Today's Lesson From The Craft Room: Privacy Please
I read the entry for the day in Sarah Ban Breathnach's book Simple Abundance. In the entry she talks about how being "privacy deprived" can lead to feeling sad, depressed and burned out. She talks about the importance of taking private "time-outs" to replenish our spirits. I don't know about you, but I think I have suffered from "pd." In my job I am around so many people when I travel - people in airports and hotels and training rooms...it's no wonder I want to go and hide in a dark closet when I get home! So today, and everyday, give yourself a personal, private "time out." We all need time to replenish our souls.
Today's challenge to include something with an engine was a lot of fun...trains have engines! I used the designer label punch to punch out these train cars and then trimmed the top off. The wheels are 1/2" circle punches with a dot of stickles in the middle. I sponged around the train cars with pumpkin pie ink. I made a faux bow...since my bow-tying skills still need a lot of work I paper-pieced and popped up the animals and gave them a little bling with stickles Hope you like it!
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105272
Fri, Jul 24, 2009 @ 1:22 PM
Yup. Trains have engines! I love the animals having a fun ride on the traiin! TFS!
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Registered: April 18, 2009 Location: Boston suburbs, MA Posts: 14060
Fri, Jul 24, 2009 @ 2:22 PM
I can related to being "PD"--everyone needs to be refreshed all along sometimes!!! I love your cute animal train--what super colors!! Nice job with this challenge!
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