adventures in collaging

As long as I can remember I've made collages.  When I was in junior high and high school they consisted mostly of YM (always my fave) and Seventeen magazine cut outs. (lots of lips, eyes, and Drew Barrymore with a daisy in her hair!)  I remember always having magazine scraps littering the floors of my bedroom.  Well, I guess you can say it has been a while since I've just sat down and made a collage.  One of my goals for 2012 is to make more of them.  To me, it is just kind of a mindless creative activity.  In addition to the ones I'll make just for me, I'm including a mini collage on the boxes I package my necklaces in.  I guess that is where the idea started.  I couldn't seem to find any boxes I liked, so I just masked the glossy white cardboard boxes with cut outs from and Anthropologie or Urban catalog.  I'm excited to see how this evolves!

where the "magic" happens

I always enjoy looking at pictures of artist's studios, so I thought I'd share mine with you!  Of course it is shared with my husband and is technically our dining room, but a studio none the less.  And as a bonus, the last photo is a project I started today.  I decided I needed to do something super ruffly and dramatic.

the aftermath!

benny and me at growing works

here is a video of the show in case you missed it!

Alright, I'm going to get better at this blogging thing. Really, I promise! Anyhoo, the last few weeks have been a blur of end of semester craziness/fashion shows/family/parties/a good friend's wedding. I think I've finally adjusted to my normal life, which amounts to working full time at the flower shop suddenly and being extremely tired. But the past couple days have been nice. I've shopped a little too much, but all things I really needed, including these and these. So now I'm jumping back on this blogging train!

Yesterday I decided it was time to get creative again, so I started a little experimental draping. I'm not quite sure where it's going... but it has been fun. I'm definitely ready to start using some different fabrics seeing as how my last year has been spent buried in organza. So here is a little sneak preview of what I'm working on.

I suppose it is loosely based on this project from last summer. We'll see what happens. It's always fun to start a new project. I have a couple other ideas for summer projects which I will post about once I actually start them.