The dog ate my homework!
Well, actually, Blogger ate my blog post!
Last Pink Saturday, I posted about my altered tins,
Friday it was there on my blog...
and Saturday it wasn't! Gone!
In truth, it was probably something I did wasn't me!
So, I will do a quick recap, plus more Valentine goodies!
I made this tin for Wendy for her
Hearts and Flowers Valentine Tin Swap.
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The heart is the bottom half of an Altoid tin.
Yes! I knew they made special heart-shaped tins for Valentine's Day,
and I searched for weeks trying to locate them!
I lined the inside rim with Tim Holtz tissue tape.
I then glued on some pretty background paper and onto that
a crepe paper yoyo edged with vintage silver glass glitter.
Also glass glittered the rim of the tin.
Adorable image from Debrina Pratt and butterfly wings from Paper Whimsy.
Made a cupcake with chipboard from Maya Road.
Glued on a glitter heart and xoxoxo.
Outside rim edged with Tim Holtz tissue tape,
then I glued red ruffled satin ribbon on top of that.
And voila the very lovely tin that Wendy made for me!
Doesn't it look cute hanging on the Eiffel Tower?
Thank you, Wendy, I ♥love♥ it!!
I was having so much fun making valentines
that I found it hard to stop! I made this LOVE banner
for a special little 5 year old, my niece!
The banner fits inside the box,
which is an altered Russell Stover candy box.
My friend Marti had the idea for her altered tin,
and I wanted to put a "juvenile" spin on it.
And since I was into the kiddie valentine thing,
I made this altered Altoid tin:
And inside I tucked in some bon bons made of buttons:
I was just loving working with all that RED!
Here's a couple of kiddie valentine freebies for you...
Click to enlarge, right click and save!
Thanks for stopping by...
You may like to stop by Pink Saturday
for more pink and red inspiration!
Have a great weekend!
Happy Halloween!!
How cute is my little niece?!! :)
I have been having fun creating and swapping Halloween tins,
matchboxes and more.
What I haven't been doing is downloading my pictures and posting on my blog :(
Sooo, before Halloween is over,
I wanted to share my goodies with you!
I took part in a very fun "Curiosities" matchbox swap hosted by
Heather of The Speckled Egg.
The theme could be Halloween or Curious.
I received this lovely matchbox from Connie:
With these lovelies inside:
We had two partners in this swap; Nancy sent me this gorgeous box:
And inside:
I love them both, it was a great swap! Thank you Connie and Nancy,
and thank you Heather for hosting!
The boxes I made for them can be seen here.
I also swapped matchboxes with Terry
in Vintage Dragonfly's Halloween Swap.
JoAnne suggested spoiling our partner, and that's just what we did!
I just love this matchbox Terri made:
Look at my Halloween booty:
My matchbox for her:
My goodies to her:
I love it all, thanks Terri, and thank you JoAnne for hosting!
And lastly, Karen and I did our own little Halloween swap!
Her goodies to me:
I love it all, especially the yoyo garland
and I love how she embellished that votive!
There's two supercute pins in there too! Thank you Karen!!
My goodies to her:
My best wishes for a happy and safe Halloween to all!
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:
Click to enlarge, right click and save!
Thanks for stopping by, and please visit Faded Charm Cottage
for some lovely White inspiration.
