With the whole pandemic thing happening during 2020 I didn’t use my day runner at all. This year isn’t looking to good so I didn’t want to spend a lot on getting the one I normally do. The cheaper version lack some of the features I really like but if I don’t use it what’s the point? . Getting inspired by Lindsay “the frugal crafter “ post on updating her address book, I decided I could do the same with my day runner. Altering/painting over the tabs I wanted to keep (that was a lot of messy fun) and putting it all back together was very time consuming but being stuck at home why not? Turned out great!
The kimono is made from some really cool wallpaper I found at FabMo. The background die is from Honey Bee. I normally don’t buy big background but I thought this would go well with my kimono die. My goal is to start using up all the beautiful washi paper I’ve collected over the years.
Flat Fish Paper Arts was born many years ago when blogging first started. My family did a lot of camping and diving along the California coast. California halibut are huge fish that start out as any normal fish. As they age, one eye will start to move to the other side and the halibut will become flat so it can lay on the bottom of the ocean with both eyes facing up.
I always like the idea that we all start out the same but life experiences slowly changes us. In my case, my creative talents went the way of paper arts. Flatfish are always looking up when they mature and as with any artist, we see inspiration in everything around us - always looking up.
Evan and her flatfish
Years ago a local dive shop had a photo of a diver who caught a halibut so big he had to throw it over his jeep to take the picture. Our little spoof with our daughter sitting in her toy jeep with dad's halibut on the hood. 1987
With the whole pandemic thing happening during 2020 I didn’t use my day runner at all. This year isn’t looking to good so I didn’t want to spend a lot on getting the one I normally do. The cheaper version lack some of the features I really like but if I don’t use it what’s the point? . Getting inspired by Lindsay “the frugal crafter “ post on updating her address book, I decided I could do the same with my day runner. Altering/painting over the tabs I wanted to keep (that was a lot of messy fun) and putting it all back together was very time consuming but being stuck at home why not? Turned out great!
