 this morning I'm going to print off some more stickers and turn some more things into sticker flakes. I also have today some new designs rolling around in my head that I want to draw out. I also want to finish filming a couple of videos for the new art foamy's release. I have the journaling part of the video finished. I did some jelly printing with the stamps when they first came in but I didn't film it so yeah so I'm gonna film it and I'm trying some new filming techniques so you'll have to tell me if you like them or not. I don't know we'll see and I'm gonna print myself an I voted sticker because I didn't get one in my ballot really bugs me I wanted I voted sticker I want to stick it on my journal and yeah so anyway what's your Sunday morning looking like I think we're just staying home we're not going anywhere which is good because I got a lot of stuff to do not to mention laundry and dishes and you know chores all right that's it for the minute and by the way my tooth is feeling fine I'm on my last day of antibiotics I'm pretty sure the infection's gone and then we commence with drilling and crowning on Wednesday joy all right I'll be back we are out for a walk it's I don't know what time it is 430 445 I got what close enough I got okay so I got all of associated creative jolty kind of things for the two creative Facebook groups done for 2021 this morning before lunch after lunch if you're watching this clip you see a few clips of me updating my webster's pages planner I got all of the 2021 calendar sheets for my a5 webster's pages printed I made tabs today which is part of what you see in the clips and that's all punched and done with only a couple of mistakes which surprising because usually I make way more mistakes punching all the holes so you know I got yesterday's the sticker flakes cut out at least the ones I had enough sticker paper to print some of them have mistake prints on the back this is the front and this is the back so I'm not going to discount them at all I hope you all don't mind that it's kind of like hello bonus you can like stick that down if you feel the need and your journals or whatever with maybe some glue or gel medium I was having I don't know a brain fart yesterday and had trouble printing but anyway I've got some of those done I have a lot more to print but I need to wait for printer paper all right so here I am sort of it's not even six o'clock yet it is black outside I can't really see where I'm going three minutes to five six three minutes to six so we're gonna go for a walk before dinner but I need to not vlog while I'm doing it because I can't see where I'm going and I'm afraid I'm on a trip over something so anyway yeah we're gonna go see what we can see I don't know that it'll be much because it's black outside anyway I'll be back happy election day it's just before lunch it's 1140 I got the sticker flakes done so we have five new sets of sticker flakes coming to the Etsy shop they're printed cut packaged again some of them have misprints on the back because you know evidently I didn't know how to use my printer yesterday but I've had for like 10 years anyway I got them all done some of them are new large size sticker flakes we've got one whole set that's skyscrapes and then we've got another sort of miscellaneous everyday objects and nature set which is cool that you can use for backgrounds on tags and you can use them on of course journal pages and all kinds of stuff really big you can you know tear them and yeah do some cool stuff that this is the ones I'm gonna take downstairs and play with and or the use of my journal upstairs so anyway I'm warning everybody it is Wednesday morning November 4th a day after election day we still don't know who our president is and I have a feeling we won't know for a couple of days in the meantime I need to go finish my dental work which is where we're going today and tomorrow I have to do annual bloodwork at the doctor's office so I get to do that this time tomorrow so joy for me okay I did a couple things upstairs that I needed to do and the Etsy order is out in the mail I covered the spine of my old Webster's pages planner that I use for YouTube and Etsy store and some footbinding tape that I painted with fabric paint to have it blend in a little better because I only have black or white tape so hopefully it sticks hopefully it is a sticky we'll see what happens worst case scenario I'm going to decorate the cover and make a plastic slip cover to go over the whole thing I don't know we'll see I did order a replacement they're discontinuing it I think but I want to get the most use out of the one I can before breaking to give me one that's on the way and yeah I'm still you can tell I'm still numb anyway I am obviously out Bob is gonna probably go to the gym tonight so I'm gonna go for a walk and get some steps in got a mask with me in case it's peoply it's election day so I'm gonna take I shouldn't say I'm sorry it's the day after election day so I'm gonna be safe in a number of different ways it might be peoply so hence the mask and yeah so anyway I'm gonna get a few steps in and I will be back I have lots of projects to do I've got some more drawing book storage boxes to make I have slow stitching to do I've still got that canvas on my easel that I have to figure out what I'm gonna do with I kind of think I know where it's supposed to go but I haven't started yet I have that watercolor lips journal to do I'm working on a gene Haynes book list goes on but you know what I'm not feeling it at the moment I'm taking a break I'm gonna go for a walk I'm gonna get some fresh air see what I can see yeah you know things are crazy cuz of COVID and now the election and yeah so that's wrong with taking a break if you need it now then and when I get back I may finish that Christmas cross stitch I've been trying to finish and read a book or listen to some Star Trek something like that all right I'll be back if you didn't know I'm a Star Trek fan not a Star Wars fan I love Star Trek especially the old original series troubled with triples it's one of my favorites I'll be back to see a few people probably don't need to have this