Home Retreats Anyone?

You know how you visit blogs and groups and you see something and you say to your self:  "Cool!  I want to try something like that!"  And eventually, as you are doing other projects, you remember a bit about the idea that impressed you so you use it in your art?

 Well, last summer, as I was doing the "yard sale mall" shopping, I found a package with two journals in it, never been opened.  The price was right so I brought it home and put the package in the garage.  I actually bought the package because one of the groups I visit, and a blogger or two had mentioned the idea of creating a "home art retreat" if you were in a situation where time or resources does not allow you to  attend retreats somewhere.  And what these bloggers+online class offered was creating a mini journal with ideas for a home retreat.  So, anyway, one of the books in the package I bought is shaped like a house, and I thought about doing a home retreat for myself, so I decided to try to organize some ideas about that in this little journal.  I am just in the process, but here is the front of my "artsy" house book, and some ideas map in the way of flowers.   I have not tried to do much art on black pages so this is rather a learning experience too.  I have my sparkely gel pens and am learning about those.  The ones I like the best? the souffles!