Let Your Freak Flag Fly!

OK, before I get to the title of the post, I just wanted to show you what I made with those delicious sheets of felt. Aren't they fun??? And SOOO super easy. Make sure to check out Lolly's website for the tutorial. The only thing I did differently was I used hot glue. Just be careful, because hot glue, is well.... HOT. I did a major number on my thumb. I forget which company, but someone out there is coming out with heat resistant craft gloves. I think I'll be picking them up!



Well, have you ever heard the term, "Let your Freak Flag fly?" I don't remember exactly where I heard it from the first time, but it's always stuck with me. I took this self portrait a while back and have been meaning to scrap it. I finally did and whenever I do a layout about myself I kind of just let go of perfection. I wanted to use a bunch of different products I liked and just go for it. So I did. I love windmills (ok another obsession of mine), lollipops and rainbows, pinwheels and frogs. So they all made it into the layout. I also used bubble wrap to stamp the background, but it's kind of hard to tell now. There was also a ton of rubons and doodling going on here. I knew I wanted to do journaling, but by the time I got the "guts" of the layout down, I could figure out where to put it. Then it popped into my head. I'd make a flag that unfolded revealing all of my weird little eccentricities.



"I like the smell of paper from dusty, old books to freshly wrapped presents on Chrstmas morning. I can never truly pick a favorite color. I will stick my finger up my nose just to make you smile. I'm allergic to the cold. When I squish a bug my brain tingles, same as when I eat a big piece of cheese. I individually apply ketchup in perfect rows to line each of my french fries with. I dance relentlessly to ABBA when no one is looking. I generate electricity when around lots of things that are plugged in (And no, I don't drag me feet). I'm deathly afraid of water. I like to wear feathers and bows in my hair but not at the same time. I don't mix meats when eating."

So, yes I let my freak flag fly... because I AM a total wierdo. And that's ok. So are you STRANGE? Have a crazy side? Let me know! Share! Let us freaky birds flock together! And enjoy some close-ups of the rest of my layout! Have a great day peoples!!!