Acting Rashly

I acted rashly the other day.  I had been thinking about gluing the handmade paper to the bottom of the tray of my flat casket.  It is all cut and ready to go.  I have some wheat paste left to mix up but I wanted to try a more modern glue - like Aleene's Tacky glue.

 I got this glue in the finishing supplies for Elizabeth's trunk.  I decided on the spur of the moment to just do it.  So I used a sponge brush to put it on the bottom of the tray.  It was hard to do because it is really thick.  Too thick for this project.  But I continued to act rashly.  I brushed it on the tray and put the paper on it.  Hey, maybe this would work.  Uh-oh, the paper rippled.

Maybe the ripples will go away as it dries.  (I'm an optimist)  I put a big book on it.

 Then I checked it in the morning.  The ripples are less noticeable but they are still there.  I didn't do three of the sides of the tray yet.  Now I know what can happen, I won't use Aleene's again, I'll mix up the wheat paste and try that.

I got a whole corner of Friesland's edging done.

I love this edging.  It is a pain to set up and to work but it looks gorgeous when it is done.  I want to get one whole side done today.

I made progress on the lawn of the Christmas is Coming bag from Barbara Jackson.

 I want to make progress on that too.  I know that if I can finish the lawn, the rest is easy.

I got almost all of one side done for A Case of Indian Ink.  The last side is easy.

Happy Sunday!
A