Black and White Halloween! Freebies!

Hello Friends!

I love the idea of a black and white Halloween,
so I thought I'd have a little fun today
and challenge myself to make this a (mostly) black and white post.

Starting with this little spoolie doll I made last year:

This is a pic I took last year of NYC Anthrolopologie's October decor:

From my Pinterest board:

 

 

I took this photo last Fall in a mystery book store in New Hampshire:

From last year's NE trip:

Ironic and spooky!

From my Pinterest board:


and

and


Mini marshmallows, pretzel sticks and white chocolate!

Last Fall at Vignettes...Halloween Chic:

I just love these ladies,
there are so many possibilities:

 

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Have fun!

More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  

Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!  

Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday!

Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!

Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays!

Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!

Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday!

Vintage creativity at Vintage Inspiration Wednesday!

For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!

Beautiful greys at Grey Dey Thursdeys.

Lovely things to be found at

French cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!

 

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Have a great weekend!

Peat Pots! Nests! Freebies!

Hello Friends!
Flowers are blooming, birds are singing...
Yes, it's Spring!!
Actually there have been some days here lately when it's been more like Summer!
I'm not complaining...but okay, I am a little.
  I am not ready yet to start wearing summer clothes!

I have been busy this Spring, creating and swapping. I created this peat pot for a swap I was in at Vintage Dragonfly.

 My partner was Mercedes, who makes such beautiful and feminine things,

and I wanted to make something I knew she would love, 

using beautiful lace, vintage flowers and a vintage rhinestone button.  

And, as the fates would have it,

we were on the same wavelength,

as Mercedes also had the idea to make a bird topiary!

I love the soft colors, vintagey materials,

and the adorable little felt birdie which she created from felt and vintage fabric:

 

Thank you Mercedes, I love it!

I joined a card and tag swap at

Wendy's Blissful Arts group,

and the theme was "Spring Nest". 

This litttle fairy image is one of my faves,

and when I saw this Nest and Eggs graphic,

I knew what I wanted to do with it:

 I stitched it onto a fabric piece and onto the card, with a few vintage flowers, lace and moss.

This nest is made with some fine kraft paper shred 

which came in a gift basket I received long ago...attached to a 

branch cut from a die that I've had for years
and I think this is the first timeI've used it, lol:

 I like the fresh look this touch of moss lends to them:

 They went to my partner Kimberly, whose work I love also.

In return Kimberly sent me these lovely cards and goodies:

Very sweet and Spring-y!

Thank you, Kimberly!

Here's some Spring Birdie freebies for you:

 

 

Click to enlarge, right click and save!   More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!   Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!   Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday! Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday! Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday! Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays! Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday! Vintage creativity at Knick of Time Tuesday! Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday! For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday! Beautiful greys at Grey Dey Thursdeys. Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!  
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Have a great weekend!

Swaps! Destash! Yellow!

Hello Friends!

I have a wee bit of catching up to do,

as I have received some lovely things from my swap partners this month.

This beautiful tag is from Marti,

made for a fabric and lace tag swap in the

Marie Antoinette MailArt Group:

 Isn't it lovely?
Thank you Marti!!

My swap partners from the monthly  A Swap for All Seasons swaps
continue to delight me!

This lovely card and tag for February's RED swap
is from Linda:

And her sweet red destash items:

 March's swap had a yellow/Spring theme.
My lovely card and tag from May:

And look at all the fun goodies from May's yellow destash:
Thank you so much, ladies, what fun!!

I will post my March creations once my partner,
who just happens to be Marti ;) receives them!


These next three ATCs I made for a swap hosted by
Kimberly of artJOYstuff.
The challenge was to use ONLY vintage materials.
Sooo these were made with vintage photographs,
vintage postcard and flowers cut from vintage greeting cards.
The backgrounds are made with vintage ledger paper (1850!),
vintage letters and music paper.
Buttons, vintage tatted lace, seals, millinery flowers
and random bits were used to embellish the cards.
I really had a lot of fun dipping into my stash to create these:

Since I have been working with yellow this month,
here are some sunshine-y yellow images for you:

 
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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  

Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!  

Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday!

Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!

Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays!

Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!

Vintage creativity at Knick of Time Tuesday!

Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday!

For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!

Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!

  ♥♥♥ Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great weekend!

Swaps, Swaps, Swaps and Freebies!!

Hello Friends!

Noooo, it's almost the end of January
and I still have Christmas posts to catch up on!  :O

I just love the swaps in my MAMA group,
they are so fun and the people are wonderful!
This is a Douze Jours de Noel
(Twelve Days of Christmas)
swap
where we made gifties and gathered vintage/French-themed goodies
for our partner.
These are my handmade gifties:

 A closer look:

Marie Antoinette chandelier crystal...


 Hand-dyed seam binding...

 

Handmade tags...

Altered matchbox....

Embellished snowflake...


Charlotte clothespin doll...

 

Embellished Eiffel tower...

Bottlebrush Christmas tree in salt shaker...

I received gorgeous gifties from my partner Lisa,
which I will post next time.


 This is a Bingo card pocket stuffed with goodies
that I made for a swap in my Paper Soiree group:

And this is an altered bottle I made for a friend:

 

And these little houses kept me VERY busy in December:

A pink one for my friend Brenda:

 Whew!!
It's always hard for me to let go of Christmas each year...

But this year I had another big event
to keep me busy in January, which was
MY BABY GIRL's BABY SHOWER!!
Well, she is not exactly a baby :)
I will soon post pics of that wonderful event.

I am enjoying the Swap for ALL Seasons swaps;
January's theme was "Thinking of You", and the color blue:



I was very excited to finally use that little wooden
"thinking of you" tag that I've had for years :D

 We make a card and tag to fit the theme,
and send color-themed goodies along with:

And now let's get on with the Valentine's Day crafting!

This is an altered candy box I made for a swap:
 

I'm still not up to date,
I have more pics of what I've made and received,
which I will post shortly!

Here are some images that I hope you will like:

 

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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  

Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday.!  

Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!

Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!

Vintage creativity at Knick of Time Tuesday!

For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!

Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!

  ♥♥♥Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great week!