I like things that are a little bit angry, like this unicorn that has been forced to play the narwhale. But it made me add another whale to my whale stamp collection.
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Supercraft Kit #9
I always intended to tell you more about the supercraft kits. I think I did it once but then never mentioned what I had done with it or what was in it…
Well here is what I found in the winter kit #9:
It was all about making and wrapping gifts; gift wrap paper, stamps to stamp blank gift wrap paper, a blank ribbon to stamp, a calendar with space to create a personal calendar, a cookie recipe, lot’s of ideas how to decorate a gift, instruction how to make a potato stamp, paint and an ink pad for all the stamps.
There is always a small booklet with a few ideas what you can do, but actually everything is allowed. The good thing about getting several of these kits it that your DIY supplies are getting larger and you can combine materials from different kits!
You can get new year kit #10 here.
Broom Stick Nimbus 2000
I came across a picture with many different broom sticks. Being a Harry Potter addict and a stamp maker I created a Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 broom stick stamp. And here is the result.
Advent calendar
I wish I had not already made an advent calendar. But there is always next year, right? I made my calendar, inspired from the autumn supercraft kit. Cute little black and white boxes, which I folded. Little did I know, that I would soon find the most awesome advent calendar ever on the DIY or DIE blog.
My nephew will almost be two next Christmas. I bet he’ll love it!
Worldmap stamp
I don’t like Christmas in November. No, it should not start before December! But when you own a shop, then you have to think about Christmas before December, or you’ll be to late to sell your stuff.
This year I have done that and here is the Worldmap stamp. You can make your personal cards from everywhere in the world. They don’t have to be for Christmas. You can also take the stamp with you when you go on holiday in case you don’t like these cheesy postcards they sell everywhere.
Stamp, and your DIY card is finished.
Drawing trees
When we were in Seattle, living on the boat for a few days, I got this very creative phase. I don’t know if it was because the boat was gently rocking us into sleep or because we had a table to write, paint and draw. But I was suddenly into drawing trees.
PS: the wisdom is not from me, but copied from somebody else in the world wide web!
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Book
I found this book about the John Day Monument in a shop in Portland. It’s the work of Matt Sundstrom. I like the simple drawings and everything is explained in a few words. We had the book with us when we visited the Painted Hills. Great guide! Here are some more of his books about Oregon.
Apple sauce
The other day I went to the shop and wanted to by apple sauce. But all they had was weight watcher apple sauce. No, I wanted the real stuff. So I decided to buy apples and make it myself. Can’t be that hard. And actually it is very easy. It took me 30min.
Then I got enthusiastic about it and carved a stamp, cut out a piece of fabric for the lid and made the label. Cute, I look forward to the next meal where I can use apple sauce. By the way, I don’t like the english work for apple sauce, so I used the german word for the stamp!
Another beautiful day in autumn
The grapes are ripe and the leaves turn yellow…
Back home with memories
We are back home and already working again. I am always surprised how easily it is to get back to the same rhythm again. But things haven’t changed very much here and everything is familiar.
But not everything is the same. I feel a calmness inside me I have not felt for a long time. This has probably something to do with my PhD, where there was always a lot of pressure. And we have taken a lot of good memories back home that keep me happy and optimistic. Here are a few of my best moments of the trip:
Driving up the road to Hurricane Ridge at 7 in the morning. The sun was rising and we drove out of the fog and had this stunning view. In the far distance we could see some mountains from Vancouver Island above the clouds. Magical.
We had been driving along the Oregon Coast for half of the day when we arrived in Florence. After lunch we went further south and came to some sand dunes. We drove along these dunes for a while, but when they were never ending we decided to stop and climb them and have a look at the other side. What we found was a huge remote beach. I felt tiny.
One evening we meet my old Professors from Eugene. A long time I did not now if I should ask them to meet. But then I finally did and we had a very funny evening. We went for dinner and had dessert at home. While eating dessert and talking we were working on a jigsaw puzzle with no edge and 5 additional pieces. I am very glad I went back to meet them.