on but out of an abundance of caution we're gonna wear it anyways I'll be back I mean has completely warmed off and it doesn't hurt when you've had dental work done it kind of just feels sore and if you've had a crown put on you know it feels like there's like popcorn stuck in your teeth but there's not really yeah anyway it feels like that we're still waiting on election results I have a feeling it's not gonna happen tonight maybe not tomorrow but we'll see I didn't have much oomph to do much today up here but I did cover two more these are a k-cup coffee boxes we like emeralds big easy bold it's our favorite kind of coffee for courage and the boxes make great storage boxes file boxes for some of the smaller daily drawing books in our journals so I save one or two I don't save them all but I save one or two and every now and then I'll cover them with paper just painting papers scrapbook you papers whatever I have around and then I'll put some sort of focal point here's the one that holds my inspiration journals and I'll put some sort of focal point and then I'll put a label in this case I use my my label maker sometimes I hand write the label it depends anyway so I started the process of covering two more boxes and I took some extra pity papers that I actually made a really long time ago this is a free little newspaper from when we lived in California called the potpourri that was the name of it anyway I used to get it they were free they came in the mailbox thin little pieces of newsprint and I would paint on them so I took a couple sheets of that I still have and I cut it up and made into labels to use on some of the boxes I also have these solid colored stickers that I got on Amazon recently and these are these are tabs I'm not going to use them for that I'm going to just use them as blocks of color I think on the front of the boxes I don't know exactly what these are going to be for but it's going to be for next year you know when I'm hoping some of the craziness is over in the world right yeah so I'm gonna let that dry it's I cover them usually with yes paste you can see it it's propped up on stuff drying there and that takes a while to dry completely so I'm gonna just let it dry and let it do its thing I'm gonna go downstairs I'm gonna finish my water I might make a cup of tea and get that cross stitch out I do need to finish that cross stitch so I kind of want some chocolate but I have blood work in the morning so no chocolate for me sucks but there it is maybe chocolate tomorrow all right that's it for now I'll be back morning everybody we're in the car again my mouth is still sore from yesterday's dental work of course it is because I had a root canal but it's okay I'm headed out though to as I've been telling people go get stabbed aka see the phlebotomist and get some blood work done so anyway I have to do my annual blood work so which I'm not thrilled about I don't mind getting the blood work done it's just that it's COVID and I have to go to the you know medical facilities to go do it so it doesn't excite me then I'm gonna go stop at the grocery store really quick pick up a couple of things and then go home and have coffee because I haven't had been able to have coffee yet right it's the worst part of it not getting you hey guys all right obviously we're crooked we're crooked all right we're back in the art room so yesterday I am the couple days before I have been setting up my planner for 2021 because I'm just done with 2020 don't know don't know about you all but yeah I have actually one more planner calendar for downstairs I still need to sit up but this one and the one I carry in my wallet generally to remember appointments and stuff those are both all done but this is a webster's pages color crush planner I believe the color is jade I know it looks turquoise blue they call it jade anyway I have had it for a long time I really love it but it's starting to show its wear and tear its age around the edges it's starting to fray and so especially along the spine so I did cover it with some bookbinding tape and I had painted it but it's staying a little bit sticky and I'm just looking at it kind of liking the way it looks we got on there and kind of thinking how fun would it be to just you know sort of cover the cover with decals and you know different things not necessarily right away but as I as the year goes on but then I'm gonna want to cover protect them and this is like I said sticky so I'm thinking what about a clear plastic sleeve to cover the cover I know for a lot of Hobonichi journals you can buy the cover for your Hobonichi but then the cover has a plastic protective cover over it and I was watching a video from somebody it might have been my girl in Quill lower I don't remember who now anyway she was showing a brand new one she got for next year and the new cover she got in the protective sleeve and I thought I could make one of these for this probably so we're gonna try it anyways I have a number of these you know you'll recognize it you get bedding and stuff in these right I do save them because they do come in handy for different projects sometimes I save the zipper too but I don't think I'm gonna do that I'm gonna cut this one apart so I get flat sheets of fabric from it and we're gonna work I'm gonna work on trying to make a protective sleeve for this and we'll see how it turns out I'll be back what I'm done which I decided to save and stick this in there I love that and use this for all or part of 2021 I might as well have fun with it right I was able to get everything back in it I was able to leave pull out the pen loops so I can get my pens still in the in the loops maybe as I say that I can't get them in I love it it's such a great idea now you know it's not a pattern I'm gonna write it's not a pattern I'm gonna draw out for you but really it's not that hard to make the biggest thing you want to do is the first cut I had to stitch it a couple of times because I made it a little bit too tight and it wouldn't close so you really want to measure around this way because it's gonna be a little longer than when it's open flat there are lots of tutorials out there for