tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40128471616126786112024-03-07T20:48:05.651-08:00ROSES IN WINTERSharing home garden and craftsWandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-56322770648471182672013-01-13T07:27:00.002-08:002013-01-13T07:28:14.291-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My dear friend Just had a baby girl, I mad<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">e</span> this album for her.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NqTt6mbC9Lc/UPLR_INuJGI/AAAAAAAACAI/yvNpb9wYgbI/s1600/Dillys+baby+album+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NqTt6mbC9Lc/UPLR_INuJGI/AAAAAAAACAI/yvNpb9wYgbI/s320/Dillys+baby+album+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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This is the altered art album I made for my friend Dana.<br />
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Some of the inside ephemera pages<br />
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She loves roses, I made pockets, photo mats and tags.<br />
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She loves Winnie the Po. <br />
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Close up of some of the pages.<br />
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More pockets tags, behind the embossed page on the right side is a tablet to journal on.<br />
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Used vintage wallpaper for the photo mat on the right side.<br />
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Pocket made from dyed lace and decorated with a hand crafted flower and lace from an upcycled wedding dress.Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-16745350791799414422012-01-20T20:52:00.000-08:002012-01-20T20:52:37.121-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">These are some very old postcards from around 1913. My daughter had them and brought them by so I could look at them. I think they are very pretty and would be great used in some of the mixed media art work everyone is doing. Feel free to copy and use them. </span><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">TTFN</span>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-28733306052908733232012-01-07T18:54:00.000-08:002012-01-07T18:54:20.212-08:00Put a bird on it<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have heard a saying in the last couple of years, " put a bird on it", and it seems like that is the thing to do. Why do we love birds and their beautiful nests so much that we imitate them in our art. This is a nest I made from twigs from my birch tree with grass and found feathers, I made the flowers from ribbon and felted the little blue eggs, the bird was a free image that I added glitter to. I made several and gave some as gifts.<br />
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These birdies are appliqued on a pillow, I love applique, and hand sewing. I also like the <span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;">purple</span> and <span style="background-color: yellow;">yellow</span> color combo, they are the complimentary colors on the color wheel.<br />
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I got this paper at Michale's it was note paper and was all black and white, I colored the birdie with colored pencils and used it in one of my fabric journals as a ephemera page.<br />
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What a pretty nest, it was from the http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com she is so generous with her graphic art. It made a beautiful page in another fabric journal<br />
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<br />Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-42930938264047232412011-12-20T13:12:00.000-08:002011-12-20T13:15:04.082-08:00French style mini journal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Crafted from a collage of vintage lace and linens, With a Marie style shoe stamped on pink satin for the focal point on the cover. The beautiful cream bow is silk ribbon.<br />
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The tiny flowers and leaves are made by me from silk ribbon, the larger pink flowers is from the rayon seam binding.<br />
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An inside look at the many ephemera pages, you can journal on these add photos, add your art and keepsakes. <br />
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A close up of the inside cover, a french style stamp on pink satin, and the first page is a vintage embroidery transfer. It measure 6 inches by 5 inches.<br />
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<br />Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-86121848632171606012011-12-20T12:53:00.001-08:002011-12-20T13:02:07.267-08:00Flowers for our MAMA flower swap<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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We were to use winter colors, I chose red, rose and gold, we only had to make 5 for the swap but I made several in other colors for my art work.<br />
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<br />Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-50669953525111606712011-11-30T12:37:00.001-08:002011-12-06T19:53:28.513-08:00French style mini pouch swap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WPHWrLzhw24/Tt7hB9ByADI/AAAAAAAABh0/1PUwClCzFZE/s1600/DSCF0029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WPHWrLzhw24/Tt7hB9ByADI/AAAAAAAABh0/1PUwClCzFZE/s320/DSCF0029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683227203466297394" border="0" />This mini pouch is one of the 2 I made with the kit my generous partner Bobbi Ann sent me. I made the flowers with some of the material she sent. The back ground material was so pretty in <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">pink</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">gold </span>and <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">blue</span> and it set the color pallet.