NEW on "Creative Links"

At the list at the right column called "Creative Links" I have just added a new Link from a YouTube Channel called "Doodle Draw Art" that demonstrates fun and easy doodles and drawings. Here's one video to give you the idea. If you go to "Creative Links" and click on the title you can go and watch some other videos.
~~ Laura-Lee

How To Keep Your Poppy Attached

Remembrance Day is soon coming and Poppies can be seen being worn by almost everyone. However, with only those little, straight pins to attach them, more poppies are falling off, than staying on.

Through the years this has frustrated me, so I came up with a solution. And I will share it with you now. (don't you feel privileged?)

Here is my video of how to keep your poppy attached to your jacket, no matter the situation or the weather.

(And please remember on November 11 at 11:00 am to take a minute of silence to remember those in our military - past and present- who made sacrifices for our freedom. Many the ultimate sacrifice)

Sincerely, Laura-Lee

P.S. I took the time to type out the transcript of my video so that it could be Closed Captioned. So please click the CC button to get that.

Easy Craft to Give to Procrastinators (Good for Kids)

Do you know a person who always postpones things?

This is a good craft to make for a joke gift.

If they say things like, "I'll do it as soon as I get around to it.", then they will need one of these: A ROUND "TO IT"

NEEDED:

Paper

Printer

Cardboard (small piece)

Scissors

Glue (for paper)

Crayons and ribbon (optional)

DIRECTIONS (makes 2)

1) You print out the picture above (click the right click and hit "PRINT").

2) Once you print it out cut out the circles

3) cut out two pieces of cardboard

4) Glue a "CLOCK" picture onto one side of the round cardboard

5) Glue the "TO IT" to the other side of the cardboard

6) Color it OR

7) Punch a hole in it and tie a ribbon on it.

(Anything you  like)

Then you can give them a "round 'To it' " and they will never have an excuse NOT to accomplish something again.

** NOTE: Once you've made it, send me a picture of it to this blog email and I'll post it, if you wish.

EMAIL: LauraLeeWasHere@gmail.com

COOKIE CUTTERS How to Make Your Own

I have discovered a way to make your own COOKIE CUTTERS into any shape you wish. Learned it many years ago and have been using it ever since.
Thought  you might like to know about it. So here's the video.

PERSONAL EXTRAORDINARY PHOTOS

This is a post that will highlight any personal photographs from our Blog readers, which are of an unusual, funny or extraordinary nature.

Email to: LauraLeeWasHere@gmail.com

Subject Line: DOODLE Photos


Let the Amazement begin.




Me and my Brother, Jim. Begs the question, "What are we looking at?" (submitted by Laura-Lee)

Project # 1 - ENTRIES

This is the results of the very first project I put up here at LOVE n DOODLES. A simple colouring page of an outline of crayons. You had to print it out and then make it uniquely YOURS.

My thanks to all those who took the time to get involved.

Love Laura-Lee

 

AMY -who is an artist obviously going through her "blue" period.

ANONYMOUS - Curious that this person drew an extra crayon. Where did it come from? How will it fit in the box?  Obviously embracing the concept of "outside the box".

JASMINE - Well on her way to an artistic career

KYLIE and KAREN - seeing 2 exact pictures together but each person demonstrating their own individuality. (they totally get the idea behind this blog)

LAURA-LEE -  my 2 cents worth, with a Christmas theme.
 I've strung lights along the crayons and plugged them in. (and I'm all about the presents too)

P.S. Keep in mind that you can continue to contribute to this Project #1 at any time. If you send something in, I will add it to the post. Please put your name (first only is enough) and your age and country (if you wish)

Trash Project - Part 2 (Completed)

In "Part 1", I collected several ordinary and thrown away items from around my home, without any preconceived ideas, and accepted the challenge of making a greeting card from them.

Read “Trash Project: Part 1” to see the items I collected for this project.


  TRASH CARD: Front View

TRASH CARD:  Inside View


LIST OF ITEMS:
* Ruler, 12 Crayons, Scissors, Bic Pen, Liquid Paper (white out), Elmer's School Glue

* Post-It Notes (pad of yellow, pad of green), scraps of printer paper (pink), computer paper (white)

* Junk Mail (“Molly Maid” advertisement), Old notes sent to me (from garbage), Cardboard Circle Ribbon Holder (Empty – no ribbon left), Kleenex Tissue Box.


 PICTURE OF ITEMS


Cut out various words from the “Molly Maid” advertisement Junk Mail


Drew outline of house and tree on pink Kleenex Box and cut it out (idea for house and tree from “Molly Maid” ad)

** Cut Out wiggly strips and from the Green and Yellow Post-It Note pads

** Cut Out little leaf shapes from Green Post-It Note pad

** Cut Out the the Red Outline Circle from the Cardboard Ribbon holder (touched up the messy cutting with white-out Liquid Paper around inside of circle)

** Cut Out little Pink Flowers from the paper old notes written on.


  Laid out all the words I Cut Out of “Molly Maid” advertisement “Coming Home; to; 100 % ; Love; Trust; Satisfaction; from; ll ; r "


Laid Out ALL pieces I cut out to put on card (Helped to give me final ideas of how to put card together by collecting all my ‘resources’ in one place)


  Used Crayons to color triangles of color to make a type of Quilt Pattern (didn’t make it bigger than the "ribbon" circle I cut out)

** Folded White Printer paper (81/2 X 11) into a Four fold Card


FRONT: Glued Cardboard red circle on top of coloured Quilt Pattern

ONCE I HAD CARD FOLDED I CONTINUED TO GLUE ALL THE VARIOUS CUT-OUTS INTO THEIR APPROPRIATE PLACES.


INSIDE BOTTOM:Glued Wiggly Yellow Paper to bottom of Inside card


INSIDE RIGHT: Glued words (wrote the word “and” with my Bic Pen)


  INSIDE: Glued on Kleenex Box Tree, Pink paper Home (drew on windows and doors with pen), Glued on 3 Green Leaves (drew on lines with pen)


BACK: It’s not a card from me unless I put my LOGO on the bottom back, “ from  ~ ll r ~” (words cut from the “Molly Maid” ad) ; Green Paper wiggles from Post-It paper.


BOTTOM FRONT: Glued below Quilt Pattern Circle, 3 Pink Flowers (cut from paper that had old notes written on it), Green Leaves from Post-It Note pad


CARD SENTIMENT READS:
Front: “Coming Home to …”
Inside: “ 100% Love Trust and Satisfaction”
Back: “from ll r “ (my card logo)

(NOTE: Words cut from “Molly Maid” Junk Mail Advertisement)


FINAL VIEWS:

CARD OPEN & LAID FLAT (Shows Front and Back)

CARD OPEN (Inside View)


CARD OPEN (Inside View – Bottom)


CONCLUSION:

So that is my “Trash Project”. I enjoyed doing it, although my creativity doesn’t come quite as fast as it used to. I did it in the hopes that you would be motivated to do something similar or at least come to the conclusion that you don’t need a lot of equipment or the ability to reproduce the Mona Lisa in order to create something.
 The idea is to use whatever is at hand and make something that is uniquely YOU. Go ahead. Give it a try. And don’t forget to have some fun.

I would love to hear comments about what you think of this project and I would REALLY love if you sent me a photo of anything you create as well.

Love Laura-Lee