AEC898015B_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Collage Fodder" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also made toadstools and flowers using the cardboard.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytfpAqrOqL2jL7TVJozf-lDlLTejfwPnCnANM2O_bKYDaELEJ0Qwf35nBN3gqZ4HJqxlF-AUw7QO_I5hdq0eZrpOodrdoRWoUv9QEu787Qk8_TKmfwHeNOV47rhOo172NlxMNvbJf4gPFNeBvogxJ7MwPfgeJg7zlFX94OhC4rPGZXUhPwv5ZjqeT/s2670/77703DA9-0856-4934-91E9-0886930490E1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="collage fodder, mixed media, mushrooms, scissors, watercolor mushrooms, recycle old boxes, paper crafts, collage, sketchbook practice, sketchbook, watercolor, sketchbook revival, blah to TADA, magazine pages" border="0" data-original-height="2670" data-original-width="1780" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytfpAqrOqL2jL7TVJozf-lDlLTejfwPnCnANM2O_bKYDaELEJ0Qwf35nBN3gqZ4HJqxlF-AUw7QO_I5hdq0eZrpOodrdoRWoUv9QEu787Qk8_TKmfwHeNOV47rhOo172NlxMNvbJf4gPFNeBvogxJ7MwPfgeJg7zlFX94OhC4rPGZXUhPwv5ZjqeT/w426-h640/77703DA9-0856-4934-91E9-0886930490E1_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Collage Fodder" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The second step is to assemble the background using a collection of paper remnants, fabric, packing tape, magazine tear sheets, gift tissue and gift wrap. Perhaps you have old magazines and catalogs or a library of collected papers? These are a good place to start.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJwR-NrxqbvjnN_1o-SGaL2wuGFvDnCMmcDHWCar00Q7qHDr_hqb66vnF2Kd_EIu16xfpQPi1WkpJJ93Ux4wd1tj9Apc72dqyB_dAGDniMdxedXdSRi7X9peWbc-W3bKVdMcXLA6qkZtlm7nAzjzorucmu_OiA70FzRvY2OC-cXbFzSviHOQczwa_/s2736/775FD57C-8FE5-44F8-9D1A-C3D31B620913_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="collage fodder, mixed media, mushrooms, scissors, watercolor mushrooms, recycle old boxes, paper crafts, collage, sketchbook practice, sketchbook, watercolor, sketchbook revival, blah to TADA, magazine pages" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJwR-NrxqbvjnN_1o-SGaL2wuGFvDnCMmcDHWCar00Q7qHDr_hqb66vnF2Kd_EIu16xfpQPi1WkpJJ93Ux4wd1tj9Apc72dqyB_dAGDniMdxedXdSRi7X9peWbc-W3bKVdMcXLA6qkZtlm7nAzjzorucmu_OiA70FzRvY2OC-cXbFzSviHOQczwa_/w426-h640/775FD57C-8FE5-44F8-9D1A-C3D31B620913_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Collage Fodder" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Narrow down your paper choices to a color story. I chose greens, blues and purples to complement the mushroom I painted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJI8EJmI99PKDUUuKb7SfTne4n7_OW6srPa-SPQq6orQm7s00wRYQDwmxm8O6QZrpVXN71X-JCU4K6hrPxUT4QG_RwjMkVxZtakti6Kaley47dGls2LZhHOGrf27bASlQlxJM9ASCFO0h83JZoVXH87ilQPbf36_gEFDpeVBbsQChp_jN6tjVgqu8G/s2718/6ECA12DE-4996-466C-B467-AC60B12B6B68_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="collage fodder, mixed media, mushrooms, scissors, watercolor mushrooms, recycle old boxes, paper crafts, collage, sketchbook practice, sketchbook, watercolor, sketchbook revival, blah to TADA, magazine pages" border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="1812" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJI8EJmI99PKDUUuKb7SfTne4n7_OW6srPa-SPQq6orQm7s00wRYQDwmxm8O6QZrpVXN71X-JCU4K6hrPxUT4QG_RwjMkVxZtakti6Kaley47dGls2LZhHOGrf27bASlQlxJM9ASCFO0h83JZoVXH87ilQPbf36_gEFDpeVBbsQChp_jN6tjVgqu8G/w426-h640/6ECA12DE-4996-466C-B467-AC60B12B6B68_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Collage Fodder" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Using the page of the sketchbook, try out different layouts before committing to anything. <a href="https://tiffanysimplysharpe.com">Tiffany</a> calls this the audition process.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gUEYDVP7bcO5VcPYrhDkz1CfApTs1EqhnVkKPwkPQhU30e6tCcQ2rJEm4tKe7fL_oHX4A8C7Gf31NFArZALtjEB8TyL9FxJpE8MRok6P2KdCPFbMrgveM13gT8QCWB3EEMAk01fTyv-R8vy0yf1PHEvw4BFU_z7xyId5dr0NURXihs2BInIuq3t6/s2736/7A3D6145-24BD-42B8-817B-C7F0A9884296_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="collage fodder, mixed media, mushrooms, scissors, watercolor mushrooms, recycle old boxes, paper crafts, collage, sketchbook practice, sketchbook, watercolor, sketchbook revival, blah to TADA, magazine pages" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gUEYDVP7bcO5VcPYrhDkz1CfApTs1EqhnVkKPwkPQhU30e6tCcQ2rJEm4tKe7fL_oHX4A8C7Gf31NFArZALtjEB8TyL9FxJpE8MRok6P2KdCPFbMrgveM13gT8QCWB3EEMAk01fTyv-R8vy0yf1PHEvw4BFU_z7xyId5dr0NURXihs2BInIuq3t6/w426-h640/7A3D6145-24BD-42B8-817B-C7F0A9884296_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Collage Fodder" width="426" /></a></div><p>The third step is to glue things in place (I used a <a href="https://www.michaels.com/elmers-disappearing-purple-school-glue-stick-3ct/10195706.html">glue stick</a>).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTxa1EdktGLq46w2M77wB-XFjwzMhi9uVF9zdEGwKXJmUQJ20YAslAY7NBx6YOisRfAwgYLIZooNfwFjgJ4hcylJX2hgaWvvZ5mZNLj8z6SHAe1kJEs60YpdjyrAs8lty48luzVTbESVSZa_tyFSg68iDFKaImXvcQQMd2B6OLumNbF2-9j8Vj5n-/s2736/E72585D2-00FC-4D2D-883F-B5AFC6294842_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="collage fodder, mixed media, mushrooms, scissors, watercolor mushrooms, recycle old boxes, paper crafts, collage, sketchbook practice, sketchbook, watercolor, sketchbook revival, blah to TADA, magazine pages" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTxa1EdktGLq46w2M77wB-XFjwzMhi9uVF9zdEGwKXJmUQJ20YAslAY7NBx6YOisRfAwgYLIZooNfwFjgJ4hcylJX2hgaWvvZ5mZNLj8z6SHAe1kJEs60YpdjyrAs8lty48luzVTbESVSZa_tyFSg68iDFKaImXvcQQMd2B6OLumNbF2-9j8Vj5n-/w426-h640/E72585D2-00FC-4D2D-883F-B5AFC6294842_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Collage Fodder" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The final step is to add some journaling or finishing touches like designs from cling stamps and an ink pad. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here is what I made...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHDtmbRX2W0oKWnM6ykiRPRXag6BKL-rn8xMwEilQqBhRub6ZqRpbMFX_JwRZ1LrsbxWZDeDbaX5Qt89y0GapbAqW2VUupNXH1w1Ddhr351C0sFDX2GFQY8pl_lnJ4S3ZsHhpJ5nbU4qINeIEdJbp0YCH6j_8YyNufm3a6-lDesxYe4yjrr-TXrKw/s2713/53327A65-8B14-4E18-9D16-C3671D3E263B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="collage fodder, mixed media, mushrooms, scissors, watercolor mushrooms, recycle old boxes, paper crafts, collage, sketchbook practice, sketchbook, watercolor, sketchbook revival, blah to TADA, magazine pages" border="0" data-original-height="2713" data-original-width="1808" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHDtmbRX2W0oKWnM6ykiRPRXag6BKL-rn8xMwEilQqBhRub6ZqRpbMFX_JwRZ1LrsbxWZDeDbaX5Qt89y0GapbAqW2VUupNXH1w1Ddhr351C0sFDX2GFQY8pl_lnJ4S3ZsHhpJ5nbU4qINeIEdJbp0YCH6j_8YyNufm3a6-lDesxYe4yjrr-TXrKw/w426-h640/53327A65-8B14-4E18-9D16-C3671D3E263B_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Collage Fodder" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is another version using both the mushroom and flower that I painted...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPcCFvhu99ofmgo6SqZO3PKCL5ntG4Rt9lvBGMg3d2Y_XyXrdxLh82dyk3QhIs61mGXLc9T2U7n6KyL0bVRDoHoIz0P3RBGOAJp2wZ_T-46q4XSIYARpdE2AcRwwhapAPg4G_Yi_Kgxonx7OTHjua3HKZXzE53N79G83ThpbIvV9RuSErN_Gk_Zz3/s2736/193D6AE7-E9A9-46EC-8D5E-C53863783481_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="collage fodder, mixed media, mushrooms, scissors, watercolor mushrooms, recycle old boxes, paper crafts, collage, sketchbook practice, sketchbook, watercolor, sketchbook revival, blah to TADA, magazine pages" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPcCFvhu99ofmgo6SqZO3PKCL5ntG4Rt9lvBGMg3d2Y_XyXrdxLh82dyk3QhIs61mGXLc9T2U7n6KyL0bVRDoHoIz0P3RBGOAJp2wZ_T-46q4XSIYARpdE2AcRwwhapAPg4G_Yi_Kgxonx7OTHjua3HKZXzE53N79G83ThpbIvV9RuSErN_Gk_Zz3/w426-h640/193D6AE7-E9A9-46EC-8D5E-C53863783481_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Collage Fodder" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And finally, this fairytale toadstool collage.<div><br /></div><div>Collage fodder is another way we can turn a blank sketchbook page from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b> </div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">If you'd like more crafty ideas delivered to your inbox, please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub" style="text-align: justify;">subscribe here</a><span style="text-align: justify;">. </span></div>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-53285749021283612282024-01-14T11:00:00.001-05:002024-01-14T11:00:00.140-05:00A Hostess Gift Idea and How To Wrap It<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hello creative people! I hope you are having a nice day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Whenever we are invited to a party, it's always <a href="https://emilypost.com/advice/should-i-bring-a-hostess-gift">good manners</a> to bring something for the host or hostess. A few safe ideas include <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-art-of-ikebana.html">flowers arranged in a vase</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/05/diy-utility-roll.html">baked goods and a pie server</a>, and <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2018/07/hostess-gift-ideas.html">a few nice things for the home</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90jUN_bNw_LE-DIaeM8P-NYNnj90yZnWuH9bJ32L657mnqSq_Y1CXfioYVtM78_pVpnesynLct6Bh2lhitePFAwXkMSWPSmZY40OQVH1eF3Efezf6Ui9zHouzFBu0-WQGafazzn4gQfEYWgWaG9iHOT-KSEyrFmgtIhbxHQXuF0XnHLdvmaltlRcR/s3888/29232660-200C-4043-9F15-B2F0DC6B7371_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="furoshiki, wrapping with fabric, fabric crafts, candle, hostess gift, gift wrapping ideas, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, crafts, handmade" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90jUN_bNw_LE-DIaeM8P-NYNnj90yZnWuH9bJ32L657mnqSq_Y1CXfioYVtM78_pVpnesynLct6Bh2lhitePFAwXkMSWPSmZY40OQVH1eF3Efezf6Ui9zHouzFBu0-WQGafazzn4gQfEYWgWaG9iHOT-KSEyrFmgtIhbxHQXuF0XnHLdvmaltlRcR/w426-h640/29232660-200C-4043-9F15-B2F0DC6B7371_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hostess Gift Idea and Reusable Gift Wrap" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Another <a href="https://emilypost.com/advice/should-i-bring-a-hostess-gift">hostess gift</a> idea is a candle. Choosing the scent might be little tricky. If the host/hostess is a dear friend, you may know what scent he or she leans to. If it's an acquaintance, it may be smart to ask around and do some research. The hostess I'm giving this to loves candles, loves coffee, and is into neutral shades...<i><b>TADA!</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67om1cpMgpOPjGeQZxu4W1-8QgggjexgKcGTlnSUiB-l39bdeJzwHAmoa1o5mcXPqeLUA-8mjYTDhWXj5y_oR3FeANZG_9jhU9rIOtpZQsG6A724bfiEwN7eNHI1P3O3pxJqAZh606ntoGY0lMkQY1kmIYspNsQSbp_C2__NS8ojzuj2cIy64e6RO/s3888/BC37D94B-B3C5-49AE-8113-B4E31B5267FC_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="furoshiki, wrapping with fabric, fabric crafts, candle, hostess gift, gift wrapping ideas, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, crafts, handmade" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67om1cpMgpOPjGeQZxu4W1-8QgggjexgKcGTlnSUiB-l39bdeJzwHAmoa1o5mcXPqeLUA-8mjYTDhWXj5y_oR3FeANZG_9jhU9rIOtpZQsG6A724bfiEwN7eNHI1P3O3pxJqAZh606ntoGY0lMkQY1kmIYspNsQSbp_C2__NS8ojzuj2cIy64e6RO/w426-h640/BC37D94B-B3C5-49AE-8113-B4E31B5267FC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And because it's a gift, let's wrap it! I'm trying to use more sustainable gift wrapping, something the recipient can re-use, too. This is a cloth napkin, also in a neutral shade. Other options include <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2021/06/more-indian-block-printing-projects.html">block-printed fabric</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/03/how-to-wrap-gifts-without-tape.html">scarves/bandanas</a> or <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2009/07/present-perfect.html">vintage handkerchiefs</a>. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZKrkwMVudMJYEXS5NtIyv4M4E48FpNsBHqN5PlD_Kw_rviRDCOZIEbB73134G7YLFTjZj6uGjLXmH1P0_gCKYemrYsJfzalBRelZOKJq8hd9y6n0yCAs2NFnMTCNf3Wyr7W1YdSweSO2CPJljzAIpqMqn8LPYGu6UR-INNmwc1IePfnooSKLp9ce/s3888/4A3C39A0-ADE2-42EE-B7AA-C84785C971DD_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="furoshiki, wrapping with fabric, fabric crafts, candle, hostess gift, gift wrapping ideas, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, crafts, handmade" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZKrkwMVudMJYEXS5NtIyv4M4E48FpNsBHqN5PlD_Kw_rviRDCOZIEbB73134G7YLFTjZj6uGjLXmH1P0_gCKYemrYsJfzalBRelZOKJq8hd9y6n0yCAs2NFnMTCNf3Wyr7W1YdSweSO2CPJljzAIpqMqn8LPYGu6UR-INNmwc1IePfnooSKLp9ce/w426-h640/4A3C39A0-ADE2-42EE-B7AA-C84785C971DD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Japan, this method of wrapping gift with fabric is called <i><b><a href="https://konmari.com/furoshiki/">Furoshiki</a></b></i>. It requires folding, tucking, knotting, and no need for tape.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Start by placing the gift at the center of the fabric.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW0zQjLumAbq94azYgcwrnT-X_MkgjrOww_cG3l-ypPXlObUebUPzOqm6_AZiV4cW_yAcuP0IUxS9bvGXQ7J44HWDBA56bq9Fy79ZyPsz5xvKS0i64x-gLMcB_a6QT6b_0lXw6JwDSla4qhoUyifx5JuLY4_PXK093zKXHj7VUIeJ1NY2dn7QqNpj/s3888/B680D36C-9BAB-4306-851C-5A41A3512E93_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="furoshiki, wrapping with fabric, fabric crafts, candle, hostess gift, gift wrapping ideas, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, crafts, handmade" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW0zQjLumAbq94azYgcwrnT-X_MkgjrOww_cG3l-ypPXlObUebUPzOqm6_AZiV4cW_yAcuP0IUxS9bvGXQ7J44HWDBA56bq9Fy79ZyPsz5xvKS0i64x-gLMcB_a6QT6b_0lXw6JwDSla4qhoUyifx5JuLY4_PXK093zKXHj7VUIeJ1NY2dn7QqNpj/w426-h640/B680D36C-9BAB-4306-851C-5A41A3512E93_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Fold one end toward the center and tuck it under the gift.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfoO6StFbOKUnLfjLsjWLxfU3d_cmrOsIwuGfc51XmGUPoadsfZKZvpQEo8IPFyen65V9-cugN9dKAyVNdna3hg9nKC8kv3QAaaJjy8KIpLswK2j4byJsQla9bY_UgoeYuFok6XSjAQ-wM_j27VY0c5DtG1DGcq3L4h9UVVd_uvtplUNApzTPMrf5/s3888/6DD3E32B-CC73-450E-9EFB-979C85F24493_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="furoshiki, wrapping with fabric, fabric crafts, candle, hostess gift, gift wrapping ideas, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, crafts, handmade" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfoO6StFbOKUnLfjLsjWLxfU3d_cmrOsIwuGfc51XmGUPoadsfZKZvpQEo8IPFyen65V9-cugN9dKAyVNdna3hg9nKC8kv3QAaaJjy8KIpLswK2j4byJsQla9bY_UgoeYuFok6XSjAQ-wM_j27VY0c5DtG1DGcq3L4h9UVVd_uvtplUNApzTPMrf5/w426-h640/6DD3E32B-CC73-450E-9EFB-979C85F24493_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Bring the opposite end towards the center and fold in the ends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP_Lga9CsziI72Kr-OTMpw5D9du1rvZ6TdLMLz-JW10bEkpQQO2VjeKsQoNOdR7KXB3w2nSrnCE4k0I1CEokrTo9drT09ZZp-3QdEvrGaLkP_g8UBzXPSGSuX4ulGBarGWJ4ab8WJxcIMqW2vTZ9czg9YDgVsinCb-hpPI9Nx37Tf_q0z7nQpDJqk/s3888/B84BF24E-CD35-40E3-8724-35F1DE6D56D8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="furoshiki, wrapping with fabric, fabric crafts, candle, hostess gift, gift wrapping ideas, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, crafts, handmade" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP_Lga9CsziI72Kr-OTMpw5D9du1rvZ6TdLMLz-JW10bEkpQQO2VjeKsQoNOdR7KXB3w2nSrnCE4k0I1CEokrTo9drT09ZZp-3QdEvrGaLkP_g8UBzXPSGSuX4ulGBarGWJ4ab8WJxcIMqW2vTZ9czg9YDgVsinCb-hpPI9Nx37Tf_q0z7nQpDJqk/w426-h640/B84BF24E-CD35-40E3-8724-35F1DE6D56D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Bunch the open edges so that it looks like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQ2PY9irW16u5o1xj12GkstGMwFNIJ56O2tWpSoDvfxmAHJQNddN6So8DQSZFYWhVa7Li-16TqZkl_12bJ-Mc93VMQ01s8qcCT38SDo6jsX1NoaNj-ENxhIiRRcQ5F9eGNQw88ScE3EAs1ch762NVQf0Dojd0iYE2tfME1GrJdcmHLiygbMw-osQp/s3888/68ABE8A8-46A5-4AEF-B025-7BACA6B67F52_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="furoshiki, wrapping with fabric, fabric crafts, candle, hostess gift, gift wrapping ideas, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, crafts, handmade" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQ2PY9irW16u5o1xj12GkstGMwFNIJ56O2tWpSoDvfxmAHJQNddN6So8DQSZFYWhVa7Li-16TqZkl_12bJ-Mc93VMQ01s8qcCT38SDo6jsX1NoaNj-ENxhIiRRcQ5F9eGNQw88ScE3EAs1ch762NVQf0Dojd0iYE2tfME1GrJdcmHLiygbMw-osQp/w426-h640/68ABE8A8-46A5-4AEF-B025-7BACA6B67F52_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Twist each end and bring both to the center so they meet in a knot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjf_yogRMHnlj0Zn2AXrt6KW2D5LxWfwsxJAFDLD5gY1oe0lX-uHifYkPw98M8IdwLArEKJ61sAzbXBrTCTMBJDBa7-Kq7wsKUQ_4IfuP6G3DHYz9_9JIs6KtfKvnqLkwyCpeRduxTL8zeP3K2mg1oMxyDyQO2bTki_50mlG3Ruo1COVsEtYQuv6Ja/s3888/5B432909-376F-4F4C-AD02-731EF6D92577_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="furoshiki, wrapping with fabric, fabric crafts, candle, hostess gift, gift wrapping ideas, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, crafts, handmade" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjf_yogRMHnlj0Zn2AXrt6KW2D5LxWfwsxJAFDLD5gY1oe0lX-uHifYkPw98M8IdwLArEKJ61sAzbXBrTCTMBJDBa7-Kq7wsKUQ_4IfuP6G3DHYz9_9JIs6KtfKvnqLkwyCpeRduxTL8zeP3K2mg1oMxyDyQO2bTki_50mlG3Ruo1COVsEtYQuv6Ja/w426-h640/5B432909-376F-4F4C-AD02-731EF6D92577_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Make a second knot. Doesn't it look like a bow? No need for adhesives or ribbon...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOixrMDWU6AyQS61Bsjn2oAwv2Qnta2jSrfurctnNrcM37N1un0yXy2J661UTjwtK8RecM4bi-0u22jPet0by-4jfz-cjaEJdm2lVSTWxg-0PgcxlqLHAyLkIQNkD1y9IZ5aSROFupCPuqbJXjnG1-jQ8GlZnDGemuMt4ZnfzkC-JogU5pMN77piz/s3888/7B00171C-2EA3-4173-B3C3-40474B27440A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="furoshiki, wrapping with fabric, fabric crafts, candle, hostess gift, gift wrapping ideas, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias, crafts, handmade" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOixrMDWU6AyQS61Bsjn2oAwv2Qnta2jSrfurctnNrcM37N1un0yXy2J661UTjwtK8RecM4bi-0u22jPet0by-4jfz-cjaEJdm2lVSTWxg-0PgcxlqLHAyLkIQNkD1y9IZ5aSROFupCPuqbJXjnG1-jQ8GlZnDGemuMt4ZnfzkC-JogU5pMN77piz/w426-h640/7B00171C-2EA3-4173-B3C3-40474B27440A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Don't forget to add a card telling the host/hostess how much you appreciate the invitation and hospitality.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And that is how I turned a cloth napkin from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></div><br /><span style="text-align: justify;">If you'd like more crafty ideas delivered to your inbox, please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub" style="text-align: justify;">subscribe here</a><span style="text-align: justify;">. </span><p></p></div>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-16750542526130872962024-01-07T11:00:00.001-05:002024-01-07T11:00:00.150-05:00Coffee-inspired Crafts<p style="text-align: justify;">Are you a coffee lover? If you are or know someone who is, here is a round-up of coffee-inspired crafts that may just be as exciting as a jolt of caffeine: </p><p style="text-align: justify;">1. <b>Sketchbook Pages</b> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I have a regular sketchbook practice. My intention is that if I use it often, I can improve my drawing and painting. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__zizxKc27LOOWggI42N_p7RQ5I8u4ZAa26T52ECpasDwRyAASbbdN_Ut8WdC2fPPEUKBlZ6zvTiG4wCxlxXIe2R-ci6-NZExG4sxPILnXUXHYEh1AZN0I4XXjnCFO56PiT2wQVQ_HX3v2Z5kkJ-VdhEuov_Ky5iF309T5mJ1w4CKjrMCGLHIk08N/s2736/C370CDE5-FFA2-48AA-BC8C-4F2D9583BCA4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sketchbook, sketchbook practice, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__zizxKc27LOOWggI42N_p7RQ5I8u4ZAa26T52ECpasDwRyAASbbdN_Ut8WdC2fPPEUKBlZ6zvTiG4wCxlxXIe2R-ci6-NZExG4sxPILnXUXHYEh1AZN0I4XXjnCFO56PiT2wQVQ_HX3v2Z5kkJ-VdhEuov_Ky5iF309T5mJ1w4CKjrMCGLHIk08N/w426-h640/C370CDE5-FFA2-48AA-BC8C-4F2D9583BCA4_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Coffee-inspired craft ideas" width="426" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I use the blank pages of my sketchbook just to play. