I am so so so so happy! I joined in TWO different fatbook projects that were through the ArtFest Yahoo group and I got both of them done and mailed off before their due dates! What's going on with me? Getting things done before the drop dead due date? I'm starting to scare myself! :-)
One of the fatbooks was a fabric fatbook. Delicious! I only had to do 30 pages for this one (LOL!) I was excited for this particular swap because I've got a HUGE box of fabric scraps and remnants and I was anxious to dig in and start using them up!
The base of the page is that stripey fabric I bought at Goodwill about two or so years ago. You may recognize it from here and here!
Pages in progress...can you see Mr. Tubbo Bubbo's tail in the window sill. :-)
Here's a full frontal picture of Mr. Puffy. LOVE this kitty...he's since gone back to live with Miranda and the boy. I miss his little furry pudginess but at least I still get to visit him often. But I digress....
For the back of the fabric pages, I used an old German scrap picture of some gnomes frolicking on a mushroom. I love this little picture. The theme of this fatbook was open but it was suggested that we do something about what ArtFest means to me. The theme of ArtFest is "forest" and for me, aside from the whole art thing, ArtFest means seeing old friends and making new friends, ergo, "forest friends!"
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So here are the pages all done diddely done! I was very happy with how the "clouds" turned out!
Oh and while I had the sewing machine out, I finally hemmed the curtains I made for our bathroom. I made them before Christmas and hung 'em up unhemmed. Um, that was a mistake. :-)
Okay so on to fatbook number two! I forgot if there was a theme for this one but I just went with the whole forest thing again. Since we had to make 60 pages for this one, I decided very early on that I was not going to do all originals. I just knew that would be too much for me.
For this page, I just went with doing some doodles and creature drawings.
I colored it in with water color pencils and then made LOTS of color photocopies, I tried to punch up the colors with some Pebeo china paint pens I had. They seemed to work really well on the cardstock and kept their brilliance. I'll have to remember that. Oh and the little fern has some Stickles glitter on it.
I had to FORCE myself to keep the back simple! I made several prototypes where I colored the trees more or glittered them up or flocked them but it just always seemed to look cheesey or over the top. So I went with simple.
I added a bit of fibers just to give the pages a little more interest and called it good!
Okay...it's a gettin' late so I'd better go jammy up and drink my Kava. Oh, Glen and I went to a movie tonight. After all was said and done, we ended up needing to stay in town since my car was in the shop. We went to a local theater and watched Semi-Pro. VERY funny and VERY crude. Glen and I were both pretty tired from the week so this was the perfect mindless, stupid, laugh out loud funny movie for our Friday date night!
TWO swaps! and both ahead of the due dates! WOW! I am impressed and love the simplicity of the themes. I need a fabric collection, to learn to sew with. Have a great date weekend and now I need to Google the movie title and ceramic pens! Sometimes living in the back woods is SO tiresome, :)
Posted by: Gina | March 01, 2008 at 05:58 AM
Your pages ROCK, Michelle! Awesome how you took on 300 fabric pages!
Posted by: Maija Lepore | March 01, 2008 at 07:39 AM
Firstly, I think you're insane to sign up for two fatbooks! But you've pulled it off with style...and even ahead of time!!
Hi Atty, you Cutie!
Your little Forest Friends are Brilliant!
Very impressed with your clouds.
All this time those bathroom curtains were unhemmed? How unobservant am I?! :)
Your 2nd fatbook looks wonderful. Photocopying works very well sometimes, doesn't it. I like the little glittery touches.
Have a great weekend, Sweetie :)
Posted by: Lilli | March 01, 2008 at 08:06 AM
Really like your art for these fatbooks---fun to see your drawings---you're really good!! Your chipmunk reminded me we had one hopping in and out of the cinderblock under the porch next door the other day---really weird since we have squirrels in abundance around here, but have never seen a chipmunk in town---even at the huge park across the highway just blocks away! We wondered if he hopped a ride in one of our neighbors cars & ended up in the neighborhood... Keep watching for him, but haven't seen him since---if Brad hadn't witnessed him too, I'd seriously wonder about my eyes!!
Mmm, just want to rub that kitties' belly....does he like that? Our cat loves to have his belly rubbed---but that's pretty unusual for most cats I've known!
Posted by: Jana | March 01, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Wow, you've been a busy girl. Fab work, doll!! Love the forest creature doodling. Brilliant:)
Kari
Posted by: ArtsyMama | March 01, 2008 at 03:46 PM
I am IMPRESSED! I have one fatbook swap to finish before April 10 -- and actually, I hope to be finished this week, but I only have to do 28. Nice job. Wish I was in one of those groups.
Posted by: Leslie M. | March 02, 2008 at 03:31 PM
How do you do it?! You are one of the most productive people I know!
Posted by: Sheila Earhart | March 02, 2008 at 10:42 PM
my goodness! all that work! it looks wonderful, and your kitty's such a cutie.
Posted by: tricia | March 03, 2008 at 09:10 AM
WooHoo! Didn't it feel great to send those pages in...and on time too?! I LOVED making the fatbook pages...I was so fired-up! I'm in the middle of making 'trades' despite being interrupted by well-meaning littles. Can't wait to see your pages in person...My gosh! Less than a month!!
Posted by: Stephanie T. | March 03, 2008 at 10:31 AM
My dear you are a powerhouse of energy, two fat books! My goodness, can't even keep up w/my own projects...
Posted by: Malou | March 03, 2008 at 08:23 PM