sewing glittery pockets into my art journal

i got myself a brand new moleskine for a super-cool new project i am working on (will be sharing more on that soon), and the first thing i was inspired to do was make glittering pockets and sew them in. i called the first pocket brilliant ideas and the second one amazing successes.  this goes back to the balance i was talking about in my last post.  finding that sweet spot between appreciating all i have and being excited about creating more.

amazing success pocket

now i am filling the brilliant ideas pocket with little papers covered with ideas i have for things i want to do, and the amazing successes pocket with appreciations of all that i have already accomplished.

i love pockets in journals!  this is such a fun process.  i used watercolour paper and painted the pockets with acrylics, then painted over them in glitter paint.  i used an awl to punch holes in one pocket, then used that one as a guide to punch holes in the other pocket and the page.  then i threaded an upholstery needle with “glitter yarn” (i’m not sure what it is, the label just says glitter yarn) and sewed them up, tied knots in each end and voila.  pocket.

i can see using pockets for gratitude lists, lists of new things we want to invite into our lives, secret messages, affirmations, little masterpieces.  the possibilities are endless.

art journal page: mint condition

the rest of this page is quite simple but the message is an important one for me.  mint condition.  my life is already in mint condition, i am already in mint condition.   there is nothing to fix.  there is always more to experience.  looking at this page i kind of stop and take a good deep breath and relax.

we are all in mint condition.

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