I created this new papercut using vintage music paper, a wonderful old photo of a young girl, and deep dark red mulberry paper. It's mounted on a 10" by 14" canvasboard and ready to be yours! Available in my Etsy shop!!!
I have finally uploaded 4 of my 5 Halloween ornament kits to my ETSY SHOP! I hope to get the remaining one up by Friday. As usual, the kits have detailed instructions, lots of wonderful crafty goodies and a special surprise! I also added my last Halloween jewelry pieces, so be sure and take a look HERE before they all disappear!!!
Just in time for the 4th, I have added a new kit to my ETSY SHOP!!! Madmoiselle Liberte sports a lovely Patriotic crepe paper gown, with gold Dresden details and a wonderful ribbon printed with 'Bonne Fete'. She would make a unique holiday decoration in any home, American or French! More kits to come soon!!!
(Madmoiselle is about 12 inches tall, with an 8 inch wing span...!)
Do you need a luxurious bed for your resident fairy? a little bird to keep you company in the morning? or perhaps a lovely fairy with a flower petal skirt, or a gnome with his own mushroom house? or a real fairy-castle??? I am so happy to announce that my dear friend and neighbor Lucille of 'Forest Whimsy' is now selling her wonderful felted creatures and fairy houses on Etsy! I can't begin to tell you how delightful and whimsical her work is, being a proud owner of not one but two of her houses, and a whole family of fairies, mermaids and gnomes! One can never have too many!!! Best of luck Lucille!!!
If you like French postcards, take a look at the new listings in my ETSY SHOP! More to come soon!!!
Just in time for Valentines...
I am slowly but surely cleaning out my postcard collection and listing plenty of goodies in my ETSY SHOP! Take a look, you may be tempted... I will be adding new items all week, including Vintage photo albums, craft supplies and other wonderous things... so stay tuned!!!
Wednesday evening pulled us a little more into the Christmas spirit with my daughters flute concert... Its been a challange to feel the 'spirit' this week, and we continue to struggle, me especially... Yesterday the lights went up on the tree, and a few gifts were wrapped. Today we hope to do a little baking and quiet yule-time reading. I have re-stocked my kits in my Etsy Shop (sorry for the delay). I have lots of things to post for you, and will try to add a few more later today! Blessings...
Things have been a whirlwind around here, with my kits selling almost as fast as I can make them (THANK YOU EVERYONE, AND I JUST ADDED MORE KITS TODAY!) The ultra talented Pam Garrison was sweet enough to mention my kits on her blog yesterday, THANKS PAM!, so the fire is under my pants again!!! I also scheduled my first official 'IN STUDIO' CLASS for this Sunday, so I have been working like crazy to get my space to look more like a 'teaching studo' and less like a 'disaster zone'!
I thought I'd give you a sneak peak of my studio. We purchased our house mainly because it has a double garage - (the old-fashioned kind, where the garage is back to back towards the end of the lot). First month we moved in, my husband closed off the back half of the space for me, and put in new walls and floor. A few years ago, he put in french doors out to the garden, and little windows framing the doors, plus my own private deck that sits under the apple tree! I love my studio, but more often than not it looks like a disaster zone inside!!! I am usually working on at least 5 projects at a time, and move around from project to project... So you are getting the official "Photographers Special" photos today, trust me, it won't stay this neat for long!!!
First, I really wanted some 'Beauty' in my room, and created special little spots where I can rest my eyes when my fingers need to stop... This photo shows the right hand wall as you come into the studio, with an old green couch, my doll-house (with storage underneath!), and a few other Ulla- pieces. The rose poster, was hand carried to me by Carol's sister from Germany, earlier this year! Isn't it fabulous?
Next is the area, by the window on the same wall, where I have all my jewelry equipement and space. I hung my favorite Tivoli poster, and put a sweet little vintage church below it with a few other favorite things... And here is how my view looks out into the garden. There are sweet little German flower children on the sill. Since I hate to weed and prune, my garden is pretty wild right now - just like a cottage garden... Thats the neighbors old Victorian you can see thru the bushes...
Another big goal for this studio clean-up was to make a permanent space for my daughter! She often works with me, but I have to shift her around depending on what I am working on. So I designated a corner just for her! (check out the cool storage basket for pipecleaners!)
On my back wall I have long shelves, the top devoted to some of my bird cages (my daughters spot is under the swan!) and the second shelf for pretty storage. My sewing area (with my beloved Bernina) is on the opposite corner from my daughters space.
I have tons of ribbons that I store in two old doll-buggies that used to be my daughters (she got them the same year for christmas - one from me, one from grandmother - LOL) I also bought some 'Martha Stewert' Apothecary jars (at K-mart) to put favorite ribbons, leaves, and flower centers in. Thats an old gingerbread clock case behind them, that I hope to make into a 'doll case' someday! Enough for now, will post more later, including photos of where most of my 'stuff' is stored!!!
