'Art Journal Pix - and The GIVEAWAY Winner Is!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and welcome,

I just found some great pix today of an art journal I made a while back. These are really great close-up shots. What do you think?

Also, stop by my YouTube channel to see the Paris Art Journal I completed for a commission last winter! And there's more info about components and supplies at my eTSY shop...

Front Cover

Top

 

Front fan

And now the winner of my 4th Blogoversary GIVEAWAY is....

Sara UT!!!

Congrats, Sara!

To receive this  spectacular prize package, send me your postal mailing address - click Contact page. Thanks to every one who participated.

Fun Prize Package for 4th Blogoversary Giveaway!

 

Thanks for stopping by - and please join my blog as a Follower. Would love for you to leave a comment, too.

Peace,
LuLu

'GIVEAWAY - updates!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

The 4th Blogoversary celebration Giveaway is updated:

• Open to everyone, not just Followers!
• Extended to January 2014!
• More prizes (not shown) including washi tape!

Spread the word. And don't forget to get your FREEBIE!

Thanks for stopping by - and please come back soon.

Peace,
LuLu

'GIVEAWAY - plus Texture Freebie for Your Art Journal!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes


Howdy and welcome!

To celebrate my 4th anniversary on blogger, I'm hosting a long-overdue GIVEAWAY for you! My Blogoversary was in October, but I've been swamped and then had camera glitches.

If you are a scrapbooker or mixed media artist you will love this Giveaway!

GIVEAWAY GOODIES

GIVEAWAY GOODIES

GIVEAWAY GOODIES 

 

  

HOW TO ENTER

LuLu's 4th BLOGOVERSARY GIVEAWAY!

• Join this site to become a Follower. Now open to everyone!
• Post a link on your blog titled
  'LuLu's 4th BLOGOVERSARY GIVEAWAY'
  with a link back to this post.
   
• Add a comment on this post including,  the Title of a 'LuLu-Too-Beaucoup' post  that you enjoy OR the Title of any sidebar link on this blog that you enjoy.
• Enter as often as you like by adding as many comments as you like. But every comment you add must include a different LuLu-Too-Beaucoup post 'Title' OR a different link Title  on this blog that you enjoy.
• Include in your comment (s) the link back to your blog post.

 

ELIGIBILITY

• Open to Followers  everyone worldwide with a postal address.
• You must have a blog to enter.
• Previous giveaway winners are not eligible.

  

DEADLINE

• Midnight CST Dec Jan 20, 2013.2014

 

HOW TO WIN?

 

• I will choose the winning comment on Dec 20 Jan 21, 2013. 2014
• There will be one winner.

  

RESULTS POST

• Results announcing winner's name will be posted by Dec Jan 21st.
• Winner has until Jan  Feb 3, 2014, to contact me via email with their postal address.
• Winner forfeits prize if I don't get an email by midnight CST Jan Feb 3, 2014.
•  In case of forfeiture, another winner will be chosen.
• If no forfeiture, prizes will be shipped by Jan Feb 17, 2014.

LuLu's 4th Blogoversary GIVEAWAY - PRIZES!

• v 1 pre-prepped art journal (4 1/4" x 8 1/4"), 8 folios/16 pages,   (bound by me including a variety of papers - scrapbook, designer, craft)
•  
• v 1 original stamp "LuLu's Lunas" - carved by me exclusively for the winner
•  
• v 1 hardcover book - journal pages altered by me with original tape, washi and masking tape
•  
• v 3 original 3-pocket journal pages (designed  & assembled by me from double-sided pattern cardstock
•  
• v 3 original acrylic charms - painted by me with alcohol ink
•  
• v set of original tabs - cut by me from pattern scrapbook paper 

•      1 Strathmore  'Drawing' paper pad

 

·       1 Basic Grey paper stack, 6" x 6")

 

·       1 border sticker sheet 

 

·       2 original dominoes - altered by my artist friend, Maria Garcia

 

·       2 vintage dice (great for Steampunk assemblages!)

 

·       2 foam stamps

 

·       2 hanks of ruffle yarn

 

·       2 sheets of vellum sentiments

 

·       2 storage tins

 

·       3 monopoly game tokens (great for Steampunk assemblages!)

 

·       5 foam sheets - assorted colors

 

·       5 keys (great for Steampunk assemblages!)

 

·       6 double-sided embossing/texture plates – plus embossing tool (Fiskars)

 

·       misc. goodies (not shown)

 

·       misc. stickers

 

·       misc. die cuts

 

·       misc. die sheets

 

(Basket not included)

 

 

BONUS ENTRY!
For another chance to win, include in your comment the one-word name of a 16 time Grammy winning musician who shares the same birthday week with me. Hint: he's coming to Chicago for a few months for his musical starting in June 2014!

