.....Melancholy it is!

It's been a LONG HARD WINTER....

but Spring has FINALLY SPRUNG......

I've been trying to put my finger on my mood

and I think I would say I've been a tad

MELANCHOLY...

of late!

a bit pensive...

....quietly sad....thoughtful!

Big changes have happened....

the arrival on my new housemate
my grandson Izaya...

with more changes coming....

....the impending graduation
and departure of

my son Douglas....

So.....I have been doing ALOT thinking....

questioning my own path...

creative abilities...

FUTURE.

Have I become stagnant in my creativity?

Does everything I create....

LOOK THE SAME!

.....so I decided I needed to experiment with
COLOR...

TEXTURE...

Vintage Embellies...

.....things that make my heart sing!

and this is what I came up with....

....a bit dark

....part of my melancholy state, I think

but FUN!

I began with a tag cut from Canvas Corp ~ E Flute

and Die~Namites Dies ~ Mom's Nest die

(can I tell you I had no idea that was the name of the die
when I was working with it! HOW APPROPRIATE!)

....and I just followed my creativity from there on!

....a piece of paper from 7gypsies ~ Maritime Collection

....various Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Glazes and Glam Glimmer Paint

....a bit of burlap and wire mesh

.....a couple of The Crafter's Workshop stencils

...a few Petaloo flowers

.....and I don't think I even looked up until the process was over!

The finishing touches of the tag...
are a Mother of Pearl button

I pulled out my stash....
and a piece of Vintage lace!

Items that TRULY make my heart sing!

I then went on the hunt for quote....
and this is what I settled on...

...NUFF SAID!

Changes are good....

but no one said they would be easy!

....so I will keep pressing on

walking through...

headed towards that goal...

......trying to enjoy life

while on the journey!