Monday, December 1, 2008

Welcome

Welcome Monday. Welcome December. Welcome holiday cheer and madness. I'm trying hard to welcome the new day as I drudge through the morning still recovering from Thanksgiving food coma and travel. A glimmer of hope appeared after seeing these Various Welcomes by Lizzie Ridout. Nothing like lovely and clever text to get your day started.

On Lizzie Ridout's site she provides instructions on creating your own Welcome art:

1. Choose an appropriate doorway or step for your Welcome stencil.
2. Sprinkle chalk dust/cocoa/dust removed from your vacuum cleaner liberally over the surface.
3. Remove stencil carefully to avoid disturbing dust.
4. Observe as people pass over your Welcome, inadvertently destroying one artwork and creating another.

{found via It's Nice That}

30 comments:

  1. Tina { Luphia Loves... }December 1, 2008 at 10:41 AM

    these are so cool, what a great idea, so creative, love it! :)

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  2. Krissy | Paper SchmaperDecember 1, 2008 at 10:52 AM

    too funny! Happy Monday to you :)

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  3. sarahelizabethDecember 1, 2008 at 10:56 AM

    lovely! didn't yoko ono do something like that?

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  4. please sirDecember 1, 2008 at 10:59 AM

    Thanks!!!

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  5. heidiDecember 1, 2008 at 11:20 AM

    what a lovely thing to do with dust & vacuum cleaner lint! Unfortunately, my lint has hair & cheerios in it...

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  6. TiffanyDecember 1, 2008 at 11:26 AM

    :)

    lint oooo lint! That made me squirm but it creates such a beautiful idea!!
    My vacumn has lots of discarded jump rings, chains and cords. Hahaha.

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  7. AnonymousDecember 1, 2008 at 11:26 AM

    oh no. I need November back for a little while so I can catch up! One day I am going to wake up and be fifty.

    Thanks for reminding me:)

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  8. DottieDecember 1, 2008 at 12:02 PM

    welcome it all - what a lovely collection.

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  9. CindyDecember 1, 2008 at 12:19 PM

    i love this idea and so does our carpet sweeper!

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  10. montagueDecember 1, 2008 at 12:34 PM

    lovely! i feel at home already...

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  11. la la LovelyDecember 1, 2008 at 1:00 PM

    Love the welcome! Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! Come by for a giveaway!
    xx Trina

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  12. deeDecember 1, 2008 at 1:02 PM

    Ooh, how chic?! How 'bout a dog hair stencil. I could do one of those. (Yeck!)

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  13. AnonymousDecember 1, 2008 at 1:13 PM

    yes, a struggle to recover here too. but i am happy december is here. i feel more ready for it than i have been in a long while.

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  14. piccioloDecember 1, 2008 at 1:21 PM

    what a great idea, it looks wonderful
    : )

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  15. VictoriaDecember 1, 2008 at 1:30 PM

    Very cool!

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  16. AnonymousDecember 1, 2008 at 1:49 PM

    If my front steps weren't - bizarrely - covered in green astroturf, I'd totally do this.

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  17. jaeDecember 1, 2008 at 2:05 PM

    This is truly a great idea! However, I think I like it best with the cocoa or chalk dust.

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  18. VanaDecember 1, 2008 at 2:26 PM

    what a superb idea...

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  19. kendaleeDecember 1, 2008 at 3:19 PM

    Mmm... not so sure about the lint idea either but love the creativity of it. Recycling to the n-th degree!

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  20. AnonymousDecember 1, 2008 at 4:36 PM

    i love love love this idea! i can just picture the look on people's faces when they realized they destroyed it! so fun.

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  21. Michelle Engel BencskoDecember 1, 2008 at 9:28 PM

    This wouldn't last 3 seconds in my house with a toddler. But what fun to try.

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  22. AnonymousDecember 1, 2008 at 9:35 PM

    I am not sure what to think of this. I think I like it though. I also really like those red shoes in that first image.

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  23. Michelle {lovely little things}December 1, 2008 at 11:13 PM

    Cool effects!

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  24. SimplyGroveDecember 2, 2008 at 1:06 AM

    How fun!! This is a great idea! YOu find the best things:)

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  25. yasmineDecember 2, 2008 at 2:19 AM

    that sounds like a neat project!

    i missed your blog :)

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  26. *LDecember 2, 2008 at 10:02 AM

    so cool... I want a house to do this to for my hypothetical guests:)

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  27. AnonymousDecember 2, 2008 at 11:17 AM

    I *love* these images!!

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  28. Denise KigganDecember 2, 2008 at 2:51 PM

    Another lovely idea!

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  29. AnonymousDecember 2, 2008 at 10:45 PM

    What a cool idea!

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  30. AnonymousDecember 15, 2008 at 11:44 AM

    Talk about wearing out your welcome!

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