Haiku Tuesday

Welcome to Haiku Tuesday, as I posted last week I have awakened my passion for Haiku and have decided to share every Tuesday some of my meanderings.

In review: Haiku is a form of Japanese prose. The name Haiku is rather new, from the late 19th Century. Haiku is meant to evoke the pondering of an idea, an object or place. It is generally 3 lines with a total of 17 syllables. There is no punctuation, an ellipsis or dash is sometimes used for English Haiku to indicate to the reader to stop and reflect. There is often a picture or painting accompanying the prose. For more depth on the subject Google "Haiku History".

Pearl wood seashell thread
button button who made the button
was it function or decor

Another of my minor obsessions are buttons. I have them all over my studio in glass jars, sorted by color, I love how they shadow each other and look all tossed together. I generally research my obsessions and buttons have a long long history, click on this link if you are interested in one of the pieces I found recently, it will answer the question of function or decor.

This card is 6"X6", for the background I scanned in all my clear buttons and then laid a piece of colored cardstock on top for the scan, (if you are going to scan in anything that would scratch your scanner be sure to lay down a piece of clear acetate first). I love how the buttons look as if they are tinkling down the paper. I then used one of my strips embossed with the Cuttlebug Button Boarder embossing folder and then printed my Haiku under the buttons. I hope you enjoy todays wanderings. Happy Tuesday, Hgus