a slip-on book covers I believe in fact there might even be some on my channel it's not that different it's just made of clear plastic that being said when you do make a mistake you leave holes there you see that in the plastic because it's plastic it's not gonna seal up so I don't really mind that too much I'm gonna just leave it and let it go but yeah it's cute if nothing else if it breaks or tears or rips I have more of this plastic in the closet and I can always use this one for a pattern for the next one so anyway using what I have to make do with what I have because hello COVID yeah it is Friday November 6th I think it's still morning you know 1139 technically still morning I had a little chat with some art friends this morning and as we're semi-joking not joking my designated support emotional support Canadian Laura thank you for the chat this morning Barbara too who also came that was good it's good to have people you can talk about art with share ideas with but also talk about everything else that's going on right now anyway I mean you know it's really the only time we get out of the house anymore is to run errands or go to the dentist or the doctor so very exciting but there anyway we're gonna see what we can see and we'll be back watching this clip you've seen the clip I believe the shape of these is called a stiletto shaped box of them I think I got them from a wish like anyway I sort of a faux beetle wing there is a beetle it's called a green something beetle I'll put a link in the video description I believe but I'm not positive they shed their wings naturally and the wings are often used especially in the like 19th century they were used in embroidery and things they have holes drilled and I think they're still used today they're beautiful this beautiful like iridescent green color again check out the link the shape is intriguing but I'm not using bug parts in my work like that's just not happening so I occasionally paint up a bunch of these fingernails to look like the beetle wings and so I've been doing that oh god these they're down on the one side there oops still white on the backside but don't really wear nail polish anymore I mean hello but yeah so anyway so I'm painting faux bug wings because you know why not 2020 it's COVID why not it's building a hell of a ride this week hasn't it but and it's not over yet but you know right now my personal focus is and hope is that we as a world and as a nation can get COVID under control and get some kind of handle on that so things came to get back to it right because they can't get back to it if we don't get COVID under control it's been a wild ride but you know we're staying creative we're doing what we can to have those meaningful conversations that we need to have with people and not avoid those tough situations and dealing with it how we can and how we need to and you know it's going to be a weird holiday season we're probably most of us not going to see the majority of our family because you know it's recommended you don't do that this year you need to stay home you don't know who you could be bringing COVID to and you know you don't know who there who could have it they could be symptomatic you just don't know it's gonna be really strange anyway just despite all of that I am going to keep making art and I'm gonna keep being here for you all and we will keep up the discussions and my teeth are feeling better so I'll be able to go live again soon we'll be getting my permanent crowns in at some point but the majority of the issue is fixed and it's all good and I'm just sitting here pulling you know fingernails off I know you can probably can't see very well because it's kind of dark in here because it's 9 o'clock at night it is what it is anyway I think this year I am going to spend some time doing things I haven't done in a long time like my adventures with slow stitching and I think this year for the first time ever we're gonna write a holiday letter we're gonna send it off to a few people for Thanksgiving I think we'll edit it just a little bit and probably include a copy of it in our Christmas cards and let everybody know look we would love to see you but we can't and you know for so many reasons but we hope you have a great one and we hope to see you soon when this COVID thing is all under control and you know I think writing a little snail mail notes not a bad idea you know sending everybody an email or text message or posting on Facebook is one thing but an actual old-fashioned note with a stamp doesn't have to be too many just do five or six year closest people I think it's a good idea maybe pick pick a friend or a family member that you haven't talked too much of the lives far away or you know that you're just losing contact with because of COVID or maybe not just because of life and maybe ask them if they want to be a pen pal right so anyway think about it there's lots of things we can do together as a world community to help us all get through and to help us all stay safe I'm here to help you as are I know many others so that being said I want you to support the free content if you can and you're able there's links for the ways to support my free content down in the description below there's a link tree listed links which includes my Etsy shop and the tip jar and patreon and all of that stuff there's lots of different ways there's even the YouTube community here on YouTube it's not I think it's 99 cents it's not much and all your favorite creators most of them have a way to support and I know they'd appreciate it because we're all you're struggling but so are we so I know they'd appreciate it and most of us bring you free content on Facebook too in the art group so I know we'd really appreciate it the most important thing of course is to stay safe stay healthy stay creative go out and do something nice for yourself because you deserve it even if it's just turning all the devices off for a few minutes and turning on some music and just being at peace with things yeah it's not a bad idea all right that's it for this week I'll be back with you next week I'm gonna paint a few more fingernails and I'll see you soon bye guys