</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LpN4YM4R_oo/Tt7hCFsLJGI/AAAAAAAABiA/wAeR960jPrs/s1600/DSCF0030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LpN4YM4R_oo/Tt7hCFsLJGI/AAAAAAAABiA/wAeR960jPrs/s320/DSCF0030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683227205791589474" border="0" /></a>Here is a close up of the flowers I made with the <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">gold</span> organdy and satin material in the kit. I made them in the singed fabric style. I added the vintage butterfly pin to compliment the flowers<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XC_N4gDg7L0/TtaUUpoOjvI/AAAAAAAABho/Jm233AzYJts/s1600/DSCF0026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XC_N4gDg7L0/TtaUUpoOjvI/AAAAAAAABho/Jm233AzYJts/s320/DSCF0026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680891062467333874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-Bmuz00tgM/TtaUUWTjEPI/AAAAAAAABhc/CM8dvhLtotQ/s1600/DSCF0028.JPG"> </a>Pouch number 2, the <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">lavender </span>and <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">purple</span> flowers were included in the kit and went perfectly with the fabric for the pouch.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-Bmuz00tgM/TtaUUWTjEPI/AAAAAAAABhc/CM8dvhLtotQ/s1600/DSCF0028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-Bmuz00tgM/TtaUUWTjEPI/AAAAAAAABhc/CM8dvhLtotQ/s320/DSCF0028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680891057280323826" border="0" />The <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">gold</span> material is a pocket and I added the Paris label. It was fun putting together the pouches from the material Bobbi sent.<br /></a>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-35125382808945602682011-11-10T07:30:00.000-08:002011-11-10T07:58:51.279-08:00Half doll swap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q4yD6ytLvnE/TrvvlVlnRcI/AAAAAAAABgI/iLiZ775VZt0/s1600/100_0423.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q4yD6ytLvnE/TrvvlVlnRcI/AAAAAAAABgI/iLiZ775VZt0/s320/100_0423.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673391580332377538" border="0" />We were to make a kit for dressing a half doll and send it to our partner. It was to include fabric, trim, bling and put it all together in a handcrafted bag.</a> You can see the fabulous rhinestone button, and the cute<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> pink </span>button with rhinestones around it, and the rhinestone bar this was for the bling..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s1D3QTeSw28/TrvvkzqFfsI/AAAAAAAABf8/BfU5T2vYJZ0/s1600/100_0422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s1D3QTeSw28/TrvvkzqFfsI/AAAAAAAABf8/BfU5T2vYJZ0/s320/100_0422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673391571224329922" border="0" /></a>Here is what I included in the one I sent to my Partner, 3 different fabrics, for the dress approximately 13 different trims, almost 2 dozen hand crafted silk flowers. A decorated bead tube with crystals and beads, a package of fresh water pearls in<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> pink</span>, the colors of choice for my partner were <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Pink </span>And Cream<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lVjHBiheLyY/TrvvkQiP8cI/AAAAAAAABfw/3xc0PkF9gm8/s1600/100_0420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lVjHBiheLyY/TrvvkQiP8cI/AAAAAAAABfw/3xc0PkF9gm8/s320/100_0420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673391561796219330" border="0" /></a>In the upper left corner you can see the bag I made it is a collage of vintage lace, doilies, silk ribbon embroidery, and regular embroidery. I love the tags, they are from a stamp set I got on ETSY I used copic markers to color the tags, they are great but expensive, I am just getting familiar with them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-01Y_1hMOD9U/TrvvkI6ahJI/AAAAAAAABfk/TWpqpXX8bBQ/s1600/100_0429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-01Y_1hMOD9U/TrvvkI6ahJI/AAAAAAAABfk/TWpqpXX8bBQ/s320/100_0429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673391559750091922" border="0" /></a>I got everything in the bag I wasn't sure it would all fit but it did.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RNR4HjpX3IE/TrvvltFPFrI/AAAAAAAABgU/F122-YRnzTc/s1600/100_0430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RNR4HjpX3IE/TrvvltFPFrI/AAAAAAAABgU/F122-YRnzTc/s320/100_0430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673391586639025842" border="0" /></a>I love this bag, I worked really hard on it to make it beautiful for my partner, I made the silk ribbon flowers, did the silk ribbon embroidery and the embroidered feather stitch that hold the layers of lace and vintage linens together. I also made some fringe at the bottom form beads and crystals. I hope she likes it, I do. TTFNWandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-5784353947489567032011-11-01T09:18:00.000-07:002011-11-01T10:01:30.972-07:00Felted wool butterfly pincushion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6nnhguV4KNY/TrAb_qd5PvI/AAAAAAAABeo/7LVvR6T4sl8/s1600/100_0415.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6nnhguV4KNY/TrAb_qd5PvI/AAAAAAAABeo/7LVvR6T4sl8/s320/100_0415.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670062711404838642" border="0" />Felted wool is so much fun to work with, I like to hunt down wool garments at the thrift stores and garage sales and use them for my projects. This pincushion is my own design and handcrafted by me. </a>The tiny hand dyed velvet strawberry is full of emery so it will sharpen needles. I handcrafted the ribbon flowers, the pansy is made from wired ribbon and the leaves and the <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">yellow</span> flowers are from the ever famous seam binding everyone is using, and the tiny <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">lavender </span>roses are from satin ribbon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L9jjRBQVsFE/TrAb_5JrLHI/AAAAAAAABe0/wsBkt6_OlyE/s1600/100_0418.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L9jjRBQVsFE/TrAb_5JrLHI/AAAAAAAABe0/wsBkt6_OlyE/s320/100_0418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670062715346562162" border="0" /></a>You get a better view of the butterfly from here, it is a double layer of felted wool with a running stitch to outline the butterfly and hold the 2 pieces together.<br />This will be featured on my ETSY shop http://www.etsy.com/listing/85111326/up-cycled-felted-butterfly-pincushionWandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-46519429259723101932011-10-25T08:02:00.001-07:002011-10-25T08:27:22.157-07:00Altered journal blue and yellow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-60x6gUfCHPI/TqbQ57ujQOI/AAAAAAAABcg/jkl_EiFcYmo/s1600/100_0403.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-60x6gUfCHPI/TqbQ57ujQOI/AAAAAAAABcg/jkl_EiFcYmo/s320/100_0403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667446874796409058" border="0" />Here it is my latest art journal. This one features <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">yellow</span> and<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">blue</span> </span>as the accent colors, on a tea stained back ground of a collage of vintage </a>linens. I made the flowers, the large ones are in the singed fabric style, and the small ones are made from organdy ribbon. I used lots of lace and did some embroidery on the cover.