#Journal52 Weeks 49 - 52!

Hello my lovelies! Well, we are nearly at the end of 2017 and I have reached the end of my #Journal52 journey. I did at times find it hard to keep up due to illnesses flaring up, but I did it in the end! 😊

Week 49 Reflect

Week 50 Peace

Week 51 Release

Week 52 Desire

I hope you've enjoyed following my #Journal52 journey through out 2017. You can find a flip-through video on my FB page.

I hope to blog more consistently in 2018 and would love it if you can continue to follow my creative journey! 😊 

Much love

Sez x

Wanderlust 2017 Wk7 & Course Chat

Hello again my loves! It has been a long time since I last did a class in Wanderlust 2017. I got to week 7 back in February and for some reason got stuck. I am the kind of person that although lives and breathes randomness, also needs order and structure. (I know I am a walking contradiction!) So, I left it. I just couldn't do it. I couldn't get the hang of painting that way and it gave me a bit of a blockage. I could have just skipped the lesson but I felt kinda paralysed about it. In my last post I shared about 'Sezzing' my art table in my new studio and how it has helped me to create more, well it spurred me on! I had a word with myself, which as it happens, occurs daily, that I should just get it done. Not perfect, just done. So I did.

I looked though the practice sheets I had done and practiced a bit more. The photo above shows the final result. It is not great but it's done. I can hopefully move onto the next class before the end of 2017.

I know it is very unrealistic that I will complete WL2017 by the new year so I will just plod on! I have signed up for WL2018 and also Jot 2018. I will finish Journal 52 which I have now caught up with and I'll post the last 3 weeks together. I've knocked MiniMoleyDaily and Café Cards on the head, as I got so behind with them I'd never catch up!

I have also started Creative Recovery with Suzi Blu, which started this month. Not sure I'll share that as it's a course for overcoming personal issues.

Do you sign up for more than you can actually do?

I thought that if I kept myself busy with courses, I'd have less time to spend on acknowledging being ill. Unfortunately, due to my illnesses, I found I couldn't keep up with it all, especially if I needed rest days or had a flare up. Which in turn, made me feel worse!  I'm still working on pacing myself... Note to self: No more courses Sez.... at least until all of these are finished!

I know I took on too many courses this year, probably enough to last me a good 5 years, but they are there for me to do as and when. See there's always a positive! 😊

Thanks so much for visiting! I do appreciate it.

Much love

Sez x

More Sezzing! Table and Tablet Case

Hello my lovelies! I have posted on Instagram and FB but wanted to share here too! I decided to 'Sez' some more! (Sez is altering/personalising in my style). I tend to use my art table as a big palette while I work, as you can see in the first photo. So it naturally called out to me to be one big art piece that I can add to!

I had loads of fun! I finished it off with some acrylic ink splats. I love how it turned out and I've actually found that it inspires me to create more, which is great! I am planning to nest in my new studio and once I've finished I will post pics. 😊

Well, after 'Sezzing' my table I went on to 'Sez' my new tablet case. It started out as plain red. I couldn't leave it like that so I had a whale of a time! Lots of funky layers in acrylic paint and I used POSCA pens for details. Love it! 😊

Even on the inside!

I hope I've inspired you to have a go at altering boring every day objects into works of art!
Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it.
Much love
Sez x

Personalising My Mobility Aids

Hello my lovelies!
I wanted to share with you something that is arty but also personal too. If you know me in real life or are friends with me on FB you will probably already know that I am disabled. If not you do now!  Anyway, I was kinda waiting in case I got fixed. I can't be fixed. So in order for me to get closure on my old life I decided to make my 'aids' mine. So I 'Sezed' them! (Sezed means personalised them) 😊
I used some fab Galaxy Duck Tape as a starting point. I applied the tape to the metal parts I wanted to cover. This took me a while! It wasn't particularly easy either, but I did it! I then sponged on some Black, Purple, Pink and Orange acrylic paint in different areas making sure I covered the joins of the tape to hide them. I then flicked White acrylic paint on with a toothbrush. Once dry I added some Iridescent glitter glue in spots to look like stars. I also made some covers for the armrests on my wheelchair. They are made from fluffy socks and elastic so I can wash them. I am happy with how my 'aids' have turned out and they're definitely more 'Sez'.

