Pretty Window and Giveaway Extended

So I finally put my wedding veil collection and organ music rolls to use.  I decorated my craft room window with them.  I love looking at the beauty of the tulle fabric, don't you?  I am in love with tulle!

This huge puff is a wedding crinoline I got from Freecycle (you know how much I love Freecyling).  See where I put it.  On my TV in my craft room.  Its been squashed in my closet for weeks and I finally liberate it.

Wanted to give all my followers a chance to win so, I'm extending the Allmodern.com giveaway 1 more week.  I will choose a name on April 18. 

Good luck, everyone!

Freebies and Inspiration

Hi everyone -- Unfortunately I'm still without my computer and this one is not loaded with what I need to post photos and even for Blogger to give me all the features I usually have, it seems. I'm so tired of computer problems!!!

Anyhow enjoy some of the terrific goodies from my favorite company, Stampington.

Free vintage images here from Stampington: http://www.stampington.com/artisan_avenue/september/download.html

Wonderful project tutorial from Stampington's new publication GreenCraft Magazine:
http://www.stampington.com/artisan_avenue/september/flyaway_project.html
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I hope to upload some photos soon of a new Halloween banner I made to decorate my work cubicle and of some paper goodies I got from Freecycle. I'm also proposing a fun project at work that makes use of that all favorite "guess who this baby is" game. I'll be using coworkers' baby pictures to integrate into a Halloween mask that I'll embellish and people can wear throughout the day. Coworkers will wear someone else's photo. guess. Anyhow, don't know yet if they'll go for it but I'm hoping they decide soon, since there'll be a bit of work for me to assemble these.

I think it'll be a fun idea and would give us some sort of Halloween celebration since most people don't really want to wear customes but do enjoy the holiday.

Have any of you ever made use of your "art" skills at your place of work in some way? I'd love to hear.

Hope everyone had a great weekend and are happily creating something.

Nelly

Altered Book Photos

I'm learning so much about altered books! I'm so grateful to Elizabeth of Altered Book Lover for giving so much of her time and talent to teach this class free of charge. She's touching of many techniques and really challenging me. I've used gesso for the first time and I love the look. Loved doing the pockets and next lessons which I'm late with involved a zipper and another buttons. Thanks again, Elizabeth!!

'till next time,

Altered Book Class

Elizabeth of Altered Book Lover and beyond has generously given her time and amazing knowledge and is teaching a free online class to almost 200 people. Her expertise and commitment to this class is unbelievable and I, for one, have learned so much and appreciate all her efforts to make this available free of charge to so many of us.

Here are some of what I've done so far in this class.
Background papers below done in acrylics and baking soda and applied with a credit card

Masking with acrylic paint

Acrylics applied with credit card and inks


Niche cut out. My first so it wasn't the cleanest.



And for more ideas on altering books, how about this awesome idea? Coffee Table blogged at Design Sprout.

Thanks for visiting,

Cool Use for Magazines

In blogging around, I saw yet another cool use of paper.

At Craftstylish

Altered Rolodex

Here's the finished Rolodex I worked on to give to someone retiring at work. The cards were done by several employees in our department. I later put it all together. The single cards photographed here are my own design. A cool touch for wrapping, use old sewing patterns instead of tissue. That's what I used in the bag that had the gift. Something I know this person appreciates as she's a sewer and an advocate for the green movement.

Addicted to Eye Candy

Its almost paralyzing! I'm not creating as much as I am viewing other artist's work on the web. Thanks God for the internet, right? So much there to see, learn, be inspired by. Well, here's something I made a bit ago. Its a board book that I altered with all about my favorites in decorating my house, such as colors, styles, decorating ideas, fabrics, etc. I only have the front cover right now. Will post the rest soon.

Since Halloween is right around the corner, here's a couple of cool projects I saw published on Country Home Magazine's Oct. issue. Aren't they neat! Love that repurposing of the license plates.



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