It's April! Fairy Jar! Freebies!

 Hello Friends!

It's April!



Yes!
 And my across-the-street neighbor's front yard looks like this:

Flowers everywhere!

Even window shopping at the mall:

 

Yes, I have been doing a little creating as well as window shopping.  :)

Spring is peak season for fairies, as they are out and about in the garden.

I have always wanted to capture one and keep her forever in a jar. 

But that wouldn't be nice.

So I made this little fairy in a jar to keep me company:

 I used a mix of mosses, papery flowers, mushrooms, butterfly wings
and a Dresden pink crown.  And lots of fairy dust!
I covered the jar lid with some burlap trim to keep the woodsy look.
Added more moss and a nest and little birdie on top.

Here are a few freebies with an April Showers theme:

 

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Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday.

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

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

Altered Frame, Altered Matchbox Chest of Drawers

Hello Friends!

I have a couple of projects I made for swap partners in
my Marie Antoinette Mail Art group to share with you.

Both of these projects were ventures in new waters for me.

First up is a vintage frame which I bejeweled
with charms, jewelry bits, some fired clay flowers,
and some "antiqued" charms that I love,
which I bought at Vintage Marketplace.
I loved the shape and antique brass look of this frame,
and wanted to keep the embellishments "toned" down,
so as not to take away from the frame, but enhance it.
But I did want a few bright sparkly bits :)
Along the bottom of the frame is a chain with alternating rhinestones and pearls.
 

I will show you the beautiful frame I received from Laura next post.

This next project is a chest of drawers made from 10 matchboxes!

I have always wanted to try my hand at making one of these ever since

I saw the beautiful ones Laura made for Alpha Stamps.

Here's the 360 tour: 

My partner for this swap is Lisa, and I happen to know that peach is her favorite color,

so I thought this paper was perfect, with coordinating papers for the drawers.

The drawers were the trickiest part. 

The drawer pulls were made by threading a rhinestone drop on a loop pin,

threading through a beadcap and through a tiny centered hole in the drawer front,

 adhering to the front with a little dab of E6000

and threading a silicone pierced earring back to pin in the inside of the drawer

(also with a dab of E6000).  Whew!

The little perfume bottles are made from beads, so fun!

The picture is not of Marie Antoinette, but rather Mme. de Pompadour,

a great beauty and mistress of Louis XV.

I did love making this project, but it is a lot of steps

 and working with some teeny tiny pieces.

I may make a few more as I do love the finished product,

and finding tiny things to put in the drawers was so fun!

Spring freebie time:  

Ooh, and a last minute Easter one:

  

Click to enlarge, right click and save! Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday. For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday! Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Next Friday! Party on at a very pinteresting party at Tutus and Tea Parties! And for all things lovely and vintage, visit Knick of Time!   ♥♥♥Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥ Have a lovely Easter!

Pink Saturday and Vintage Marketplace!

Last weekend was the Vintage Marketplace at Rainbow CA.
This is a wonderful market held four times a year,
lovely vendors, beautiful things...
a great place to find inspiration, flea market finds,
handcrafted lovelies,
and vintage goodies with which to craft.

Remember these little pink kitchen appliances? Soooo cute...


All grown up now...




Dreamy delicates...


And I got to meet up with my friend Karen,
who was my swap partner in Kari's May Basket Swap.
We're going to do a Halloween swap!




I have lots more pictures that I'll post for White Wednesday.

I'll leave you with a couple of sweet little girls:

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And I will have Halloween freebies all month long in October!

Take a look at Pink Saturday for
more pink loveliness!

Freebie Friday!

Here you go, your Friday freebie:


Click, right click and save!

Stop in later today for my Pink Saturday post!
Have a great weekend!

Friday Freebie!

I have some new estate sale goodies to post,
but until I get those pics up,
here's a spring-y freebie for you.


Click, right click and save.

Happy weekend!

Freebie Friday

Big storm hitting the west coast this weekend,
bringing cold temps in the 30s (!) and...
rain!!

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Keep safe and warm!

Freebie Friday

I hope to have some pictures of our *aRt*pArTy*!! soon,
until then here is a little freebie for you:
Is it spring yet where you live?

Friday Freebie!.

And here it is, Friday again.
Hope you all have enjoyed the Christmas countdown,
thanks for the nice comments!
I'll leave you with this sweet image:


Click, right click and save!
Have a great weekend!!

Countdown to Christmas Freebie!

Here you go, it's Thursday's child:

Click, right click and save!

Hope you've got your trees decorated already!! ;)

Wednesday's Countdown to Christmas Freebie!

A midweek special freebie for you!


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Christmas Countdown Freebie

A little Christmas cheer for you:


Click, right click and save!

Countdown to Christmas Freebie

Here's your Saturday Countdown to Christmas freebie:


Click, right click and save! Enjoy!

Friday Freebie

Here's your Friday freebie, a little girl headed off to school:


Happy Labor Day!!

Be Careful What You Wish For

A few weeks back I was whining about how summer in Southern California had been pretty much a no show, with it's gray, gloomy skies and cool nights. Well. Enter SUMMER with blazing hot temps in the 90s!! However, it did bring warm summer nights with it, so I'm not really complaining. But now we are headed up to Jackson Hole, Wyoming tomorrow. The kids are meeting us there and we will celebrate a "big" birthday for my DH. We plan to visit the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone, but it could be dicey--showers and thunderstorms are predicted for the whole time we are there. And the temperatures range from
the 30s to the 50s/60s. Yikes! How does one pack?

I did find some fun things for "thrift store Thursday"
that I'll post when I get back.
But I wanted to leave you with this little Friday freebie:


Have a great summer weekend!