Wednesday 28 March 2012

Gift Box

I covered a plain gift box with sticky-back glittery paper then overloaded the lid with lace, wired beads and pearls and golden glass baubles...















...and a big organza ribbon bow...
...add in a few clear crystals and a lone leaf and there you have a lovely gift box...
. ...♥... .



Friday 23 March 2012

Twig gathering ...

Last week we took a day to walk in the woods and gathered some fallen twigs and branches.  With some coaxing and wire-binding (and a fair few twangs in the face!)  I managed to get a heart shape...

...which I finished with a lilac gingham bow.
Then I made another one for on my front door...

...with a neater top but a much nicer, tatty, longer bottom.
. ... ♥... .

Monday 19 March 2012

Personal Scrapbook

I had a special request to make a personal scrapbook for an 18th birthday present recently.  
On the front cover I used soft lavenders, lilacs and pinks, with skeleton leaves in dark cerise and a dried rose.  The name letters are cut from lilac glitter card and stuck on purple shimmer card...
...the second page was all connected to the actual birth date.  There are details on the star sign Pisces, information on birthstones, star stones, birth flowers etc.  The hanging tags in the middle are all famous people who share the same birthday (although born in different years) and there's a gold envelope with Oscar winners for the year she was born.  In the bottom left envelope pockets there's a small newspaper with top stories from the year she was born and also stories from her birthday in history...

...followed by a page devoted to angels, with angel quotes and sayings, scrolls of angel quotes and poems, 
 
and lovely pictures and tags of angels...  
...then a couple of pages all about Hannah.  With childhood memories and things she loved... 
...and a mini photo album tied in between the two larger pages... 




...and a page to inspire...
...followed by a page devoted to her beloved family dog... 
...then a wire~work family tree, with little envelopes of family quotes... 
...before finishing with a page of butterflies... 
. ...♥... .

Tuesday 13 March 2012

Bunnies

It would seem that bunnies have been popular in my craftings of late.  Here's a look at a couple of little decorative felt bunnies, hand sewn with a blanket stitch in contrasting thread.
The pale lavender bunny has pearl bead eyes and a gingham hanging ribbon.
And the pink one has french-knot eyes and a hanger made from plaited embroidery silks.
The arms and legs are sewn on with tiny white flower buttons.
. ...♥... .

Saturday 10 March 2012

Remember...

...that Summer project from last year?
My old dresser that looked like this...


...now looks like this...
only the bottom half finished, but filled with stuff!
The top shelves are stripped, they just need sanding and a final finish on them.
. ...♥... .