A Plethora of Boredom Buster humor, Part I

Mooooom!!!

There’s nothing to do!

I’m BORED!

Is your March not coming in like a lion,

and going out like a lamb?

But more like going out with 

a Big, Loud, Whimper?

Cartoon by Sandra Boynton,

One of my all time favorite author & illustrator.

Are everyone’s nerves getting,

Ummm,

shall we say 

a little edgy?

Have you tried:

...checking on your neighbors?
(While remaining a safe distance away...)

...relaxing yoga?

Checking and re-checking your food supplies?
(In case any have multiplied or shrunk...)

How about taking the kids out for a walk?
(While maintaining a safe distance from
Anything Interesting...)

Tired of jumping on the beds?

Well, okay,
No jumping on the bed...


Then have you tried...

Extended nap times?

Oh. That didn’t work out so well either?

How about....

Watching clothes dry!

Nooooo....

Oh. Tried that one already, did you?

Sigh.

Guess you better get out the “P’s”...

Paper, Paint and Pens,

Pencils & Protractors.

(Ok, so I was desperate for another “P” word.)

Kaleidoscope by inkspired and KaleidoCam 

Some hints:

Plastic drop cloths.

Put down as many as you have.

Big Button down shirts.

Can’t beat these for coveralls for kids.

Empty clean cans (smooth edges),

plastic containers & washed styrofoam trays

Photo posted on Pinterest by OOLY

Isn’t that a great art supply storage space?

If you don’t have anything like that,

here is an alternate made of things you may already have:

Posted on Pinterest by BuzzFeed,

Although I saw variations of this many places.

Now comes the fun part!

Let’s make something!

Unnamed artist creative space

Some hints:

Most crafty/art projects are adaptable for any age from wee-young to I’m.tired.and.old.

The youngest abilities will need constant supervision,

With minimal steps and ‘fussiness’.

The more ‘adult’ crowd may prefer more details and opportunities to individualize.

Know your budding artists!

Found on Artist’s Network page

Alas,

My time is up.

Hazards of being chatty,

 making up for the first 25 years of silence.

Let’s close for today,

and I will share actual projects soon!

In the meantime, the internet is your friend.

Poke around, follow a few bunny trails

and discover!

‘Til next time,

inkspired

Fairy gardens and etsy coupons

Welcome!

shark soap from the etsy shop:

www.gemsbyjeffnme.etsy.com

Today I want to share with you a couple of discount codes that etsy shop owners have offered, in thanks for being featured in either one of my treasuries, or one of my blogs. Or both!

The first is for gemsbyjeffnme.etsy.com.

Here's the deal:

10% off entire purchase using coupon code: MYCIRCLES at time of purchase

Thanks, gems!

puzzle piece soaps by www.gemsbyjeffnme.etsy.com

My next coupon is from:

www.garnetteh.etsy.com

Fairy garden bench with miniature pillow

www.garnetteh.etsy.com

Here's the deal:

coupon is good for 10% off one item using the code:  FAIRYMAGIC at time of purchase.

Thanks garnetteh!

tiny fairy birdhouses

www.garnetteh.etsy.com

"We grow great by

dreams.

All big men are dreamers."

- Thomas Woodrow Wilson, former President of the United States, 1913 - 1921

Both of these shops feature unique, hand made items.

I just completed another new treasury:

"a little fairy grotto"

fairy bicycle with red mushrooms

www.TheLittleHedgerow.etsy.com

You can find it here:

https://www.etsy.com/treasury/MjAzODE1NDF8MjcyMjEwODI5NQ/a-little-fairy-grotto?index=0&atr_uid=

tiny fairy wand with vintage glass bead

www.BlueStarEmporium.etsy.com

Check out each item, and then check out the other offerings from that shop.
You just might be amazed at what you find!

woodland vanity with sink

www.ByTamara.etsy.com

"Now, isn't imagination a precious thing?

It peoples the earth with all manner of wonders,

strange beasts

and birds, angels, cherubim and seraphim.

And it has to be exercised.

No child should be permitted to grow up

without 

exercise for imagination.

It enriches life for the child.

It makes things wonderful and beautiful."

- Mark Twain

miniature tea cup bird feeder in Purple Rose

www.HelloLittleCloud.etsy.com

I hope you have enjoyed just a taste of my new treasury. I had so much fun looking for items to put in it! I have enough 'favorites' to make at least one more treasury with a fairy theme - perhaps tomorrow!

"Fairies Chatting"

an original Collage Paper Painting by inkspired

using all recycled junk mail!

www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com

sending Fairy wishes for a happy day to you,

inkspired

www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com

www.inkspired.etsy.com - on vacation mode until my computer gets fixed!

www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com

and on pinterest: kkloberdans

"Butterfly Tree Sprite"

original Collage Art Doll by inkspired

using all recycled junk mail!

www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com

Summer Butterflies

Goeie

(Frisian, a Northern Netherland language,

informal for 'Hello")

'Butterfly Forest Fairy' Collage Art Doll by inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

I am celebrating the last of the summer butterflies today!

I love to see the first butterflies of the spring and summer.

I look for them all summer long.

They are much fewer now.

I would love to go to their 'winter' resting place.

How beautiful it would be!

framed paper butterflies, etsy

courtesy Dover Books

"Just living is not enough", said the butterfly,

"one must have sunshine,

freedom,

and a little flower."

- Hans Christian Anderson

stained glass to color, courtesy Dover Publications

And what's a butterfly? At best,

He's but a caterpillar, at rest.

- John Grey

stained glass coloring page, courtesy Dover Books



butterfly postage stamps

Here are a few scherensnitte patterns that feature butterflies for you:

from an out-of-print BackStreet Originals book

both of the above patterns are by Patty Rook

'Broccoli Butterflies Wood Sprite' Collage Art Doll by inkspired

Here are a couple of beading patterns for you that feature...

the butterfly!!!

(surprise, surprise)



simple beaded butterflies added to cards!

I have another beading pattern for a butterfly and daisy bracelet,

but for some odd reason I cannot get it to transfer to my blog.

sigh.

Really.

Some day I WILL become the blogging master!

...but not yet.

'flapper' in butterfly costume

butterfly mandala, from a book of mandalas, Dover

'Tatiana' by Frederick Howard Michael

and here is a close-up of her crown:

'I do not know whether I was then

               a man dreaming I was a butterfly,

Or whether I am now

                                  a butterfly dreaming I am a man.'

- Chuang Tzu

"Purple Fairy"

altered paper doll by inkspired

My altered paper doll, shown above, is a very fun way to recycle

gardening/flower catalogs,

and old paper dolls that might have flaws, or tears,

or are just ready to become something else.

I actually scanned and printed my paperdoll

in case I need the original for another project!

I then took a few flower catalogs,

and snipped out all the pieces of purple flowers that I could find.

I arranged and re-arranged, and fussed

until I liked what I had.

Then I took my trusty Aleene's Tacky glue,

dabbed it on the snipped paper, and glued them to the  paperdoll base.

To finish, I traced around the finished paper doll onto purple paper.

I cut out the silhouette and glued it to the back of the paper doll.

Voila!

plastic butterflies, www.butterflybazaar.etsy.com

It's about time for me to leave for my dentist's appointment.

I love the way my teeth feel after a cleaning!

vintage photo

c.1917

ta...da!

:0)

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

dominoes@myinkspired.com

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