Jessica
Here in Minneapolis, we are on Day 2 of the Great Christmas Snowstorm of ’09. This 15-20 inch storm will surely rival the Great Halloween Snowstorm of ’93, which happened a year before I moved here. Since it’s snowy, slushy, and generally inhospitable to walking on crutches outside, we stayed inside today.
Lucky for me, my honey bought me a great Christmas gift – rub-on decals. He found me a really cute set of decals made by Third Drawer Down, which he purchased at one of our favorite shops in Minneapolis, ROBOTlove. The decals included the lovely girl you see above at the desk (I just had to use her) as well as more animals, more books, and small school supplies.
As soon as I saw the decals, I wanted to try them out, so I created a new journal cover, pictured above. The handwritten caption, which is practically illegible in this picture reads “Today, she thought it best to stay inside.” I’ve been journal-less for several months, ever since one of my lovely cats puked all over my last journal. This is the first time I’ve felt like creating a new journal, so it was darn lucky that I had an extra blank journal lying around for the occasion.
After this first use, I am totally in love with decals. They’re amazingly easy to transfer and they create images that I would never be able to draw by hand in a million years. While I used these decals on paper, they can be transferred to almost any material. I can’t decide what else I’ll use these for, but I’m sure I’ll think of something. My hubby says that they have a wide variety of these decals at ROBOTlove, so once it dries up outside, I’m heading down there to find some more fun.
I hope your Christmas allowed you some creative fun time too!
