I totally enjoyed this video. I usually mute videos with a lot of talking but Susan stuck a cord in not only the art she was creating but what she said touched my heart and made me feel better about being me. Knowing that I am not alone in my odd little world is wonderfully comforting.

Thank you for sharing your thought process and where you are on your journey. I have been called Polly Anna several times in my life and it wasn’t in an uplifting way. Once it was by a doctor I worked with and respected. I asked why did you call me that? He said your always find the bright side of everything, always happy, caring. Would you like me to be like everyone else? They do not seem to be happier, excepting, an explorer. I personally like who I am and how I interact with everyone. He smiled and agreed that I am better for it.. If you are a Polly Anna OWN it. Thank you for sharing and listening. Beverly

I just love these, and your attitude toward play and our internal dialogue. So important to self affirm.

Thank you , Susan - for your encouragement -- and for your artistry!

Ok, now that I sent you a video on a tea bag book, I can leave my own comment. First off, thank you for your videos and fantastic commentary. Yes, there ARE MANY of us experimenters out here, that think just like you do. I just found your channel today with your video on alcohol staining plastic and adding dried plant flowers & leaves. AND, went on from there. BTW, I think they came out beautiful. I totally agree with your opinions. And I'm Positive Pollyanna TOO!!! I watched several videos. Then I just worked on some art stuff of my own, only listening to you. I didn't want to be distracted by the video. You have a calming, rather mesmerizing voice. And I loved listening to all you said. Currently, I'm experimenting with paper dyeing, painting, and anything else that adds color and texture to paper. All new to me. Working on my 1st junk journal. Anyway,...just wanted you to know. And that you are very much appreciated. Austin, TX USA

I’m so glad you did this. I have lots of both and enjoy working with them. Hadn’t put them together, so a big , THANK YOU! Art is so special…everything and everyone is important!

These are really lovely Susan. As I said in my comment to Penelope you inspired me to save my Macca's tea bag while I was waiting for my car. Also leaves seem to be presenting themselves to me in carparks this morning! tfs xoxo

I really needed this talk. Thank you Susan. I started hitting myself over the head again that I’m not good enough. I am too serious about it all - prices going up, climate change, pandemics, can’t afford an electric car or gas… - let’s play. Let’s all de-stress with play.

Just watching this again. I found the box of teabags I had mislaid and am gathering ideas. These are great, plenty of leaves around me. Thanks for sharing. Love and hugs.

Soooooo many unfinished projects!! I loved watching this and hearing your commentary. I drink a lot of tea and love repurposing things AND I love leaves so this was a lovely video to watch :) Thank you

Thank you so much Susan, I really really enjoyed watching you creating these pages for your journal. I really really love ❤️ the results and your so right when you say we should just play and enjoy the process of just playing and seeing what happens when we do. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

Oh my goodness! You just described me! Too serious ✔, unfinished projects ✔, buying supplies after watching a video ✔, etc... ✔ ✅. Now I have more fun. Just not enough time to do everything. I enjoy your positive talk-aloud self-talk. It's great! Love how your leaves are progressing.

Thank you SO much for reminding me of why I am crafting. I have been so stressed about the crisis in the world and my little country. And the economy and only focusing on create too sell and I couldn’t make anything. But after I have meditated and seeing your video I now remember why I create....have fun, relaxing, and just be creative. I have for so long time not getting anything done. I start many projects but stop because I can’t seems to take a decision or I get bored or just see something I just have to do now! 🤣 I don’t have a lot of space so to many unfinished projects is very frustrating. I also have boxes of finished tags, cards etc etc that only miss a journal. But yes I get very frustrated with all this half done projects but with a diagnosis ADHD I am used to having halfway done projects in my hole house 🤣 that is just me..😉 But you have helped me more than you know and I can now see what I could do instead of watching one video after the next for getting a project to follow. But I have a lot of ideas I just have to give my self the time to play and have fun. Nothing more than that 🙏❤️ This teabags is so lovely I have to try to make some 🤣🤣..I just have to 🤣😂 A huge thanks and stay safe ❤️🙂 Tina 🙂 👩🏻‍🎨 💜

They all turned out great!!! And you second guessed yourself... happiness!!!

Susan, I just love what you talk about on these shorter vides. Haven't tuned into the longer streams yet. I adore your projects with Mum Nature, as well as your verbal topics! Thinking back to the 1960's, I SO wish you could have been my elementary school art teacher and talked about similar things. Or even a Junior High or High School teacher. We all could have really used this sage advice. Your videos are so amazing and unusual from the norm I usually see. I'm just loving them! Keep up the stunning art work and the mind blowing brain chats! So happy I found you on here.

I love your MOJO fix and guilt thoughts.❤❤❤

I made a journal cover out of tea bags - it is cool. I always worry that the leaves will crumble over time. I sometimes take my watercolors and cut it up or make punched out circles of parts I really like. I use them in collages.

