Drawing, recycling

I love drawing. 

I am particularly fond of re-drawing famous pieces of art...in my own interpretation of course. '-'

Mona Lisa (Gioconda)
by Leonardo da Vinci

The Lady with the Ermine (Cecilia Gallerani)
by Leonardo da Vinci
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this one.... I laughed so much when I finished it..... Her hand looks like a zombie hand waiting to sink her fingers into the little creature... :) Haha!

It is probably my favorite pastime beside crafts.. which I'm not able to do much of these days due to the lack of room in my suitcases when moving. Moving back to Europe was not the easiest. 

In one hand I love living here, i always dreamed of living in Italy, and it is glorious, Thank you Lord!!! 

But I am missing so many things from Michigan. I left oodles and oodles of containers in storage filled with my stamps, pretty papers, cutters, punchers, markers, pens and other supplies hoping that every time we visit Michigan I can bring some back with me to Italy. 

I really didn't know what would be available here craft supplies-wise. I have been so spoiled in America with the huge warehouse-size craft stores like Michaels, Joanns or HobbyLobby....at my fingertips.... every day if I wished.... :) 

So these days I am learning to recycle and save a lot of things that I used to just throw away

Empty tea and coffee boxes, containers, "cool" sugar and pasta bags... I might use them for making cards or something. (I havent been able to find any scrapbooking or journaling supplies, or pretty papers... nada!)

Storing empty containers and paper bags in my non-working dishwasher

It would make a fun card I think

saving card board and strings