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6jnXyrEOqgoitAhRgoVxehq7zBV4nHCLYZO84FuseTeFojP1yOT9w9ukDBeuVpIc78lXFnfE3B7-mMGGjdTk_mu3GioYKzRqu5NpwE4z6ZfN5LfMt91aUYO3ZvMaUZWVrAPRNYaoas2z-vT8Hh6IKIxaIwmNU9AyyQJq_jX1wF6CdnNIMPA2BlhzsOc/s3862/9F8E3A8B-3915-4B77-8A9C-AC7D621522DC_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="coffee cups, packaging design, coffee to-go cups, Do Not Feed Alligators, Modcup, Little Spain, Homecoming Coffee, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="3862" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6jnXyrEOqgoitAhRgoVxehq7zBV4nHCLYZO84FuseTeFojP1yOT9w9ukDBeuVpIc78lXFnfE3B7-mMGGjdTk_mu3GioYKzRqu5NpwE4z6ZfN5LfMt91aUYO3ZvMaUZWVrAPRNYaoas2z-vT8Hh6IKIxaIwmNU9AyyQJq_jX1wF6CdnNIMPA2BlhzsOc/w444-h295/9F8E3A8B-3915-4B77-8A9C-AC7D621522DC_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Coffee-inspired craft ideas" width="444" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I get my inspiration from everyday objects like these to-go cups from different coffee shops I visit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZjcsOIZPg5jSlWQToNM008YmG1sFYVgbh4iCU2vYJ5XGd9Gp1nOi_du-JIGjbRTp-hekmlz1aCyRVkWs_S02l-eWqWyK13qEstEmzu-V7GcA1B9WowNW8JTC_TLXS_w5ztXNpfdVJ7ltagKOyRompRCmfwTDLyaobrMuKoMuqUC7CnRwVeVzVT2rVxk/s3888/F98C13B3-6D0F-4B02-8990-73B3BC1F5A50_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sketchbook, sketchbook practice, watercolor, colored pencils, coffee cups, packaging design, coffee to-go cups, Do Not Feed Alligators, Modcup, Little Spain, Homecoming Coffee, Coffee at Noon Coffee, Unido Coffee, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZjcsOIZPg5jSlWQToNM008YmG1sFYVgbh4iCU2vYJ5XGd9Gp1nOi_du-JIGjbRTp-hekmlz1aCyRVkWs_S02l-eWqWyK13qEstEmzu-V7GcA1B9WowNW8JTC_TLXS_w5ztXNpfdVJ7ltagKOyRompRCmfwTDLyaobrMuKoMuqUC7CnRwVeVzVT2rVxk/w426-h640/F98C13B3-6D0F-4B02-8990-73B3BC1F5A50_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Coffee-inspired craft ideas" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">I try to capture the to-go cups as best as I could using watercolor and colored pencils...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">2. <b>Reusing Cardboard Coffee Sleeves</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Those <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2012/03/coffee-sleeves.html">cardboard sleeves</a> that come with coffee to-go cups...make sure to save them! They are a blank canvas that's fun to decorate:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="coffee sleeve, gift-wrapping ideas, earth-friendly gift wrapping ideas, how to recycle coffee sleeves, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4wV_RkLz3CJReDqKvFULFt3W6cskUquNlTfNGbbIKh-KBfkSEa-7Iqs6Ud-TcIXpOZjwiAq0a7q0hl2Eu3yYhFHmc5Zd7sSpUe2bFI0RVhd_-5qkZfHijlPWDFsxtoAzx2fqg6YiP7A/w480-h640/CoffeeProjects2g.jpg" style="text-align: left;" title="Coffee-inspired craft ideas, coffee-inspired crafts, coffee cup sleeves, cardboard crafts, blah to TADA!, recycle coffee cups, how to reuse cardboard coffee sleeves" width="480" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here, I used collage and die-cuts to dress up the cardboard sleeve. I used it to "wrap" a gift (reusable coffee cup)...<b><i>TADA! </i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="coffee, coffee cup, message on a coffee cup, hand lettering, Sharpie marker, gifts for Father's Day, blah to TADA, cardboard coffee sleeve, brush lettering, calligraphy, Pentel brush pen, Gelly Roll white pen, Yuengling Beer, beer can, how to recycle coffee sleeves, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYroqCBUrPR8_4wk_ZxAD1BtnGcWoi8lj7giZaqS_Guz-eKDVK5YAmRWBZ0afFEWaHTyue1Ux04b2tHBefkpfFS5FIYJ-sBkgnbDK9TdOnIdqh8ElTVvFUuj1Rxxp537g-e2UWbGR7U8fhbKt7VcWpKZZOp9kN1PUKcQchKvwwkYigIf4K9iigyGNA/w426-h640/24F5859F-C08A-4819-9AC4-E9DB5A09B871_1_201_a.jpeg" style="text-align: start;" title="Coffee-inspired craft ideas" width="426" /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This cardboard coffee sleeve is given a new look with <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/04/happy-fathers-day.html">brush lettering</a>. I used it to <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/04/happy-fathers-day.html">"wrap" a beer </a>(a thoughtful gift for Dad)...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">3. <b>Coffee-stained Papers</b> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSrAQJMXf3v_vWhVgPHPOV0uWDzJ8_CIJUdY2mDBQ4QQOxn86JH6mcK-fDxIGC8W0djDvgqLMI-e68PzHWYo-NVYdTpgeUjP3xRrY6HgAJRscQCC0ANMHCYAx_qUUfwklYypDUKH_uUNB8Zrpqh0NkQbiSBOgXWAu0FQX3goakdlEoos9lNYX3CPST2Y/s3888/D6AAC1C9-AEAB-4F0A-A1F3-C70586FF282A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="staining paper with coffee, uses for coffee grounds, sepia paper, aged paper, how to age paper, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSrAQJMXf3v_vWhVgPHPOV0uWDzJ8_CIJUdY2mDBQ4QQOxn86JH6mcK-fDxIGC8W0djDvgqLMI-e68PzHWYo-NVYdTpgeUjP3xRrY6HgAJRscQCC0ANMHCYAx_qUUfwklYypDUKH_uUNB8Zrpqh0NkQbiSBOgXWAu0FQX3goakdlEoos9lNYX3CPST2Y/w426-h640/D6AAC1C9-AEAB-4F0A-A1F3-C70586FF282A_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Coffee-inspired craft ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These are various kinds of paper like kraft paper, copy paper, and pages from an old book that I stained with coffee (I took the wet coffee grounds from the coffee maker and let it sit on the paper for a few hours). The coffee ages the paper with a warm sepia tone and I especially like how the degree of staining varies from dark to light.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUOtG-Gud7QVOLzK_lIB8Djv1CzEyZqC_SuVLI-cm2OcmxoM6K0jR0SRurIxbCsVhWVaN5PGS_RJVs0OWMUDUzs4FaR_yo-dbaLwfIXAIZuBrNfX9ek0r8pDM3p8GaCkNm0Xv96diWLwBreSx-0fIzrrxMjsX0iYDAGL-0J_KYhwXACHLZ6ogINiOtgk/s3888/71DF641E-D334-4333-AF8F-4BDF3C607AD2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="staining paper with coffee, uses for coffee grounds, sepia paper, aged paper, how to age paper, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUOtG-Gud7QVOLzK_lIB8Djv1CzEyZqC_SuVLI-cm2OcmxoM6K0jR0SRurIxbCsVhWVaN5PGS_RJVs0OWMUDUzs4FaR_yo-dbaLwfIXAIZuBrNfX9ek0r8pDM3p8GaCkNm0Xv96diWLwBreSx-0fIzrrxMjsX0iYDAGL-0J_KYhwXACHLZ6ogINiOtgk/w426-h640/71DF641E-D334-4333-AF8F-4BDF3C607AD2_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Coffee-inspired craft ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I experimented with other papers like notebook paper, graph paper, construction paper, and security envelopes. The patina from the coffee gives them a lot of character.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkOzQHAFp_BH7TAtzJVE1zssLnyjlLHDDm3ZA5fjWtX11SFqTEBp9Tox0pPYtlxOOIHQu9_zC2VJ-XFtanPa-hKRSLIIksdA0LTD2ydONIN-daVej-fWRJRl0fm__DYOXd5jeLncsQysUkeFSl6iQSYthPClIHW6AykC2zVZAAhGwjbMAa203C2a_yow/s3888/AC0BB987-5575-4118-9629-1C9ACFB7CFC8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="staining paper with coffee, uses for coffee grounds, sepia paper, aged paper, how to age paper, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkOzQHAFp_BH7TAtzJVE1zssLnyjlLHDDm3ZA5fjWtX11SFqTEBp9Tox0pPYtlxOOIHQu9_zC2VJ-XFtanPa-hKRSLIIksdA0LTD2ydONIN-daVej-fWRJRl0fm__DYOXd5jeLncsQysUkeFSl6iQSYthPClIHW6AykC2zVZAAhGwjbMAa203C2a_yow/w426-h640/AC0BB987-5575-4118-9629-1C9ACFB7CFC8_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Coffee-inspired craft ideas" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I trimmed my coffee-stained paper into uniform squares and added more elements like rubber stamps, coffee shop stickers and labels, confetti and hand-stitching...<b><i>TADA!</i></b> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKg5SN-6yJrFm9DoRqMAufq_QEwWP1AhGnoQ9N2RJJaTd4NAhjP5_pxzwhdWmA09jZWuQ7crrgLmUHYZQ1i77tvMgA2b4u5QGLKN3JTxie23BIQf3wISPxNLPAQWp3fx5BdOEtGOgA7752NifAYwZapJCn_BRf31NSaKd2Mqp_1wvTlPMh4mabJxgxnk/s3461/A75E174D-96E2-4E40-B053-EA9009E618BC_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="scrapbook made from coffee packaging and coffee-stained paper,staining paper with coffee, uses for coffee grounds, sepia paper, aged paper, how to age paper, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3461" data-original-width="2592" height="569" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKg5SN-6yJrFm9DoRqMAufq_QEwWP1AhGnoQ9N2RJJaTd4NAhjP5_pxzwhdWmA09jZWuQ7crrgLmUHYZQ1i77tvMgA2b4u5QGLKN3JTxie23BIQf3wISPxNLPAQWp3fx5BdOEtGOgA7752NifAYwZapJCn_BRf31NSaKd2Mqp_1wvTlPMh4mabJxgxnk/w427-h569/A75E174D-96E2-4E40-B053-EA9009E618BC_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Coffee-inspired craft ideas" width="427" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I like to use the coffee-stained papers for <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/02/bible-journaling-revisited.html">scrapbooking</a>, making <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2011/11/crafting-card.html">greeting cards</a>, and <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2023/04/a-self-love-scrapbook.html">junk journals</a>...<b><i>TADA! </i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">4. <b>Coffee-stained Fabric</b> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you have a stash of fabric remnants, why not give them a new look by staining them with coffee? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6Vhnbqrj50xk1EQZFeHdiVSIGAi7-hjKpLWdy4HJ0AP-ztCpgz-ZvQ3DPAKano8GftduMMmJhpiyIAGC3FU8OBDxKl336tPaFLeQxhKcL5B_cueOjCXjeZBvBx7flTPGvkLIRMAc659WAAnQitnZVP8-yxmtEIIH3b8yIwBoUDsZBcrT7AW7IhRcJeM/s3198/E7439D76-5B7F-4873-AC9F-EEBCF9D03A7A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="staining fabric with coffee, coffee-stained fabric, coffee crafts, crafting with coffee, rubber stamps and ink pad, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3198" data-original-width="2592" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6Vhnbqrj50xk1EQZFeHdiVSIGAi7-hjKpLWdy4HJ0AP-ztCpgz-ZvQ3DPAKano8GftduMMmJhpiyIAGC3FU8OBDxKl336tPaFLeQxhKcL5B_cueOjCXjeZBvBx7flTPGvkLIRMAc659WAAnQitnZVP8-yxmtEIIH3b8yIwBoUDsZBcrT7AW7IhRcJeM/w431-h532/E7439D76-5B7F-4873-AC9F-EEBCF9D03A7A_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Coffee-inspired craft ideas" width="431" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The fabric on the left is the original color (white) and the one on the right was soaked in coffee (liquid) for a few hours. I rinsed the latter with some detergent and warm water then let it dry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RYBAeXJqwuHQaEfW7zAQU_tVhrHf77G5Tdvu7X24TNk617h16neCZDUbtQjKTpFEsfUxw-Vn57cK98vMjBNgCL7n3fp31rZP8YbA4XGcUAg2MJ8oYSVxiZY24013CW6st4Ka6PEWuo6BX4W1WnV1PVRGpLJnI-aRSMqMbvHopQcfD8OFpVGgJUI8Mf0/s3888/2069FD7C-D38D-4D10-8CE5-DE47125E0C7E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="staining fabric with coffee, coffee-stained fabric, coffee crafts, crafting with coffee, rubber stamps and ink pad, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RYBAeXJqwuHQaEfW7zAQU_tVhrHf77G5Tdvu7X24TNk617h16neCZDUbtQjKTpFEsfUxw-Vn57cK98vMjBNgCL7n3fp31rZP8YbA4XGcUAg2MJ8oYSVxiZY24013CW6st4Ka6PEWuo6BX4W1WnV1PVRGpLJnI-aRSMqMbvHopQcfD8OFpVGgJUI8Mf0/w426-h640/2069FD7C-D38D-4D10-8CE5-DE47125E0C7E_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Coffee-inspired craft ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I took a coffee-themed stamp (this is a bag of coffee beans) and an ink pad and pressed on some repeating patterns on the coffee-stained fabric. I can use it to sew small pouches...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">5. <b>Coffee grounds</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-75JPwoy3djpbHzLnuTm7PEYw8l-JpE2Mh8hrCwHiJ3AVbHoinT-yO9EsHzDNsbwpPwQO4TvNUGAQxGLBwgHiCO8xTS1TloDZScXNTkDKJclazQ90hx-OmY4NTtu7Kx0aTUbO20PlLIBPz8ROgmkJsGKAZmpVhrsaIgSrRLOglWBXajXoToaVHnowYs/s3569/727BF731-2456-498F-A50F-CED63DBCB6F8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="coffee grounds, coffee, coffee crafts, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3569" data-original-width="2372" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-75JPwoy3djpbHzLnuTm7PEYw8l-JpE2Mh8hrCwHiJ3AVbHoinT-yO9EsHzDNsbwpPwQO4TvNUGAQxGLBwgHiCO8xTS1TloDZScXNTkDKJclazQ90hx-OmY4NTtu7Kx0aTUbO20PlLIBPz8ROgmkJsGKAZmpVhrsaIgSrRLOglWBXajXoToaVHnowYs/w426-h640/727BF731-2456-498F-A50F-CED63DBCB6F8_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Coffee-inspired craft ideas" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Most households have spent coffee grounds. Another crafting idea is to use it to make a <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/beauty-skin-care/diy-coffee-scrub#recipes">coffee scrub</a> or <a href="https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/how-to-make-coffee-soap/">coffee soap</a>. It's also a good idea to compost your coffee.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I hope you liked these coffee-inspired crafts and may they inspire you to turn <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Want more crafty ideas delivered to your inbox? Please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub">subscribe here</a><span>. </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-47394426106561965902023-12-31T11:00:00.001-05:002023-12-31T11:00:00.342-05:00Five Things for January <p>A fond farewell 2023 and Welcome 2024!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Endings and beginnings are a pile of mixed emotions but what's important is that we always overcome the messy parts and find encouragement in the joyful ones.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Dear friend, whether you're a regular visitor to this blog or just stumbled upon it, THANK YOU! I appreciate that you're hanging out with me and I hope you'll discover different ways to turn <i><b><a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html">blah to TADA!</a></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here are a few things that fit that category:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXELi6FvLcz8cqUEvNZwXzLH-ELW5Zu71zEyNRjfN8z0RyYOh2yeSp8WfnJxvbAlEHjL8IE5q326JVah-PclQ4OYjORs2NUhYcnIgBhmIpsTXDuyxpQ0mvkaEfxmeYSI8De9Y0J3-rgW84BFdyvIdPnaDMSWaJDpZZS8mYys8B3YEiu5Hd-DhR_VA4OZ4/s2736/7DF67DC9-2205-4389-9D9B-CBB307A9821C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Moleskine notebook, planner, journal, journaling, pencil, stamps, acrylic block, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXELi6FvLcz8cqUEvNZwXzLH-ELW5Zu71zEyNRjfN8z0RyYOh2yeSp8WfnJxvbAlEHjL8IE5q326JVah-PclQ4OYjORs2NUhYcnIgBhmIpsTXDuyxpQ0mvkaEfxmeYSI8De9Y0J3-rgW84BFdyvIdPnaDMSWaJDpZZS8mYys8B3YEiu5Hd-DhR_VA4OZ4/w426-h640/7DF67DC9-2205-4389-9D9B-CBB307A9821C.jpeg" title="Bullet Journal" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>A <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/01/my-bullet-journal.html">Bullet Journal</a>...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One of the ways that has helped my productivity is a <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2018/01/my-bullet-journal.html">bullet journal</a>. It's based on the method developed by <a href="https://www.rydercarroll.com/">Ryder Carroll</a>. I <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2018/01/my-journaling-box.html">customize the pages</a> to include my appointments for the day, my To Do List, a Gratitude List, and lots of room for thoughts, reflections, and notes. It is a system that I've used for years and I love that I can flip through my old <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/01/my-bullet-journal.html">bullet journals</a> to look back on my memories. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHzymW11cBvJGL47lqcd6isPNO4DEws3ddmFV1K3ud6Y_i4Fs9VVyFzYEzzM4Uh2b44X8g9wEgTvfwriGyN47DBPWghe8AcoySQKyixfbBufsSxtIwJO2XoKjUxdTrBn-95bafGY9FT6IK0AaGVvsi4TTzriKZMSqxgIJHf4mXc-1r68fJszKZVrUWF4/s3888/6E3FD07C-D1C0-4000-85B8-80555E4B258A_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gratitude journal, journaling, notebook, thank you, Museum of Contemporary Art gift shop, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHzymW11cBvJGL47lqcd6isPNO4DEws3ddmFV1K3ud6Y_i4Fs9VVyFzYEzzM4Uh2b44X8g9wEgTvfwriGyN47DBPWghe8AcoySQKyixfbBufsSxtIwJO2XoKjUxdTrBn-95bafGY9FT6IK0AaGVvsi4TTzriKZMSqxgIJHf4mXc-1r68fJszKZVrUWF4/w426-h640/6E3FD07C-D1C0-4000-85B8-80555E4B258A_1_201_a.jpeg" title="A Yearlong Gratitude Journal" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A Gratitude Journal...<b><i>TADA!</i></b><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Maybe you have a different method to track your days like a digital calendar or an analog planner. May I suggest having <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-scrapbookers-gratitude-page.html">a gratitude journal</a>? A simple notebook or the notes section on your phone will do. Start or end your day with at least five things you are thankful for such as: (1) a warm bed, (2) the scent of freshly brewed coffee, (3) the bus that always comes on time, (4) all who keep us safe, and (5) living a life of purpose. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7348437-life-is-a-series-of-thousands-of-tiny-miracles-notice">Roald Dahl</a> has a saying, "Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles. Notice them." I couldn't agree more. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNGblEDGGFZjfhHJUQooPlgem5Wl1lxkEPFTEOBhyphenhyphenHB4bz9av_CbJp8hK4N2kdq8ZzklLI43qPIfaHhymLC7zn5s69BonlX1-Ru7vFqbqBMAypES2y8bZ1Rg4ZtX5E9l4NPpKc6z0R3wLPeBtGvtPY4r2GmfXfYFxIB5MmJoUwaJWcotcmu0vARTGJIY/s3888/441C8F0C-56A1-403D-BE82-7B5F584BC0BE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="clock, timer, Ikea, productivity hack, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNGblEDGGFZjfhHJUQooPlgem5Wl1lxkEPFTEOBhyphenhyphenHB4bz9av_CbJp8hK4N2kdq8ZzklLI43qPIfaHhymLC7zn5s69BonlX1-Ru7vFqbqBMAypES2y8bZ1Rg4ZtX5E9l4NPpKc6z0R3wLPeBtGvtPY4r2GmfXfYFxIB5MmJoUwaJWcotcmu0vARTGJIY/w426-h640/441C8F0C-56A1-403D-BE82-7B5F584BC0BE_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Ikea Klockis clock" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A <a href="https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/klockis-clock-thermometer-alarm-timer-white-80277004/">Clock Timer</a>...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are times I cannot help but multi-task such as getting some writing done while dinner is cooking on the stove. I always set a timer so I don't forget to check on the food! A timer is also helpful when I want to break tasks in small intervals. For example: tidying-up for 15 minutes or creating art in 20 minutes. When the alarm sounds, it's time to move on to the next item on my list.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAX_MkpI4ajSJllaWsvTeyN9xfEV34J_LINoxcVK4T12_Ky08N7WKJxoFhtAo7wNvzz-k-0_p-Du2qOAZR7XkwlgTWpUeja5Z-oxSdNNWkDCK4oJwnbcoXo6VxtASHHteclLVrow-u9cD5nOXmAl4QVYPTBqeq_CGEP9MQyOEWBiWX9K8_DBbFQ7-/s3888/C537B0C6-1604-4498-AB11-F1AACBBB7DBD_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="socks, cozy socks, warm, cozy, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAX_MkpI4ajSJllaWsvTeyN9xfEV34J_LINoxcVK4T12_Ky08N7WKJxoFhtAo7wNvzz-k-0_p-Du2qOAZR7XkwlgTWpUeja5Z-oxSdNNWkDCK4oJwnbcoXo6VxtASHHteclLVrow-u9cD5nOXmAl4QVYPTBqeq_CGEP9MQyOEWBiWX9K8_DBbFQ7-/w426-h640/C537B0C6-1604-4498-AB11-F1AACBBB7DBD_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Lemon Cozy Socks" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Cozy Socks...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I got these as a Christmas present and I'm relishing the softness and warmth on chilly evenings. Do you have a similar inexpensive indulgence?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxW5wGMXNjY-Bv2eopA53nNust2Fj6il6c7-ees6zYcMIes1pU17AanUsQ14sYB7RItbXPFP5P3-87D59Yc0lI5NWUhMfmk2plsyEVyc3F44rO_GbDPWtUZ8gTUh8kRGwKlC2qOx3oaUuxzybBOPXVOIHHM6lfKYgqy_zVGXGtnAKy-uMBOQ7aMmoV04A/s2000/FE09711F-17B9-44E2-84B4-632D6E8185A9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="poem, poem about life, Kate Baer" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1556" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxW5wGMXNjY-Bv2eopA53nNust2Fj6il6c7-ees6zYcMIes1pU17AanUsQ14sYB7RItbXPFP5P3-87D59Yc0lI5NWUhMfmk2plsyEVyc3F44rO_GbDPWtUZ8gTUh8kRGwKlC2qOx3oaUuxzybBOPXVOIHHM6lfKYgqy_zVGXGtnAKy-uMBOQ7aMmoV04A/w498-h640/FE09711F-17B9-44E2-84B4-632D6E8185A9.jpeg" title="Idea by Kate Baer" width="498" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A reminder to fully live this one precious life...