EVERYBODY WINS FREEBIE!
Even if you do not enter the 4th Blogoversary Giveaway above, you can still take this freebie. Great for adding texture to your art journal or altered books! Permission granted to right click and save picture 'Moisture in Mars' - an excerpt of 'Doodles Deux' - to your computer.

'Moisture on Mars'

Freebie -

permission granted by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes for you to copy

COMING SOON!
A new FREE Tutorial is in the works and coming after the holidays. Stay tuned!

As always, I'd love for you to comment on any of my blog posts.

Thanks for stopping by - and good luck!

Peace,
LuLu

'WOYWW - 18 Sep 2013 - Bookbinding and mini-Giveaway!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and welcome,

For WOYWW this week, I wanted to show how my 'tidy tidy tour' from last week progressed into a fun  project this week! My first hardcover book project.

This bookbinding project, for a custom art journal, has been languishing all month. Creating a book 'from scratch' takes a lot longer to complete than I'd imagined.

This photo shows the 2 short ends glued down with weights (antique and vintage irons) and binder clips to aid drying overnight. Because I'm using (faux) leather as the cover material which is a tad thick, I need the weights and clips to apply pressure while the glue (Alenes tacky Glue)  dries. Later I'll glue down the long sides. You can see the text block in middle of photo - ready to adhere to the cover....

For the internal book hinge, I created custom book cloth from fabric inherited from Maria's stash and fusible web!

YOUR TURN

Have you tried bookbinding? What are your favorite binding stitches? Have you tried the 'piano hinge'? What about Coptic? Japanese stab?
Have you made any custom art journals to use in your own artwork? What kind(s) of papers do you use?
Have you ever tried to cobble together your own Junque/Smash journal? If yes to any of the above, please send me a link - I'd love to see your efforts!

LIBRA BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY!
P.S. This is my birthday month - so if you are a Libra celebrating your birthday on Sep 27th or celebrating your birthday on Sting's birthday Oct 2nd, indicate that in your comment. I'll put together some HAPPY MAIL for one lucky Libra birthday girl! Any lady worldwide with Sep 27th or Oct 2nd birthday is eligible! One birthdate closest to either of these 2 dates will be the lucky winner! (I'll announce winner after Oct 2nd and respond to your comment to get your snail mail address - make sure that there is a way for me to respond back to you).

P.P.S. My annual Blogoversary GIVEAWAY for Followers is coming soon! Stay tuned...

For more fun studios, click here to visit Julia's WOYWW blog hop!

Peace,
LuLu

'WOYWW - LuLu's Mini-studio Makeover and Tour - 11 Sep 2013!"

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

This weeks WOYWW is a mini-studio tour of my recent Makeover!

Workstation table was just not working well enough for the art I need to produce. Also, I'm desperate for more counter space. Decided that WOYWW was impetus to re-organize.

This is a mini-studio tour and mini-studio makeover - 'mini' because I still need to move my scrapbooking rolling totes out of this studio. Thanks to Hubby who is cleaning up basement so I can store scrapbooking supplies downstairs!

BEFORE -

Tuesday P M

 

IN PROGRESS -

Tuesday Evening

 

 

IN PROGRESS -

WEDNESDAY A M

 

 

 

AFTER -

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

 

 

 

Look at all the clear space - just begging for the next project - yippee!

 

No longer used glass vessels on top of kitchen cart that I'd originally commandeered from the jewelry studio. I'll be using the middle shelf of this rolling cart for my most used tools. The glass vessels will be returned to a vintage hutch my jewelry studio.

Top shelf of cart will add much needed counter space! Yay!

 

 

YOUR TURN

Are you happy with the configuration/layout of your studio? If so, what are your 3 fave things you like the most? If not, what are the 3 most annoying/aggravating things you like least or want to change/fix ASAP?

Thanks for stopping by - would love for you to comment on this post - or any of my other posts.

For more studio spaces, click here to visit WOYWW!

BEFORE
Mini-Studio makeover
Tue, 10 Sep  2013

AFTER

Mini-Studio Makeover

Wed, 11 Sep 2013

P.S. My Blogoversary GIVEAWAY is coming soon! Stay tuned...

Libra Birthday Girls - shh-hhh-hhh-hhh-hhh!
P.P.S. This is my birthday month - so if you are a Libra celebrating your birthday on Sep 27th or celebrating your birthday on Sting's birthday Oct 2nd, indicate that in your comment. I'll put together some HAPPY MAIL for one lucky Libra birthday girl! Any lady worldwide with Sep 27th or Oct 2nd birthday is eligible! (I'll announce winner later this month and respond to your comment to get your snail mail address).

