Cherish each moment ~

A few little thought books for Cheryl of Zany Mayd and her sweet niece

who is expecting her sixth child!
And after having five boys,
we are SUCH kindred spirits.....

We're meeting at 10:00 this morning at Scott's Antique Market to go junkin'!!!!

I'm loving this thing ~

So I can make these ~

I sprayed an old dictionary page with Elmer's spray glue (walmart) and

stuck it to 67lb cover stock and used the punch!

Then of course I had to age them a bit....

And why does everything have to look so old and tattered?

I don't know...I just love it!

You have GOT to go visit Mitzi!!!
She has created the most precious flowers ever
inspired by the new Flea Market Style magazine.....

Wishing you a wonderful Friday precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Just playin' ~

That's what I'm doing! Now that my Artist Class tutorial has been submitted, it's all good!
I found a napkin in between some magazines beside my computer....
and what did I find inside??
Dried rosemary ~
From the rosemary plant that kicked the bucket months ago ~
but this snippet is not for cooking...it's for arting ~
Does a simple dried sprig of rosemary inspire you?
I just love it!

A precious fairy in the studio that's my sweet muse ~
thank you so much Mandy!
I think she likes it here....

Playing with tags for the new antique space ~
which will be in Antique Griffin....
simple brown ink, a sponge and a little aging of small shipping tags.
I used to coffee dye them but oh well, who has time?
The sponge and ink are quick!
Plus, with a script stamp ~ it's all good.....

I'm trying out packaging ideas for the tiny baskets I found.
Three lavender soaps, wrapped in brown toile wallpaper
then secured with hemp cord.
Simple but that's what I'm after.....
I could add a small square of burlap though :)
Of course, I had to age the edges of the soap a bit with my inky sponge ~
don't stand too close to me, I'm dangerous with this sponge!!

Wishing you a wonderful, creative Wednesday precious friends,
hugs and love,
Dawn

Evergreen bundles ~

Sometimes the most simple ideas can spark your imagination ~
This is one of those...

I've been thinking of these little evergreen bundles and wanting to share them with you. I have little conifer bushes around my garage and snipped a small limb off.

I cut it into three pieces, but you gauge how large
you want your bundle to be ~

Lay the very tip on top of the middle section to form a bigger bundle ~

Take about a 24" length of hemp and tie, wrap and knot the bundle together leaving two strands.

Tie on a snippet of old lace and you could even add a strip of ribbon you love, seam binding or a strip of torn fabric ~ tie onto your bundle. This is where you get your creative energy going...maybe tie on a cinnamon stick, red berries....etc.

I've added an old clip-on earring to the bundle.

So now, instead of hanging tassels on your cabinet knobs or doors.....

Hang a festive greenery bundle to add a special touch to your home or gifts!! Plus you can salvage your lace and earring should the greenery dry out after Christmas....

Any greenery will do, clippings from a pine tree, boxwood or even a snippet from a shrub outside your door ~

A few Santa tags for you!

Look at Diana of Vintage Blue Studio's new snowman ornament!!!!
I love how different they all can look ~ use your creativity, the colors you love and make your own little snowman ornament ~







Today we just about finished up our Christmas shopping!!!! YAAAAAY!!! I'm so proud to have it done ~ just a few gift cards left and they are pretty stress free.

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend sweet friends ~
hugs and love,
Dawn