New toys -

 

Came in the mail today - ;))

I opened the box to find these little goodies - 

And wondered why they didn't have any packing material around them - 

And why they hadn't rolled around in the box without it -

 

Then I realized that each of the items had been TAPED - 

 

To the inside of the box - 

 

With clear packing tape -

 

How clever!! -

I was TOTALLY impressed!! - ;))

So I unwrapped everything to check them out - 

And decided to play with the "Magic Cloth" -

That I got to practice some basic calligraphy strokes -

"Magic Cloth With Red Outlined Stroke Guides" - HERE -  

But it was rolled up - 

 

So I re-watched the video on "How to Iron the Magic Cloth" - HERE -  

 

 

But it really wasn't necessary - 

 

Because when I unrolled it - it was pretty flat -

 

But I already had the iron turned on - 

 

So I gave it a "once over lightly" - just because -

 

 

Then I got a little container of water - 

 

One of my Chinese brushes - 

 

And tried my hand at a couple of the strokes -

 

I didn't cover them completely - 

 

But it's OK - 

 

When they dry - 

 

I can try it again - 

And again -

And again - 

Until I can do it correctly - 

And who knows how long that will take - LOL - ;))

But it doesn't matter - 

It will be FUN - 

And I won't be wasting paper or ink - 

So that's a bonus - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -