navylane :: musings

Last week at Inspire Me Thursday, Misty and I challenged creative types to explore ATCs, and we were wowed with the response!

This week we focus on Self Portraits without a camera and everything posted thusfar has been so phenomenal. Please join us!

What A Doll

A few months ago, I made a mistake and bought the wrong type of coffee filters. (Who knew that cone filters even existed?) I decided that it made more sense just to keep them and forego returning the darn things — with gas prices as crazy high as they are, plus my time is worth more than the dollar and change I would have got back for them, you know?

But what does one do with a package of coffee filters she cannot use in her coffee maker? Why, she finds another use for them, of course!

Shown above, a fabric ATC that I recently gave my mom for her birthday. The orange background is a coffee filter that I cut, stamped and sewed onto cotton muslin. Then I added the quote (printed on tissue paper) and the image (stamped and colored on tissue paper and embellished with gold microbeads).

So, there you have it… coffee filters. Yet another unusual thing now found in my studio!

Well, I finally took the plunge and listed some art on eBay. I have several art cards up for auction right now, so please jump on over and have a look!