Halloween! Swaps! Owls!

Hello Friends!

Well, Halloween is almost upon us!!
I did not do as much Halloween crafting as I did last year,
but I did get a few fun ones to share:

I made this altered matchbox for a swap at Vintage Dragonfly:

 There is more texture and color variation to the matchbox
than you can see in this picture.
My partner prefers Fall colors and not too creepy,
so we were a perfect match! 

These little shadowboxes were samples for a swap in my Paper Soiree group:

I never did post this altered paper mache coffin box I made for last year's Paper Soiree:

Side view:

Stuffed with fun Halloween goodies of course!

We made these tags for our make and take:

I altered the images from Paper Whimsy to give them an edgy, eerier look.

Time for some Halloween owls:

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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  

Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!  

Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday!

Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!

Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays!

Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!

Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday!

Vintage creativity at Vintage Inspiration Wednesday!

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

Beautiful greys at Grey Dey Thursdeys.

Lovely things to be found at

French cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!

 

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Have a great weekend!

Haunted Computer! Halloween Card and Tag! Freebies!

Hello Friends!

My computer is haunted.
No, really.
I am working on a matchbox for
Vintage Dragonfly's matchbox swap,
and thought it would be cute to make a little
label for it that says "Magick".
OK, it's actually not my computer that's haunted,
it's my Paint Shop Pro program.
Which I will never give up, never!

But every time, and I mean every time
I type Magick into the text box,
it shuts the program down.
Every time.
Spooky, no?
I type Magic into the text box,
no problem.
I purposely misspell other words
to see if that's the problem, but no.
If anyone out there has PSP7
could you please try this and let me know what happens?
Many thanks.
Meanwhile, it's "Magic" for me,
but it's just not as cute.

Enough.

Here's a little card and tag I did
for a swap at A Swap for All Seasons:

Yeah, I'm not a creepy/gory Halloween kind of girl.

And some freebies for your Halloween crafting:

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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  

Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!  

Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday!

Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!

Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays!

Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!

Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday!

Vintage creativity at Vintage Inspiration Wednesday!

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

Beautiful greys at Grey Dey Thursdeys.

Lovely things to be found at

French cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!

 

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Have a great weekend!

Peat Pots! Nests! Freebies!

Hello Friends!
Flowers are blooming, birds are singing...
Yes, it's Spring!!
Actually there have been some days here lately when it's been more like Summer!
I'm not complaining...but okay, I am a little.
  I am not ready yet to start wearing summer clothes!

I have been busy this Spring, creating and swapping. I created this peat pot for a swap I was in at Vintage Dragonfly.

 My partner was Mercedes, who makes such beautiful and feminine things,

and I wanted to make something I knew she would love, 

using beautiful lace, vintage flowers and a vintage rhinestone button.  

And, as the fates would have it,

we were on the same wavelength,

as Mercedes also had the idea to make a bird topiary!

I love the soft colors, vintagey materials,

and the adorable little felt birdie which she created from felt and vintage fabric:

 

Thank you Mercedes, I love it!

I joined a card and tag swap at

Wendy's Blissful Arts group,

and the theme was "Spring Nest". 

This litttle fairy image is one of my faves,

and when I saw this Nest and Eggs graphic,

I knew what I wanted to do with it:

 I stitched it onto a fabric piece and onto the card, with a few vintage flowers, lace and moss.

This nest is made with some fine kraft paper shred 

which came in a gift basket I received long ago...attached to a 

branch cut from a die that I've had for years
and I think this is the first timeI've used it, lol:

 I like the fresh look this touch of moss lends to them:

 They went to my partner Kimberly, whose work I love also.

In return Kimberly sent me these lovely cards and goodies:

Very sweet and Spring-y!

Thank you, Kimberly!

Here's some Spring Birdie freebies for you:

 

 

Click to enlarge, right click and save!   More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!   Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!   Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday! Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday! Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday! Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays! Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday! Vintage creativity at Knick of Time Tuesday! Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday! For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday! Beautiful greys at Grey Dey Thursdeys. Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!  
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Bridal Shower! March Card and Tag Swap!

Hello Friends!

The themes for the Swap for All Seasons swap in March
were Spring and yellow.



I don't use yellow much in my crafting, but I love this image
that has just a splash of yellow.
I love the spring-y background and her wistful look.
I wanted to keep the card simple
and let the lovely lady be the star.
A bit of vintage lace and vintage millinery flowers:



And my tag:


They say April showers bring May flowers...

I was hoping the showers would wait until my shower was held...
I hosted a bridal shower at my home
for my daughter's lovely sister-in-law last week. 
The sun was in and out but no rain!
The décor was organic, garden-y,
with a bit of herbs, yellow, burlap and chalkboard.  :)
 Her sister and sister-in-law were the real hostesses,
I  did the décor
with a little help from the bubble girls
(flower girls who blow bubbles).
 
Nine year old Ainsley made the favors herself,
homemade bath salts (below).
Don't they look great?

I love how these champagne glasses look

lined up on the burlap ribbon:

One of the hostesses made these lovely little tags

with a different herb for each one

and the trait that the herb stands for (above).

The caterer made a beautiful table of delicious food:

I had fun making this photo op

with a French garden shop look :)

OK.  Now I'm ready for April showers!
We dearly need them in Southern California.

Some sunny freebies for you:

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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  

Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!  

Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday!

Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!

Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays!

Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!

Vintage creativity at Knick of Time Tuesday!

Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday!

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

Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!

 
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Have a great weekend!