May to Irene - Good Writing

 

This is a border appropriated from Amy's April envelope. I did a few envelopes with Amy's border and this one is my favorite. I tried bolder pens/markers on some others and they were pitiful. It was fun to find colors that work nicely with the stamp. Patty's comment about how much my envelopes have changed over the years popped into my head because this is so primitive. I keep thinking I'll try to do some better calligraphy - but the quilt stamps were demanding primitive lettering. That's my excuse. I'm sure Irene would make her beautiful copperplate look wonderful with these stamps.

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Remember how I was hoping that my library would get a copy of Anne Lemott's new book, co-authored with her husband, called Good Writing - so that I could brush up on my writing for my readers? A day after I wrote that, voila, the library notified me that the book was ready for me to pick up. Apparently, I had put it on hold.... and forgotten about it. 

I have not started it yet. I saw a blurb on the back of the book that referred to one of the tips - which is to write like yourself. That's not how it was worded - it's something about how you already have a voice, so use it. I'll be interested in that tip because I already know that my writing is 100% conversational. 

So, it's 3 pm on Mother's Day and I am going to take a break from blog posts for a while. I'm also going to start my Judi-inspired envelopes. I have 22 to do in May. Ten of them are done and were done in one sitting of a couple hours. Maybe I can get 10 or 12 done today. Wish me luck.

*** It's 7 pm and I just finished the last 12. I've never kept track of time before. It looks like I spend an average of 15 minutes per envelope....