Button, button

A friend shared a jar of buttons with me this morning and I've had such fun "playing" with them on and off all day. I sewed a few on the shirt that needed them and then began to play with the idea of some Christmas designs to thank her and to share with others.

The first thing I began to do while working on projects was to sort and bag a lot of the buttons I'll be passing on to others as I pull out the ones that I really want.

 My goal with the buttons is the same as my goal with everything else. Use what I can and try lots of new ways to make the best of the things I do have and share the rest with anyone that might enjoy it.

This looks promising so I'll keep at it a while and see what happens.

Today's sketchbook projects

I started with this which reworks an idea I painted back in 1996. I wanted to see how it would look in watercolor pencil and ink. (my original was in acrylics). I kind of like this lighter and brighter version. It's a nice change of pace.

I just finished this sunflower in watercolor pencil inspired by a photo I'd taken of the sunflowers I grew last summer.