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PSV8PPgOAPU/TqbQ6AhixqI/AAAAAAAABco/G1DYWWIxoVY/s1600/100_0405.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PSV8PPgOAPU/TqbQ6AhixqI/AAAAAAAABco/G1DYWWIxoVY/s320/100_0405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667446876084029090" border="0" /></a>Sheet music was used for some pages, also pages from vintage magazines, clip art from the Graphic Fairy, ledger paper, tags, lace and stamping were used to decorate and make the pages.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ok8GFC8LWQ/TqbQC4TqChI/AAAAAAAABb8/noggaIqEqXA/s1600/100_0405.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YAzf-591tnQ/TqbQCsF6JlI/AAAAAAAABbs/NQOXTIekwXw/s1600/100_0404.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YAzf-591tnQ/TqbQCsF6JlI/AAAAAAAABbs/NQOXTIekwXw/s320/100_0404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667445925706606162" border="0" /></a>The inside cover and the first page, I used wall paper to make the half page and stamped a saying and butterfly's for a tag. For the medallion I layered circles and finished them off with a button. On the inside page the Carte Postale was stamped on dupoini silk, and the ribbon and trim are also silk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DLPa-zDDANo/TqbQCh8ExRI/AAAAAAAABbk/16Eb4c5VYS8/s1600/100_0403.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f-lxSXyEJEs/TqbQD42LDCI/AAAAAAAABcQ/oTi8X745q7I/s1600/100_0407.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f-lxSXyEJEs/TqbQD42LDCI/AAAAAAAABcQ/oTi8X745q7I/s320/100_0407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667445946310134818" border="0" /></a>Some of the inside pages, with tags made from decoupaged napkins,The pocket the tags are in is from some material I found with wonderful writing on it. You can see more of this in my ETSY shop.<br />http://www.etsy.com/shop/RosesinwinterWandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-84825036898859162302011-10-21T08:42:00.000-07:002011-10-21T09:07:42.495-07:00Altered bottle from swap kit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-seuw3yv82ak/TqGTc0zzcuI/AAAAAAAABbI/chgNRzN1euQ/s1600/100_0391.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-seuw3yv82ak/TqGTc0zzcuI/AAAAAAAABbI/chgNRzN1euQ/s320/100_0391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665971929630339810" border="0" />My flicker a</a>rt group had a altered bottle kit swap, we made kits to decorated a bottle and then swapped with out partners there was no bottle included in the kit. Marie was my partner and this is the bottle I made from some of what she sent, she was so generous I could have altered a dozen bottles.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hD8unA_eRWM/TqGTckWfDzI/AAAAAAAABbA/BayQGkamO3I/s1600/100_0392.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hD8unA_eRWM/TqGTckWfDzI/AAAAAAAABbA/BayQGkamO3I/s320/100_0392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665971925212401458" border="0" /></a>The cameo was a button, I cut the shank off and used it for the focal point. I had several kinds of lace to choose from and used 2 of them for the back ground. The little roses were on ribbon, I cut them off, and used a different piece of the lace to make the tiny rosettes and glued a rose to it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Aej1SeXHIY4/TqGTcW-rAMI/AAAAAAAABa0/2hlqGEzxSPQ/s1600/100_0388.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Aej1SeXHIY4/TqGTcW-rAMI/AAAAAAAABa0/2hlqGEzxSPQ/s320/100_0388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665971921622859970" border="0" /></a>Here is a full view of the bottle, you can see the beautiful gimp used at the middle and bottom of the bottle, as well as the feathers. About the feathers, they are from Marie's peacocks and these are rare as the bird doesn't shed them, so we are left to guess as to how Marie got them :) The <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Green</span> Berry crowning the bottle was made from some of the French wired ribbon she sent. The ruffle it is sitting on was made from the selvage of one of the laces.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9NwUD2-8HU8/TqGTdRyQo-I/AAAAAAAABbc/2gERF-C9qTc/s1600/100_0390.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9NwUD2-8HU8/TqGTdRyQo-I/AAAAAAAABbc/2gERF-C9qTc/s320/100_0390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665971937408492514" border="0" /></a>A close up of the focal area of the bottle, you can see the lace rosettes, I did add the crystal to the center of 2 of the rosettes from my own stash but that is all. She also sent some bead trim and I glued that around the cameo. The bottle is <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">PINK </span>it was a sake bottle the sake was horrible tasting but the bottle is a pretty <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">PINK</span>. If you would like to check out our flicker art group here is the link. TTFN<br />http://www.flickr.com/groups/1698630@N20/Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-42437628881197329572011-10-13T10:15:00.000-07:002011-10-13T10:15:21.729-07:00ROSES IN WINTER: ALTERED TEA BOX<a href="http://rosesinwinter.blogspot.com/2011/10/altered-tea-box.html#links">ROSES IN WINTER: ALTERED TEA BOX</a>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-54988519160546969192011-10-11T16:44:00.001-07:002011-10-11T16:59:38.691-07:00ALTERED TEA BOX<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gyeTk6r2E40/TpTVSBOR_SI/AAAAAAAABaM/M8UaYdBUXAE/s1600/100_0382.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gyeTk6r2E40/TpTVSBOR_SI/AAAAAAAABaM/M8UaYdBUXAE/s320/100_0382.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662385137054252322" border="0" />My pictures never come out in the order I want them. This is the end view of the tea box. I used an image from the graphic fairy, she has many and shares freely.</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zbrL4sRSRnw/TpTVRkTKMEI/AAAAAAAABaE/96R7ztSBOiI/s1600/100_0384.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zbrL4sRSRnw/TpTVRkTKMEI/AAAAAAAABaE/96R7ztSBOiI/s320/100_0384.