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Celebrating a sweet Fourth of July

Happy Birthday America! You deserve a truly jaw-droppingly amazing piece of cake in celebration. This spectacular one from Glorious Treats makes me want to stand up and salute! To all my fellow Yanks, here's hoping you have a happy, sweet and safe holiday.

Cheers... indeed!

Jenny

What's red and white and blue all over?

Pinwheels! Also known as Star-Spangled Pinspinners. I shared this freebie printable a couple of years ago, and it is a favorite this time of year. So I thought I'd post about it again, in case you want to make a few for your Independence Day celebration. Click -->here<-- to download (let's just do this the old-fashioned way).

Print on index or cover weight stock and cut around the edges, and the curved lines to the little black dots. Then fold in the 'wings' and  use a straight pin to attach it to a pencil eraser, with the little circle on the front. Or you can do like I did, and use a thin nail and wood dowels. That way they are longer and less... pencilly.

The title also refers to me... I've been a little blue lately. I didn't even realize I'd totally skipped blogging in June. It's a combination of things... mostly I feel a bit 'at sea' as they say in Ol' Blighty. Too many new things at once, maybe. New studio, new furniture, new computer, new updated versions of software, hardware. I'm having a tough time getting my flow back, you know? When I get a creative idea, somewhere along the way I can't figure out how to do something, or find something, and after awhile the inspiration gets replaced with frustration and even annoyance (mostly at my ineptitude). But I'm muddling along, managing a bit better every day. Hang in with me, I'll be grooving along before you know it!

So what's new in your world?

Cheers,

Jenny

It is futile to resist...

...the desire to create mosaics of pretty images on Flickr.

1. Mod Girls - Nicole blue, 2. Buddhist lanterns, 3. Sweet hearts from nice icing, 4. tidy up, 5. swatches, 6. LULALAND, 7. Love Art, 8. Dala horses, 9. My cushions and my wool, 10. INSPIRAÇÕES, 11. audrey, beatty & her friends, 12. Kitchen Flowers, 13. vintage European china plates

Cheers,

Jenny

Instagram, ma'am!

As I am never one to miss out on the latest thing (I hear you snickering out there) I decided to give Instagram a try! In case you aren't as up to the minute as I am (ha), Instagram is an iPhone app with which you take a photo, apply some simple effects, then add it to your Instagram feed. Then you follow other Instagrammers'(?) photo feeds, and you comment or 'like' them, and they follow yours. It's kinda like a cross between Hipsomatic and Pinterest. You take the photo with the app, add some nifty effects, then people comment on them.

So far I am finding it an interesting challenge, although I can't say I am well and truly hooked just yet. The filter thing is still a mystery, as well as the other optional effects. You can add linear or circular blur, like in the photo of my bookshelf, or choose a frame. Also there is supposed to be a way to add them to facebook and other social media, but I'm still not sure about whether that's a good thing or not. I don't want to annoy my facebook friends with my Instagram photos.

Really, it's nice for capturing the simpler moments within a day, since it is much less intimidating than writing a proper blog post. I can just share a quick pic of whatever I happen to be doing, as in the photo above, when I decided to make some Dala Horse bunting and was cutting out the pennants in my lap.

Anywho, that's Instagram. If you you're already IG-ing and would like to follow me, just do a little search over there for jennybharris. I don't have many photos yet (or followers for that matter - ha) but I suspect I will be snapping more very soon...

See?

Cheers,

Jenny