Tinsel Trading Company and Halloween Freebies!

Hello Friends!

Well, my search for fall color was apparently a few days too late,
and I MISSED the New England peak foliage.  :(

I did console myself with a trip to Tinsel Trading Company, though.  :)
Let's do a little window shopping:

 

 

 

 

 

Oooh, let's go inside:

Inside this cabinet are very vintage trims:

And there really are boxes and boxes on the floor in the back of the store

of very vintage trims just waiting to be unpacked and displayed.

 I am always mad at myself when I get home for not buying more when I had the chance!

Especially since our hotel was literally a half block away!

 

Here's a little giftie I made for my friend Rosa:

 

and some Halloween freebies:

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Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday.

 

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

 

Thanks so much for visiting, and have a great weekend!  

Christmas in NYC and Tinsel Trading Company!

We had a wonderful time in NYC!! Short but oh so sweet!

Travel was a breeze. And the weather, well...

just look at that beautiful sky!

A few sights around the city...








Oh, yes, a trip to Tinsel Trading Company...









As if there aren't enough reasons to love Tinsel Trading Company,
they had Christmas items on sale before Christmas!
I snagged this little guy:



Wishing you all happy, healthy, blessed New Year!



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Visit Pink Saturday for some pink holiday loveliness!

White Wednesday, Altered Tins and Freebies!

White Wednesday! Well, yes, I know it's Thursday :)

I have been having a blast lately playing in a number of swaps for Halloween!

This beautiful altered tin from Jill
is perfect for my White Wednesday post!

This is an altoid tin that Jill papered inside and out
and mounted on a chipboard stand. So clever!
Inside she created a diptych with a magic and moonbeams theme.
It's just beautifully embellished, I LOVE it, thank you Jill!
And thank you Wendy for hosting this very fun swap!



And now...my tin for Jill!



The image and rusty bits are from Paper Whimsy, the watchface is vintage,
the wings were die cut from the foil from a wine bottle ;) and embossed.
Some vintage lace and a handmade rose from vintage music paper.
My new favorite technique for Halloween crafting
is to rip up pieces of netting and heat with a heat gun,
gently twisting and turning.
It curls in different places and lends a bit of quirky randomness to the project.

Inside is my little vignette...
a potion brewed from magic mushrooms, butterfly wings
and who knows what else,
served up by an evil queen...is it a treat or a trick?



Here's a couple of images for your Halloween crafting:



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Thanks for stopping by, and please visit Faded Charm Cottage
for some lovely White inspiration.

Circus Circus!

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Make a circus wagon, it's *fUn*!! :)

Tonight our *aRt*pArTy*!! meets at Stamping Details for our March meeting, the theme being Vintage Circus,
the inspiration being Lisa Kettell's Altered Art Circus book.

I'm bringing cupcakes

and this is what I made for the swap:
I used a 4x4" paper mache box and lined it inside and out with gay, colorful papers. I backed all my images and cutouts with manila paper for sturdiness. I glued 3 colorful dice together and mounted my image on top. Because of the depth of the box, I brought the image forward, gluing a (cut to size) wine cork to the back of the image and to the (inside) back of the box. I punched circles and brought forward with 3D foam and attached vintage bingo numbers. To fill up the space, I randomly put glue on the (inside) back and bottom of the box and threw confetti on it, shaking off the excess. Tim Holz die cut borders made a perfect marquee, and I layered a couple of half circles and placed on top with a circus banner. Embellished with tinsel, a little yoyo from Tinsel Trading Co. and little red star gems. The box is mounted on two wine corks which are hidden by the paper "wheels" in front and back. You can download the above image and make your own little circus wagon! I loved this project, and have made several, of which I'll post photos later in the week.

Tinsel Trading Company!!

Ah, well, five extra days in NYC meant that
I got to go to the Tinsel Tradintg Company!








These are the shelves and shelves of heartbreakingly beautiful antique metallique trims as featured in Kaari Meng's "Treasured Notions".


Think you could find something to buy in there? ;)
I certainly did!!
Oh, to have the luxury of wandering through there any time you wanted,
searching for just the right trim for your current project!!