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662385129290084418" border="0" /></a>This is the finished box. I covered the box with paper first, I cut some flowers out of fabric glued them on ,then added vintage lace, ribbon and the images from Graphic Fairy. I stamped the Eiffle tower and glued it on, added vintage buttons, made singed flowers to finish it, I glued the singed flowers over the fabric flowers I cut out and glued on, this was for dimension,, and it looked much better than the flat fabric flowers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pESFYZLPjP4/TpTVRabQKVI/AAAAAAAABZ4/7yx7_GVcZPE/s1600/100_0380.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pESFYZLPjP4/TpTVRabQKVI/AAAAAAAABZ4/7yx7_GVcZPE/s320/100_0380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662385126639675730" border="0" /></a>The original box ( this is really good tea BTW). The reason I came up with this is that everyone is doing match boxes and I thought a box is a box, so why not do a tea box and alter it and make it pretty and fill it with goodies and send it to a friend, or swap with a friend.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-84d6zY9F4Ak/TpTVSdjDYZI/AAAAAAAABac/zRYigRpD8-k/s1600/100_0387.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-84d6zY9F4Ak/TpTVSdjDYZI/AAAAAAAABac/zRYigRpD8-k/s320/100_0387.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662385144657568146" border="0" /></a>Another end view I used dupioni silk on this end and stamped French words, you can see the singed flowers better in this pic. TTFNWandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-67129889779815518722011-10-07T08:53:00.001-07:002011-10-07T09:27:10.953-07:00Gift journal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qqJvgJXuxJ8/To8g7UATDiI/AAAAAAAABZo/iAJ2A7Gq21A/s1600/100_0376.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qqJvgJXuxJ8/To8g7UATDiI/AAAAAAAABZo/iAJ2A7Gq21A/s320/100_0376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660779459982331426" border="0" />Pages, One thing I really like about this style of journal are the pages, you can make them any way you want, out of anything you like. Here I used wallpaper ( the green plaid pocket), sheet music, on the left side is the back of a page that I colored using chalk and stamps. The figures on the right are from a new set of stamps I got on ETST, I really like them.</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pd0hwWmSMX0/To8g7GYqDQI/AAAAAAAABZg/fCp3uZ_fp90/s1600/100_0375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pd0hwWmSMX0/To8g7GYqDQI/AAAAAAAABZg/fCp3uZ_fp90/s320/100_0375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660779456326405378" border="0" />This is the introductory page, you can see the tag with the Happy Anniversary greeting, it is my daughter and son-in-laws anniversary this is my gift to them. The pictures on the right are mine and I made a collage of them and added it to the back of another page.</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-swRQfDc-mMI/To8g64TAJzI/AAAAAAAABZY/sXO5uyhPKi8/s1600/100_0374.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-swRQfDc-mMI/To8g64TAJzI/AAAAAAAABZY/sXO5uyhPKi8/s320/100_0374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660779452544591666" border="0" /></a> This is the cover. I do so love <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">pink </span>with white, it is such a lovely combination, the flowers are those made from singed fabric they turn out so pretty, I don't know who started this craze but they deserve a medal or some recognition. I used an iron on transfer for the image of the Victorian girl. The battenburg lace is from a place mat, I love to re purpose things and re use and up cycle as the new term goes. i used an old piece of broken jewelery and the <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">pink</span> bow is from dupioni silk, and the <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">pink</span> tie is also silk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fuontMsrTMM/To8g6lwHQvI/AAAAAAAABZQ/5T069q9X96I/s1600/100_0373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fuontMsrTMM/To8g6lwHQvI/AAAAAAAABZQ/5T069q9X96I/s320/100_0373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660779447566418674" border="0" /></a>You can see all the journal from this picture, I had a wonderful time making it and I am pretty sure my daughter will like it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1NPcBgWG5Cs/To8g7nXUR3I/AAAAAAAABZw/8cBDAMq_wH0/s1600/100_0377.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1NPcBgWG5Cs/To8g7nXUR3I/AAAAAAAABZw/8cBDAMq_wH0/s320/100_0377.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660779465179154290" border="0" /></a>Bird nest are one of my favorite things, and have been for many years, I got this one from the Graphic Fairy, she is so generous with her art images. On the left I used a page from the farmers almanac, and a page from a business ledger, I put lace on many of the pages, I have boxes of it and seem to always aaccrue more than I can ever use.Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-47337135130240425232011-09-02T19:06:00.000-07:002011-09-02T19:24:04.403-07:00New trade at our Marie style trade group<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RBETgrYOa6s/TmGMLIhofFI/AAAAAAAABXY/YrUGfWqg1Aw/s1600/100_0322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RBETgrYOa6s/TmGMLIhofFI/AAAAAAAABXY/YrUGfWqg1Aw/s320/100_0322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647949530594311250" border="0" />Pitty my pictures are a bit out of order, any hoo this is our trade tussie mussies in the Marie Style. I made this one for our lovely Marie. I used vintage lace, hand crafted flowers, and made the bead and crystal fringe .</a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pt-OBGod2Bo/TmGMK2Mt22I/AAAAAAAABXQ/USxE1PDrsz0/s1600/100_0321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pt-OBGod2Bo/TmGMK2Mt22I/AAAAAAAABXQ/USxE1PDrsz0/s320/100_0321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647949525674744674" border="0" /></a>Every tussie must have some goodies, and here are the ones I added, some vintage lace on a painted vintage clothes pin, some vintage flowers, a velvet pansy, the ever famous rayon seam binding everyone is using. A darling mushroom birdie and that was about all I could get to stay in the cone.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E9oGeDVJ8lU/TmGMLRO0AyI/AAAAAAAABXg/vsnePkIZ3q0/s1600/100_0323.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E9oGeDVJ8lU/TmGMLRO0AyI/AAAAAAAABXg/vsnePkIZ3q0/s320/100_0323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647949532931293986" border="0" /></a>This is a better peek at what is in this little tussie. I am anxious to hear is Marie likes it, I hope so because I want to make people happy with what I make, because that makes me happy.
