(dcwv paper; making memories fabric letters; autumn leaves rub-ons; ki epoxy sticker; heidi swapp photo corners; earth pic & geological map of the pacific rim--used as giftwrap--are from a very old, very large, world atlas)
sadly, something i did not end up making over the weekend was an entry for the bloglandia halloween event. as sunday afternoon progressed, and i was still far, far away from having my idea come together, i realized i had to choose between using every non-work waking second of monday and tuesday to work like a crazy person...or to pull the plug and be bummed out today. ordinarily, for me, this would be a "no-brainer", so much so that i would not have even stopped long enough to formulate the question! ...but i think that "maturity thing"... (or at least that "old & tired thing", lol) ...might be kickin' in, because for the first time *EVER* i chose sanity over achievement. and yeah, waking up today, i'm sad not to have participated, but i can still go and visit all the lovely art...and there will be (i hope & trust) more opportunities to join in!
i can't see your pic :( NUTS!!
ReplyDeleteALWAYS choose sanity!! you and those around you will be much happier in the end!
I want to hire you to wrap all my gifts. Seriously, its all in the presentation, and you got it goin' on. Why I can barely wrap a gift decently is beyond me, when I am so particular about my cards and scrapbook pages. I have the old tired thing too often...I don't participate half as much as I'd like to! I think sanity is over-rated. It is much more fun in crazyland. More people know me there!!!
ReplyDeleteBTW, I LOVE your monkey cards!
ooo these are brilliant ,your friend will love them ,Dawnx
ReplyDeleteWow - I really like the mappy things you made - they're so cool :o) I'm a map geek at heart...
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Love the map thingies, too - and want to apologize for my rather rude wordpress comment gadget which cut you off mid-sentence :-((
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Love the gorgeous gift bag! and the prezzie is wrapped beautifully!
ReplyDeleteLove the map wrap theme! Your friend is going to feel pampered and special just from the wrapping!
ReplyDeleteI missed the bloglandia event too ... had to choose between blogging and the once a year visit of grandma to see her only grandkids. Sanity was an extra bonus :)
Have a Happy Halloween!!!
i love the presents :-) such wonderful wrapping - lucky friend he is.
ReplyDeleteand i'm all over the maturity thing. too much so i'm afraid LOL - we are like fine wine i guess :-) there comes a point when you say its ok.. and it is :-)
Gosh! I'm really trying to figure out how you find so much time?! Gorgeous wrapping!
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