one fine day 9

6:15 p.m.

(and the moods are cascading up and down)

in spite of that it has been one fine day

Rfrshing

... the e's have been shot out with bullets

are you having a refreshing weekend?

or a rfrshing one, like me?

this is another polaroid emulsion lift

this time on watercolor paper

I allowed the right corner to float and drape as I did the transfer

it really works well with this rigid composition

don't you think?

I think I'm due for some float and drape in my own life

... looking forward to Sunday afternoon ...

that's when I take a big old nap

one fine day 8

(this morning sometime)

I'm almost finished with my daughter's quilt

and it's been one fine day for working on THAT

(a work in progress since 2010)

and I even had time for tea

one fine day 7

(1:48 pm)

five girl cousins swinging their hearts out

it's one fine day

a new kind of image transfer

... well new to me at least

polaroid emulsion lift has been around for several years

but I never had a polaroid camera to play with

another one of the things my dad gave me is an old 600SE

(or goose)

here are some snaps I took yesterday

-rather ho hum-

but, transfer them to something interesting

like beach glass and pottery

(flotsam and jetsam)

and the magic happens

if you are interested in the how-to's:

google Polaroid Emulsion Lift Technique

I didn't find any tutorials for transferring the image to glass or ceramic

so I just did it the same way I saw people doing it for paper

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and a shameless plug:

these pieces are available in my Etsy shop

and any new sales will fuel my new film craving

xoxo  :)  xoxo

lost keys

my dad gave me a huge ziplock bag full of old keys

I made a wind chime with them

I wish you could hear how it sounds 

(if I were techie, I could upload a video)

I strung them in such a way that they all jangle on each other

he also gave me brass buttons from his uncle's uniform

I strung them up from this mustard tin I've been saving

you can see blue sky and green trees in the background

it's really here

spring, that is

winter seems like it was just a dream on a day like this

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I'm slowly catching up on comments

thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such kind words and thoughts!

it's been a crazy few days

one fine day #6

it's 6:28 pm

and my fraud problems are now being deftly resolved 

partly in thanks to a kind woman named Constance

(I am thankful for the kindness of strangers on this one fine day)

constancy:  

Steadfastness, as in purpose or affection; faithfulness. 

The condition or quality of being constant; changelessness.