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<br />Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-45867264821648355382011-08-26T12:40:00.000-07:002011-08-26T13:25:34.363-07:00Fall color flowers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--VBiMPEkAvc/Tlf3-1SEMeI/AAAAAAAABWw/-be7LtVfV_w/s1600/100_0320.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--VBiMPEkAvc/Tlf3-1SEMeI/AAAAAAAABWw/-be7LtVfV_w/s320/100_0320.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645253316759007714" border="0" />Flowers flowers every where. My on line art group had a flower exchange, and I got a bit carried away with the flower making. I only need to make 5 flowers but I ended up with dozens. This was a new color way for me, I am usually into the <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">pinks</span> and l<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">avenders</span> and <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">blues</span>, so these <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">yellows</span> and <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">oranges</span> and <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Autumn reds</span></a>, were a bit out of my comfort zone, once I got started tho they just kept coming.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6OcrNYqoz5A/Tlf39T_5UZI/AAAAAAAABWo/CqE85eaSCGQ/s1600/100_0318.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6OcrNYqoz5A/Tlf39T_5UZI/AAAAAAAABWo/CqE85eaSCGQ/s320/100_0318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645253290644558226" border="0" /></a>Pansies made from wired ribbon of various lengths. Pansies are such fun to make and they turn out just like the real thing only in ribbon. I used the <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">oranges </span>and <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">yellows</span> and added a bit of <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">brown</span> to a couple of them.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QYlKsp0xXC4/Tlf37x2UHjI/AAAAAAAABWg/wQ74YnDlefk/s1600/100_0317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QYlKsp0xXC4/Tlf37x2UHjI/AAAAAAAABWg/wQ74YnDlefk/s320/100_0317.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645253264297696818" border="0" /></a>These were also a great deal of fun to do, they are the singed material flowers, you cut your shapes from the material, it has to be material that will curl when exposed to heat so you have to experiment and not burn down the house. You hold the petal shapes over a flame, I use a candle and let the petals curl a bit and then you stack the petals together and sew in beads for the center.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3VNVB_qKswY/Tlf36GRQxLI/AAAAAAAABWY/YiVIFyDo8Kg/s1600/100_0316.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3VNVB_qKswY/Tlf36GRQxLI/AAAAAAAABWY/YiVIFyDo8Kg/s320/100_0316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645253235419694258" border="0" /></a>The ones in the upper right were crafted from lace, it was an experiment that turned out well. I will make many more of theses for filler flowers.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_ShSlULLjtY/Tlf3_LZYcPI/AAAAAAAABW4/nRs_dH_4ZzQ/s1600/100_0319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_ShSlULLjtY/Tlf3_LZYcPI/AAAAAAAABW4/nRs_dH_4ZzQ/s320/100_0319.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645253322695274738" border="0" /></a>Roses, my favorite flower, the big one in the lower left is <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">brown</span>, hard to tell from the pictures, I used grosgrain ribbon it was a nice change form the silk and the satin I usually use. I think it gave them more body, I crafted these on buckram and had to do a bit of sewing to anchor them down, but they are nice and flat on the back so they would be great add on's.
<br />Now I have to decide which I am going to send for the Swap with my fellow MAMA members.