Peace,
LuLu

'Two Sisters - Then & Now!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

Have you been enjoying the summer? It sure is zipping by for me!

I just got back home from a long weekend road trip -  visiting my youngest sister and her brood near Door County in Wisconsin.

Marly and Mary Lou -1980's
Chicago, IL
 (when I was leading my pop-rock band!)

Marly and Mary Lou - July 2013
Wisconsin

Isn't it amazing how much our appearance changes over the years?!
Thanks for stopping by - I would love for you to comment on this post, or any of my other posts. Please become a Follower, if you're not already....

Stay tuned! I plan to post a tutorial soon PLUS some more freebies PLUS..............

Another GIVEAWAY is coming this Autumn for Followers - to celebrate my 4th BlogOversary! If you love mixed-media, altered books, scrapbooking, assemblage or art journaling, this is the GIVEAWAY you will want to enter!

Peace,
LuLu

'WOYWW 10-17-2012: Birthday Haul - a little late!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

THE GOOD NEWS
One of my scrapbooking buddies gave me a JoAnns gift card as a birthday gift at our last monthly crop. So I went shopping and snapped up yellow, black and white fabrics. I was on the hunt for jelly-rolls. But alas, JoAnns was sorely lacking. Only found a couple of mini-rolls...

Laminated cotton fabric, cotton fat quarters, tulle rolls  in gold and silver

I plan to use the laminated cotton to make a giant tote bag to store my collection of table-top looms. This will be my first purse/tote project. Hope to start it after the holidays.

THE BAD NEWS
At checkout, I had coupons but I totally spaced and forgot to present my gift card. So after I got my receipt I realized my mistake. Oh, well... I'll have the gift card for my next shopping spree!

YOUR TURN
Have you ever used laminated cotton fabric? If so, what kind of project? Did you have any problems? Would you use laminated cotton again?

Thanks for stopping by. Would love for you to comment on this post - or any of my other posts.

Stay tuned - my 3rd Blogoversary Giveaway will be launched around October 31!

Peace,
LuLu

'WOYWW 10/10/2012 - Let The Art Begin - and Giveaway coming soon!"

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

For WOYWW this week, I've actually tidied up my table in the craft studio.A rare event. Here are a few views is a view with daylight streaming in. I love to work in this studio when it's sunny outside. But I'm not a morning person - more of a night owl. So usually I'm playing in here when it's pitch black. Now that it's tidy, I'm ready to let the art begin!

On our recent road trip during my birthday week, I finished writing in my travel journal. So I'm prepping this next travel journal that's on the table. Just a couple tasks and it will be finished.

Most of my travel journals are altered books that I made from old Golden children's books. I prefer to use Golden books which are nice and skinny to fit in the side of my train case, which I take on every trip. Yes, I travel 'heavy'. But I AM improving. On our last trip I only took 3 bags - which is a first for me!

Also on my table are a few other odds and ends, bits and bobs - a paper flower, stack of business cards in a zip top bag, the foam tip that came off of a stamping stylus, and some paper notes that need sorting.


YOUR TURN
Do you write in a travel journal when you take a trip? What type of journal do you use? Is it an altered book? Or a regular store bought journal?

Would love for you to comment on this post - or any of my other posts.
Thanks for stopping by and please come back soon. Now that summer is over, I'll be doing a GIVEAWAY - it's my 3rd Blogoversary time!

For more artist's desks, click here to check out Julia's blog hop for WOYWW!

Peace,
LuLu

NEWS FLASH! More prizes for Give-A-Way!

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

News flash - more prizes have just been added for my 1st Blogoversary Give-A-Way! Check out  these prizes, which are in addition to the 26 prizes in the give-away announcement post!

1. 2 new pairs of vinyl gloves
2. plastic gems (Clearly Mosaics - The Beadery) - assorted colors
3. 1 clear glass spice jar
4. several mint tins containing: corks, puzzle pieces, mini-computer board, crystal beads 'soup, bottle caps, vintage m-o-p buttons, goldtone cord
5. games pieces: letter cubes
6. 2 new rubber headbands - to use asgiant rubber bands, great for holding journals closed
7. 2 Ranger Vintage Ink aromatherapy scented ink pads - lovely ink colors from the stash of mixed-media artist Tracy Miser
8. 2 plastic toy insects - these are fun
9. 10 foam puzzle pieces with adhesive backs
10. wallpaper sample swatches - great for ATC backgrounds
11. many commercially printed small cardboards - great for ATC bases or mixed-media substrates
12. 15 mini-Loteria cards (Mexican lottery game) - great collage focal points
13. 1 vintage ca. 1970's holiday cookie tin
14. 10 vintage bingo cards
15. 1 vintage French mint tin
16. vintage poker chips
17. 1 vintage ca. 1955 cigar box
18. match books
19. 1 matchbox - great for a little drawer in an altered book!
20. 10 sheets deli paper - great for inkjet printer image transfers!
21. 1 plastic fork  - great for texturing gesso, paint, etc - per Julie Fei Fan Balzer
22. 2 skeins acrylic yarn: 6 oz. and 8 oz.
23. 1 plastic card - great for applying glazes and paints to journal pages
24. Fabric Grab Bag (not shown) - scrap stash of polyester bridal gown fabrics donated by www.bridalchateauinc.com! If you emroider CQ tops, this stash will make you drool
25. 1 'starter' altered book -  spiral 'wish' book of designer luxury home plans: partially prepped by me with glue laminated pages, gessoed front cover and partially gessoed inside back cover). Lies flat! ready for your altering, painting, journaling and embellishements