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>May grace, goodness, and gratitude fill your 2024!</div></div>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-70532651225182885392023-12-31T00:00:00.001-05:002023-12-31T00:00:00.127-05:00Lettering with Light and Shadow<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We made it to this day, the final day of 2023. I hope that for all the "<b style="font-style: italic;">blahs," </b>you were rewarded with even more <i style="font-weight: bold;">"TADAs!"</i> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Before we crossover to the New Year, I'm here to share an easy craft. All we need are paper, a pencil, pens, and watercolor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_Rj9lHJBZFBCNQYAGZ3ouESfUv5AiIWEYYtt5FLRhduRwkV6-i744jg65SQKaqJx1tey-TnFXpETQFwinSGa59t9CACnENTHFgouZHHpg__PzkClVfh47FshVGj2wnyQatoglU0FmEYlDSHpMji77SELQvp0V_Zi7zRqN-9411HVTNFsiGmZZzvb/s2736/BEC31339-3221-4976-B123-6EDA9261128C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wonderful, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_Rj9lHJBZFBCNQYAGZ3ouESfUv5AiIWEYYtt5FLRhduRwkV6-i744jg65SQKaqJx1tey-TnFXpETQFwinSGa59t9CACnENTHFgouZHHpg__PzkClVfh47FshVGj2wnyQatoglU0FmEYlDSHpMji77SELQvp0V_Zi7zRqN-9411HVTNFsiGmZZzvb/w426-h640/BEC31339-3221-4976-B123-6EDA9261128C_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Let's do some <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/03/brush-lettering-and-uppercase-magazine.html">hand lettering</a>! I learned this technique at the <a href="https://www.thepigeonletters.com/creativeretreatlive">Summer Creative Retreat</a>, taught by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mellie.zee/?hl=en">Melinda (@mellie.zee)</a>. The use of color, light and shadow turns plain penmanship from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We'll<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>do two kinds of lettering.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RNl530nTS-9bKAqnDkxWwDiT0W_uZBOecYYf_tsMWKYTEnM2v3scKJ79CcTgLn-GLzwURhQB6apO86IFClQ_MKdMt7fcLk9tecHEvv2gO3MC3BNtgqDqB3twEVAa_IWS92pgs-PspCH_qLK1er2jqU0bEuPflg83uWkik4lWws7BA43Nfsb-ANay/s2736/8A717951-7267-4DE4-8686-EF8F0C0AFDAF_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RNl530nTS-9bKAqnDkxWwDiT0W_uZBOecYYf_tsMWKYTEnM2v3scKJ79CcTgLn-GLzwURhQB6apO86IFClQ_MKdMt7fcLk9tecHEvv2gO3MC3BNtgqDqB3twEVAa_IWS92pgs-PspCH_qLK1er2jqU0bEuPflg83uWkik4lWws7BA43Nfsb-ANay/w426-h640/8A717951-7267-4DE4-8686-EF8F0C0AFDAF_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">First, we'll need some paper. These are just recycled cardboard (from <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/02/bible-journaling-revisited.html">empty food boxes</a>) trimmed into rectangles (about 4.5 inches by 3.5 inches). You can use copy paper, <a href="https://www.michaels.com/strathmore-400-series-wired-watercolor-paper-pad/M10014395.html?dwvar_M10014395_size=12%22%20x%2018%22&dwvar_M10014395_color=White">watercolor paper</a> or <a href="https://www.michaels.com/8.5x11-cardstock-paper-by-recollections/M10023428.html?dwvar_M10023428_size=8.5%22%20x%2011%22&dwvar_M10023428_color=White">cardstock</a>, too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOjcRWy7EkE7gg4xJ8-Fb3C6ZWIyKtogQ2gzTcX62_ex7Sy-W-oHtke014WvjGmev0kV7KyVqCACauU0EDY9nbWUMyjPnUgwvn7b-CHxKW-w1dksuOJk42mJAWPvsM9yxdAdtYnfOiuRac6vl13OtDRFJG-jIEn_eZkbqgjgXnTWjhoxnWBd79lNg/s2736/57A9C1F3-8055-4509-8224-060590C3E5DF_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOjcRWy7EkE7gg4xJ8-Fb3C6ZWIyKtogQ2gzTcX62_ex7Sy-W-oHtke014WvjGmev0kV7KyVqCACauU0EDY9nbWUMyjPnUgwvn7b-CHxKW-w1dksuOJk42mJAWPvsM9yxdAdtYnfOiuRac6vl13OtDRFJG-jIEn_eZkbqgjgXnTWjhoxnWBd79lNg/w426-h640/57A9C1F3-8055-4509-8224-060590C3E5DF_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">With a pencil and ruler, I drew a few lines to indicate the center point and use as guide lines. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AtommmbR_cLp67UvB5rGFZqS03S--1o1gPAbUnl7Q-dwEQqIkDzOd6f_erPxZMQCN8mFs89UOfSrnzPLbODUFhIC9cIdbi6QbQCowdgGwq6qPscsWyYafOrUO6S1BlTWHczd2ik3V8KCY9H2BNgPxMRG9vFGe5n_HXZCSCOSXmSNswLaCtYtEsW3/s2736/DB5838A4-F1EF-4D72-A7DA-6663FA3DE144_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AtommmbR_cLp67UvB5rGFZqS03S--1o1gPAbUnl7Q-dwEQqIkDzOd6f_erPxZMQCN8mFs89UOfSrnzPLbODUFhIC9cIdbi6QbQCowdgGwq6qPscsWyYafOrUO6S1BlTWHczd2ik3V8KCY9H2BNgPxMRG9vFGe5n_HXZCSCOSXmSNswLaCtYtEsW3/w426-h640/DB5838A4-F1EF-4D72-A7DA-6663FA3DE144_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I chose the word "possibility." I wrote it on both cards, one in a thicker style and another in regular style. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZFzQWzrKYNbDGnQM1BLtUFul3Xdk_cY8pF7u6SV6xbwJXgeZtoDs0XItCGTlaf4vlBYZ2arzgol59fmRSfKG_DQjiAmj-VQflppf8EX10jc2LAAgHb2G0K-2096DB53pRGkR2LIlLm5bU-ipk0TY4q8UpBM5DBd0kuIW9oeANmB8FIA5XFxQ-aLb/s2623/8088D305-6E1A-4990-B3AD-CDBF748DE42B_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2623" data-original-width="1748" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZFzQWzrKYNbDGnQM1BLtUFul3Xdk_cY8pF7u6SV6xbwJXgeZtoDs0XItCGTlaf4vlBYZ2arzgol59fmRSfKG_DQjiAmj-VQflppf8EX10jc2LAAgHb2G0K-2096DB53pRGkR2LIlLm5bU-ipk0TY4q8UpBM5DBd0kuIW9oeANmB8FIA5XFxQ-aLb/w426-h640/8088D305-6E1A-4990-B3AD-CDBF748DE42B_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I erased all the lines I initially made. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40LZtlB2ffbVG2s7PROn6BheUocNget_F73W6clinL-9J7LZFtgUeT19KH_KWDp9lcXmem-pBX8DJ3hCK7q2U_s0xJKtJCoUyepeoesTifWUC0ML6F4LDfSX_63gYIZsGHHr7Az0GBadkM9gk6Mcn1DbdSTLWIbqqrRNMaAwHH4pNIqZWs5lAp2sz/s2736/3E12661F-4753-42A8-B114-F433690A7ED0_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40LZtlB2ffbVG2s7PROn6BheUocNget_F73W6clinL-9J7LZFtgUeT19KH_KWDp9lcXmem-pBX8DJ3hCK7q2U_s0xJKtJCoUyepeoesTifWUC0ML6F4LDfSX_63gYIZsGHHr7Az0GBadkM9gk6Mcn1DbdSTLWIbqqrRNMaAwHH4pNIqZWs5lAp2sz/w426-h640/3E12661F-4753-42A8-B114-F433690A7ED0_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I added some watercolor for the background.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihl6pFCZZ0bq8yp_PHZF5LtEUQhx6e1Pi4jY580gIna9oA5aSX-gHdvSOq2ms6Riy1qR_sgCTV6bh5gTLOtcj3p89Z_Cdzc85_G3s4T1ejBxPJmYNwLSXeali32PlNPnqj5psvUcKK4pXXuKcdqWI4vbAWF6dQmnWeZ5_4QewRM9RazD0FQwXaStjz/s2736/EF9160D7-52E4-4EE4-B44E-AD05DB8F06D4_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihl6pFCZZ0bq8yp_PHZF5LtEUQhx6e1Pi4jY580gIna9oA5aSX-gHdvSOq2ms6Riy1qR_sgCTV6bh5gTLOtcj3p89Z_Cdzc85_G3s4T1ejBxPJmYNwLSXeali32PlNPnqj5psvUcKK4pXXuKcdqWI4vbAWF6dQmnWeZ5_4QewRM9RazD0FQwXaStjz/w426-h640/EF9160D7-52E4-4EE4-B44E-AD05DB8F06D4_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I followed the pencil marks using a <a href="https://www.pentel.com/collections/markers/products/sign-pen-brush-flexible-point-marker-12-pack-assorted-colors">brush pen</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgGIa1uZ4yBK0vctQqjnG0rf72vyGd4mvIz_wV0vVwGCJfD6iHVS3SNTKoK9U7D8QcoosOGAlzbakEUtcz0X1IsCT3RXvfMbX6QKnRL6kSWSwvbDhO5T6X1pBBFKanNBYQ9n5wW1-hZuL31v10pIlw81ZjnzTrPLmPlqGELxq41es-OkMncESTsEZ/s2692/D8E5D25D-7319-4B1D-85BC-2BC328EDFBFB_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="1794" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgGIa1uZ4yBK0vctQqjnG0rf72vyGd4mvIz_wV0vVwGCJfD6iHVS3SNTKoK9U7D8QcoosOGAlzbakEUtcz0X1IsCT3RXvfMbX6QKnRL6kSWSwvbDhO5T6X1pBBFKanNBYQ9n5wW1-hZuL31v10pIlw81ZjnzTrPLmPlqGELxq41es-OkMncESTsEZ/w426-h640/D8E5D25D-7319-4B1D-85BC-2BC328EDFBFB_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I made the lines heavier, especially the downstrokes, using the same <a href="https://www.pentel.com/collections/markers/products/sign-pen-brush-flexible-point-marker-12-pack-assorted-colors">brush pen</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-bQqjHsD7Oxwn-C-R49suIyLEVRLY15c5ghHurFBJ7Ij57iwqN0PwfiUe_17sWA9dUWoYCyY5WG_PsxR8Uius6FQtsw10R-E63SiOFpP9qhJQ-dLQ8uEz1hKHVXZ-EOb6ZyCqrpCGcM-r-bnHPpKZuGPTzoiTnf0A43-8OJTpNpYa5wJFEi2fb-m/s2620/0BCA4E39-3651-4CE3-9B72-ADB63FDD2C48_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="1746" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-bQqjHsD7Oxwn-C-R49suIyLEVRLY15c5ghHurFBJ7Ij57iwqN0PwfiUe_17sWA9dUWoYCyY5WG_PsxR8Uius6FQtsw10R-E63SiOFpP9qhJQ-dLQ8uEz1hKHVXZ-EOb6ZyCqrpCGcM-r-bnHPpKZuGPTzoiTnf0A43-8OJTpNpYa5wJFEi2fb-m/w426-h640/0BCA4E39-3651-4CE3-9B72-ADB63FDD2C48_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I added shadow using a <a href="https://www.michaels.com/tombow-dual-brush-pen/M10541338.html">gray dual brush pen</a>, as well as some highlights using a <a href="https://www.michaels.com/sakura-gelly-roll-classic-medium-point-gel-pen/10376859.html">white gel pen</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh96co-rcVEMaGXGv0X-2pnfVsNjgtpifHTTdDDGqUXJc3raO6YEVcj_bGA-NQFG4I7VMIL301OLLwfo2U0IANQNgoUHrcF2K-tHX-IouPWoubmq3WwePBEqhC9GUVZdEQSNcCtXzbDOB7rZkb2-TWNTlqYi_cuL6fWbUP5hmZdE-YEw1p4ESkPiR/s2736/7E8AF5ED-942C-4BAE-9578-7617BB8EAF28_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh96co-rcVEMaGXGv0X-2pnfVsNjgtpifHTTdDDGqUXJc3raO6YEVcj_bGA-NQFG4I7VMIL301OLLwfo2U0IANQNgoUHrcF2K-tHX-IouPWoubmq3WwePBEqhC9GUVZdEQSNcCtXzbDOB7rZkb2-TWNTlqYi_cuL6fWbUP5hmZdE-YEw1p4ESkPiR/w426-h640/7E8AF5ED-942C-4BAE-9578-7617BB8EAF28_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This technique adds vibrancy and dimension to my handwriting...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJe-TZK-Rq0uvErVUVvtWfcnk5d2L-tQBbFIG-TpHV-P-xxOw6gyknUYq7QfQuOTbxyywND243WGMa46qzVE8i8_A_BjYiJ68M0kDgOTfCfj3YpyYzFT6UT4iWoh2AmOUcVq4BdXphbCcZAFpcSebsMzL9vpbfvwW4Oe126sveIqk9Bf5KGgRSHfA/s2736/AA4D4079-F2D3-43D8-8D01-1460962FD1F0_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJe-TZK-Rq0uvErVUVvtWfcnk5d2L-tQBbFIG-TpHV-P-xxOw6gyknUYq7QfQuOTbxyywND243WGMa46qzVE8i8_A_BjYiJ68M0kDgOTfCfj3YpyYzFT6UT4iWoh2AmOUcVq4BdXphbCcZAFpcSebsMzL9vpbfvwW4Oe126sveIqk9Bf5KGgRSHfA/w426-h640/AA4D4079-F2D3-43D8-8D01-1460962FD1F0_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For the second kind of lettering with the thicker style font, I also erased the guide lines. I used a dry paint brush to get rid of the eraser "crumbs" from the paper. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUx7d6PhUFZgbz2sdazlL_WWvWp_wjw5IoO9qGspb0v__XXF36LBLGrSzgKsA8cK_inzETt_1zokb0rcVzKU6fPX7Qi5LoBBm4wdwS3UCDnmSYGPfQiR9EQ8cDEFXC9G3uzV-ILYmjcG2O_SkA52L1u7NrNgtBOwabJLbgvEOI1Gnxu7EHLTOmTtRr/s2632/829CF719-88BE-44A8-94D1-360A1BCDC545_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="1754" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUx7d6PhUFZgbz2sdazlL_WWvWp_wjw5IoO9qGspb0v__XXF36LBLGrSzgKsA8cK_inzETt_1zokb0rcVzKU6fPX7Qi5LoBBm4wdwS3UCDnmSYGPfQiR9EQ8cDEFXC9G3uzV-ILYmjcG2O_SkA52L1u7NrNgtBOwabJLbgvEOI1Gnxu7EHLTOmTtRr/w426-h640/829CF719-88BE-44A8-94D1-360A1BCDC545_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I filled in the letters with watercolor, using a different color on each letter. I let this dry for a few minutes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjc72dRXBZFX2-kIm876vZmaLjn_LBLmV1u8smqOdm4kjz_piow13vOq1L5-uuRwyqfT_8PXnI8aM8odTiYr4n8dJX7OMNDUvqRwg3JEU4-ulyg3yycaQQnGEwkQT554rY1vnVbiX6UZWHrdxu4_MDnYo4ELnNKvSFcA7hBmLVE4xVZHPReCVV2aRU/s2736/03EF1463-00AE-41A4-8D8B-B956B25CE2F4_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjc72dRXBZFX2-kIm876vZmaLjn_LBLmV1u8smqOdm4kjz_piow13vOq1L5-uuRwyqfT_8PXnI8aM8odTiYr4n8dJX7OMNDUvqRwg3JEU4-ulyg3yycaQQnGEwkQT554rY1vnVbiX6UZWHrdxu4_MDnYo4ELnNKvSFcA7hBmLVE4xVZHPReCVV2aRU/w426-h640/03EF1463-00AE-41A4-8D8B-B956B25CE2F4_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then I made an outline around the letters with a <a href="https://www.michaels.com/pigma-micron-03-fine-point-pen/M20002293.html?dwvar_M20002293_size=0.35%20mm&dwvar_M20002293_color=Black">fine-tipped black pen</a>. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsry-AwvdWdYWkTLfAajmKu269hCvGAG7MybWg06EQs6EoxzVYs5vugp7tNo6HU1gm087Im6L70MRI1eSVy_KGI-ES8w2gfBsytQJrts-KYrzLUs5UNemHCOB18AoXrL1cw7IA_YDrKIQboc4hSGUHnAnAqvzpQs4bZCaRKdcivIBvrvdiaKRSEBAd/s2718/E27EE3F3-B148-406D-AE19-7B72F98C73FD_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="1812" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsry-AwvdWdYWkTLfAajmKu269hCvGAG7MybWg06EQs6EoxzVYs5vugp7tNo6HU1gm087Im6L70MRI1eSVy_KGI-ES8w2gfBsytQJrts-KYrzLUs5UNemHCOB18AoXrL1cw7IA_YDrKIQboc4hSGUHnAnAqvzpQs4bZCaRKdcivIBvrvdiaKRSEBAd/w426-h640/E27EE3F3-B148-406D-AE19-7B72F98C73FD_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I added shadow using a <a href="https://www.michaels.com/tombow-dual-brush-pen/M10541338.html">dual brush pen in gray</a> and highlights using a <a href="https://www.michaels.com/sakura-gelly-roll-classic-medium-point-gel-pen/10376859.html">white gel pen</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBl7yKrEMLmay48_NPdLnnvdJDLtydqjXSAxVfGW6ACmELdYIjTI1CBOmLXf_5CZIaQcPaly1qxc2vLYECR80qbWcuafVZVCw-wOQ2JyjQS_4fJrd6QQYFm37t673MVGNurVKYv_luuGbN9VLxQu9FGhBI4mVUL2TgoK7GBm4Pvh0syTeqJ2RBeTQ/s2736/755B9B3D-C07E-4513-9BB8-7C1A70255196_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="possibility, watercolor, paintbrush, brush pens, gel pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, paper, calligraphy, brush lettering, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBl7yKrEMLmay48_NPdLnnvdJDLtydqjXSAxVfGW6ACmELdYIjTI1CBOmLXf_5CZIaQcPaly1qxc2vLYECR80qbWcuafVZVCw-wOQ2JyjQS_4fJrd6QQYFm37t673MVGNurVKYv_luuGbN9VLxQu9FGhBI4mVUL2TgoK7GBm4Pvh0syTeqJ2RBeTQ/w426-h640/755B9B3D-C07E-4513-9BB8-7C1A70255196_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Hand lettering with light and shadow" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here is my handiwork...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I wish you "Possibility" -- the belief that everything is possible, especially in the New Year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thank you for your regular visits and comments to my blog! See you again in 2024 and <span>if you'd like more crafty ideas delivered directly to your inbox, please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub">subscribe here</a><span>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><p></p></div>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-83056648811101400352023-12-24T00:30:00.001-05:002023-12-24T00:30:00.133-05:00Merry Christmas To You<p style="text-align: justify;">It's Christmas Eve and I want to wish you the best of the holiday season, however you celebrate. Here is a card that I made:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZ8JVD-Gr6UofBFe98956H9poapkjGC3gwwVTssjoco60MndxobMS5w7oobS_nbOFVZONQRIfnzDhyDK43XBI_xiSfS015olRFyjKqEDYZ6iV6OdAdQeEa05pQhtE-KR7yzl38C4SyL53erRxLw58RiT7ctMevHzB8uZmMeKmTpIl0MxI2iREm9UP/s2448/1EE7ED81-8942-4472-A0D4-19FFF4A3F333_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="greeting card, handmade card, Christmas card, paper crafts, brush lettering, hand lettering, calligraphy, watercolor, aqua brush, paint brush, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZ8JVD-Gr6UofBFe98956H9poapkjGC3gwwVTssjoco60MndxobMS5w7oobS_nbOFVZONQRIfnzDhyDK43XBI_xiSfS015olRFyjKqEDYZ6iV6OdAdQeEa05pQhtE-KR7yzl38C4SyL53erRxLw58RiT7ctMevHzB8uZmMeKmTpIl0MxI2iREm9UP/w400-h400/1EE7ED81-8942-4472-A0D4-19FFF4A3F333_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Handmade Christmas Card" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It's a <a href="https://www.michaels.com/a7-white-envelopes-recollections/10241132.html">blank card</a> decorated with <a href="https://www.michaels.com/prang-watercolor-pan-set/M10179163.html">watercolor</a> and <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/03/brush-lettering-and-uppercase-magazine.html">brush lettering</a>...<b style="font-style: italic;">TADA! </b>And I really wish this for you and to all you hold dear.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcF630meBojAbBLuMthsqe-cxC2ZyR1Cx71qgDjMpOKllCpe8eSM-ARjt6RqHREkuUkilLme7UMErhd1ifHQZZ79yoJARf24gEvPkBqzGMdK1ui5LocUwYroVajIr1hG_pSASxHzY5j1rkxw4-PPjFXPRWJuSHl35A73zFRL8MWiumjWCHEcUgu-z/s2448/753D49DA-15E1-4450-9B0D-EF4FAE95798C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="greeting card, handmade card, Christmas card, paper crafts, brush lettering, hand lettering, calligraphy, watercolor, aqua brush, paint brush, blah to TADA, Pilot pen" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcF630meBojAbBLuMthsqe-cxC2ZyR1Cx71qgDjMpOKllCpe8eSM-ARjt6RqHREkuUkilLme7UMErhd1ifHQZZ79yoJARf24gEvPkBqzGMdK1ui5LocUwYroVajIr1hG_pSASxHzY5j1rkxw4-PPjFXPRWJuSHl35A73zFRL8MWiumjWCHEcUgu-z/w400-h400/753D49DA-15E1-4450-9B0D-EF4FAE95798C_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Handmade Christmas Card" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also want to say THANK YOU for keeping me company on this blog all these years. Knowing that you are there to read my stories and craft along with me fills me with warm, fuzzy feelings. I appreciate your presence here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I wish your holidays will be less <b><i>"blah"</i></b> and more <b><i>"TADA!"</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">In case you want more crafty ideas delivered to right in your inbox, please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub" style="text-align: justify;">subscribe here</a><span style="text-align: justify;">. </span></p>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-38285557889446656592023-12-17T11:00:00.001-05:002023-12-17T11:00:00.127-05:00Holiday Pompoms<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">It's from an <a href="https://www.anthropologie.com/">Anthropologie</a> holiday display. I was attracted to it because of its simplicity -- just lights and handmade pompoms...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">From a distance, the pompoms resemble Christmas balls. Up close, they look like flowers.</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">They can be made in different sizes and a variety of materials. Experiment with color combinations like red and green or non-traditional black and white.</span><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="pompoms, pompoms made out of yarn, how to make pompoms, handmade pompoms, yarn crafts, blah to TADA" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574802823189102258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzzgwNyvxYJdpPzEr9qKqXpP0uhOdjMk5CKRZJFR_Ovg7gfUwvPWNMwHHIqwKbUqu8dOwOwFt1eAJJmKDFJR9VK7-WONM5PVIhozLbUA3yInh66E92cUxbsOy3exlRdXzTHW-athRQRpD/w300-h400/Pompoms1f.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px;" title="How to make pompoms" width="300" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">In this <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2011/03/pompom-parade.html">pompom tutorial</a>, it's easy to <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2011/03/pompom-parade.html">make pompoms out of yarn</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="pompom tutorial, paper pompoms, cupcake liner pompoms, paper crafts, blah to TADA" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527184008680682354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3nvJiDu_23e3-o20zCsgx7STsXf35zlC99MHz4ynXSCLjXm5PJLytFPmE7gRr8ZV7bm7XEq41-wmEGMlBYR-v1iB1wSyw-W3YRrgC-tqCYiifih13bKmN2yTEzbM12CGGgbsR0jtUyYS/w268-h400/CupcakeLiner5c.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 268px;" title="How to make pompoms out or cupcake liners" width="268" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's also no effort to make <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2010/11/paper-pompoms.html">pompoms out of cupcake liners</a> as I've shown in this <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2010/11/paper-pompoms.html">paper pompom tutorial</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="pompoms, pompom tutorial, how to make pompoms, recycle plastic bags, DIY decorations, blah to TADA" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659757067705505378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUT7idioTEZyMkjR6dtCnr9nC9djcRWcGT7UoqoJdXq6BLpc0ThYXHgXqB3Rc3ht5oHbyHDHwAhfUqI_kwtpPNVc4H6_dxVBLUySokTOI_FpN-3ZqM4y9s94ZAj4WvvLMCue50aGeTuII/w400-h300/Catalog3a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px;" title="How to make pompoms out of plastic bags" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2011/10/decoration-nation.html">pompoms are made from white plastic bags</a>...