Hi I’m Wanda and I love trying different art mediums, textile art and combining my love for textiles and collage. I try set time aside every day to play around or make something. I’m busy with a collage art journal for my dad for his 80th birthday. I will share as I go along. I am making the journal from scratch and busy gathering some paper and scraps. I have taken copies of my dad’s hand-written wine-making notes to use as the base for some of the pages. I also love cyano printing and botanical dying, so way too many ways to capture some good memories.

Just finished 6 fabric placemats that were patiently waiting for attention for many years. Front fabric from New Zealand and back - the african print and Shwe shwe cotton fabric from South Africa. A gift to family in NZ.

Creative Besties, I have a question… What art supply are you saving for “something special”? 👀😂 You know the one. That gorgeous paper you don’t want to cut. The stickers that are too pretty to use. The fancy paint you’ve been saving. The beautiful journal you’re scared to mess up. That little something sitting in your stash waiting for the perfect project. Well, Creative Bestie… YOU are the special occasion. 💜 So for today’s Self-Care Sunday Creative Invitation, I want you to go into your creative stash and choose ONE GOOD THING you’ve been saving. And then… USE IT. 😂 Cut the paper. Peel the sticker. Open the paint. Make the first mark in the journal. You don’t even have to make a finished piece today. Spend 10 or 15 minutes enjoying the thing you bought because it brought you joy in the first place. Because sometimes self-care isn’t adding something else to your to-do list. Sometimes it’s simply allowing yourself to enjoy what you’ve been saving. And ain’t no Creative Police coming to tell you that you used the good paper wrong. 😂🎨 👇🏾 Tell me in the comments: What’s one “good” creative supply you’ve been saving? Bonus points if you actually use it today and come back to show us what you did with it. 👀💜 Happy Self-Care Sunday, Creative Besties. — Meka Now go use the good stuff. ✨