I have an online friend that I've known for several years. Karen and I met on a message board because of a shared interest. We would chat on the board and eventually one of us emailed the other and what do you know? We adore each other.
We email daily and she makes me laugh like no one else can. She also is constantly sending me great stuff. I try to reciprocate but she is just naturally more generous than I am.
She says I'm craftier than she is but I don't know about that.
We were talking/fantasizing about how it would be fun to meet in person. She is way the heck over on the other side of the continent, battling palmetto bugs and hurricanes so it's not like we can just hop in our cars and meet for lunch.
We thought it might be fun to plan a weekend trip – somewhere we would both like to go and meet up for a long weekend. If we get along as fabulously in person as we do virtually then we could make it an annual event.
From this a crafty idea was born. We are both going to come up with our top ten places we'd like to go. I am taking it one step further, because I'm craftier and all, and make a scrapbook of my top ten.
My first page is on New Orleans. I'm still trying to talk Karen into it and I think she is warming up to the idea. She's still mad at how the whole Katrina thing was handled and I can only think about Beignets and Jambalaya.
Seriously Karen – beignets and cafe au lait in the French Quarter? Can you think of anything that sounds better than that?
So back to the scrapbook/wishbook. I will make a page for each place, made up of images and objects that represent the location.
The scrapbook came from Kelly – The perfect starting point. It comes apart easily so I can take out the pages and work on them individually.
Each component of my New Orleans page is very specifically related to New Orleans in some way. Can you figure them out? Some are easy – the other a little more obscure.
So what page should I do next? I haven't actually figured out all the top ten but I do know that Paris, Maine, Savannah and Charleston are on the list.
Oh good gravy that is gorgeous! I DO adore you. You ARE more crafty than me. I’m NOT more generous than you but I have bought more crappe than you and really you are just helping a sister get her Chi back. Love the red scrapbook too!
Need to know about that little fleur de lis stamp that’s on there.
You, my dear, are the craftiest crafter that ever crafted. As I’ve said before…a kinder, gentler Martha.
Lovely! Interesting that both of us are on the same wavelenght today (planning an upcoming vacation). I really, really love the red scrapbook (that comes apart), any idea where to get one?
I say go with either Charleston or Savannah next. I went with hubby to Charleston last month, with a side trip to Savannah (our 1st time to both places)… LOVED IT! Can’t wait to see what you do with those pages!
What a great idea! There are so many wonderful places to visit in this world. And since it’s doubtful I’ll get to all of them, traveling through art is a wonderful thing!
Lorrie
What a great idea. I’ve had an online friend for 11 years now….I’m in Washington, and she’s recently moved from New York (her life-long home) to SC. We’ve yet to meet, but want to. I love the idea of the scrapbook….and meeting at a place you’d both want to visit.
What a beautiful scrapbook. Is it leather? I just love leather bound books and photo albums!
What fun! I love the idea as well as the creative pages.
That is SUCH a great idea! Keep us all posted!
Sarah 🙂
Don’t forget to add a pink mauseleum. They are very big in New Orleans.
Santa Monica!