<b><i>TADA</i></b>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="bag charm, blah to TADA, pompoms, handmade pompoms," border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJU2JQEsxD0ZGE_tWd74rfZRrwJ1sAPRHrydHCDtNFD5rNdYMIno0bM0ZwSyuJX200KX4pXJp0zlewgmBG1JYxlY0tdmxSQzW2cSYl50McV3dgx0UeALb12gKum-EXCKRsheEGHTejinDo/w425-h640/DSC05456.JPG" style="text-align: start;" title="Holiday pompoms" width="425" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can also make <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-makeover-paper-bag-handles.html">big pompoms out of small store-bought pompoms</a> like what I did with this <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-makeover-paper-bag-handles.html">bag charm</a>...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif">Then carry over the pompom theme to your gift wrapping:</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Forego the gift wrap and use a <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-hostess-present.html">pompom corsage to accentuate a gift</a>...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="bag charm, blah to TADA, pompoms, handmade pompoms, straw bags, reusable bag, pompoms and tassels, bags, fashion accessories, yarn crafts" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxkdxj2wANVt89g3djJNI_47v2fcXWX2qQQZru7efq6ZvOyWm2TjTdtrq0tgbeBc39lW4TBLfqEhxwS0u_ZAr5cSeoEjkM073AzAlZ73CCpnIsPYmO5lAm_axK_cBf9dq6ERp7I8z0Hk/w426-h640/StrawBags1b.jpg" style="text-align: start;" title="Holiday pompoms" width="426" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Or embellish a gift bag or reusable bag with a <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2018/06/straw-bags-for-summer.html">pompom garland</a><b style="font-style: italic;">...TADA!</b></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">But a pang of guilt arrives when I see these pretty postage stamps. How could I shred Saint Nicholas or The Mother and Child? That would instantly put me in Santa's "Naughty List"!</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">So I cut out the postage stamps and used them to make some crafts: </span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">I made these gift tags...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">I used some blank tags (you can make your own using card stock) and the other parts of the <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2009/04/inner-beauty.html">envelope</a> like the <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2009/04/inner-beauty.html">area with patterns</a> and shiny foil. </span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">I made a collage using the strips of paper and attached them to the tags with glue.</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">Using seasonal stamps and an ink pad, I printed these messages on the clean side of the envelope. I tried to keep my waste to a minimum...<b><i>TADA! </i></b></span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">You can use this idea to make other gift tags depending on the postage stamps you have on hand: hearts for Valentine's, spring flowers for birthdays, or trains/vehicles to say "Bon Voyage."</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">To make <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/09/crafty-uses-for-old-postage-stamps.html">fridge magnets</a>...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">To embellish a plain <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/09/crafty-uses-for-old-postage-stamps.html">paperclip tray</a>...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">To <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/09/crafty-uses-for-old-postage-stamps.html">decorate brown paper package</a> tied up with string...<b style="font-style: italic;">TADA!</b></span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">And to turn a <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2018/08/used-postal-stamps.html">plastic box</a> from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></span></div>
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Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-38336351418560379922023-12-03T11:00:00.001-05:002023-12-03T11:00:00.144-05:00Recipe Exchange<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hello guys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Who doesn't love a recipe, especially one that is a family heirloom, passed down from a grandma, mother or an aunt?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXUpAS8rCiZeBaED0BVwA56Osd0iC8GJEZMeWWcq9PHXLM3IH3uOdRymKIKhLqdTDFaVy88QQW__Z-7MaVs7uh4kSlvcKUiNECrv5f_LAs8_KiPTfNubtpkkW957tYeJfgk-kc6J5lTo/s2048/4B31D2D1-FC13-4E0C-B091-E7779EDF20FE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="handwritten recipe, handwriting, mom's recipe,food-themed stickers, book marks and gift tags, paper crafts, tin container craft ideas, For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXUpAS8rCiZeBaED0BVwA56Osd0iC8GJEZMeWWcq9PHXLM3IH3uOdRymKIKhLqdTDFaVy88QQW__Z-7MaVs7uh4kSlvcKUiNECrv5f_LAs8_KiPTfNubtpkkW957tYeJfgk-kc6J5lTo/w426-h640/4B31D2D1-FC13-4E0C-B091-E7779EDF20FE_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Recipe Exchange Ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is one of many recipes from my mother-in-law. She was a great cook and isn't her penmanship pretty? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2WXU-Ie12x-a_xKlZQaT5PBo8tKYzIqeE3BRn4idwXzNcMI0rTwkZtaUbxLQ90zTrycn3PEyBBBG_f_2bMcD9yZUen9l-Bta2xoYy8u_Z-9x1kAKtDx8nNFaNdcylFXzHaFErbat0f0/s2048/61E4311B-2C3E-40D3-8654-6E3FE18CB324_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="recipe cards, food-themed stickers, book marks and gift tags, paper crafts, tin container craft ideas, For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA," border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2WXU-Ie12x-a_xKlZQaT5PBo8tKYzIqeE3BRn4idwXzNcMI0rTwkZtaUbxLQ90zTrycn3PEyBBBG_f_2bMcD9yZUen9l-Bta2xoYy8u_Z-9x1kAKtDx8nNFaNdcylFXzHaFErbat0f0/w426-h640/61E4311B-2C3E-40D3-8654-6E3FE18CB324_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Recipe Exchange Ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">These are from my dear friend Veronica who printed some recipes on her postcard collection and sent them to me when I was a newly-wed. I have used and kept them to this day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2bfzNUHitQpCp5lRKS8T4dVl0I-TnTEkvgDBRQftRSMK6eMaRT2804rNUrMUVDoa0scV0qxEKhb_hlrEDwHl38inU6IQaSZGNt0ZVF3ptRgKca-CZ8kQ91pYLoZXoFCHiDPo-e1vfTQ/s1440/5D653F55-1343-47C1-A028-2FCCE59233DE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2bfzNUHitQpCp5lRKS8T4dVl0I-TnTEkvgDBRQftRSMK6eMaRT2804rNUrMUVDoa0scV0qxEKhb_hlrEDwHl38inU6IQaSZGNt0ZVF3ptRgKca-CZ8kQ91pYLoZXoFCHiDPo-e1vfTQ/w400-h400/5D653F55-1343-47C1-A028-2FCCE59233DE.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4MjfFOryyuYb97WbpghnSYDiUwNYajxj739RE2zN2n6K38zbBQEA7xrkl98vJVmUdQFUfLhehIwUi48uwtG2IJg2LdKU8nIGr_XosMpmwjUWar9Yfbea7yb-RFjNPBQ_ixY-iRtpSBU/s1440/9488FB68-00D0-44F6-BDF5-BD27A4BD1231.jpeg"><img alt="Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA, newsletter design" border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4MjfFOryyuYb97WbpghnSYDiUwNYajxj739RE2zN2n6K38zbBQEA7xrkl98vJVmUdQFUfLhehIwUi48uwtG2IJg2LdKU8nIGr_XosMpmwjUWar9Yfbea7yb-RFjNPBQ_ixY-iRtpSBU/w400-h400/9488FB68-00D0-44F6-BDF5-BD27A4BD1231.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These ones are from a <a href="https://food52.com/blog/26403-holiday-swap-2021-announcement">recipe swap I participated in one Christmas</a>. The top photo is from my swap partner Anjel and the bottom one is what I sent to my swap partner Morgan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Recipe cards can feel quite outdated given that so many recipes are available on-line. But what I love about these recipe exchanges are the stories behind each one and how the cook has tweaked it to their liking (ex. less sugar, more lean meat, etc.). Plus points if they are handwritten, because lots of time and care was put into filling out these cards!</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Recipe exchange" is the theme for today's craft.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4RNXkEuh-jzCM2lj-BAKg1ss5Tsi2w3skkiWolOAdVO5Kr6Ok5jD_ldBSaktkfsrRXL0HUiAN-BCya0g8OSDDgkjwan4r-OCYCz70NE_Dxz4hKpNK_uqYpNkS-VyyI7UenjYOkoVDFk/s2048/1FC3BAC1-3332-4D30-9A85-475A82B35F29_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4RNXkEuh-jzCM2lj-BAKg1ss5Tsi2w3skkiWolOAdVO5Kr6Ok5jD_ldBSaktkfsrRXL0HUiAN-BCya0g8OSDDgkjwan4r-OCYCz70NE_Dxz4hKpNK_uqYpNkS-VyyI7UenjYOkoVDFk/w426-h640/1FC3BAC1-3332-4D30-9A85-475A82B35F29_1_201_a.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's also inspired by <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/01/handmade-birthday-cards.html">this book </a>that I got as a present many years ago.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidS84S8bsSi2WLMRk0O3jRXBoUZzpXACxI0r4KDETfVvxkPOr1jIGflul_ZghyayjgvJ9h6npO75WKmzeboGwS5TKcyZedscczIuYvldo8gA0VTTSQTcpPTSP_A4rILHMjZ4hSEh5UlNs/s2048/A8474419-1D60-4E20-A339-8705227871EE_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="recipe cards,For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidS84S8bsSi2WLMRk0O3jRXBoUZzpXACxI0r4KDETfVvxkPOr1jIGflul_ZghyayjgvJ9h6npO75WKmzeboGwS5TKcyZedscczIuYvldo8gA0VTTSQTcpPTSP_A4rILHMjZ4hSEh5UlNs/w426-h640/A8474419-1D60-4E20-A339-8705227871EE_1_201_a.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/01/handmade-birthday-cards.html">Inside</a>, there are a bunch of perforated recipe cards in cute pastel colors. I'm still deciding what recipes to jot down. But instead of just giving the stack in an envelope, I thought of a unique way to package the recipe cards.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyR_8oZpZowwz6VKapjjwFxuNtASvssx4xr1sC3wV1r6p5derHxw2tnalwKFT0JxOFZ7y3XwYJ5GI0hdEOSP348TRqPYfT3yrFumlNYzAU96-ikZLJ5XQ-cXJukitd6T4yvbdlLM4ERA0/s2048/68000E61-374E-4C22-9749-F432B98FAA06_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tin container craft ideas, For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyR_8oZpZowwz6VKapjjwFxuNtASvssx4xr1sC3wV1r6p5derHxw2tnalwKFT0JxOFZ7y3XwYJ5GI0hdEOSP348TRqPYfT3yrFumlNYzAU96-ikZLJ5XQ-cXJukitd6T4yvbdlLM4ERA0/w426-h640/68000E61-374E-4C22-9749-F432B98FAA06_1_201_a.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm turning this tin container from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB79YR1Nv5LVT7V3GEFY4nrLxVKQgP0-tdy9wCShal1M6lzpXUnKbwuxaphrYkZ-TovPkIlxCML72Qbteevt5EeztFFXNkuGsNzKHnaREAssYD3qV5Ba6ulgiesxFPUjSNzfnMr2RVnWc/s2048/C0AA7B6B-D575-4E3A-B7BA-22FB5BC4005A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tin container craft ideas, For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB79YR1Nv5LVT7V3GEFY4nrLxVKQgP0-tdy9wCShal1M6lzpXUnKbwuxaphrYkZ-TovPkIlxCML72Qbteevt5EeztFFXNkuGsNzKHnaREAssYD3qV5Ba6ulgiesxFPUjSNzfnMr2RVnWc/w426-h640/C0AA7B6B-D575-4E3A-B7BA-22FB5BC4005A_1_201_a.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's empty inside.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivQcKVM2eMSemtoAAQZ5iLDCvTRugVJgUa8cW8dUgKtvRDnJobZga2wdWEaZsgustO12H41YDg0qsqqdeN2ejcUCmu26v1iMtp-z3vHlPSUOwjPP7YyePjfvH4ue_YaaVwuc8XgN6qR8/s2048/F240338A-FC1B-456A-9256-47C1F1064242_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="shredded paper, tin container,tin container craft ideas, For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivQcKVM2eMSemtoAAQZ5iLDCvTRugVJgUa8cW8dUgKtvRDnJobZga2wdWEaZsgustO12H41YDg0qsqqdeN2ejcUCmu26v1iMtp-z3vHlPSUOwjPP7YyePjfvH4ue_YaaVwuc8XgN6qR8/w426-h640/F240338A-FC1B-456A-9256-47C1F1064242_1_201_a.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'll add a nest of shredded paper.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdopTZJKTNiril8ljuo7qudjdYZ_TdK8mIGzvpjpiYL8kngM6Vg006yWlmuOhELF6foon21V3kW4cJXBBQu1_BQoJD8RB3VTafL2yUc2NhVQM3HzcbknmUd_yefH6RbZTUEeA95evf9ys/s2048/2B1D2479-A7ED-4E86-A753-6CD8F67D70F1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="recipe cards,tin container craft ideas, For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdopTZJKTNiril8ljuo7qudjdYZ_TdK8mIGzvpjpiYL8kngM6Vg006yWlmuOhELF6foon21V3kW4cJXBBQu1_BQoJD8RB3VTafL2yUc2NhVQM3HzcbknmUd_yefH6RbZTUEeA95evf9ys/w426-h640/2B1D2479-A7ED-4E86-A753-6CD8F67D70F1_1_201_a.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then I can add the recipe cards once I fill them out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIn0WdEcUMA_TR3jNOK_K45NMrLU-vW94wdoY6P0cP8tGUjlJGMMM9Vn8sr1zYh162lNaRg20Ozjr5W8rIZevsAB9rW2lO10fZGXJfoKr5jGrIZzj5Tue_6L8QUbSR_F4J-5O3j3ypII/s2048/27FBDD60-EC33-4795-B5D6-9068DF35289B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="book marks and gift tags, paper crafts,tin container craft ideas, For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIn0WdEcUMA_TR3jNOK_K45NMrLU-vW94wdoY6P0cP8tGUjlJGMMM9Vn8sr1zYh162lNaRg20Ozjr5W8rIZevsAB9rW2lO10fZGXJfoKr5jGrIZzj5Tue_6L8QUbSR_F4J-5O3j3ypII/w426-h640/27FBDD60-EC33-4795-B5D6-9068DF35289B_1_201_a.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/01/handmade-birthday-cards.html">The book</a> also has these adorable tags.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjSNa_bxEFWf2YEoibU-JHuZn2ONhSVjO1asE100xq_dtKB5Nne5yoa-Jbg22MtA52FbM_zE7BWJsgHx6ZF_BCtd3FtJByukDClM3E_jmE0Q6iR3lwyPB0EpH0K5htFiXKNJKi-xdHVg/s2048/FD2221C3-76C9-46BE-92C6-B0A31E64782B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="book marks and gift tags, paper crafts,tin container craft ideas, For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA, ribbon" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjSNa_bxEFWf2YEoibU-JHuZn2ONhSVjO1asE100xq_dtKB5Nne5yoa-Jbg22MtA52FbM_zE7BWJsgHx6ZF_BCtd3FtJByukDClM3E_jmE0Q6iR3lwyPB0EpH0K5htFiXKNJKi-xdHVg/w426-h640/FD2221C3-76C9-46BE-92C6-B0A31E64782B_1_201_a.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I tied on some ribbon and they can become cookbook markers or gift tags...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRDdCGv4DJmat_hTJKSAHs4MMSA9ZodRthwpLWZWxW1jJyRjLxg-eqv8SglnlirV7fn6HqhWXC5XNAU5elk0HF3LbEE5lRH-Ktqi8oBRFPinUiRthrF_F1UbvREQ5lUZGdHwdyOhH32k/s2048/BD6ECC31-FA33-4884-AC11-33138D146A90_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="recipe cards, tin container crafts,book marks and gift tags, paper crafts, tin container craft ideas, For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRDdCGv4DJmat_hTJKSAHs4MMSA9ZodRthwpLWZWxW1jJyRjLxg-eqv8SglnlirV7fn6HqhWXC5XNAU5elk0HF3LbEE5lRH-Ktqi8oBRFPinUiRthrF_F1UbvREQ5lUZGdHwdyOhH32k/w426-h640/BD6ECC31-FA33-4884-AC11-33138D146A90_1_201_a.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">These are what will go inside the tin container.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5QiwwVQMWG_lLFhCtg7BXA4xLkdZm-RrsGGRn3ozTMazYLGEfkpdCnU7wGyo-9RM47GOdljfkvP4E1-yM1MXiUQiRssYny6G2LXYqbWlydT5cS56URilOy9p-Lg2GPHoKdDQ4-GTUFo/s2048/6983A9D3-358B-4494-9C22-804E0C2791BB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="food-themed stickers, book marks and gift tags, paper crafts, tin container craft ideas, For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5QiwwVQMWG_lLFhCtg7BXA4xLkdZm-RrsGGRn3ozTMazYLGEfkpdCnU7wGyo-9RM47GOdljfkvP4E1-yM1MXiUQiRssYny6G2LXYqbWlydT5cS56URilOy9p-Lg2GPHoKdDQ4-GTUFo/w426-h640/6983A9D3-358B-4494-9C22-804E0C2791BB_1_201_a.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Oh, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/01/handmade-birthday-cards.html">the book</a> has a variety of food-related stickers, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EAwQYRXzdX1FnNqdrGoyTBbiOBnRZ0KGoBx2EiUgwb11yqex7H-hzfmYZZOFmtiPAYSye5G3_XfqMsUbPZYD7IaUzKnsiaLn7fGJslTFHuOB9f5Wy55HoIdW8fD2qos49Leq8-R2wO0/s2048/F5E03B02-CBE0-43DA-B334-59541E824D7E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="food-themed stickers, book marks and gift tags, paper crafts, tin container craft ideas, For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EAwQYRXzdX1FnNqdrGoyTBbiOBnRZ0KGoBx2EiUgwb11yqex7H-hzfmYZZOFmtiPAYSye5G3_XfqMsUbPZYD7IaUzKnsiaLn7fGJslTFHuOB9f5Wy55HoIdW8fD2qos49Leq8-R2wO0/w426-h640/F5E03B02-CBE0-43DA-B334-59541E824D7E_1_201_a.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I picked these to decorate the lid of the container.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Xin2geFHH7Y8K1Fsg7pb6VodpBnFjJqOddRtlzFfH4nv8QmRT2aJLLMHU4u4PZvqJqOUSZqCZ9_VxBuGtJ0jrfrSdwdwTABzdITZGsOHjsO8iF4usjZ95K2GO7AkV-m5xhFGMWSI3dk/s2048/43ACCAF6-81EB-4FE4-ADCA-834B7A694C16_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="food-themed stickers, book marks and gift tags, paper crafts, tin container craft ideas, For the love of good food and paper, Food52 holiday food swap, recipe cards, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Xin2geFHH7Y8K1Fsg7pb6VodpBnFjJqOddRtlzFfH4nv8QmRT2aJLLMHU4u4PZvqJqOUSZqCZ9_VxBuGtJ0jrfrSdwdwTABzdITZGsOHjsO8iF4usjZ95K2GO7AkV-m5xhFGMWSI3dk/w426-h640/43ACCAF6-81EB-4FE4-ADCA-834B7A694C16_1_201_a.jpeg" title="recipe exchange ideas" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A recipe exchange with bonus features any foodie will love...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">Happy eating, happy crafting and i</span><span style="text-align: justify;">f you'd like more crafty ideas delivered to your inbox, please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub" style="text-align: justify;">subscribe here</a><span style="text-align: justify;">. </span></div>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-73348533881284864602023-11-26T11:00:00.001-05:002023-11-26T11:00:00.134-05:00Easy Envelopes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hello everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I guess you've noticed by now that every month, I've been making some kind of envelope. I used a variety of materials like a grocery flyer, brown paper bags, chocolate packaging, and tea envelopes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih69DfmFjLjD2LskCjamZohskCzWv8TyT6aO6O3e8DpMDnQ7K0D4ZL3sSUyaxdmQBGQ9nMApXHmiJhMPDJPpIebpQySl24WG61UGc3so4GVcUSxp63OiOgyojoyp4X7FTthbCFeqAsKC0sFL0ZYvcj-KwM25NEVhxlSUUlulLkPFhrwOBYQ5gK10LR=s2736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih69DfmFjLjD2LskCjamZohskCzWv8TyT6aO6O3e8DpMDnQ7K0D4ZL3sSUyaxdmQBGQ9nMApXHmiJhMPDJPpIebpQySl24WG61UGc3so4GVcUSxp63OiOgyojoyp4X7FTthbCFeqAsKC0sFL0ZYvcj-KwM25NEVhxlSUUlulLkPFhrwOBYQ5gK10LR=w426-h640" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Today, I'm using gift tissue -- those thin sheets of paper for lining gift boxes or bags. This particular one is white with metallic flecks that look so fancy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnf8RFPRix0ld-ctuzDrLszGhrOBUO7ybmni2irAv1KNxRr_ZM1yKqq6maPSx0zE7bhRFzyicDQ5aob0mKHfTc9z7X2BFPmyLKywzL2vMLW6FbBK_ff86L6LLnxCBd5uu3T_um2juSY35cuZnBobSuxf4GKMr0tPfp8cGmp5_uheFneGAK3KhkfLp3=s2736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gift wrapping, handmade envelopes, DIY envelopes, paper crafts, recycle gift tissue, glue, ephemera, twine, stickers, blah to TADA, crafty recycling" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnf8RFPRix0ld-ctuzDrLszGhrOBUO7ybmni2irAv1KNxRr_ZM1yKqq6maPSx0zE7bhRFzyicDQ5aob0mKHfTc9z7X2BFPmyLKywzL2vMLW6FbBK_ff86L6LLnxCBd5uu3T_um2juSY35cuZnBobSuxf4GKMr0tPfp8cGmp5_uheFneGAK3KhkfLp3=w426-h640" title="Envelopes made from gift tissue" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Just by folding the paper and gluing the middle and bottom ends, they instantly become envelopes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtGDODDW4jT7sFMpd5LrHi4Fg1ZxmhwEYS9Hte-9w2MLUTEunAzKrTHOQO1dN5tXvVT0LB92-3Ree6S2zUqRX5i-tyqk0CfZMhpSOZy4vFWjWePhpBtFmExffbhXE0USXCypGCouAV4feFZTM_-0VLrFplypPDz2ELD8gZ6j3F3PA0TldMKpSnrYDh=s2736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gift wrapping, handmade envelopes, DIY envelopes, paper crafts, recycle gift tissue, glue, ephemera, twine, stickers, blah to TADA, crafty recycling" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtGDODDW4jT7sFMpd5LrHi4Fg1ZxmhwEYS9Hte-9w2MLUTEunAzKrTHOQO1dN5tXvVT0LB92-3Ree6S2zUqRX5i-tyqk0CfZMhpSOZy4vFWjWePhpBtFmExffbhXE0USXCypGCouAV4feFZTM_-0VLrFplypPDz2ELD8gZ6j3F3PA0TldMKpSnrYDh=w426-h640" title="Envelopes made from gift tissue" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I think they're both pretty and practical and you don't have to spend anything if you're in the habit of saving them for another use.