Summer has been productive.

Summer has been productive.

Aug 21, 2022

I thought that I would pop in here and give you an update of what has been happening in and out of the studio this summer.

In June I participated in a local art market. I was in overdrive to get things done it time. I also started the purge/organization of my space. I had to just to find where everything was again. Since I had never done a market for my junk journals before, I also needed to get a lot of not junk journal things ready at the same time (like different packaging). It all came together in the end (or as good as it was going to get lol). I marketed my items as "Hand- bound Books"to save myself trying to explain over and over what a "Junk Journal" was. I was able to meet with a lot of people. It was good both for business and socially! I got a commission.

In July the purge/organization continued. I was finding all sorts of interesting things that I had forgotten about. You will see some of these things in upcoming videos and posts. I also took some time for my daughters birthday and camp. Then it was onto making the hard cover junk journal I was commissioned for from the art market. I love getting commissions because the restrictions make me push my creativity. This one was a blue and gold hard cover with a dog/motivational quotes theme, coming from a grandma to her kinesiology student granddaughter. I ended up calling it "Chase Your Dreams" and I am really proud of how it turned out. You can check it out if you like.

This month (August) has seen me making real progress in the organization of my studio. I have just a few small spaces left to do. It is now more user friendly as Rachel and I are making more videos together. The Darla Leuschen Studios Etsy shop is getting more items loaded into it each week. I have created a Tag of the Month kit. which will be an ongoing feature. Plus there are a lot of other beautiful things for you to love. We (Rachel and I) have started to post Youtube videos again. So look for lots of mother/daughter fun including some Autumn themed ideas. I am also committed to posting in here as a blog once a week and then whatever else comes into my mind that I feel the need to share in between.

I hope your summer has been lovely!

Much love, Darla

p.s. Here in the link to the Chase Your Dreams Junk Journal video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq12jLK0zQw&t=628s

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