Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Altered Matchbox

Hello, Everyone!

I recently participated in a wonderful altered matchbox swap hosted by Laura from Decor To Adore. The idea was to alter a matchbox and then fill it to the brim with fun little items to create with or just to "oooh and ahhhh" over :-) You'd be amazed at how many little things one can stuff into a matchbox!

I wanted to create something soft and beautiful that absolutely screams SPRING!---but when I saw this black and white flocked paper in my stash, I just had to use it. A little yellow ink and a soft blue ribbon softened it up a bit.



I found this lovely image of a tiny artist on The Graphics Fairy and fell in love!!! She so reminds me of my daughter :-) Maybe not in looks, but her artistic spirit definately shines through...Of course, it didn't hurt that this image is exactly the shade of blue I was looking for!



Since I never do anything the easy way, I decided to create a custom box with the dimensions of a larger matchbox from chipboard, and then decoupage it with some vintage, French bookpages. The end result was a little box that's truly as hard as a rock!!! Perfect for shipping!



Here's a little peek at the inside...



...and the wrapping!



And here's the box my wonderful partner Lorraine created for me! Do drop in and visit her blog! It's simply charming!!!






What's left to say, but "OOOH and AHHH"!!! Thanks so much Laura and Lorraine! I've had the best time!

xoxoxoxoox,

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Art Under Glass...

Hello, Everyone!!!

I finally have a day off! Woo-hoo!!! Imagine that :-)

Normally, a day off would mean sleeping in, lounging in my PJ's and possibly some errands---but, for me...today...It means I can FINALLY finish a project I've been working on for FOR-EV-ER!!! Oh, and blog about it, of course.

Lately, I've been obsessed with soldering. I just love it! Cannot get enough. So, in addition to the MANY jewelery pieces I have been playing with, I decided to create a larger piece to adorn the wall. Walls need to feel pretty, too. LOL!

Without further ado...









There she is...I just love this 5x7 piece!!! The image of Marie is to die for...

I was so excited when Rella gifted me this beautiful digi sheet of Marie from onecrabapple's etsy store, Art Tea Life. You ABSOLUTELY have to visit. She has an amazing selection!

Thanks so much for dropping by!!!

xoxo,