Beautifull - thank you - inspiring,encouraging,and generous,hope to have what to share back soon 💞yehudit.

I am so happy I found you....this has inspired me

I’m LOVING your channel so much!! 😍 So much inspiration here!

Can't wait to see the finished product.🥰🐞😍

Thank you for your inspiring words an sharing your wonderful creations xo

I'VE BEEN MOTIVATED FOR SURE! YOU'RE VERY CREATIVE!

Hi Susan !you do a lovely job like always. So inspirational and a lovely idea.TFS

I love watching your process. You are so right about wanting to feel seen. It can be really hard to keep going making and posting KZfaq videos when you feel like no one is watching or commenting. I decided to be working on unfinished projects this year. I have so many! I am also working on organizing my work space since currently There are avalanches happening when I walk through the craft room! The problem is, I NEED to create, but, I HAVE to clear things out. I need to find the balance between cleaning and creating because I need both to happen. It’s really hard for me to come up with something to keep things organized. I feel like I need to have some sort of a system set up so I can do little things every day to keep things up so it doesn’t reach the avalanche stage. I’m sure that was a little TMI (too much information) but you did ask 😉. Thank you for sharing and encouraging others to pursue their art. It means a lot.

I enjoyed everything about your video Makes a person think about so many things Keep on keeping on

Interesting idea and I'm curious to see what else you do with them. TFS the inspiration!

Love this and they will be so fun to add to the journal page. Thank you for sharing.

Love your chat with your craft! Thank you 🙏🏻 you asked about unfinished projects and my dilemma is I can’t touch a new project until I have finished the on I have been working and that can stop me from doing anything 🙁 added to fatigue of a chronic disease and the chaos of the world I am at FULL STOP , I am so disappointed with myself

Wonderfully Relaxing Video Susan! I am a Nature Lover! Natural Elements are my Favorite! Fall is my Absolute Fav season! While folks are raking and mulching to dispose of leaves, I'm wafting through the carpet of~Collecting bags of! Each is like a Snowflake~different veining, colors, shapes and sizes! Soo Intoxicating! Some folks are dismayed that they aren't able to purchase expensive art supplies~God Gifts us an Entire Bounty right outside our door! If folks live in an area where there aren't ample supplies, a walk in the woods, wild flowers on a roadside~there are Many areas to Discover Natural Elements at No Cost! Store dry goods packaging can be used in place of cardstock and keeps it out of our landfills! Tatteted clothing can be reborn into new life! I Love that you Encourage and Support others Susan~It's not just about the Final Destination of a Finished Project Rather the Discovery, Joy, Creativitity that comes from Doing! Thank you for sharing Susan! 😊❤👭

I really like this idea too. I don't save my tea bags because I put milk in my tea and leave the bag in. I just wanted to say thanks for your ramble. I'm having a stressful and scary time right now, and listening to you tonight was soothing and helped still my weasel brain anxiety.

Love this idea, great idea! thanks so much Susan!!!

Yes my leaves go in the books or flower press for a month or so! You have nice big tea bags over there! 😊💕

Again, I’m amazed by what you are doing here, I love those!!!

A super interesting video, love the outcome of the teabags. But I also loved to hear you talk, so much encouragement. I never would have thought you as serious haha.

Wow love it! Hugs xoxo

These came out really sweet! I don’t have a lot of unfinished projects. I do have quite a few failed projects. LOL.

Hi Susan, your branches are lovely, are they not called clusters or fascicles or something like that. As you were talking all I can think of is your new best friend, hahaha, my sister. She is a nature nut and as am I, but not like her. But you sound like her a bit. I love fennel too....in my food hahahaha. Your doing great with creating the tea leaves... great inserts in a journal for sure.

I lurveee these. I'm definitely going to play with this 😁 I normally finish things as I do like that feeling of completing but I do have quite a lot of unfinished too normally it's when I've ran out of steam or I'm not ready to move on as I want to develop somewhere before I finish or because I'm just bored haha I don't feel bad but I don't like having them as I only have a small space.

I will be interested in seeing how it holds on the teabags they look lovely I’ve been working on a art journal book for myself tore the pages out and got them glued and today I realized it isn’t sewed pages and I could’ve sworn they were sewed should I use cotton or card stock to secure them

Hello Lovely.

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Why are you not diluting your Matte medium before you use it? Helps avoid plastic look, which can be from medium being too thick. Diluted, the medium would also be a little easier to brush onto more delicate leaves and not disturb their shapes. Question and mix of opinion in this I guess.

Hi Susan, how do you store your pressed flowers. Do you keep them inside the books or do you have a special way to store them? I for most part leave them inside the books but then when I need to press more flowers, I can't because my books are full of passed dried foliage. Lol! I take some and put them gently in a hard plastic container. I'm just wondering how you store them when you're not using them. Love this idea. I too love to decoupage them on paper and make cards for my family. It's been a long while since I've done anything with my pressed flowers. Thank you for the inspiration. Blessings

Could u add some podcast info in comments sometime