May Basket Swap

 Cerri at the Litte Pink Studio had a May Basket swap recently that she was kind enough to let me join at the very last minute. My partner was Sheila. Sheila makes wonderful mixed media jewelry among many other wonderful things.

She sent me a beautiful spring basket woven with pearls and ribbons and flowers.:

Gorgeous bunch of pink millinery buds:

Some ephemera tied up in blue lace:

Clipped together with a pretty seam binding bow:

lots of lace and a piece of blue fabric:

I just love this little ballerina:

A beautifully wrapped little box full of tiny pieces of goodness:

The piece in front is a soldered pendant.

This is what was in that tiny box and an organza bag

Have a wonderful day with lots of Vintage style:

Fabric Book in Progress

Fabric Book I am currently working on in blues.

 This is the front cover:

I love the vintage fabric used to tie up the book.

First page:

I adore this little girl. I downloaded her from Flicker I think. The piece on the right is an old doily.

Second spread:

The flower is part of an old embroidered piece very badly damaged.

The blue flowers are from some new ribbon trim.

Third spread:

Old green millinery flower stem from Japan:

Fourth spread:

The graphic on the left is again from the Graphics Fairy. I attached an anchor charm to it. Fabric on right is upholstery samples I was sent by Cindy, a Facebook friend. I sewed an old beaded trimming on top of it.

Fifth spread:

The bird is from the same damaged embroidery.

The Graphic on the right is again from the Graphics Fairy.

There is an old Charlotte, a little brass name tag I am going to write a name on.

 Also more upholstery fabric.

Back cover:

Vintage lace and upholstery fabric:

Spine:

I sewed the vintage flocked fabric (from an old curtain) on to the spine with some old plastic pearls.

I love the cover graphic. It is an old postcard of two African American Children by the seashore, again from Lovely Karen the Graphics Fairy.:

 I am making one in pinks next :)

I need a camera, still using my cell phone -- just don't know what kind to buy though. I just want decent pictures easily achieved but nothing more than $250. Any suggestions?

Have a wonderful day with lots of Vintage style.

Valentine Swap

Shelly at Bungalow Bling had a Valentine Swap that I recently joined.

I made these chenille angel ornaments using pink bumpy chenille:

They have little hanging loops made from the pink tinsel garland that I found at Michaels

I added some millinery flowers to this little ornament from my last post.

 I made a doll using an old plastic doll head.

I used cardboard to make her a cone body. Her dress was created using fabric from an old  beaded pink dress and pink organza:

 Her arms are made using cream colored puffy chenille and I gave her a little millinery flower bouquet.

So delightfully pink-a-licious :))

Have a wonderful day with lots of Vintage style.

 

 

Mystery Caravan Swap

The Mixed Media Art Group on Facebook had a recent Mystery Caravan Swap that I joined.  You had to create a caravan with a scene for your partner.

I used a cigar box base, painted it  and added a little boat made from cardboard and lace. I glued glass to the front of my box and then added striped "washi" tape around the edges.

The boy in the boat is a blue plastic cake topper that I painted.

The lighthouse came from one of those decorative shadow box thingies you can buy for your kitchen. It was a wooden flat backed piece that was supposed to represent a salt/pepper shaker.

The wheels are from old wine corks. I added tiny shells. The little fish is a bone bead that I attached to wire to raise him up. The rock is a piece of coral from one of my beach walks.

I added screw eyes to the top to make a wire hanging so it can be hung on the wall.

The words in the poem go around all four sides of the box.

blessing the boats (at st. mary’s) by Lucille Clifton

may the tide
that is entering even now
the lip of our understanding
carry you out
beyond the face of fear
may you kiss
the wind then turn from it
certain that it will
love your back may you
open your eyes to water
water waving forever
and may you in your innocence
sail through this to that

Have a wonderful day with lots of Vintage style.