My wheelchair is named 'Speedy'. I need her for distances out and about.

This is my crutch it's name is Crutch... haha! 😜 Well that's the name that stuck, not very imaginative, but there you are!

I really appreciate you stopping by my little blog.
Much love and crafty hugs
Sez x

Alpha Collage Storage Tutorial

Hello my lovelies!

Today I want to share a storage solution that I made myself. I was storing my alpha collage in a plastic wallet but I was having to search through it every time I wanted to make a word! That's a crazy amount of wasted time! If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen my post venting my frustration! Here is my old storage for my Alpha's....

So I decided to do something about it! I do keep a few boxes around (just in case) and I found this one. It was perfect for what I wanted to do. It measures 30cm long by 12cm wide and 6cm deep.

 I cut up a different box to make a lift out tray for the first half of my alphas. It measures 28cm long by 11cm wide with 2.5cm flaps to make the sides. I notched out 7 slits for the central wall to sit in.

The sides of each compartment were made up of 6 strips of cardboard measuring 11cm long by 2.5cm high. I cut slits at 4cm intervals for them in the central wall.

I assembled it together and glued them all in place. I taped them to keep them together while they dried. Once dried I taped all the edges with paper tape so it would strengthen and make the card easier to paint. I repeated the same to the interior of the box for the bottom tray. Each of the 28 sections measures 3.5cm by 5cm. I had 2 spare for &'s ?'s !'s etc.

I painted the entire box inside and out with Black Gesso and added decoration to the top and a velcro fastening. Ta da!

It's now so easy to find what I want! I'm really happy with how it turned out. 😊
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Much Love
Sez x

IKEA Wash Bag to Journal Bag Tutorial

Hello my lovelies!

Today I have a tutorial for you. Well kind of...

I wanted to walk you through how I made my journal bag, using an IKEA wash bag.

I thought this wash bag would be a potentially great journal bag because it has lots of pockets.

Here it is...

 Bit boring? Yeah I thought so too! 😏 So I SEZED it! *SEZED is altering stuff in my own style.
I mixed some white acrylic paint with some Berol Fabric Medium and painted it on. You are supposed to iron it to set it but I just used my heat gun. Genius! 😉

 I then mixed it with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics in; Cerulean Blue, Quinacridone Magenta and Hansa Yellow Medium.

 I just slapped it on in a random way. I'm good at random! 😆 Anyway! It does look a bit pastel but once dry it brightens up.

 I then got out my trusty POSCA pens in Black and White. I did some scribble and writing in Black on the background and then used the white to bring everything together. "Create a life with Love."
The S on the closure is for Sarah/Sez.

 I added some dangles, because I love dangles and I love beads....so dangles!

 Here's the inside... Lots of fab goodies for journaling with... Even fit my journal in there! 😊

If you decide to get one and decorate it please let me know, I'd love to see it!
I hope you found this interesting and I hope to see you again soon!
Much love
Sez x

#Journal52 Weeks 42-48 All Caught up!

Hello my lovelies! Here you go...

Week 42 Descent

'Descent into Chaos'

Week 43 Seek

'When in the darkness seek the light'

Week 44 Lineage

Week 45 Boundaries

Week 46 Self Care

Week 47 Touch

'Reach out and touch somebody's hand. Make the world a better place, if you can'

Week 48 Shine

'This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.'

Hooray!! We are all caught up and up to date! I really am going to try and blog more consistently. I still have a few more posts to write to catch up on some other posts but at least my #Journal52 posts are done!
Thanks for hanging in there with me folks, It's much appreciated!
Until the next post...Take care.
Sez x

#Journal52 Weeks 35-41

Hello once more! I continued in another journal so here we go....

Week 35 Leaning

Quote says "He will safeguard those leaning on him. He will give them continuous peace."

Week 36 Presence

Week 37 Ebb

Week 38 Fall

Week 39 Glory

Quote says " Let the praise and the glory and the wisdom and the thanksgiving and the honour and the peace and the strength be to our God for ever and ever." Rev 7:12

Week 40 Nurture

Week 41 Strength

Quote says " For all things I have the strength through the one who gives me power." Phil 4:13

Well we're nearly there... just one more post and we have caught up!

Thanks for bearing with me my lovelies, I do appreciate it.

Sez x