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCS8YsqQiDLWiGf09j2Mneg_w2yHRg8lLtG86KgUO1TMRFN3EKbN0V82KEEN1iwpr__Px6yOjKcJ5xg3gHSqEHj-74MOJNj1NHU3_O0mzjGhgggGIwY_FqbRp8WlAgp0MEAVLjjyKkVXWJhWWcnz48l2dTODxuWyapVnUxAnyf9ocam_NYoFsHVPbZ=s2736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gift wrapping, handmade envelopes, DIY envelopes, paper crafts, recycle gift tissue, glue, ephemera, twine, stickers, blah to TADA, crafty recycling" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCS8YsqQiDLWiGf09j2Mneg_w2yHRg8lLtG86KgUO1TMRFN3EKbN0V82KEEN1iwpr__Px6yOjKcJ5xg3gHSqEHj-74MOJNj1NHU3_O0mzjGhgggGIwY_FqbRp8WlAgp0MEAVLjjyKkVXWJhWWcnz48l2dTODxuWyapVnUxAnyf9ocam_NYoFsHVPbZ=w426-h640" title="Envelopes made from gift tissue" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">By adding stickers or <a href="https://www.joann.com/search?q=ephemera&lang=default">ephemera</a>, the plain envelope is transformed from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiptJ9OGU8GMD2_dtU3BjN-1v1QGzBkQ867TGyj1q0OKm1WzY-BrdahJgWmHZ22h45grM1IPdxjgVCDFjixYy4Mmu03oJ68038aXK23NcfeAyvpW5Yn9BLmWKi4fseFqIpI8SdO3FjgzQJjZrVDRpnmTyeyjDlgzEBVOJdBYtvD8tYiPd-G9nCshK7t=s2736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gift wrapping, handmade envelopes, DIY envelopes, paper crafts, recycle gift tissue, glue, ephemera, twine, stickers, blah to TADA, crafty recycling" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiptJ9OGU8GMD2_dtU3BjN-1v1QGzBkQ867TGyj1q0OKm1WzY-BrdahJgWmHZ22h45grM1IPdxjgVCDFjixYy4Mmu03oJ68038aXK23NcfeAyvpW5Yn9BLmWKi4fseFqIpI8SdO3FjgzQJjZrVDRpnmTyeyjDlgzEBVOJdBYtvD8tYiPd-G9nCshK7t=w426-h640" title="Envelopes made from gift tissue" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This holiday tissue is bright and festive. How can you not reuse it? Folding, gluing and embellishing has yielded these envelopes with personality:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx2b8AIOjYBTvug341toLAph9uZTIGl08zcehtbuRL0XU1gI7fND2s6GAB_KKivotdFgXIn_GwhAfurnpzHnjRi7WMBDf6GICZZ6-81qTlNWSB-QbV9e6__A6bRHZJrESr4eTqnxHb7XkcmELgziD7FQz8WlcXpLIRFa_5avHTSRALNv3qTjpqZEF2=s2736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gift wrapping, handmade envelopes, DIY envelopes, paper crafts, recycle gift tissue, glue, ephemera, twine, stickers, blah to TADA, crafty recycling" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx2b8AIOjYBTvug341toLAph9uZTIGl08zcehtbuRL0XU1gI7fND2s6GAB_KKivotdFgXIn_GwhAfurnpzHnjRi7WMBDf6GICZZ6-81qTlNWSB-QbV9e6__A6bRHZJrESr4eTqnxHb7XkcmELgziD7FQz8WlcXpLIRFa_5avHTSRALNv3qTjpqZEF2=w426-h640" title="Envelopes made from gift tissue" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT5cM7TWGTB6qEbSlBWzm5XboqdDwDKkMNPpvUXvZkMy_InS2sMXqWHJ-bEBPI3kXwxFXOqJS2_3po2Mz0UG2rB97K8y1XfGS4MLyzCidLTNYb7H5qkyUaf82rapEgqDZoR4LotDg0445seaR8Ixim_CA7Y6aDDY-fsd2NotMLM5MfHxaoIDoyQQRB=s2718" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gift wrapping, handmade envelopes, DIY envelopes, paper crafts, recycle gift tissue, glue, ephemera, twine, stickers, blah to TADA, crafty recycling" border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="1812" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT5cM7TWGTB6qEbSlBWzm5XboqdDwDKkMNPpvUXvZkMy_InS2sMXqWHJ-bEBPI3kXwxFXOqJS2_3po2Mz0UG2rB97K8y1XfGS4MLyzCidLTNYb7H5qkyUaf82rapEgqDZoR4LotDg0445seaR8Ixim_CA7Y6aDDY-fsd2NotMLM5MfHxaoIDoyQQRB=w426-h640" title="Envelopes made from gift tissue" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif6T1JQ-nOMYCBJ5VDFM99Tam6pjVY4SnUQs9ebq5UC3aw9ENSBg4Y0uajG7JKEwUWIjygsomlCCe7-bUeA3FnXLQ44J3b2pYald6PBRKcz4F16DkgYZOCiB1XthdvKALOODlk1sUNo1zTemIveyXBZ0E_VQWppgKxYuXAeJRBG_kupIbif0a4mHnu=s2736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gift wrapping, handmade envelopes, DIY envelopes, paper crafts, recycle gift tissue, glue, ephemera, twine, stickers, blah to TADA, crafty recycling" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif6T1JQ-nOMYCBJ5VDFM99Tam6pjVY4SnUQs9ebq5UC3aw9ENSBg4Y0uajG7JKEwUWIjygsomlCCe7-bUeA3FnXLQ44J3b2pYald6PBRKcz4F16DkgYZOCiB1XthdvKALOODlk1sUNo1zTemIveyXBZ0E_VQWppgKxYuXAeJRBG_kupIbif0a4mHnu=w426-h640" title="Envelopes made from gift tissue" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLCLYimh9td6U5eIgrjtsuLohTzH8f1cgKtX0oanF6QpqP3ceIeHBTigBm75cl1h2HnWhPHfuYPL5pqEidfmT9fafULBApEjcm2jSbZpun-qpZOvgc-GT7KwMQV7jTJicQB-ZKxwdvnlZqeOUDX9deg2OS4j73Qtqwb6eVyY7jt3DmTHAae_zKprXU=s2646" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gift wrapping, handmade envelopes, DIY envelopes, paper crafts, recycle gift tissue, glue, ephemera, twine, stickers, blah to TADA, crafty recycling" border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="1764" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLCLYimh9td6U5eIgrjtsuLohTzH8f1cgKtX0oanF6QpqP3ceIeHBTigBm75cl1h2HnWhPHfuYPL5pqEidfmT9fafULBApEjcm2jSbZpun-qpZOvgc-GT7KwMQV7jTJicQB-ZKxwdvnlZqeOUDX9deg2OS4j73Qtqwb6eVyY7jt3DmTHAae_zKprXU=w426-h640" title="Envelopes made from gift tissue" width="426" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">They are ready for any occasion! So, <span style="background-color: white;">h</span><span style="background-color: white;">ow do I use these envelopes?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjknduvnOSrWViPmF0rgr8rRCpLimrn772B86OIYBAwakgzuBLe7pO2dlnOvlhN-5uazAItzp7VwuP31kUo2r7Um_M7X9PeXBPxQE1JSquF_bPR2QWJbfRSwToucZx9YDMkQKbWBGx4mWUgnDc1RJtIooHq6ByIHWLfeexsCmKPl0lbVmxKTi3ZMvQm=s2736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gift wrapping, handmade envelopes, DIY envelopes, paper crafts, recycle gift tissue, glue, ephemera, twine, stickers, blah to TADA, crafty recycling" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjknduvnOSrWViPmF0rgr8rRCpLimrn772B86OIYBAwakgzuBLe7pO2dlnOvlhN-5uazAItzp7VwuP31kUo2r7Um_M7X9PeXBPxQE1JSquF_bPR2QWJbfRSwToucZx9YDMkQKbWBGx4mWUgnDc1RJtIooHq6ByIHWLfeexsCmKPl0lbVmxKTi3ZMvQm=w426-h640" title="Envelopes made from gift tissue" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">To package gifts or handmade cards...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDG8wFye3WzW4w1Hjc0XteJIzYJKHkKdDxIBdBxh4wEr49XldIkE0zV67oTqbe-nfH6kFtPBVCYfiUjOA-sB16Yo7yRc5hHP1iLDq-YlMSnM_79GCuGUExMM6XOb4AH350aaNBmTgYHFFD2HuuvA2JjHvBrQ8v1bU28G5qvRvvpa0Vfb4PY1Krs3Hf=s2736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gift wrapping, handmade envelopes, DIY envelopes, paper crafts, recycle gift tissue, glue, ephemera, twine, stickers, blah to TADA, crafty recycling" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDG8wFye3WzW4w1Hjc0XteJIzYJKHkKdDxIBdBxh4wEr49XldIkE0zV67oTqbe-nfH6kFtPBVCYfiUjOA-sB16Yo7yRc5hHP1iLDq-YlMSnM_79GCuGUExMM6XOb4AH350aaNBmTgYHFFD2HuuvA2JjHvBrQ8v1bU28G5qvRvvpa0Vfb4PY1Krs3Hf=w426-h640" title="Envelopes made from gift tissue" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">To wrap game prizes, cash or gift cards...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgssLLQo8Ci7s1nx2_rRJYejhDbSYXOYhmvK2fH0xoId5Rz36dU4VYtEKaih6uXlQJRsdyUZTp75xX2F_rE2scuCaz7ckrHeXyqcAZkqk5s5qYqOlgkdv0L7DgGUATMDMOxhFvzltFhdFtX51aUYMOZ4J1orCNjZy3Ctpb_MJCXaMZSccYq13XRStSp=s2736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gift wrapping, handmade envelopes, DIY envelopes, paper crafts, recycle gift tissue, glue, ephemera, twine, stickers, blah to TADA, crafty recycling" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgssLLQo8Ci7s1nx2_rRJYejhDbSYXOYhmvK2fH0xoId5Rz36dU4VYtEKaih6uXlQJRsdyUZTp75xX2F_rE2scuCaz7ckrHeXyqcAZkqk5s5qYqOlgkdv0L7DgGUATMDMOxhFvzltFhdFtX51aUYMOZ4J1orCNjZy3Ctpb_MJCXaMZSccYq13XRStSp=w426-h640" title="Envelopes made from gift tissue" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I love gift tissue because of their bright colors and prints. But instead of throwing them after use, I turned them from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>If you'd like more crafty ideas delivered to your inbox, please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub">subscribe here</a><span>. </span></span></p></div>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-27593948762408445052023-11-19T11:00:00.001-05:002023-11-19T11:00:00.127-05:00Illustrated Menus Inspired by Chef Jacques Pepin<p style="text-align: justify;">It's the week of Thanksgiving and I'm inspired by the great and endearing <a href="https://jacquespepin.org">Chef Jacques Pepin</a>. Over the years, he has taught us easy French meals through his <a href="https://www.pbs.org/food/chefs/jacques-pepin/">TV show</a> and a <a href="https://jacquespepin.org/quick-and-simple/index.html">slew of cookbooks</a>. I don't know if you're aware, but he's also <a href="https://jacquespepinart.com">one talented artist</a>. His work has been featured in <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jacques-pepin-chef-artist-2037802">an exhibit</a> and his favorite subjects include food, flowers, and chickens.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0qUy9Kggxy5MMk1rS3XU2dUPecfNRGHqcQJ_AX9j8hbdR89XCjYAyIchP-TeofTg_QLiRychIOhh5ehBl32G8MhkxyhpK4oQAlye4NJAXgHAihLFTWawyyhJGSrYvq1suPxdMelDnP22S7HX4mt_Cpk7lb-hnMgogfJM6d8ZuoKBunJTqR__iNaOb=s2286" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Jacques Pepin print, Jacques Pepin art, Chef Jacques Pepin, chicken, paintings by chefs, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2286" data-original-width="1786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0qUy9Kggxy5MMk1rS3XU2dUPecfNRGHqcQJ_AX9j8hbdR89XCjYAyIchP-TeofTg_QLiRychIOhh5ehBl32G8MhkxyhpK4oQAlye4NJAXgHAihLFTWawyyhJGSrYvq1suPxdMelDnP22S7HX4mt_Cpk7lb-hnMgogfJM6d8ZuoKBunJTqR__iNaOb=w500-h640" title="Jacques Pepin painting: "Chicken and Apples"" width="500" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">In fact, my husband and I acquired this print (that is personally signed) in 2020. It's displayed in our dining room and we find the colors truly joyful and love the abundance that it represents.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Chef Pepin has also illustrated menus over the years, memorializing food he's cooked and parties he's hosted:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnOnMCpa6A1A3upKNcn7yUYOnjZQGCzXfOvktBIhDYef0yHX4njOLmeTusNtLa8MQv2MuyNx1Fg9k9BncviPtCdOE6wrEcm2W1cQSzyn096fUv0ljbCg-e2On9ONpIV_NuI5HXQ-YBN-P47Om78Rjw1O_by-FX9AY9CP13GNmjOjX6ay2nPbxLgYMc=s1024" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Chef Jacques Pepin, art by Jacques Pepin, menus by Jacques Pepin, watercolor, art, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="804" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnOnMCpa6A1A3upKNcn7yUYOnjZQGCzXfOvktBIhDYef0yHX4njOLmeTusNtLa8MQv2MuyNx1Fg9k9BncviPtCdOE6wrEcm2W1cQSzyn096fUv0ljbCg-e2On9ONpIV_NuI5HXQ-YBN-P47Om78Rjw1O_by-FX9AY9CP13GNmjOjX6ay2nPbxLgYMc=w502-h640" title="Jacques Pepin Illustrated Menu" width="502" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://jacquespepinart.com"><i>via Jacques Pepin</i></a><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirnSNdGU3s0KVTZjrqqQ5M--bfgzvxdQNF7Lx-3drASyjgCBY11ORmaSYsikS5Js0QsPx_hJ_OdGYHMEWglsT4u73NubpnDG9srUudB0VMoz7ID1i5ZTh4nfGpxzWyvFobhU8Ly2Sb4Hu4JbsrGmQc_ZiIMaedbiiJy63m99Gt1kF3vHlVGcmizzfA=s960" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Chef Jacques Pepin, art by Jacques Pepin, menus by Jacques Pepin, watercolor, art, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="766" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirnSNdGU3s0KVTZjrqqQ5M--bfgzvxdQNF7Lx-3drASyjgCBY11ORmaSYsikS5Js0QsPx_hJ_OdGYHMEWglsT4u73NubpnDG9srUudB0VMoz7ID1i5ZTh4nfGpxzWyvFobhU8Ly2Sb4Hu4JbsrGmQc_ZiIMaedbiiJy63m99Gt1kF3vHlVGcmizzfA=w510-h640" title="Jacques Pepin Illustrated Menu" width="510" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://jacquespepinart.com">via Jacques Pepin</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCEw2YfLI7JSEIYIM74Af2B9yFrUzTPqQ4Zxl3Min_lfSfqCCcC6DFB8acVuweLv2HkbzFpYR3Sph4ViAavEeXM7FagOyw5FwOAgmMP1MMMNt7XEPVGgqNL34kkuez-QmW1Zs9t2eIJxPcdFvAgWWThqKBVHHm7W2AyYTjg44p7JjEAm4IxFCMc1A6=s1024" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Chef Jacques Pepin, art by Jacques Pepin, menus by Jacques Pepin, watercolor, art, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="804" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCEw2YfLI7JSEIYIM74Af2B9yFrUzTPqQ4Zxl3Min_lfSfqCCcC6DFB8acVuweLv2HkbzFpYR3Sph4ViAavEeXM7FagOyw5FwOAgmMP1MMMNt7XEPVGgqNL34kkuez-QmW1Zs9t2eIJxPcdFvAgWWThqKBVHHm7W2AyYTjg44p7JjEAm4IxFCMc1A6=w502-h640" title="Jacques Pepin Illustrated Menu" width="502" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://jacquespepinart.com">via Jacques Pepin</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Aren't <a href="https://jacquespepinart.com">they</a> lovely? What a nice way to remember a meal!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So I thought, maybe I should illustrate our Thanksgiving Menus from now on using <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2021/05/crafts-inspired-by-floral-arrangement.html">watercolor</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2021/05/bookmarks-that-say-thank-you.html">brush lettering</a> or <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-gift-of-calligraphy.html">calligraphy</a>: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4oKGUziEvK84aZIPC5ypJrpPKtX3x-P6Y6jiE6Qj2amq-rO3kQL6XPjqYqMgWe3vcARMKbh2ZNs1DZtPx_O5iPgPPCLqqHcfmG16poUzjGtTEOOcOwOksOIHNGRNGJgQ-52wePbLuvU_1MWgSo5qMf0y1ZUJjkhoe82141M0eTl-pVH7L5YXZhIa/s2549/79CFE227-7AA0-4E56-A023-C1661BE0FDB5_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="handwritten menu, menu, Thanksgiving, watercolor, brush lettering, hand lettering, calligraphy, Pentel brush pen, entertaining, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2549" data-original-width="1785" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4oKGUziEvK84aZIPC5ypJrpPKtX3x-P6Y6jiE6Qj2amq-rO3kQL6XPjqYqMgWe3vcARMKbh2ZNs1DZtPx_O5iPgPPCLqqHcfmG16poUzjGtTEOOcOwOksOIHNGRNGJgQ-52wePbLuvU_1MWgSo5qMf0y1ZUJjkhoe82141M0eTl-pVH7L5YXZhIa/w448-h640/79CFE227-7AA0-4E56-A023-C1661BE0FDB5_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Illustrated Thanksgiving Menu" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Once the menu is finalized, I write it down on a sheet of paper (cardstock or watercolor paper would be my preference). I use a pencil, being mindful of the margins and the spacing at this point.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbciGh0jwu88UsE1ogwSop_9c-HlUytYtz-OsnByJKPTOcn3mn2ZRMbxTIS14UFAEEzknNzi-R_bu80ewkYc7EggoVXvCtp52rJKQEC0mQAG7pzzuyg0aDzSrKZQhCGeY2_7YOWsjpz6Lz-R05tbZutg4iB6LQV6BDtVMVhXsk50hbrznvL6NReUp/s2663/3C3E172E-E594-44B8-8D4B-8C90EA4315F1_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="handwritten menu, menu, Thanksgiving, watercolor, brush lettering, hand lettering, calligraphy, Pentel brush pen, entertaining, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="1795" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbciGh0jwu88UsE1ogwSop_9c-HlUytYtz-OsnByJKPTOcn3mn2ZRMbxTIS14UFAEEzknNzi-R_bu80ewkYc7EggoVXvCtp52rJKQEC0mQAG7pzzuyg0aDzSrKZQhCGeY2_7YOWsjpz6Lz-R05tbZutg4iB6LQV6BDtVMVhXsk50hbrznvL6NReUp/w432-h640/3C3E172E-E594-44B8-8D4B-8C90EA4315F1_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Illustrated Thanksgiving Menu" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then I use a <a href="https://www.michaels.com/pentel-sign-pen-brush-tip-/M20001150.html?dwvar_M20001150_color=Green">brush pen</a> while following the pencil marks that I made. I make sure the letters are legible and thicken all the <a href="https://www.ecletters.com/blog/2020/6/13/modern-calligraphy-upstrokes-and-downstrokes">downstrokes</a> (as compared to the thin <a href="https://www.ecletters.com/blog/2020/6/13/modern-calligraphy-upstrokes-and-downstrokes">upstrokes</a>). I let the ink dry then erase all the pencil marks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rhlxaqpf_TnuGG4djkv169EDItgcKrdaaU6ickZ1QMU0Fh59-yLVokPSD7xCrQpjaMJWOPPoeZ1keqx7QClaT3VjoR4i7tXfe0HZqK7wQCi8Ospk1rF2MZdFciQmDezpI5463O_M7GrpQqE8ITGEAChZcryFrNgG6fcdISM-IZELV8IyF2crSqfQ/s2736/502D277D-EFC3-4F58-876A-C2C462559C43_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="handwritten menu, menu, Thanksgiving, watercolor, brush lettering, hand lettering, calligraphy, Pentel brush pen, entertaining, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rhlxaqpf_TnuGG4djkv169EDItgcKrdaaU6ickZ1QMU0Fh59-yLVokPSD7xCrQpjaMJWOPPoeZ1keqx7QClaT3VjoR4i7tXfe0HZqK7wQCi8Ospk1rF2MZdFciQmDezpI5463O_M7GrpQqE8ITGEAChZcryFrNgG6fcdISM-IZELV8IyF2crSqfQ/w426-h640/502D277D-EFC3-4F58-876A-C2C462559C43_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Illustrated Thanksgiving Menu" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then I sketch out a border (I'm really feeling the autumn leaves outside my window) and fill it in with watercolor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jKeie1y3mhIDPM_2ktvKmp8NoS_jNh7CUOyNfUeh1CH_MX-dWSboZuvFlGNPcL0TdUg49XmXPPPdL1mfnG-QDrKDCIEkSm2--hQCKnT_p_vc1LbKEfP5uWOpYKal9KREVPzm0pthF9s7KjKi1QNqWbPa2dz3-EeOPfR19zilhE-9LEi24M3rANWO/s2549/19E2FFC9-E185-49AA-92A8-C50ABB19C0AD_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="handwritten menu, menu, Thanksgiving, watercolor, brush lettering, hand lettering, calligraphy, Pentel brush pen, entertaining, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="2549" data-original-width="1764" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jKeie1y3mhIDPM_2ktvKmp8NoS_jNh7CUOyNfUeh1CH_MX-dWSboZuvFlGNPcL0TdUg49XmXPPPdL1mfnG-QDrKDCIEkSm2--hQCKnT_p_vc1LbKEfP5uWOpYKal9KREVPzm0pthF9s7KjKi1QNqWbPa2dz3-EeOPfR19zilhE-9LEi24M3rANWO/w442-h640/19E2FFC9-E185-49AA-92A8-C50ABB19C0AD_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Illustrated Thanksgiving Menu" width="442" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the illustrated Thanksgiving menu that I made...<b><i>TADA!</i></b><p style="text-align: justify;">If it's a small party, I can make several copies and position one on each place setting. If it's a buffet, I can frame it for guests to know the names of each dish. Then I can send a digital copy of the illustrated menu together with the evening's photos to all of our guests. It's definitely a unique party favor showing the memories we've made.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">That is how I'm turning a plain menu from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">To all of you who celebrate, Happy Thanksgiving!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you'd like more crafty ideas delivered to your inbox, please <a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub">subscribe here</a>. </p>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-37823141781057803662023-11-12T11:00:00.001-05:002023-11-12T11:00:00.131-05:00Monograms on Luggage Tags<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I'm happy to see you today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Whether luggage or a weekend duffel bag, I'll always attach a luggage tag to it. It's my small guarantee that I'll reunite with it if it ever gets lost. It's happened once and the luggage tag did its job!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNiRCvWJKvEf_x16_VIvOD8MmCjf2X6RtfknNEcQjDpwE9VtzO2vJ8v-cdd6Mpgbxb2wGWJDMumeFrYqa-CF9eWt_V1_2V5ibGzqi3Kz9cuTAQE654jnI4EhFfmXlVunol2TGLP6PWVA/s1600/LeatherLuggageTag1a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="monogram, luggage tag with C logo, bag tag, travel accessories, blah to TADA, sticker, Sharpie paint pen, acrylic paint, paintbrush, handlettering, personalize a luggage tag" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNiRCvWJKvEf_x16_VIvOD8MmCjf2X6RtfknNEcQjDpwE9VtzO2vJ8v-cdd6Mpgbxb2wGWJDMumeFrYqa-CF9eWt_V1_2V5ibGzqi3Kz9cuTAQE654jnI4EhFfmXlVunol2TGLP6PWVA/w426-h640/LeatherLuggageTag1a.jpg" title="Monograms on luggage tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have a good number of luggage tags on standby, mostly plain leather ones like this one. They look a bit <i style="font-weight: bold;">"blah"</i> so I'm going to show you simple ways to make them <b><i>"TADA!"</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAao9ZDjxcBA036PTv4mETlXU3SV5ldRuavNtrt1WuRWDpqT5EqnSVKkoOVwCWXZseBafVsRkH1wOmOUrEsDU2evXy8xjwLFLFTBRFmvqR5fSTHCKRWxd5eOT6EbbJk4iOAmidU21eblwXiw6iR89v8bv1SXQmtpjtZNM3d6neBS5B_CJARYb3dAa/s2736/9851E016-A578-4B69-965F-A676EA832E40_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="monogram, luggage tag with C logo, bag tag, travel accessories, blah to TADA, sticker, Sharpie paint pen, acrylic paint, paintbrush, handlettering, personalize a luggage tag" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAao9ZDjxcBA036PTv4mETlXU3SV5ldRuavNtrt1WuRWDpqT5EqnSVKkoOVwCWXZseBafVsRkH1wOmOUrEsDU2evXy8xjwLFLFTBRFmvqR5fSTHCKRWxd5eOT6EbbJk4iOAmidU21eblwXiw6iR89v8bv1SXQmtpjtZNM3d6neBS5B_CJARYb3dAa/w426-h640/9851E016-A578-4B69-965F-A676EA832E40_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Monograms on luggage tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">First up is this leather luggage tag. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyf5CeNz8vYnkr5v99Oo51dRpBD1XibfcO-vFhRrji21Iu0QOvyKdaYw7mo7eMNMF_DN91ItigKVkH_4TgEinHlZ8R_B6wykb3wIASTUsb36U4SULEIwZ5xYY-X800TkMueEBCnPMM9ZwTOzP9ozAM14wDvi6FsMzrL8Jn3C_ku53WzayqaKVGavW/s2697/8752A90F-C85D-4424-8EB9-7BED5613BEE7_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="monogram, luggage tag with C logo, bag tag, travel accessories, blah to TADA, sticker, Sharpie paint pen, acrylic paint, paintbrush, handlettering, personalize a luggage tag" border="0" data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="1798" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyf5CeNz8vYnkr5v99Oo51dRpBD1XibfcO-vFhRrji21Iu0QOvyKdaYw7mo7eMNMF_DN91ItigKVkH_4TgEinHlZ8R_B6wykb3wIASTUsb36U4SULEIwZ5xYY-X800TkMueEBCnPMM9ZwTOzP9ozAM14wDvi6FsMzrL8Jn3C_ku53WzayqaKVGavW/w426-h640/8752A90F-C85D-4424-8EB9-7BED5613BEE7_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Monograms on luggage tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My friend gave me these monogram stickers that I haven't used.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQviLx54wmkIcrRwuWqJ2b0qlBShnm0bah_HuVP-kMAHoPGZfw_-lcyRyJyFeD-9EJ1QeSWqk6b77etSJCtrdsM4-ytNlCENBl_AD-GcqPpJ3Nc-pHzFwfODYnpnYvvGi_ppeXUstmCeGz4lc0wvlV0Co4-4T14PwnYkR4civg__jUOat6dKzKkD9/s2736/CB386364-1337-4B40-83F7-6247EB09DD25_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="monogram, luggage tag with C logo, bag tag, travel accessories, blah to TADA, sticker, Sharpie paint pen, acrylic paint, paintbrush, handlettering, personalize a luggage tag" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQviLx54wmkIcrRwuWqJ2b0qlBShnm0bah_HuVP-kMAHoPGZfw_-lcyRyJyFeD-9EJ1QeSWqk6b77etSJCtrdsM4-ytNlCENBl_AD-GcqPpJ3Nc-pHzFwfODYnpnYvvGi_ppeXUstmCeGz4lc0wvlV0Co4-4T14PwnYkR4civg__jUOat6dKzKkD9/w426-h640/CB386364-1337-4B40-83F7-6247EB09DD25_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Monograms on luggage tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Stick one on, front and center, and instantly we've got a stylish monogram tag...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Before sticking it to the tag, the back of the sticker can be reinforced with glue for more staying power. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfLs_n1Rw8_wqyyxwo4SHja1F1XM06n6RsljeLFOxkbnKFTs_AjNvmaMzpc3HMxvszl3JzIcpEyiApbUW8WKhJJGHdy9BdzzZ69OxuGcq4RSEu22FC60K4NpVekb-peAJTEFQOWBaWZk4qbYhWVEx1nQeWmy8cR7IOb3PwU86vBslT7qdmEPpTy3g/s2736/705F5ED5-53D2-4EF3-923E-C406EE9C3EFC_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="monogram, luggage tag with C logo, bag tag, travel accessories, blah to TADA, sticker, Sharpie paint pen, acrylic paint, paintbrush, handlettering, personalize a luggage tag" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfLs_n1Rw8_wqyyxwo4SHja1F1XM06n6RsljeLFOxkbnKFTs_AjNvmaMzpc3HMxvszl3JzIcpEyiApbUW8WKhJJGHdy9BdzzZ69OxuGcq4RSEu22FC60K4NpVekb-peAJTEFQOWBaWZk4qbYhWVEx1nQeWmy8cR7IOb3PwU86vBslT7qdmEPpTy3g/w426-h640/705F5ED5-53D2-4EF3-923E-C406EE9C3EFC_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Monograms on luggage tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">These luggage tags are made of plastic and are waterproof.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaqPdgt7mFEeHml9UjxBchCo3spRyE66KPiyq-KAY2wIXzeCFPO5pE7SnPFOeOi0ZSLw-n2pTVK0GCVc5kV9qRwZkOqfG74-t_7o6Y5WAzCPaoRxJQ0pEpT9c76nCjx-W6C9ESN1zhdY1o_tjNR4dtWCnE3p0aLDwe2PYM9ChiY6JyFcToz7YtYLd/s2736/1E011510-76B1-4C54-8717-046357633274_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="monogram, luggage tag with C logo, bag tag, travel accessories, blah to TADA, sticker, Sharpie paint pen, acrylic paint, paintbrush, handlettering, personalize a luggage tag" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaqPdgt7mFEeHml9UjxBchCo3spRyE66KPiyq-KAY2wIXzeCFPO5pE7SnPFOeOi0ZSLw-n2pTVK0GCVc5kV9qRwZkOqfG74-t_7o6Y5WAzCPaoRxJQ0pEpT9c76nCjx-W6C9ESN1zhdY1o_tjNR4dtWCnE3p0aLDwe2PYM9ChiY6JyFcToz7YtYLd/w426-h640/1E011510-76B1-4C54-8717-046357633274_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Monograms on luggage tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">To add a monogram, I make an outline using <a href="https://www.michaels.com/generals-charcoal-white-pencils/10289458.html">white pencil</a> (erase mistakes with a paintbrush dipped in water). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4Gp78b6suPgRNtSlVE14YK3m1-Z-_WSYEo-Gbs-ZbVbzQXS1styMdAFYXlSMqphs-T0GtKxpRZ8B5vQXg5WZF4Lmt2j88dx_y6VdHm1MeyuJfBn54SLAO04rBkSIzERv8DFrAFYp_aXclMf8Z2LGrxq48gGOoq57duPFlZ2EmO5Dn0mvUUCF-wm3/s2736/8D2A3C8B-B283-4D92-B63B-3D0A52C23589_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="monogram, luggage tag with C logo, bag tag, travel accessories, blah to TADA, sticker, Sharpie paint pen, acrylic paint, paintbrush, handlettering, personalize a luggage tag" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4Gp78b6suPgRNtSlVE14YK3m1-Z-_WSYEo-Gbs-ZbVbzQXS1styMdAFYXlSMqphs-T0GtKxpRZ8B5vQXg5WZF4Lmt2j88dx_y6VdHm1MeyuJfBn54SLAO04rBkSIzERv8DFrAFYp_aXclMf8Z2LGrxq48gGOoq57duPFlZ2EmO5Dn0mvUUCF-wm3/w426-h640/8D2A3C8B-B283-4D92-B63B-3D0A52C23589_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Monograms on luggage tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then I color in the monogram with <a href="https://www.michaels.com/acrylic-paint-by-craft-smart-2oz/M10143158.html?dwvar_M10143158_size=2%20oz&dwvar_M10143158_color=Pink%20Blast">white acrylic paint</a> and a <a href="https://www.michaels.com/simply-simmons-short-handle-round-brush/10472905.html">size 1 paintbrush</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XUoGiE23SmoOEBoSIG0GQPVWrBPG3YWXetFG64C0P5saLCKG2RGUPTJo__LrcBHWPDjj-2e6Mxtz84Jh8nZRPFaU9nskjknXfSZ4UaejMDkuI6Aso2IOZ37ktsEYSoSrdrgQOXMTurUVhuR_NZ7L11cz7QD8HJJN1sFrNWQUBGebTePu7lnsgHSb/s2736/3616FA35-F643-44F7-80B3-6AD50C3B2B71_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="monogram, luggage tag with C logo, bag tag, travel accessories, blah to TADA, sticker, Sharpie paint pen, acrylic paint, paintbrush, handlettering, personalize a luggage tag" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XUoGiE23SmoOEBoSIG0GQPVWrBPG3YWXetFG64C0P5saLCKG2RGUPTJo__LrcBHWPDjj-2e6Mxtz84Jh8nZRPFaU9nskjknXfSZ4UaejMDkuI6Aso2IOZ37ktsEYSoSrdrgQOXMTurUVhuR_NZ7L11cz7QD8HJJN1sFrNWQUBGebTePu7lnsgHSb/w426-h640/3616FA35-F643-44F7-80B3-6AD50C3B2B71_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Monograms on luggage tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It will look like this after it dries...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5T6SI1EcNdKWSurKz-NUuXYmNxQ4iH6NL-5-QRA07WV1NesXN0Qd5gqHjCyBWv20g-oBfq6WP47cXTbXNzMjrBsAeJuVU2kJ_AhSGE_J8i73ucBpnL1Q1pkkkMUpsY7aqyJUiVfYqqvjYZWdjJE3prKJ98w4Y14caAmB9wfCEgJtSTkLXmDx6PDl/s2736/DB5E4B9F-4D36-4AFA-BBC2-D09123A19C40_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="monogram, luggage tag with C logo, bag tag, travel accessories, blah to TADA, sticker, Sharpie paint pen, acrylic paint, paintbrush, handlettering, personalize a luggage tag" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5T6SI1EcNdKWSurKz-NUuXYmNxQ4iH6NL-5-QRA07WV1NesXN0Qd5gqHjCyBWv20g-oBfq6WP47cXTbXNzMjrBsAeJuVU2kJ_AhSGE_J8i73ucBpnL1Q1pkkkMUpsY7aqyJUiVfYqqvjYZWdjJE3prKJ98w4Y14caAmB9wfCEgJtSTkLXmDx6PDl/w426-h640/DB5E4B9F-4D36-4AFA-BBC2-D09123A19C40_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Monograms on luggage tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For the other luggage tag, I'll likewise make an outline of the monogram with a <a href="https://www.michaels.com/generals-charcoal-white-pencils/10289458.html">white pencil</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRllRsyBV4A2xmxl_oR6V-yXRTVAxWwVYaBsB24pjVjVnVZGpfb6Slb_S6badDPr9wd1xT-AAZXU2lfFTL2yCQpzQa3e7lRDyg7zDmrP8v4lC-lnBAzLdqvREpXSbZn7A_2l5Hyl0gC3EH9_9ZqSNltQ5XgE84jCftuhm2WhA8qdC5yfZE8KXLh3Gx/s2736/8F276A9D-1CDD-4956-9444-F56E28B82B57_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="monogram, luggage tag with C logo, bag tag, travel accessories, blah to TADA, sticker, Sharpie paint pen, acrylic paint, paintbrush, handlettering, personalize a luggage tag" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRllRsyBV4A2xmxl_oR6V-yXRTVAxWwVYaBsB24pjVjVnVZGpfb6Slb_S6badDPr9wd1xT-AAZXU2lfFTL2yCQpzQa3e7lRDyg7zDmrP8v4lC-lnBAzLdqvREpXSbZn7A_2l5Hyl0gC3EH9_9ZqSNltQ5XgE84jCftuhm2WhA8qdC5yfZE8KXLh3Gx/w426-h640/8F276A9D-1CDD-4956-9444-F56E28B82B57_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Monograms on luggage tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I'll fill in the letter with a <a href="https://www.michaels.com/sharpie-oil-based-paint-markers-medium-point-metallic-set/10293395.html">matte gold paint pen</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSh2X1e1Apxu43F3m4MuVdxdk45B6abCsuyKv5nat2Bu0zVjjQKjv2d6DHRkuoc_U4ppyNzzGmFdAfgi2oezTZZBMzCvVmz4n1G1PuVi49yM4QpzywSE2biHoWPYX4F9bLm8pu7EDmAJ4eabxq5JBU_wHfbjK23Ip8-_wSAvSYsaaQ_ukmLrlQ6pbv/s2736/261562D3-4440-4D69-A357-D03D4B814B43_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="monogram, luggage tag with C logo, bag tag, travel accessories, blah to TADA, sticker, Sharpie paint pen, acrylic paint, paintbrush, handlettering, personalize a luggage tag" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSh2X1e1Apxu43F3m4MuVdxdk45B6abCsuyKv5nat2Bu0zVjjQKjv2d6DHRkuoc_U4ppyNzzGmFdAfgi2oezTZZBMzCvVmz4n1G1PuVi49yM4QpzywSE2biHoWPYX4F9bLm8pu7EDmAJ4eabxq5JBU_wHfbjK23Ip8-_wSAvSYsaaQ_ukmLrlQ6pbv/w426-h640/261562D3-4440-4D69-A357-D03D4B814B43_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Monograms on luggage tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is what it looks like...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnSRoyVS69w6PkWtz8Rm15gdk1KP0wpZUJIwGEXFFQeZV1pXoGG4roZG5LKf02DJ6nJcQXSKbTrByjtU1tRgT3oSkOj0myxHKNMUCxZE-8nOiiGoqy0rQEODOkDSW9BqOLq8Abd9rMf0tTt8KC2h0dA4IMfWGo8jQ3h7sS85BcxsLplMjtTH6V4k5/s2736/92E179E6-224D-4618-92DC-AD8F708B6527_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="monogram, luggage tag with C logo, bag tag, travel accessories, blah to TADA, sticker, Sharpie paint pen, acrylic paint, paintbrush, handlettering, personalize a luggage tag" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnSRoyVS69w6PkWtz8Rm15gdk1KP0wpZUJIwGEXFFQeZV1pXoGG4roZG5LKf02DJ6nJcQXSKbTrByjtU1tRgT3oSkOj0myxHKNMUCxZE-8nOiiGoqy0rQEODOkDSW9BqOLq8Abd9rMf0tTt8KC2h0dA4IMfWGo8jQ3h7sS85BcxsLplMjtTH6V4k5/w426-h640/92E179E6-224D-4618-92DC-AD8F708B6527_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Monograms on luggage tags" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Add some personality and personalization to your plain luggage tags and transform them from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Since we've got a travel theme going on, how about crafting your own <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2021/07/painting-on-leather.html">passport case</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2009/05/t-shirts.html">shoe bags</a> and <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2013/09/beautiful-blindfold.html">sleep mask</a>? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">If you would like new crafty ideas delivered to your inbox, please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub" style="text-align: justify;">subscribe here</a><span style="text-align: justify;">. 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Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-35673804418803879512023-11-05T11:00:00.003-05:002023-11-05T11:00:00.144-05:00A Watercolor Project for Ink-Tober<p style="text-align: justify;">Hello everyone and Hello November!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I participated in a month-long drawing project last October called Ink-tober. <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/search?q=ink-tober">I did something similar a few years ago</a> and this year, I was ready for a new challenge. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpuZYEhl1P2pfMFiMh8w0PJ7izc5OZUlUkCoXlM86CEN0Dw4Ds39A3JP7AJSzcDf4ayVW9lN-PacWjrKIndordnUyn4_HPqjaPT0jJr11RNqJg74SUEvm7uaVekWf2nrAOsdDOvci4qpi85rq_BYQBmcCWoDIYxbXI6ecrloAwUIye-E44k54Dh19VMs/s1280/52A25918-FFAC-4878-B454-66F61DBC801F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1092" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpuZYEhl1P2pfMFiMh8w0PJ7izc5OZUlUkCoXlM86CEN0Dw4Ds39A3JP7AJSzcDf4ayVW9lN-PacWjrKIndordnUyn4_HPqjaPT0jJr11RNqJg74SUEvm7uaVekWf2nrAOsdDOvci4qpi85rq_BYQBmcCWoDIYxbXI6ecrloAwUIye-E44k54Dh19VMs/w446-h522/52A25918-FFAC-4878-B454-66F61DBC801F.jpeg" title="TheyDrawTober prompts from @theydrawandcook" width="446" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I used the prompts provided by <a href="https://www.they-draw.com">They Draw</a>, also known as <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theydrawandcook/">@theydrawandcook</a> on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blahtotada/?hl=en">Instagram</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9D-mOPAt-sMS2XXW9A-bstLjQt7QcjP80qhjo-B281f0U9I1QjHGO69nwCDk82vRenq4nTV_3YfDRnRvHp2BVC0I-t6M-Mmjv_AEbuimddXzcMJ3nR2i6t1RBo2ic8KqciFGZ1dNcJDMC1s05ql3JJzmG4tAi2QNrEYpuJktD-2DYOyjvoxSFg7ixpI/s3888/8686BB4B-FA4B-4BF4-9F36-09DD29255738_1_201_a.jpeg"><img alt="#theydrawtober, watercolor, postcards, watercolor paper, colored pencils, paintbrush, ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9D-mOPAt-sMS2XXW9A-bstLjQt7QcjP80qhjo-B281f0U9I1QjHGO69nwCDk82vRenq4nTV_3YfDRnRvHp2BVC0I-t6M-Mmjv_AEbuimddXzcMJ3nR2i6t1RBo2ic8KqciFGZ1dNcJDMC1s05ql3JJzmG4tAi2QNrEYpuJktD-2DYOyjvoxSFg7ixpI/w426-h640/8686BB4B-FA4B-4BF4-9F36-09DD29255738_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Sketching materials" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My ink of choice was watercolors (my favorite). I used watercolor paper and blank postcards. Colored pencils also came in handy for shading and highlights. Here, let me show you what I made:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mVdPoNhpXQCkYefnBTfcEutqtjihisc5J-zueQPKOk5Y93n8d6ZAJUE95iIYJus3iKWp-OKCMjpjk7RQCbss1t4HvD78zQPin_QsW8p2pbUZ9yTDxTauJ_vSXpiNREDElw38bT-1jfOualPwg-42JU_rbx5K4ZcVY3oeatthUlDKKZQAlI0AISP0A2c/s3888/3E5EB5E1-1305-425C-860A-A619D6101DF4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mVdPoNhpXQCkYefnBTfcEutqtjihisc5J-zueQPKOk5Y93n8d6ZAJUE95iIYJus3iKWp-OKCMjpjk7RQCbss1t4HvD78zQPin_QsW8p2pbUZ9yTDxTauJ_vSXpiNREDElw38bT-1jfOualPwg-42JU_rbx5K4ZcVY3oeatthUlDKKZQAlI0AISP0A2c/w426-h640/3E5EB5E1-1305-425C-860A-A619D6101DF4_1_201_a.jpeg" title="TheDrawTober: Donuts and Dahlias" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Donuts and Dahlias</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh2JOjiBwhLtf0gOD8Zh6C12Od4m9f5keiplLqT0J7ekCYhzwco9pNzf5b5edqKKldbZRHsdHAEp_SKJ7YGFMlx2sEOqT2pqDvNTLCyzE0a9IFue2ySoApzMrtuvKVIZj4u1rwOy5Oea5R35ysyEfhLJ_AvbyON6WvnvBuBvSpVNMdJlbUVWQS_Xc-Tw/s3888/1EADB930-32B9-4B63-B609-4509CC0B7473_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh2JOjiBwhLtf0gOD8Zh6C12Od4m9f5keiplLqT0J7ekCYhzwco9pNzf5b5edqKKldbZRHsdHAEp_SKJ7YGFMlx2sEOqT2pqDvNTLCyzE0a9IFue2ySoApzMrtuvKVIZj4u1rwOy5Oea5R35ysyEfhLJ_AvbyON6WvnvBuBvSpVNMdJlbUVWQS_Xc-Tw/w426-h640/1EADB930-32B9-4B63-B609-4509CC0B7473_1_201_a.jpeg" title="TheDrawTober: Mushrooms and Marigolds" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Mushrooms and Marigolds</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDZVGkjNW8GknNZT3_Ku_jwMkQhbqWGujcdX_jhnmdetveFgZzBz0zvNDEBGH9oJIHKCIZr14ndEyx90JhR82mrewRvhAa4CBRwkmTWYYwEVkrJXAlt1R98UUTwQeEBoskRWYtXAAfv9605szMu02SwQ8eiXuXOaismCgRwXGWvnOq1Et2-3-RoGh0h0/s3888/B715E9E3-8BDF-4B1C-B8BA-C35264E9175D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDZVGkjNW8GknNZT3_Ku_jwMkQhbqWGujcdX_jhnmdetveFgZzBz0zvNDEBGH9oJIHKCIZr14ndEyx90JhR82mrewRvhAa4CBRwkmTWYYwEVkrJXAlt1R98UUTwQeEBoskRWYtXAAfv9605szMu02SwQ8eiXuXOaismCgRwXGWvnOq1Et2-3-RoGh0h0/w426-h640/B715E9E3-8BDF-4B1C-B8BA-C35264E9175D_1_201_a.jpeg" title="TheDrawTober: Coffee and Chrysanthemums" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Coffee and Chrysanthemums</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7pAvZRVnKUlsX6DtjX55jbWp3eT52ueV1mwiNMvccwaTJDxhZNNNhK0y06AtJTTK8F0-cGOTWD69SQq5GkXUcza6jZx5LdxgtHsNEHLvG0gLi2dnePz8PzaEUQ4NiLUTadC35aCPDEGMAtCyZwXg1ok5h3UL1q6zzhTCbGMGpceGiYkmYRCiY9rossc/s3888/F892A068-9D03-47F1-BF54-E78510E39669_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7pAvZRVnKUlsX6DtjX55jbWp3eT52ueV1mwiNMvccwaTJDxhZNNNhK0y06AtJTTK8F0-cGOTWD69SQq5GkXUcza6jZx5LdxgtHsNEHLvG0gLi2dnePz8PzaEUQ4NiLUTadC35aCPDEGMAtCyZwXg1ok5h3UL1q6zzhTCbGMGpceGiYkmYRCiY9rossc/w426-h640/F892A068-9D03-47F1-BF54-E78510E39669_1_201_a.jpeg" title="TheDrawTober: Artichokes and Asters" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Artichokes and Asters</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQZMZfRqpvUdhSPYosbA0eeOonSuy7aMSWQIcXM7nQjkuRguTAlGBnOkAlFWEhuz5qTSv5xmE-__jntveAuyqS7pFVE0pLXI58pq7lebLMPcpLrihgB0ETM2i9O8-cirBytRTrKnJlGZMNCuxoHrr6_X-_nvSFXCrGNIC2e59twt96etKwOaeavb-JhU/s3888/0894C01A-3B56-4391-9828-4582207B8016_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQZMZfRqpvUdhSPYosbA0eeOonSuy7aMSWQIcXM7nQjkuRguTAlGBnOkAlFWEhuz5qTSv5xmE-__jntveAuyqS7pFVE0pLXI58pq7lebLMPcpLrihgB0ETM2i9O8-cirBytRTrKnJlGZMNCuxoHrr6_X-_nvSFXCrGNIC2e59twt96etKwOaeavb-JhU/w426-h640/0894C01A-3B56-4391-9828-4582207B8016_1_201_a.jpeg" title="TheyDrawTober: Wine and Wisteria" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Wine and Wisteria</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWkG0lF5zW2cFCI-m9yP71ktaVeV58M48xKWvCRk2dbJEhigGqkkRoXYBLhKUOR6nbAjFX2I4WGA2zzQrwE_yt3M01OLcPbP-ZHG8r2JnZHXHNfLaLEw7gBL196dYqtBpqxFDD4KasFbHnSmlHcT3UGbmrWorKVnMmQGzhryzCcr6n0HUvCAusn9RhgI/s3804/C3EA2814-5845-423F-A6FC-1EC119E1D9B9_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3804" data-original-width="2536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWkG0lF5zW2cFCI-m9yP71ktaVeV58M48xKWvCRk2dbJEhigGqkkRoXYBLhKUOR6nbAjFX2I4WGA2zzQrwE_yt3M01OLcPbP-ZHG8r2JnZHXHNfLaLEw7gBL196dYqtBpqxFDD4KasFbHnSmlHcT3UGbmrWorKVnMmQGzhryzCcr6n0HUvCAusn9RhgI/w426-h640/C3EA2814-5845-423F-A6FC-1EC119E1D9B9_1_201_a.jpeg" title="TheDrawTober: Apples and Amaryllis" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Apples and Amaryllis</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1FbnbGQCbYdGYdcTx0loij3ynMlFeoxTMI7jgA7RRS6XnCmpcL83b7Bidmhn9eZlyBhIlFe_8NqviFzopOIs3TuE5Bjt_JyEyJnscNX4DBL5uFGhn4aeJn-iFUWbnQAa_h9A_TRFqg8O1xfXuGzLY9jSCqfMUQCwdBo_kpVOe0f7H-7VentAwuq-qFw/s3888/F5F0C4FC-56AE-48B1-A94A-91C037A495C3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1FbnbGQCbYdGYdcTx0loij3ynMlFeoxTMI7jgA7RRS6XnCmpcL83b7Bidmhn9eZlyBhIlFe_8NqviFzopOIs3TuE5Bjt_JyEyJnscNX4DBL5uFGhn4aeJn-iFUWbnQAa_h9A_TRFqg8O1xfXuGzLY9jSCqfMUQCwdBo_kpVOe0f7H-7VentAwuq-qFw/w426-h640/F5F0C4FC-56AE-48B1-A94A-91C037A495C3_1_201_a.jpeg" title="TheyDrawTober: Soup and Sunflowers" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Soup and Sunflowers</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspdBltkKBns_fSD62LwQJiGibfqcukdFSEySqaybkxfGPF1qaR1_AP7dp0_oKINpdzKcfeFyK_FSrnVdPfdpYSmxZ5lLnJS07tPPwK4Kl_BpfqT0v9JgjBpcCICdNQhyphenhyphenuJD8tO_w7qI3uHhOEMqVG_uzJitZYwejIaKD9d0O2m6tYmkDTERCmLjDxJdM/s3798/4C0A9912-B242-4DE8-9314-68ACAB421888_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3798" data-original-width="2532" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspdBltkKBns_fSD62LwQJiGibfqcukdFSEySqaybkxfGPF1qaR1_AP7dp0_oKINpdzKcfeFyK_FSrnVdPfdpYSmxZ5lLnJS07tPPwK4Kl_BpfqT0v9JgjBpcCICdNQhyphenhyphenuJD8tO_w7qI3uHhOEMqVG_uzJitZYwejIaKD9d0O2m6tYmkDTERCmLjDxJdM/w426-h640/4C0A9912-B242-4DE8-9314-68ACAB421888_1_201_a.jpeg" title="TheyDrawTober: Tea and Tiger Lily" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tea and Tiger Lily</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQua1vbtdiEz9RqFAMb7kilNLTUhzrCvJKlgDUXJvIfTEdKKtVR2yHuGLhAMTCoWYYK67MpzP8Ec2dDULS7znw8_M0odzoJ3E6ovqsJjgeA7XOSQ-F47Y3mcpusp75MvGxpLrWk113g-wf571KmgYKGZpJxxy6wgkvLspHJg_M2yTWgIHEke75GelssY/s3888/AA8A1E1C-8231-45FE-9F01-77781CF02F6F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQua1vbtdiEz9RqFAMb7kilNLTUhzrCvJKlgDUXJvIfTEdKKtVR2yHuGLhAMTCoWYYK67MpzP8Ec2dDULS7znw8_M0odzoJ3E6ovqsJjgeA7XOSQ-F47Y3mcpusp75MvGxpLrWk113g-wf571KmgYKGZpJxxy6wgkvLspHJg_M2yTWgIHEke75GelssY/w426-h640/AA8A1E1C-8231-45FE-9F01-77781CF02F6F_1_201_a.jpeg" title="TheyDrawTober: Pomegranates and Poppies" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pomegranates and Poppies</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbTeBTmYt0OHkz1o42VpyVtmxRrNrR-OTOuKhsVK1_imPTTD9O_ijPmTKoKKA2Kbnq-jR_oK5vFebFGJs6_tWdjzokaA56s59-XfF_BfUHqeyb-vvzLobAOUnKcGGNXUV0oy_T-0xR8Qzs6Vr6uFRHQWi-9wZN6DBHFCsHpVf0h9zP3noRj96BbB88Mk/s3839/A68C1E0D-0C85-4320-A573-6129837F6F1F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3839" data-original-width="2558" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbTeBTmYt0OHkz1o42VpyVtmxRrNrR-OTOuKhsVK1_imPTTD9O_ijPmTKoKKA2Kbnq-jR_oK5vFebFGJs6_tWdjzokaA56s59-XfF_BfUHqeyb-vvzLobAOUnKcGGNXUV0oy_T-0xR8Qzs6Vr6uFRHQWi-9wZN6DBHFCsHpVf0h9zP3noRj96BbB88Mk/w426-h640/A68C1E0D-0C85-4320-A573-6129837F6F1F_1_201_a.jpeg" title="TheyDrawTober: Cake and Calendula" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cake and Calendula</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CtGyclmawK1SM8KGzuSZREMWZvoJJMl6gnmKPPlAkdT-oJoSuKL-HE_m_fJ4v1nfllY-iKnFdqXeZPuxlrF3RgN0i6APAZ2zkkUFCFLRi1n9zCVNP9pIN3plQGHPX4BxDG7f27VuaY8gwX_SYNwjVFZUApzJHVapwbSkSCt_PcHcLERgoQZ2Q-kGzMM/s3765/80A4D38B-61A1-4983-8743-D030C53CE3F1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3765" data-original-width="2510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CtGyclmawK1SM8KGzuSZREMWZvoJJMl6gnmKPPlAkdT-oJoSuKL-HE_m_fJ4v1nfllY-iKnFdqXeZPuxlrF3RgN0i6APAZ2zkkUFCFLRi1n9zCVNP9pIN3plQGHPX4BxDG7f27VuaY8gwX_SYNwjVFZUApzJHVapwbSkSCt_PcHcLERgoQZ2Q-kGzMM/w426-h640/80A4D38B-61A1-4983-8743-D030C53CE3F1_1_201_a.jpeg" title="TheyDrawTober: Pumpkins and Pansies" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pumpkin and Pansies</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQ-zyAjt0-WbPlf2lGBSFle5Pv9sxEoMKhK2Ivr2vlDEAbopu3T5i7IPN54haVGgppLXtFV7LO6zgNvNy7jH1l3GhzVOr7LZL-q0n8Vkde-twM-Z4cdjqCXxgpfySxuicWOZCrelytTqvJ1tFvwkQ35budizw50_HTSNnKMcmmK9RbHzBPNLVKUB24PE/s3888/FF2DA338-74E0-4E1E-BA41-C56B4E0CFA70_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQ-zyAjt0-WbPlf2lGBSFle5Pv9sxEoMKhK2Ivr2vlDEAbopu3T5i7IPN54haVGgppLXtFV7LO6zgNvNy7jH1l3GhzVOr7LZL-q0n8Vkde-twM-Z4cdjqCXxgpfySxuicWOZCrelytTqvJ1tFvwkQ35budizw50_HTSNnKMcmmK9RbHzBPNLVKUB24PE/w426-h640/FF2DA338-74E0-4E1E-BA41-C56B4E0CFA70_1_201_a.jpeg" title="TheyDrawTober: Pumpkins and Pansies" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you'll notice, I tried to do a raised or 3-D effect. I did this by gluing small pieces of foam board in between the watercolor sketches and the base background. I like that the sketches look like they're floating...