Windy, chilly weekend and the promise of snow on the way.... perfect for all kinds of puttering... and I did not disappoint. This time of year is crazy craft time for me - I just can't get enough. The art room is a disaster - I really should post photos of the piles of felted sweaters, the glitter, the projects in progress scattered over every surface. And I just can't get enough of it! Not enough time, not enough materials, too many ideas. And I just keep feeding the fire by subscribing to workshops and ezines...nuts!
I subscribed to an e-zine by Teresa McFayden called The 12 Days of Comfort & Joy. This was the first project (and the only one I've taken on - the next two just weren't my style even though they were very sweet projects.
This was the first one I made, using wallpaper samples and all kinds of items I had around the house and then some that I made after talking to my super-talented sister, Shari. This one ended up being better colors for someone else - JC and I needed something a little more western. I'll be giving this one away and I may make more to give away - they are really pretty hanging on a door and they are something you could put away and use year after year.
Terrible photo - I know. Somehow we have to squeeze out the $$ for a new camera. I can't tell you how much I miss that Olympus I used to use. But anyway, this is the banner I made for our door -using wallpaper samples, glass glitter (LOVE that stuff), found objects.
I'm really happy with how this turned out - it isn't over the top but just western enough.
I used a suede-looking flower from the arrangement I have downstairs, a "rusty" snowflake over a cheap plastic glitter snowflake and a little bling - an old clip-on earring.
And most happy with the bow solution - all the ribbon I had just didn't work for this banner. I have yards of this drapey faux suede fabric, though - so I cut a long strip about 3" wide and frayed the edges.... worked out great.
So - Joy to you and hope you are having as much fun this holiday season as I am....
and are you thrifting? Cause I had some time to run into a couple of thrift stores last week and here's what I found:
A black leather Ellington bucket bag in excellent condition.
A real cowhide floor pillow (that blue-looking area is where the poor thing lost its hair... it is a little worn but I couldn't pass it up).
A very cool cowhide pendant - never seen anything like this. It was buried among all the bling in a Mammoth Lakes thrift store and I'm so happy I found it.
No signature but looks handmade to me and it is sterling. This is the kind of find that turns you into a thrift store maniac. Cause you just never know....