<br />Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-12938683456167622292011-08-15T11:09:00.000-07:002011-08-15T11:30:27.386-07:00French ephemera journal MAMA swap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rSSm535aX5U/TkliJbH_IhI/AAAAAAAABWI/2gAMhSpuYsU/s1600/100_0303.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rSSm535aX5U/TkliJbH_IhI/AAAAAAAABWI/2gAMhSpuYsU/s320/100_0303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641147922297856530" border="0" />Our on line art swap group had this French journal swap. My partner was Holly More. This is what I made for her.</a> Above are the center pages, I made the oval frames from card stock and covered them with rayon seam binding and I made the little yellow<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"> </span>flowers and the leaves from silk ribbon. I used jeweled brads for the cream colored frame.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8l9PRzdn12M/TkliI2ZEiCI/AAAAAAAABV4/ispMK4otB3w/s1600/100_0262.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8l9PRzdn12M/TkliI2ZEiCI/AAAAAAAABV4/ispMK4otB3w/s320/100_0262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641147912437401634" border="0" /></a>I made the pocket on the left from some pretty material and trimmed it with vintage lace and ribbon. The flap on the right folds out and there are some surprises inside.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c3jaCA5vRv4/TkliIqYP1gI/AAAAAAAABVw/F907NpE2XP4/s1600/100_0308.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c3jaCA5vRv4/TkliIqYP1gI/AAAAAAAABVw/F907NpE2XP4/s320/100_0308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641147909212722690" border="0" />These are the first pages, a double pocket on the left with a cloth tag and a framed picture of Marie on the right.</a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KSWfb2t42KI/TkliJjU1BrI/AAAAAAAABWQ/ZWarZk1YhO0/s1600/100_0296.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KSWfb2t42KI/TkliJjU1BrI/AAAAAAAABWQ/ZWarZk1YhO0/s320/100_0296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641147924499203762" border="0" /></a>Here is the cover, I did some embroidery and added seed beads but they didn't show up in the photo. The flowers are the singed ones that are so popular. I so enjoyed making this for Holly and I know she liked it as she told me she did, that always makes it worth while when your partner likes what you created for them. TTFN
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<br />Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-65442261468435843442011-07-18T20:40:00.000-07:002011-07-18T20:55:27.890-07:00Marie style french journal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IO-OPGAjkm8/TiT9oORgDUI/AAAAAAAABUo/fMdw64juvWE/s1600/100_0258.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IO-OPGAjkm8/TiT9oORgDUI/AAAAAAAABUo/fMdw64juvWE/s320/100_0258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630904301588057410" border="0" />The cover made from vintage linens and lace and embroidery. This is a swap with an on line friend Kelly Deal at dreaming of vintage.</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g-RYdmeHnZk/TiT9n0PDzrI/AAAAAAAABUg/nVSMOBE7Esc/s1600/100_0264.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g-RYdmeHnZk/TiT9n0PDzrI/AAAAAAAABUg/nVSMOBE7Esc/s320/100_0264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630904294598495922" border="0" /></a>Streets of Paris pages, I thought this might be something you would see at the Paris fair. The pocket on the right has a mini album in it for more tags, ephemera, photos, and such it is a double pocket so small tags can be added in the front pocket behind the bike.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--BpUwa5wwrU/TiT9noUukPI/AAAAAAAABUY/g_-zFecMwio/s1600/100_0260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--BpUwa5wwrU/TiT9noUukPI/AAAAAAAABUY/g_-zFecMwio/s320/100_0260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630904291401044210" border="0" /></a>Here you see the inside page that set the theme for the journal, a picture of Marie, and the pocket on the left holds a tag with the Eiffel tower on it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gf3GubhRqHI/TiT9nUuGvdI/AAAAAAAABUQ/UIm7cNiN98E/s1600/100_0261.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gf3GubhRqHI/TiT9nUuGvdI/AAAAAAAABUQ/UIm7cNiN98E/s320/100_0261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630904286138777042" border="0" /></a>Notice the lovely cut work on the right hand side, it was part of a napkin that was stained and worn, I used the good part to make the page. On the left is another pocket decorated with handcrafted flowers, the pocket holds another mini journal, that makes 2 extra journals in the album.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pqCj47BE00A/TiT9oWozbgI/AAAAAAAABUw/wNKkX_YkKlw/s1600/100_0267.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pqCj47BE00A/TiT9oWozbgI/AAAAAAAABUw/wNKkX_YkKlw/s320/100_0267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630904303833280002" border="0" /></a>I wanted it to be pretty for Kelly when she opened the box so I tied a 3" ribbon around the journal and added a pretty rose. And yes she did like it.Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-52022831284447165012011-07-02T13:26:00.001-07:002011-07-02T13:54:06.595-07:00Marie style match box<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m0HNrY4YXYI/Tg-DlX7xfyI/AAAAAAAABT0/q2sgacdBkhU/s1600/100_0080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m0HNrY4YXYI/Tg-DlX7xfyI/AAAAAAAABT0/q2sgacdBkhU/s320/100_0080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624859137712160546" border="0" />My first match box. When I was invited to join a match box swap </a>on my online art group I had never heard of decorating match boxes. So I thought I best try it out before I joined and had a partner to please with what I sent.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v_BwLi8sYM4/Tg-BWT-YixI/AAAAAAAABTk/jIHCrMTqidk/s1600/100_0248.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lLYnPvryIRE/Tg-BVwVlx1I/AAAAAAAABTc/ouufQAuK4LU/s1600/100_0247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lLYnPvryIRE/Tg-BVwVlx1I/AAAAAAAABTc/ouufQAuK4LU/s320/100_0247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624856670361732946" border="0" /></a>I made a baby one to go inside the mama.I thought for a first effort it turned out well. You can see the one I sent my partner in an earlier post. It is the yellow and blue one. I know it is a bit out of order, but I thought it pretty enough to share.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QgH2z2Ay3YM/Tg-BXLzFNkI/AAAAAAAABTs/iz_Ny2Mh01g/s1600/100_0249.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QgH2z2Ay3YM/Tg-BXLzFNkI/AAAAAAAABTs/iz_Ny2Mh01g/s320/100_0249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624856694913054274" border="0" /></a>a close up of the baby match box. I really like it.Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-17782709850165181682011-06-08T15:38:00.000-07:002011-06-08T15:58:42.998-07:00My elegent french pouch swap, with Bobbi Ann<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TEx1pBqqksI/Te_7mLHUoJI/AAAAAAAABR0/8NrcXb3XdWc/s1600/100_0168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TEx1pBqqksI/Te_7mLHUoJI/AAAAAAAABR0/8NrcXb3XdWc/s320/100_0168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615983893591400594" border="0" /></a>This is what I saw when I opened the box, how very special. And look at the pretty ribbon flowers, love the <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">purples</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u34X2k_Tnuk/Te_7l63ihWI/AAAAAAAABRs/sTiJ8wWrHqU/s1600/100_0169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u34X2k_Tnuk/Te_7l63ihWI/AAAAAAAABRs/sTiJ8wWrHqU/s320/100_0169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615983889230234978" border="0" /></a>Another layer, more beautiful ribbon flowers and some fabulous beaded flowers, love them, I have never seen any like them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eJbtzbC4iDU/Te_7ll-n2XI/AAAAAAAABRk/zOcARqH7PAs/s1600/100_0172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eJbtzbC4iDU/Te_7ll-n2XI/AAAAAAAABRk/zOcARqH7PAs/s320/100_0172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615983883622799730" border="0" /></a>These are some of my favorite things. the reflection of the flash didn't cooperate, and some you cant see. Those<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"> in</span> the back are the pouch fabrics, so pretty and shiny. I am going to have so much fun putting it all together.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a80NKjDWw-8/Te_7lGSpF3I/AAAAAAAABRc/k53zysN9Z1Y/s1600/100_0170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a80NKjDWw-8/Te_7lGSpF3I/AAAAAAAABRc/k53zysN9Z1Y/s320/100_0170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615983875116832626" border="0" /></a>This is everything, 16 fun filled packages of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">yummie</span> goodies. Way more than need to do our assigned project.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CL9Tj2VPdok/Te_7mtBysII/AAAAAAAABR8/rkvrdWBb7F4/s1600/100_0167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CL9Tj2VPdok/Te_7mtBysII/AAAAAAAABR8/rkvrdWBb7F4/s320/100_0167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615983902695010434" border="0" /></a>And this is the box they came in I am feeling very special. I so enjoyed this part of the swap, the exchange of the materials to make our own, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">elegant</span> french pouch, to hold what ever treasures we want to put in it. Thank you Bobbi Ann this is a keeper as they say. :)Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-65315042513371283602011-05-27T08:57:00.000-07:002011-05-27T09:15:50.767-07:00Match box swap with MAMA group.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fjjorHGF1BY/Td_Kh6oMOXI/AAAAAAAABQg/oBNrD3dLsnQ/s1600/100_0091.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fjjorHGF1BY/Td_Kh6oMOXI/AAAAAAAABQg/oBNrD3dLsnQ/s320/100_0091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611426344749250930" border="0" />My online art group had a match box swap. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">haven't</span> heard of this before, you take a large match box and make it beautiful with ribbon, lace, and all kinds of ephemera</a> and pretty things. Then you fill it with goodies and swap with your partner. This is what I made for my partner Caroline, her favorite color is yellow so I did my best to yellow it up, with blue as the accent color.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zRjZcfGxdYo/Td_KifKSdFI/AAAAAAAABQo/R3QZSMYHKhI/s1600/100_0087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zRjZcfGxdYo/Td_KifKSdFI/AAAAAAAABQo/R3QZSMYHKhI/s320/100_0087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611426354555941970" border="0" /></a>I also made the baby box to go with it and filled it with vintage buttons. I should have taken more pictures but for some reason I didn't This is her blog and I think you will like what you see if you go there as she is quite an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">accomplished</span> artist, and she has much better pictures than I have of what I sent her. http://www.cmoh.blogspot.com/ You can also see what she sent me as she has posted it on her blog It was very imaginative, and I love the coaches.Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-9735100681083358202011-05-24T16:03:00.000-07:002011-05-24T16:19:33.256-07:00Glamping at McIver park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3bLJxt9qsUo/Tdw6cgXS0ZI/AAAAAAAABQQ/BkpYfvdvbbo/s1600/100_0114.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3bLJxt9qsUo/Tdw6cgXS0ZI/AAAAAAAABQQ/BkpYfvdvbbo/s320/100_0114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610423497195180434" border="0" /></a>Here you can see the bedroom area in the trailer I made that spread from old linens that were called cutters, they had bad spots and I used the good areas to make the coverlet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JRaPVMIO6eA/Tdw6caosWWI/AAAAAAAABQI/pHrhtYIhj8U/s1600/100_0106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JRaPVMIO6eA/Tdw6caosWWI/AAAAAAAABQI/pHrhtYIhj8U/s320/100_0106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610423495657544034" border="0" /></a>This is our hospitality table. Our guest book, sweets for the guests and some of my cards with my blog and email <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">addy</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GQjpKv2tj-A/Tdw6bnljjUI/AAAAAAAABQA/FB7H_rkBbLQ/s1600/100_0104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GQjpKv2tj-A/Tdw6bnljjUI/AAAAAAAABQA/FB7H_rkBbLQ/s320/100_0104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610423481954176322" border="0" /></a>There it is our Argosy all lit up with our twinkle lights. This was our second <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Glamp</span> in the big trailer, it is so nice as it has a bathroom, an electric fridge, and other amenities that the Aristocrat doesn't have.