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FALL DISPLAYS

I totally forgot to post photos of these babies! Displays I did in the library for the first couple months of fall:

 

Children's Display.

I have used these tree trunks three years in a row (!) in different ways. Hooray for recycling display parts! I also experimented with pleating paper on a large scale for this one. Dang! That was a huge pain in the bum but I really like how it turned out.

Teen Display!

I used photocopies and black paper for this one and I drew the stitches on with white chalk. Writing directly onto the windows was pretty fun!

Coming soon - how to make the easiest graphic novel display EVER!

sunday a.m. picture book roundup

Working in Youth Services affords me the opportunity to see a ton of fantastic books everyday and in the process I keep a list of the books that I enjoy solely for their illustrations. Here are a few that have recently caught my eye!

The Incredible Book Eating Boy

by Oliver Jeffers

*Check out his website! There a lots of photos of his other work and it is SO good! I especially love his objects series.

There Are Cats in This Book

by Viviane Schwarz

Lines That Wiggle

by Candace Whitman

Illus. Steve Wilson

Spot It! Find The Hidden Creatures

by Delphine Chedru

Wonder Bear

by Tao Nyeu

All of these books are an amazing treat for the eyes! Enjoy!

I've linked to their amazon pages so that you can read a little more about them and view additional photos but all of these titles are probably available at your local library! To make sure, use the handy World Cat search. Search for a title, click on the link to its record and you'll get a list of the libraries near you (and links to their catalogs) that have the item! Sweet!

XO. kelsie.

Illustration Friday - Unbalanced

Polka dot tree

 

Okay, it's time for a quick craft idea! Ready? Okay!

Here's what you need:

* 1" circle punch

* Scraps of fun colored paper

* Needle and thread

* A salvaged branch that you find while walking your dog.

* An old bottle or tall, heavy vase

1. Punch out a bunch of paper circles in a variety of colors.

2. Poke the threaded needle through and pull a few inches of thread through.

3. Chop it and tie it in a knot.

4. Put the branch into its new home.

5. Hang your polka dots on the branches and enjoy!

Running in the rain

The last couple days have brought us some insane northwest weather! (The picture above is my attempt at forgetting that fact for just a sec.) Here in olympia the winds were whipping, the rain was coming down hard and sideways and it was really just nasty. Well, of course, I decided to go for a run in it!  It was actually my first ever run in ultra-crappy weather and I almost didn't go but I did and I'm glad for it. I only went 3 miles but they were the hardest and wettest and windiest miles I've ever ran and the next time I go out it's gonna feel like summer in november! Not really, but you know what I mean. :)

Illustration Friday (blur)

I've been wanting to use this image for a long time! It's from this old book I have about photojournalism and is choke full of amazing images. Anyway- I've been messing around quite a bit with packing tape transfers and that's what I did with this one. I then glued it down over some painted newspaper. I'm really loving me some packing tape transfers! Here's a good how-to if you wanna give one a shot.

p.s. I arrived to work in a pretty sweet mood after having a good car dance to this little number and OH MY-this performance of it is pretty amazing: