ISSUE 10, December 2021

Welcome my December monthly newsletter! :)

Can you believe it's almost December! Whaaaat?!? As I'm writing this, we have our first snow in Vienna! Big fluffy snow flakes - so cute! Makes me so grateful to be at home wrapped in a warm blanket, enjoying hot peppermint tea.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this issue!

If you have any suggestions or ideas you want to see here, please just drop me an email at 49dragonflies@gmail.com. 

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I found this beautiful painting of Vienna in an etsy shop called CozyGiftsShopByIlona. You can find the original here: Snowy Vienna cityscape Winter Austria Original Watercolor Painting by Ilona Kalenich 9x12.

BRAND NEW IN MY SHOP!

Since the winter months can be quite dark and depressing, I really wanted to create a fun and whimsical kit to enjoy and dream. It's called "Stay For The Winter" and was designed using the Gelli plate backgrounds I made in a previous video with Luise Heinzl. I also used the same backgrounds for my monthly planner kits: December monthly, weeklies and trackers with backgrounds, planner pages without dates, fun planner notes, and of course my monthly planner freebies. 

IT'S HOT - BRAND NEW JUNK JOURNAL PODCAST!

Episode 4 of my visual Junk Journal Podcast is online! In this episode I am thrilled to feature your most pressing junk journal questions answered by two of my talented design team members, Luise Heinzl, Ronda Winstead and myself.

EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK

WHAT'S ON MY DESK

This was my desk while filming for the upcoming "DEPHEMEREMBER" series. I was in the thick of it and this tag gave me so many challenges, but I also learned a new technique, which always makes me happy! :)

FREEBIES

My latest freebie for you is one I have again just created especially for my newsletter readers and have not mentioned anywhere else. I had a lot of fun making this using the Egyptian lamps I photographed in one of the cafés in Hurghada by the peer. It's from the photo I used in my Junk Journal Snacks Episode 17 from last weekend. Enjoy! :)

A VIDEO YOU MISSED?

You have been asking for months, hoping I would do something like December Daily this year again and I’m here to tell you, it’s going to be even better this year! This December Daily series is about ephemera in December and it’s also a collaboration with none other than my talented friend, Luise Heinzl. You can also watch Luise's teaser video here: in English or German. We hope you will join the fun!

FEATURING Robin from California, USA

In this section I like to present projects created by my viewers.

I'm sharing some photos Robin has sent me from her envelope junk journal inspired by one of my easy envelope junk journal videos.

Here is some more info Robin sent me:

Name: Robin Knutson

      Murrieta, California USA

      Paper Artist/  Altered Artist

      Involved in paper art 25 plus year

Credits: 3 HGTV shows, 

        Instructor Arts de Mer art cruise  other artists were Tim          Holtz, Mary Jo McGraw and Terry Tyson

        Creative art Design Specialist for Altered Arts Magazine          (Cyndi Duncan) publisher

        Ranger University Tim Holtz

My project is a Ladies Tuck pocket Tri Fold envelope with a hand sewn signature, wrap tie  with lace. Walnut Stain Distress ink for aging,(Ranger, Tim Holtz) Graphic 45 paper, Jane Austin Paper

Hand dyed paper with coffee, turmeric and hand made embellishments made by my self. Sewn with waxed thread and plastic pearls on the spine.

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