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DK1EEel4HPc/Tdw6dLF7XFI/AAAAAAAABQY/USEhrOlCk5M/s1600/100_0112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DK1EEel4HPc/Tdw6dLF7XFI/AAAAAAAABQY/USEhrOlCk5M/s320/100_0112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610423508665064530" border="0" /></a>Fabulous,right, I found this a darling shop she has the cutest things I really love this piece and it just fits in the bedroom area of the trailer, I paid a bit more than I would <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">normally</span> pay but it looks soooooo good. Well that is our trip I added more pics on another post as blogger will only allow a few.Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-70369691636355843932011-05-24T15:39:00.000-07:002011-05-24T16:20:58.484-07:00Glamping at McIver park part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OZ_wgrCKwB4/Tdw1P3PvDzI/AAAAAAAABPQ/ylMh0klGkYY/s1600/100_0110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OZ_wgrCKwB4/Tdw1P3PvDzI/AAAAAAAABPQ/ylMh0klGkYY/s320/100_0110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610417782441054002" border="0" />Champagne and strawberries, yum. </a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yEutS_li5fA/Tdw1PjdCiuI/AAAAAAAABPI/g41FOaAocDA/s1600/100_0107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yEutS_li5fA/Tdw1PjdCiuI/AAAAAAAABPI/g41FOaAocDA/s320/100_0107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610417777128147682" border="0" /></a>I am so happy with the cushions and the curtains, the gal who did them is such a sweetie and she does a good job and is inexpensive as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--excrzQKkfY/Tdw1Pa_J8HI/AAAAAAAABPA/d8TJfNMp9dM/s1600/100_0097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--excrzQKkfY/Tdw1Pa_J8HI/AAAAAAAABPA/d8TJfNMp9dM/s320/100_0097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610417774855319666" border="0" /></a>close up of the day bed in the outdoor room. I got the pillows at a garage sale, down the street was another and I got the <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">pink</span> and <span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">blue green</span> </span>patch quilt, plus much more a good garage sale day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fbAIhVsNJNY/Tdw1O5ZdE6I/AAAAAAAABO4/lXwUPc-EOno/s1600/100_0096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fbAIhVsNJNY/Tdw1O5ZdE6I/AAAAAAAABO4/lXwUPc-EOno/s320/100_0096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610417765838820258" border="0" /></a>Everyone just loved the outdoor room, it was a big hit. I actually read my magazines out there in the afternoon. Very comfy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fOgHJmh0nns/Tdw1QsU5vbI/AAAAAAAABPY/C7IcGiiUMjk/s1600/100_0113.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fOgHJmh0nns/Tdw1QsU5vbI/AAAAAAAABPY/C7IcGiiUMjk/s320/100_0113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610417796689804722" border="0" /></a>My vanity area, that darling lamp was at a junk store we went to and it is just perfect for the vanity area. These are just a few of the pictures of our trailer and the outdoor room.Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-58545832951331905572011-05-10T22:10:00.001-07:002011-05-10T22:21:51.685-07:00Marie style bottle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uRp1VgqKVK8/TcobEXWoC1I/AAAAAAAABNI/1Mbb3gApsWo/s1600/100_0083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uRp1VgqKVK8/TcobEXWoC1I/AAAAAAAABNI/1Mbb3gApsWo/s320/100_0083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605322448018344786" border="0" />These bottles seem to be the latest in the mixed media art world, so I had to give it a try. I gave mine the Marie treatment and added lace and flowers.</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PXTHnJkybpY/TcobEJKA6pI/AAAAAAAABNA/PGEbppbgejw/s1600/100_0084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PXTHnJkybpY/TcobEJKA6pI/AAAAAAAABNA/PGEbppbgejw/s320/100_0084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605322444207352466" border="0" /></a>Love the ribbon berry on top of the bottle, more lace and ribbon for the ruffles. The lace is from my vintage stash.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-88S931mmS5I/TcobEoD1xQI/AAAAAAAABNQ/3-t2bL3HDgY/s1600/100_0085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-88S931mmS5I/TcobEoD1xQI/AAAAAAAABNQ/3-t2bL3HDgY/s320/100_0085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605322452502955266" border="0" /></a>You can see I threw in a bit of the French theme with the words Paris. I made the fuchsia's from hand dyed silk ribbon, the pink flowers are satin ribbon and the lace covering the bottle is also from my vintage stash. You can see this on my estsy shop if you are interested.Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012847161612678611.post-39284480359101148872011-05-05T15:53:00.000-07:002011-05-05T16:04:33.567-07:00Camping time again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LSvaQCXwklk/TcMrUiQCacI/AAAAAAAABM4/8F6UVBl6FqU/s1600/IMG_1934.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LSvaQCXwklk/TcMrUiQCacI/AAAAAAAABM4/8F6UVBl6FqU/s320/IMG_1934.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603369993170479554" border="0" />I can't believe it is camping time again. We had a dry run with the Argosy but in 2 weeks we are taking out the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">glamper</span>. Above is a picture of our hospitality table at our last camp last year. We had 30 people sign our guest book. It was great fun.</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9V8UwYnOSLw/TcMrUQMqFSI/AAAAAAAABMw/Ww6wXf9PGKY/s1600/IMG_1917.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9V8UwYnOSLw/TcMrUQMqFSI/AAAAAAAABMw/Ww6wXf9PGKY/s320/IMG_1917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603369988324463906" border="0" /></a> The Glamper is a 1967 Aristocrat little and cute. This year we are camping close by and that is a good thing considering the price of gas. Also I was approached by a member of our group and asked if they could photograph the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">glamper</span>. Well you know I said yes, as long as I didn't have to be in any of the pictures. I think it will be great fun to see what they do. Summer is upon us and we here in Oregon know you have to "make hay while the sun shines" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">TTFN</span>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18161714111799645767noreply@blogger.com2