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQizPgLNdwizYDwFwyrk8xc9ft3ILjuyBttjoJT3yjXLcFli6BJRaJ96QyxXIe5btE52tYKzg5USliTjWDGYyeFRtzWmjD4nIurPLbXtlpDO9c4tDiAgVQYNY2o-M28uJ2u3oifiljx56iqPJAARQxyDLmjk6ZicIH0n_Qd6YEVww5eo5zyJg1vBqIrmg/s3888/B30B377C-585E-445E-8FC5-A619EE4B30F8_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ink-tober, sketching challenge, drawing challenge, drawing prompts, watercolor paintings, food and flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias" border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQizPgLNdwizYDwFwyrk8xc9ft3ILjuyBttjoJT3yjXLcFli6BJRaJ96QyxXIe5btE52tYKzg5USliTjWDGYyeFRtzWmjD4nIurPLbXtlpDO9c4tDiAgVQYNY2o-M28uJ2u3oifiljx56iqPJAARQxyDLmjk6ZicIH0n_Qd6YEVww5eo5zyJg1vBqIrmg/w426-h640/B30B377C-585E-445E-8FC5-A619EE4B30F8_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Handmade postcards" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If you flip the artwork, they are mounted on postcards. I can use them as greeting cards for dear friends but I'll enclose them inside envelopes to protect the sketches.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was a very fun challenge that encouraged making time in the day for mindfulness and creativity. I highly recommend that you do something similar!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">Would you like more crafty ideas delivered to your inbox? Please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub" style="text-align: justify;">subscribe here</a><span style="text-align: justify;">. </span><span> </span></div>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-52821715439770788162023-10-29T11:00:00.008-04:002023-10-29T11:00:00.142-04:00Happy Halloween<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A spooky hello to all of you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Do you celebrate Halloween? I enjoy <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2016/10/last-minute-halloween-costumes.html">dressing up</a>, watching <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2012/10/happy-halloween.html">Halloween parades</a>, and exploring the neighborhood for over-the-top Halloween <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2011/10/easy-halloween-decorations.html">decorations</a>. One of the best places for decorations is New York City. Here, let me show you: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy03kZ2hNtMb9-peozpzkD2akG3U6pZXdDx-9aDPuls6ouwjz9LYI-wNwXGSvOC00cmoy7jy2jqWTQzRCL7E43f9TweGxghAnJ3vZ6Zj0-JDn5s-y7QpXtiBfpkHFQerG2-kspERUrIXLkgGcBxr3S_ngO-KzCciJxS3heQ0A_4-D08j3w3LGW5VT/s3024/09223905-3113-4062-B2F8-0E51E4E6E29D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="trick or treat, candy, Halloween, halloween decorations, spider, graveyard, skeleton, day of the dead, pumpkins, Upper East Side, New York City, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy03kZ2hNtMb9-peozpzkD2akG3U6pZXdDx-9aDPuls6ouwjz9LYI-wNwXGSvOC00cmoy7jy2jqWTQzRCL7E43f9TweGxghAnJ3vZ6Zj0-JDn5s-y7QpXtiBfpkHFQerG2-kspERUrIXLkgGcBxr3S_ngO-KzCciJxS3heQ0A_4-D08j3w3LGW5VT/w400-h400/09223905-3113-4062-B2F8-0E51E4E6E29D.heic" title="Halloween in New York City" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There is a graveyard in front of this townhouse. I bet it looks even scarier at night!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCxvS7h3iVjBZN1jkUjGSetsaJJGFkzj_-HXZ3-akCsx74qO2KHDLVdHEYjVaOnBtDTood13PagM6j3ZdvrHQT5SvVbbikV7Hkn0u6aetxQ1jXXuekVYg-yySH4ye6EjIQrKmzbOPQLPc5IQK_CpXxWA6uBoNHfLLM1CvtVJPuBbZWb4uQ9OynGTo/s3024/F636867B-8FB6-44E0-ABC2-7DEFDDC963DB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="trick or treat, candy, Halloween, halloween decorations, spider, graveyard, skeleton, day of the dead, pumpkins, Upper East Side, New York City, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCxvS7h3iVjBZN1jkUjGSetsaJJGFkzj_-HXZ3-akCsx74qO2KHDLVdHEYjVaOnBtDTood13PagM6j3ZdvrHQT5SvVbbikV7Hkn0u6aetxQ1jXXuekVYg-yySH4ye6EjIQrKmzbOPQLPc5IQK_CpXxWA6uBoNHfLLM1CvtVJPuBbZWb4uQ9OynGTo/w400-h400/F636867B-8FB6-44E0-ABC2-7DEFDDC963DB.heic" title="Halloween in New York City" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If you move your eyes upwards, you'll see these spiders and the web that they're spinning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33hLh-SGCXkhfWAiaxKpqfetvpWOSaGBrBjwJxEvKbySSfID8bCrly6CUnVuqyseaq4b5nGfu8zOTq_879GlcDHNgb83TON1_sYQtpq51pa5_rl44kx8uvLG-4zaAB7uR8S7psS7mgKICiv8E4SD_ifWvuDGITR5PQXrECNp61iL3saWLH35804xV/s3024/A34DA4CA-3A26-419D-A184-13D527C914F0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="trick or treat, candy, Halloween, halloween decorations, spider, graveyard, skeleton, day of the dead, pumpkins, Upper East Side, New York City, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33hLh-SGCXkhfWAiaxKpqfetvpWOSaGBrBjwJxEvKbySSfID8bCrly6CUnVuqyseaq4b5nGfu8zOTq_879GlcDHNgb83TON1_sYQtpq51pa5_rl44kx8uvLG-4zaAB7uR8S7psS7mgKICiv8E4SD_ifWvuDGITR5PQXrECNp61iL3saWLH35804xV/w400-h400/A34DA4CA-3A26-419D-A184-13D527C914F0.heic" title="Halloween in New York City" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Dungeon-like feels for this apartment.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56V1xhAnlnLshS_liVDF1ix2xom0psHTYeyRL83oCNXytSgDz0rJ0AkOql2Wwe786lfjoTXAXybjvBe7Q_0zGVIOUyy0Ghwu-hIFnZI83PoGTN6Wm5fMNpvv8r2VST4bHklf5uzvBSW6uWLvtMWsyup-ZYCI-vPirhOKlwc75Hkn7gV3BALF676v-/s3024/A19012F3-5F3D-4085-8742-0B866A514849.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="trick or treat, candy, Halloween, halloween decorations, spider, graveyard, skeleton, day of the dead, pumpkins, Upper East Side, New York City, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56V1xhAnlnLshS_liVDF1ix2xom0psHTYeyRL83oCNXytSgDz0rJ0AkOql2Wwe786lfjoTXAXybjvBe7Q_0zGVIOUyy0Ghwu-hIFnZI83PoGTN6Wm5fMNpvv8r2VST4bHklf5uzvBSW6uWLvtMWsyup-ZYCI-vPirhOKlwc75Hkn7gV3BALF676v-/w400-h400/A19012F3-5F3D-4085-8742-0B866A514849.heic" title="Halloween in New York City" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">How would you feel seeing these frightening characters right at your front door?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdNaxnHneGhMTtLzC5W-4zEA_cZq9Mvarf-9A0l3IlLuhv328vnDJChVBFi03MbWLN77L3K2JbwCcrLGh2YqhU5Z1eGxUBsApOuRMEjiFcmLAv9RsIz76BUimgsqHBNpbtSYe3BKjkRTqZOEyWfKCm30uU3xv0mhxf3PmZLy4S15jWeZXQxFfVoik/s3024/CE36A385-DD30-4BFF-ABE8-B736BF4F73BA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="trick or treat, candy, Halloween, halloween decorations, spider, graveyard, skeleton, day of the dead, pumpkins, Upper East Side, New York City, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdNaxnHneGhMTtLzC5W-4zEA_cZq9Mvarf-9A0l3IlLuhv328vnDJChVBFi03MbWLN77L3K2JbwCcrLGh2YqhU5Z1eGxUBsApOuRMEjiFcmLAv9RsIz76BUimgsqHBNpbtSYe3BKjkRTqZOEyWfKCm30uU3xv0mhxf3PmZLy4S15jWeZXQxFfVoik/w400-h400/CE36A385-DD30-4BFF-ABE8-B736BF4F73BA.heic" title="Halloween in New York City" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The skeletons are out of the closet and hanging out on the stoop. I think these black and white pumpkins are tres chic!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPYtnkfaD6GzjjFWgkRwiNQbie9HvnKElaJwKV-p57rUzyAnv2UwAcsQj0dTRN-d09YvFs7AnJqmEA3mqT2Aki4ntqPcgAWlbYs8TO0mB92ZNfJ5nMdMZHqyHR1ya0V277ZfH3gbLnhQ-m6UD4AOeZPQ1YsUeBdWZ0lt5Rf2XMoH0moCHuo0Xn4KE/s3024/E5C428D3-F971-4956-9ED7-F872BE9F166D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="trick or treat, candy, Halloween, halloween decorations, spider, graveyard, skeleton, day of the dead, pumpkins, Upper East Side, New York City, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPYtnkfaD6GzjjFWgkRwiNQbie9HvnKElaJwKV-p57rUzyAnv2UwAcsQj0dTRN-d09YvFs7AnJqmEA3mqT2Aki4ntqPcgAWlbYs8TO0mB92ZNfJ5nMdMZHqyHR1ya0V277ZfH3gbLnhQ-m6UD4AOeZPQ1YsUeBdWZ0lt5Rf2XMoH0moCHuo0Xn4KE/w400-h400/E5C428D3-F971-4956-9ED7-F872BE9F166D.heic" title="Halloween in New York City" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here's another classy one using a black, white and red color combination.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZDyvvY0K3ebQ1PMVn14gzQGBV1dTHuPDSrh38pS981ZkOVF7OfpmM5y4BwTwUYR-ZaDxKcDH7VmLCGQg2KLESkG4X9d9wncHNJJk-ii-gfrkAaQ9EwzaUcv4eIX_VcBS80rjaj3IqRiwC-LigrrTH8s02L70bMJu7z8eGj6IjOzwBR5np8BZquZa/s3024/8E832D21-0868-40FD-A4B7-22A746AEC8FF.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="trick or treat, candy, Halloween, halloween decorations, spider, graveyard, skeleton, day of the dead, pumpkins, Upper East Side, New York City, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZDyvvY0K3ebQ1PMVn14gzQGBV1dTHuPDSrh38pS981ZkOVF7OfpmM5y4BwTwUYR-ZaDxKcDH7VmLCGQg2KLESkG4X9d9wncHNJJk-ii-gfrkAaQ9EwzaUcv4eIX_VcBS80rjaj3IqRiwC-LigrrTH8s02L70bMJu7z8eGj6IjOzwBR5np8BZquZa/w400-h400/8E832D21-0868-40FD-A4B7-22A746AEC8FF.heic" title="Halloween in New York City" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://dayofthedead.holiday">Day of the Dead</a> costumes on mannequins...they look so life-like!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSO2em44q0IHrSuCvkrcdUaQrsNXdztv5VwL-tdmPeUwBNjQQ7ABlA00EWQ13VjUU0SXhDKNUdA45e2-47kx0ccXdNdwuC_xDHxfJuUb2rWB2rz4SukkJRyuYWwp5uxFT9MeNEVEErBfX2HB_re9cDC_A39qVxWK8ZdWVSEw-3GIINMF6H_ccLn4v0/s3024/FDFF0BE7-8246-48E0-91E5-9DB434D18C91.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="trick or treat, candy,Halloween, halloween decorations, spider, graveyard, skeleton, day of the dead, pumpkins, Upper East Side, New York City, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSO2em44q0IHrSuCvkrcdUaQrsNXdztv5VwL-tdmPeUwBNjQQ7ABlA00EWQ13VjUU0SXhDKNUdA45e2-47kx0ccXdNdwuC_xDHxfJuUb2rWB2rz4SukkJRyuYWwp5uxFT9MeNEVEErBfX2HB_re9cDC_A39qVxWK8ZdWVSEw-3GIINMF6H_ccLn4v0/w400-h400/FDFF0BE7-8246-48E0-91E5-9DB434D18C91.heic" title="Halloween in New York City" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Surely there will be a lot of tricks...</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLg-IAJPpJh8bpIeOePAejPNC-3lj7itmrojblteWWA50Xkrm6nXuJzHlQtkRdp4Yz2FcY_lXypwjAG9ZkRjhpaHsb9Vv4p03_eH2L2K33tJ2bHmL2E_qiA84RfxuyZfpRVdgddhxhinKN58vbXrxgVX8ituJ7GuMw41RjnWnY9sjE33GopKGKAXO/s3024/AF8B5200-4F10-45B8-B1AF-3FD05B4A8122.heic"><img alt="trick or treat, candy, Halloween, halloween decorations, spider, graveyard, skeleton, day of the dead, pumpkins, Upper East Side, New York City, blah to TADA" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLg-IAJPpJh8bpIeOePAejPNC-3lj7itmrojblteWWA50Xkrm6nXuJzHlQtkRdp4Yz2FcY_lXypwjAG9ZkRjhpaHsb9Vv4p03_eH2L2K33tJ2bHmL2E_qiA84RfxuyZfpRVdgddhxhinKN58vbXrxgVX8ituJ7GuMw41RjnWnY9sjE33GopKGKAXO/w400-h400/AF8B5200-4F10-45B8-B1AF-3FD05B4A8122.heic" title="Halloween in New York City" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">...as well as treats!</div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope you liked this tour of Manhattan during Halloween. You know where I'll be this Tuesday night -- checking out more homes and how the owners transform them from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">Have a fun and safe Halloween! If you'd like new crafty ideas delivered directly to your inbox, please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub" style="text-align: justify;">subscribe here</a><span style="text-align: justify;">. </span></div>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-29739477956581734442023-10-22T11:00:00.001-04:002023-10-22T11:00:00.149-04:00Confetti Gift Tags<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hey, hey, I hope you're feeling swell today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've been repurposing different kinds of paper and making them into envelopes. Some of the materials I've used include a supermarket flyer, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2014/05/printed-parcel.html">brown paper bags</a>, empty chocolate boxes, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2012/06/floral-soiree.html">tea packaging</a> and <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2018/10/zip-it-up.html">scrapbook paper remnants</a>. I use them to house greeting cards or to package little presents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Let me add this to the list:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwg2rBBWVpcrB9uaul3KLpwiWaSdOfkTyl8-ulZtFS2oE-jKAz3RxDvjPbXV6U9BnQ2raON5RBq24l23iQ9YEi4hnXkM4zywWXvuyZCKYl9xw3zBVTJBXnLA_pQnsnnmJJEiiPmO_oCYOMRA2IoEEQt0TZKosoDSNwe1Jjfud_3XgunFPh2lPmUO1/s2736/8B8E78AD-F8EB-4EFC-AE85-1B522A5BF9D6_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="confetti, how to make confetti, paper crafts, gift wrapping, gift wrapping ideas, handmade envelopes, gift tags, gift embellishments, uses for paper scraps, uses for ribbon remnants, blah to TADA, Target Dollar Spot" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwg2rBBWVpcrB9uaul3KLpwiWaSdOfkTyl8-ulZtFS2oE-jKAz3RxDvjPbXV6U9BnQ2raON5RBq24l23iQ9YEi4hnXkM4zywWXvuyZCKYl9xw3zBVTJBXnLA_pQnsnnmJJEiiPmO_oCYOMRA2IoEEQt0TZKosoDSNwe1Jjfud_3XgunFPh2lPmUO1/w426-h640/8B8E78AD-F8EB-4EFC-AE85-1B522A5BF9D6_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Confetti Gift tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I found this at the <a href="https://www.target.com/c/bullseye-s-playground/-/N-tr36l">Target Dollar Spot</a> many years ago and I kept it with my gift wrapping supplies. It was unopened, of course, because I do that a lot. I stash things away to be used as craft inspiration. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9qyo-SEIWcJvj42b7yz0Joq2A9a-9hiXbcp8HXh0UET8k3MsVVT4_wdsJyQHOfVHt-PKLYm74zedqrcwVPhetmbwbqRusHqFxWCa86hL-Xx6xkG8WqtvwIseDSnx9DWqKsvfYGGr2uCPZ2-b27LrUuk1T2TEYrf0faP53uoAUB42-eXZVLUC1swE/s2736/4923B75F-1455-46F7-94F5-ACFC0B5EABBB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="confetti, how to make confetti, paper crafts, gift wrapping, gift wrapping ideas, handmade envelopes, gift tags, gift embellishments, uses for paper scraps, uses for ribbon remnants, blah to TADA, Target Dollar Spot" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9qyo-SEIWcJvj42b7yz0Joq2A9a-9hiXbcp8HXh0UET8k3MsVVT4_wdsJyQHOfVHt-PKLYm74zedqrcwVPhetmbwbqRusHqFxWCa86hL-Xx6xkG8WqtvwIseDSnx9DWqKsvfYGGr2uCPZ2-b27LrUuk1T2TEYrf0faP53uoAUB42-eXZVLUC1swE/w426-h640/4923B75F-1455-46F7-94F5-ACFC0B5EABBB_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Confetti Gift tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">All they really are: glassine envelopes with confetti inside. The top section is punched with a cord detail to serve as closure and accent. Aren't they cute?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAKHFhebHnaPN_X6hqKytVyi-jYTojMJdyBb5Jv36OvNFXos4JiJgk1QN1mMKEv1QsqElFXjDf3TbQ93F7Nr--EZAb2P8ml3l-k83IEBrbO-TVisbdgXr0E1m5xkWJzW4q-RAleQPKbnriGMaIz63EtUDsyzc08xDE9IBfVznyZZDc0kCi2CX9Z43/s2736/4D982279-0C82-405B-ACFF-A33354B78335_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="confetti, how to make confetti, paper crafts, gift wrapping, gift wrapping ideas, handmade envelopes, gift tags, gift embellishments, uses for paper scraps, uses for ribbon remnants, blah to TADA, Target Dollar Spot" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAKHFhebHnaPN_X6hqKytVyi-jYTojMJdyBb5Jv36OvNFXos4JiJgk1QN1mMKEv1QsqElFXjDf3TbQ93F7Nr--EZAb2P8ml3l-k83IEBrbO-TVisbdgXr0E1m5xkWJzW4q-RAleQPKbnriGMaIz63EtUDsyzc08xDE9IBfVznyZZDc0kCi2CX9Z43/w426-h640/4D982279-0C82-405B-ACFF-A33354B78335_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Confetti Gift tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's easy to tuck in a small card that can be personalized or you can write directly on the envelope and attach this to a gift.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhx-LT92nvThcDLqRnH8NLqtIEfRbJX_6J0stCNctCXpEsP61BV8y7IqlNc8vibyi2zZ5ofolibRbN02-YlaeUx8iNMtHKnm75RXfvyLtpk4tOhw5M_LM-OtHg73jCe7I6qSx0fwSUp5W5P4tV1skzQN9egxLGMLeiYeO8_v3ea6is2BGlxiThSvv/s2736/05EB133D-98C3-4A63-A13D-F8AE79699CC6_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="confetti, how to make confetti, paper crafts, gift wrapping, gift wrapping ideas, handmade envelopes, gift tags, gift embellishments, uses for paper scraps, uses for ribbon remnants, blah to TADA, Target Dollar Spot" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhx-LT92nvThcDLqRnH8NLqtIEfRbJX_6J0stCNctCXpEsP61BV8y7IqlNc8vibyi2zZ5ofolibRbN02-YlaeUx8iNMtHKnm75RXfvyLtpk4tOhw5M_LM-OtHg73jCe7I6qSx0fwSUp5W5P4tV1skzQN9egxLGMLeiYeO8_v3ea6is2BGlxiThSvv/w426-h640/05EB133D-98C3-4A63-A13D-F8AE79699CC6_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Confetti Gift Tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I happened to have some white wrapping tissue that I rescued from a gift. Instead of tossing this, let's turn it from <b><i>blah to TADA! </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvG5a9CU_naAsOZY5hBtlcUS8BaObEg7tHqIDlrK_9ICrI7p5yB3W5x3x7zb0mdOymlFbxNcYZrEYYL6jqRVkUFRGO5bJkt2zjmmCHJnAw54kmbPTOofgFq7ACzRdo-ltzFHpCma7Hrxj6sT1XMMhnd9TuLNVAOJS84_oeV9BqLiexUYKBu-g5QDnP/s2659/B05AAADC-FCBE-4B5E-8C30-A3CA7D5D109B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="confetti, how to make confetti, paper crafts, gift wrapping, gift wrapping ideas, handmade envelopes, gift tags, gift embellishments, uses for paper scraps, uses for ribbon remnants, blah to TADA, Target Dollar Spot" border="0" data-original-height="2659" data-original-width="1772" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvG5a9CU_naAsOZY5hBtlcUS8BaObEg7tHqIDlrK_9ICrI7p5yB3W5x3x7zb0mdOymlFbxNcYZrEYYL6jqRVkUFRGO5bJkt2zjmmCHJnAw54kmbPTOofgFq7ACzRdo-ltzFHpCma7Hrxj6sT1XMMhnd9TuLNVAOJS84_oeV9BqLiexUYKBu-g5QDnP/w426-h640/B05AAADC-FCBE-4B5E-8C30-A3CA7D5D109B_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Confetti Gift Tags" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">I trimmed the paper into a rectangle measuring 7 inches by 5 inches. </span><span style="background-color: white;">I eyeballed the shape of an envelope and trimmed the edges so that the paper looks like this.