Please click => October announcement for complete rules and to enter. Note: you must be a Follower to be eligible for the prizes...

Give-a-way ends Nov 27, 2010 at midnight!
Good Luck!

As always, I'd love to see your comments about this post - or any of my other posts on this blog. Don't be shy - tell me what you think.

Thanks for visiting, and please come back again soon.

Peace,
LuLu
http://www.lulu-too-beaucoup.blogspot.com/

CLOSED - Giveaway! Giveaway! LuLu's 1st Blogoversary Giveaway! CLOSED

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and welcome, 
Wow, that was fast! It's hard to believe that I've done one year of blogging already. Zip, zip, zip!

So to celebrate, I am offering you wonderful Followers, my first ever online Giveaway! This prize contains some of my favorite art supplies! All Followers of LuLu Too Beaucoup have until midnight November 27, 2010 to enter.

Super-duper mixed-media art prize package!

1. original art journal - prepped, signed and dated art journal by me  - suitable for adding your journaling, painting, sketches, collage or photos (watercolor paper, prepped with gesso, glazes, calligraphy, art writing, dimensional embellishments, ribbons on wire binding - $300 value)
2. Moleskine Cahier Large Plain Notebook (red softcover, 80 plain blank pages - 40 leaves, spine stitching, acid free paper, 16 perforated removable pages, back pocket, 8.25" x 5.25" - suitable for sketching or practicing your calligraphy).
3. Vintage 1954 art book from the Art Treasures of the World Series - Van Gogh (used book, includes many color prints in fine condition - $50 value. These art books are wonderful for studying the 'master' artists lives and art works. The plates are perfect inspiration. I have a whole set of these vintage art books!)
4. old dictionary pages (from foreign language and English dictionaries)
5. old Spanish textbook pages
6. old French textbook pages
7. old math formula pages
8. Shakespeare sonnet pages (distressed by me with tea and walnut ink)
9. vintage sheet music 
10. maps
11. organizer tote by Crop In Style (for 12" scrapbooking paper, divided interior of 3 pockets, with velcro strap to slip over handle of rolling case)
12. 3 faux-vintage softcover 'Shipshewana' travel pamphlets (perfect to use as an Art Journal, already prepped with some pages removed)
13. metal / aluminum repair tape strips (adhesive backed, can be dry embossed and painted with acrylic paints or alcohol inks)
14. pocket notepad
15. vintage divided lunch tray
16. vintage illustrated nursery rhyme pages
17. vintage illustrated cookbook pages
18. old book pages
19. two chipboard coasters
20. foam brush
21. two  B & W prints (Tower of London and Tower Bridge, suitable for painting or coloring)
22. original watercolor of The Tower of London
23. 7 Gypsies chipboard album  (small)
24. various ephemera
25. original embellishments by me for LuLu Too Beaucoup
26. various dimensional embellishments  

HOW TO ENTER

1. Become a Follower.
2. Surf my blog to determine which of my posts you like best - and note the title.
3. Add a post to your blog mentioning this Blogoversary with a link back to this Giveaway post.
4. Add a comment (in English, German or French) to this post and include the title of my blog post that you like best and why you like it (from #2 above), PLUS include your email address, PLUS include your country, PLUS include a link back to your blog post.
5. Complete your entry before DUE DATE: midnight November 27, 2010
6. One entry per email address.
   
   
   Note: To be eligible, you must have a blog, an  email account and follow this blog.

Winner will be selected by me based on your comments to this post. Winner will be announced before midnight Novemebr 28, 2010. I will email the winner to get their full postal mailing address when winner is announced. Good luck!

Thanks to all of you for following my art work! During my many ups and downs, fortunes and misfortunes, you have made this past year rewarding and incredibly inspiring for me.

Thanks for visiting - and please come back again real soon!

Peace,
LuLu

NEW FLASH! MORE PRIZES here as of Nov 14!