Feathered friends and flowers

I got my tombow pen in the mail last night, so today I decided to go back and try out Carla Sonheim's technique again. Last time I tried it, I ended up with some cute watercolor bunnies that N. and I made together. Still, I wanted to try out the real thing.

So I did it with my little feathered friend below.

I'm pretty happy with the results. I'll definitely be using this technique again.

Moving right along...

My copy of this month's Do It Yourself magazine came in the mail a couple of days ago. I always browse through it for inspiration, and this month I loved the article about making garlands with old book pages. Of course I got to work on it right away.

I painted them with a light watercolor wash to add some fun colors but still get the writing and page textures to come through.

Then I made the garland:

I liked this project, but it's not something I could do with the little one. She doesn't yet have the patience and the fine motor skills for folding the paper. But if you have older kids, this might be perfect.

Where have you found your inspiration lately?