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrRDtUSkLYJrF003Xj-S-X56ahMbxi5gx0BAaxmd0A2soY4mAsww-404JpECUNUo-nI4shZ5Uguk0pUYMYJZf-jjP2qzFYkxVDXlcY95N2p9FLhI_gkulRCZ4TSFkioZZWGMUlJu-CdBvliNc5fQBSpvuhN4mtIiwebkdOwb1i_8j5MnlU5qr_46Z/s2736/BCD7C6C4-27FD-43FC-8130-15B74E4AE980_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="confetti, how to make confetti, paper crafts, gift wrapping, gift wrapping ideas, handmade envelopes, gift tags, gift embellishments, uses for paper scraps, uses for ribbon remnants, blah to TADA, Target Dollar Spot" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrRDtUSkLYJrF003Xj-S-X56ahMbxi5gx0BAaxmd0A2soY4mAsww-404JpECUNUo-nI4shZ5Uguk0pUYMYJZf-jjP2qzFYkxVDXlcY95N2p9FLhI_gkulRCZ4TSFkioZZWGMUlJu-CdBvliNc5fQBSpvuhN4mtIiwebkdOwb1i_8j5MnlU5qr_46Z/w426-h640/BCD7C6C4-27FD-43FC-8130-15B74E4AE980_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Confetti Gift Tags" width="426" /></a></div><p><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Glue the two open edges of the paper to make the envelope, leaving the top side as the flap. </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Fold the top flap, find the center and punch a hole.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYnA2Q5xZ02NKlHFprr7XRnVRBgGGn5GwG4jsVisdapsFCIxiBg81WGAIkyDvuBGeWp4n6AQUsMwlgzwNgTh2KUn1ai3EM_waUN7MxYhw5uUTXtgYR-PfFt4a0gBDCRZ0GUBF1w7gymZP4cKMwavBRqnGwvJMtb2x_E5HaKFhqn8YAz2ItL60hL6A/s2736/36C06895-B38B-4763-8C0F-F5676FA4225B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="confetti, how to make confetti, paper crafts, gift wrapping, gift wrapping ideas, handmade envelopes, gift tags, gift embellishments, uses for paper scraps, uses for ribbon remnants, blah to TADA, Target Dollar Spot" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYnA2Q5xZ02NKlHFprr7XRnVRBgGGn5GwG4jsVisdapsFCIxiBg81WGAIkyDvuBGeWp4n6AQUsMwlgzwNgTh2KUn1ai3EM_waUN7MxYhw5uUTXtgYR-PfFt4a0gBDCRZ0GUBF1w7gymZP4cKMwavBRqnGwvJMtb2x_E5HaKFhqn8YAz2ItL60hL6A/w426-h640/36C06895-B38B-4763-8C0F-F5676FA4225B_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Confetti Gift Tags" width="426" /></a></div><p><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Make some confetti using paper scraps and a hole punch. Experiment with other shapes if you have other craft punches in your collection.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuATFlS5lCzbJMCZbTzbOAOGT9m6qBtPKFhbRET86JIhKyK5kIu2WGEUUJ3TJz-GoOWTMLLI8JaiqKdwEUYqH0YXyZaDJXdhyWDwuLAhVKZg-5NhFkjuNKI4ttkLEbt1ntW4_6CvhnyG8maMea9TQNkoFoomhQYSg2phcqp0gyMo4BCiXwIxyAOBP9/s2736/87C265D3-D7BA-4561-9C98-1CA95C53A95C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="confetti, how to make confetti, paper crafts, gift wrapping, gift wrapping ideas, handmade envelopes, gift tags, gift embellishments, uses for paper scraps, uses for ribbon remnants, blah to TADA, Target Dollar Spot" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuATFlS5lCzbJMCZbTzbOAOGT9m6qBtPKFhbRET86JIhKyK5kIu2WGEUUJ3TJz-GoOWTMLLI8JaiqKdwEUYqH0YXyZaDJXdhyWDwuLAhVKZg-5NhFkjuNKI4ttkLEbt1ntW4_6CvhnyG8maMea9TQNkoFoomhQYSg2phcqp0gyMo4BCiXwIxyAOBP9/w426-h640/87C265D3-D7BA-4561-9C98-1CA95C53A95C_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Confetti Gift Tags" width="426" /></a></div><p><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Put the confetti inside the envelope.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAI1SL13AgQz373Ez2vNOWDhk1qfNA67C-_qzPfCIUgyUFW-_AVY3boMVbE4Jjb9mYewUuN9GTdyblf-mJPKGgw1q07tHGVmhQAdbmzbz9dVwHEmLJQ_hc96fDrT2y1EUP7hKZipxYLITDRcsMesWOf8gtyT2gDzwIDcMVo4bZBAd61S7oflSxkCF/s2736/B0BB1C34-6ADE-4955-8EFA-8DEF19215F82_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="confetti, how to make confetti, paper crafts, gift wrapping, gift wrapping ideas, handmade envelopes, gift tags, gift embellishments, uses for paper scraps, uses for ribbon remnants, blah to TADA, Target Dollar Spot" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAI1SL13AgQz373Ez2vNOWDhk1qfNA67C-_qzPfCIUgyUFW-_AVY3boMVbE4Jjb9mYewUuN9GTdyblf-mJPKGgw1q07tHGVmhQAdbmzbz9dVwHEmLJQ_hc96fDrT2y1EUP7hKZipxYLITDRcsMesWOf8gtyT2gDzwIDcMVo4bZBAd61S7oflSxkCF/w426-h640/B0BB1C34-6ADE-4955-8EFA-8DEF19215F82_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Confetti Gift Tags" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Since this paper isn't transparent like the glassine envelope, why not extend the confetti outside by gluing some on the envelope. We can even enclose</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> a card with a power quote...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeL1rdcMuE4NtREay1wwu5SZbj6gKOiXgJwEd7Sy9k_qjLrAQRzJ_aa-n8vKONq2715z1XZCdlbw5KX_iW2lpLoD4PMGzq3gJ5Oa74dHy1qkYh4ZHVdCWswhzkd5whCBrL7e-V2defNUgDUhL7V16KPpFNizmWJzXiHKZH-ynwVi5prHueT1BMO0f/s2736/573221F8-7C58-447A-89AD-D1DD9258A06F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="confetti, how to make confetti, paper crafts, gift wrapping, gift wrapping ideas, handmade envelopes, gift tags, gift embellishments, uses for paper scraps, uses for ribbon remnants, blah to TADA, Target Dollar Spot" border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeL1rdcMuE4NtREay1wwu5SZbj6gKOiXgJwEd7Sy9k_qjLrAQRzJ_aa-n8vKONq2715z1XZCdlbw5KX_iW2lpLoD4PMGzq3gJ5Oa74dHy1qkYh4ZHVdCWswhzkd5whCBrL7e-V2defNUgDUhL7V16KPpFNizmWJzXiHKZH-ynwVi5prHueT1BMO0f/w426-h640/573221F8-7C58-447A-89AD-D1DD9258A06F_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Confetti Gift Tags" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">Thread cord or ribbon (this is a good way to use up any ribbon remnants you might have) through the hole as a finishing touch.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">Look what we've made -- our own version of the confetti gift tag...</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-style: italic;">TADA! </b>A</span><span style="background-color: white;">ttach it on a gift so that even a plainly-wrapped package can transform from </span><b style="background-color: white;"><i>blah to TADA! </i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>If you'd like more <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b> ideas, please </span><a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub">subscribe here</a><span>. </span></p>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-7347309648723131012023-10-15T11:00:00.001-04:002023-10-15T11:00:00.139-04:00Cards with Windows<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">Hello and thank you for your visit today!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">I regularly make birthday cards that I send out to the people I love. In previous posts, I made a greeting card with a <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/01/handmade-birthday-cards.html">food theme</a>, a <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2013/01/balloon-bouquets.html">balloon theme</a>, a <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2012/01/birthday-cards.html">butterfly theme</a>, and <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/04/handmade-birthday-cards.html">floral theme</a>. </span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">I crafted new birthday cards and let me share with you how I made them.</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">It all started with these plastic "windows" that I saved from various packages like <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2010/06/animal-prints.html">make-up</a> and <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2022/03/an-extra-special-pin-cushion.html">sewing notions</a>. I peeled off the cardboard backing and any loose paper on the sides.</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">I like how they are raised. Instantly I thought, "Let's put something inside!"</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">I took some <a href="https://www.michaels.com/8.5x11-cardstock-paper-by-recollections/M10023428.html?dwvar_M10023428_size=8.5%22%20x%2011%22&dwvar_M10023428_color=White">cardstock</a>.</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">I chose a spot on the <a href="https://www.michaels.com/8.5x11-cardstock-paper-by-recollections/M10023428.html?dwvar_M10023428_size=8.5%22%20x%2011%22&dwvar_M10023428_color=White">cardstock</a> and traced around the plastic "window." Then I cut that part of the cardstock to fit my "window."</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">I attached the cardboard backing to the <a href="https://www.michaels.com/8.5x11-cardstock-paper-by-recollections/M10023428.html?dwvar_M10023428_size=8.5%22%20x%2011%22&dwvar_M10023428_color=White">cardstock</a> with more glue.</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">Then I embellished the card with paint and more confetti.</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">The words *magically* disappear when you shake around the confetti. It's almost like a snow globe but without the liquid...<b><i>TADA! </i></b></span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">I didn't forget a stamp and signature to show it's handmade!</span></div>
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Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982466843747087837.post-40063026166351103162023-10-08T11:00:00.001-04:002023-10-08T11:00:00.144-04:00Treasures from the Trash: A Low Bookshelf<p style="text-align: justify;">In the past, I've written about furniture that I see on the curb like <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/06/treasures-from-trash-chalkboard-easel.html">this chalkboard</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2019/09/treasures-from-trash-leaning-shelf.html">these shelves</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/09/trash-to-treasure-door.html">this door</a>, <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/02/treasures-from-trash-rolling-cart.html">this bar cart</a>, and <a href="https://blah-to-tada.blogspot.com/2020/08/more-sidewalk-furniture.html">more shelves</a>. If only I had room to hold them temporarily, I would have taken all of these home so I can turn them from <b><i>blah to TADA!</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">But I found an exception with this low bookshelf:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAU8YiIZljavifdiweCin6GuZ_oosbpwssPUx7JTg84JwohM3NDZb5lUl0EPvLzZrbp1MsHvTEighWQBpETQDh-NeKGlktl0Yl5o6OyDkcU-P65eHLkLL27DIRv96kIE_vH9GzpelTcc/s2048/BAA90EF6-3574-4BEE-95D7-1F709CCF3D0B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="treasures from the trash, painting a bookshelf, shelves, blah to TADA, paintbrush, black paint, interior design, upcycle, furniture revamp" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAU8YiIZljavifdiweCin6GuZ_oosbpwssPUx7JTg84JwohM3NDZb5lUl0EPvLzZrbp1MsHvTEighWQBpETQDh-NeKGlktl0Yl5o6OyDkcU-P65eHLkLL27DIRv96kIE_vH9GzpelTcc/w426-h640/BAA90EF6-3574-4BEE-95D7-1F709CCF3D0B_1_201_a.jpeg" title="bookshelf" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's not heavy, has a small footprint, and serendipitously, I do need more shelves for new books. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAobsYUZIlbgwrJUkflAn_Nz0d7w1L0eqxUaGtOQFNQdF3InPEHGt_Ci1TWJS2rdJ2eBg8dIHpmUXIJukGguwnXhc4zZ7VrvUJXdUPzkzeWeWc8LSQkR9soOtLxf4ybMmcZhXeBetuXE/s2048/8B7E7FC6-EB6A-4D02-8537-C7CB44016DF3_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="treasures from the trash, painting a bookshelf, shelves, blah to TADA, paintbrush, black paint, interior design, upcycle, furniture revamp" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAobsYUZIlbgwrJUkflAn_Nz0d7w1L0eqxUaGtOQFNQdF3InPEHGt_Ci1TWJS2rdJ2eBg8dIHpmUXIJukGguwnXhc4zZ7VrvUJXdUPzkzeWeWc8LSQkR9soOtLxf4ybMmcZhXeBetuXE/w426-h640/8B7E7FC6-EB6A-4D02-8537-C7CB44016DF3_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Three-tier bookshelf" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm not a big fan of the gray sections, though.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5cBhu6Fni3ywM1QqVCOf0ff7vUvnRkaNHVfXnXyjl_qFoCrzfrZQnNM7lzNpF-xBN89apv6PK5XEdauOg0H-L4C69s9Rntry7khmiglTymDvK-uL2JIfzgF7U3BLda-mYujqeP03D-Q/s2048/C6E886BA-DD8C-4FDE-B04F-D2CFF449F12A_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="treasures from the trash, painting a bookshelf, shelves, blah to TADA, paintbrush, black paint, interior design, upcycle, furniture revamp" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5cBhu6Fni3ywM1QqVCOf0ff7vUvnRkaNHVfXnXyjl_qFoCrzfrZQnNM7lzNpF-xBN89apv6PK5XEdauOg0H-L4C69s9Rntry7khmiglTymDvK-uL2JIfzgF7U3BLda-mYujqeP03D-Q/w426-h640/C6E886BA-DD8C-4FDE-B04F-D2CFF449F12A_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Paintbrushes and black acrylic paint" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But nothing that paint can't solve!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTbqXcbGBnW2P3Ixl9VIA0zE4xQRBa9y4OiTdKqTtlEk0r-ufQnJfmtoim9w9ONV_of1LBaGRuGH0PzA9LeiK3LecuC4vSJYFzucBxU2dUNv_Xjk6wS3VwZZQmKlLBKE_V9Gq442Zk-w/s2048/612A5A21-3176-47C4-BFAB-4F0D679B2EA1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="treasures from the trash, painting a bookshelf, shelves, blah to TADA, paintbrush, black paint, interior design, upcycle, furniture revamp" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTbqXcbGBnW2P3Ixl9VIA0zE4xQRBa9y4OiTdKqTtlEk0r-ufQnJfmtoim9w9ONV_of1LBaGRuGH0PzA9LeiK3LecuC4vSJYFzucBxU2dUNv_Xjk6wS3VwZZQmKlLBKE_V9Gq442Zk-w/w426-h640/612A5A21-3176-47C4-BFAB-4F0D679B2EA1_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Painting a bookshelf" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I covered my work space with newspaper.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrvGifwDH1UsdtfDruPiQunepYsIUsy3tF9LQ7hBodSoz61xTs4Zk-B7pwizj_IalvlPMYH0mwnSo6xAePYjiS36oloXDLcF30XStglDXJoyWDgZ69L3yg3iPboZqQO1yecrLMy4PGAM/s2048/B2F011B9-9855-49B9-B949-DCE0A583EB47_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="treasures from the trash, painting a bookshelf, shelves, blah to TADA, paintbrush, black paint, interior design, upcycle, furniture revamp" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrvGifwDH1UsdtfDruPiQunepYsIUsy3tF9LQ7hBodSoz61xTs4Zk-B7pwizj_IalvlPMYH0mwnSo6xAePYjiS36oloXDLcF30XStglDXJoyWDgZ69L3yg3iPboZqQO1yecrLMy4PGAM/w426-h640/B2F011B9-9855-49B9-B949-DCE0A583EB47_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Bookshelf transformation" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And I painted the gray areas black, adding several more coats in between drying.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_2tlxLteLm4DPP2d76aQ39bfJMECXoY7eo-Z66g6o6KcV-QnVkQm6IADyoUE-LTHnKN7WRD_zNx7FZhqDGDCbxfxIPNippgatO_FSH18SdwgcODFyrZTMtTE_vwifAh4bQSKrfTrybw/s2048/4B88724D-0D40-4888-B633-2546D497CE15_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="treasures from the trash, painting a bookshelf, shelves, blah to TADA, paintbrush, black paint, interior design, upcycle, furniture revamp" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_2tlxLteLm4DPP2d76aQ39bfJMECXoY7eo-Z66g6o6KcV-QnVkQm6IADyoUE-LTHnKN7WRD_zNx7FZhqDGDCbxfxIPNippgatO_FSH18SdwgcODFyrZTMtTE_vwifAh4bQSKrfTrybw/w426-h640/4B88724D-0D40-4888-B633-2546D497CE15_1_201_a.jpeg" title="Black bookshelf" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This salvaged shelf now looks more streamlined...<b><i>TADA!</i></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here are a few ways I can use it at home:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukojpCN1bLe8q_LCogwzLmeCnRFAA4K66bHjXFFzHCwNYA9v9PesjHWDoqxKSWV3CES_TG0RjCBI7WSzi7wmme9UUHQa8msboZd9asqBWTqy5g-rTf3TBQKwCKpxeZnOdYQWG0asx_h_DeH4uqu8TkmMfcImkbgIcAUj22eBnbK6ZqK8qL7xjSHfl/s795/C5AF973B-6CF3-4110-B838-09363C6F29CB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="black bookshelf, interior design, furniture revamp, black paint, treasures from the trash, painting a bookshelf, shelves, furniture hacks" border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukojpCN1bLe8q_LCogwzLmeCnRFAA4K66bHjXFFzHCwNYA9v9PesjHWDoqxKSWV3CES_TG0RjCBI7WSzi7wmme9UUHQa8msboZd9asqBWTqy5g-rTf3TBQKwCKpxeZnOdYQWG0asx_h_DeH4uqu8TkmMfcImkbgIcAUj22eBnbK6ZqK8qL7xjSHfl/w426-h640/C5AF973B-6CF3-4110-B838-09363C6F29CB.jpeg" title="Black bookshelf" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/140806230376943/">via Pinterest</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A bookshelf to house my growing collection and a place to display some art...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDBE06cWHa9Oz_hRcbGG4sIIbVK4IV0QwaDDNJ4uMd0t9-f4Rr0b3fuow-g2MWfhoi3cfhMnpckblLlPljq6aR9ODjbJVmrp981RfpGClF_IBPYsPoUBKU3KHbY3-r_1-Ok78FNtMS6MDqL841zDGFb3XYTL70LeGlIElBmy455dZ_REDG1HlJQY5/s928/82E7CD01-51FE-46D2-BBBA-69A16B7E1F26.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="black bookshelf, interior design, furniture revamp, black paint, treasures from the trash, painting a bookshelf, shelves, furniture hacks" border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDBE06cWHa9Oz_hRcbGG4sIIbVK4IV0QwaDDNJ4uMd0t9-f4Rr0b3fuow-g2MWfhoi3cfhMnpckblLlPljq6aR9ODjbJVmrp981RfpGClF_IBPYsPoUBKU3KHbY3-r_1-Ok78FNtMS6MDqL841zDGFb3XYTL70LeGlIElBmy455dZ_REDG1HlJQY5/w414-h640/82E7CD01-51FE-46D2-BBBA-69A16B7E1F26.jpeg" title="Black bookshelf" width="414" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/563018694550215/">via Pinterest</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>A greenery shelf because plants make us happy and help purify the air...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xzUuYsJQFf_avx2EVOJ1P9FeSAQ1wFBr211f1dcIC4ew1B7xulIMZH00gevjFGArb8PRiLr0oxKXcO5IxwdkOcDUWR6Fo0bHosO6rZFlUshGiifQNgXQxY54O40WqWUERzPTR2GMn-MNm5ARdOq14s-d5gZjLyM63B39vm94yLOSfbqRAze0ka-q/s648/430255EA-2E9C-48C5-B4EB-EC0062D821C8.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="black bookshelf, interior design, furniture revamp, black paint, treasures from the trash, painting a bookshelf, shelves, furniture hacks" border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="432" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xzUuYsJQFf_avx2EVOJ1P9FeSAQ1wFBr211f1dcIC4ew1B7xulIMZH00gevjFGArb8PRiLr0oxKXcO5IxwdkOcDUWR6Fo0bHosO6rZFlUshGiifQNgXQxY54O40WqWUERzPTR2GMn-MNm5ARdOq14s-d5gZjLyM63B39vm94yLOSfbqRAze0ka-q/w426-h640/430255EA-2E9C-48C5-B4EB-EC0062D821C8.jpeg" title="Black Bookshelf" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://thegreyedit.com/scandinavian-modern-living-room-refresh/">via The Grey Edit</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>An accent table for the foyer...<b><i>TADA!</i></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmiL13RgJk4e2deqiZ9O-sOUo0RBh4DYMkrLTRu30Ej3SCXXt6u-9qOewBSa8c_K4QPVXuJlWhKi8CkUqCha-cSuLxlMyG4VnSp03Hvy6nmSM39ksiQOSbhI2ndHVuFEp1DrHHQLDbeweweymC9LPecGqHIq-Im738w-FCzO-Y1FCatjO8_qlo4MG/s846/0C2318CA-084B-4E62-8FEF-3AF293DE2AAF.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="black bookshelf, interior design, furniture revamp, black paint, treasures from the trash, painting a bookshelf, shelves, furniture hacks" border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmiL13RgJk4e2deqiZ9O-sOUo0RBh4DYMkrLTRu30Ej3SCXXt6u-9qOewBSa8c_K4QPVXuJlWhKi8CkUqCha-cSuLxlMyG4VnSp03Hvy6nmSM39ksiQOSbhI2ndHVuFEp1DrHHQLDbeweweymC9LPecGqHIq-Im738w-FCzO-Y1FCatjO8_qlo4MG/w426-h640/0C2318CA-084B-4E62-8FEF-3AF293DE2AAF.jpeg" title="Black bookshelf" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/376261743872328580/">via Pinterest</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Or as a place to organize my husband's coffee-brewing accessories...<b><i>TADA!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If you come across old furniture, find a way to turn them from <i style="font-weight: bold;">blah to TADA! </i>Otherwise, you can donate them to <a href="https://satruck.org">The Salvation Army</a>, <a href="https://www.goodwill.org/donate/donate-stuff/">Goodwill</a>, <a href="https://www.habitat.org/restores">Habitat for Humanity ReStore</a> or thrift store near you. Also, please <a href="https://follow.it/blah-to-tadae?action=followPub">subscribe here</a> if you want to receive my newsletter. Have a good week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Claire Mercado-Obiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064734035892825732noreply@blogger.com0