Once Upon A Pink Moon

Its a Christmas Thing

2011-12-18T15:03:00.001-08:00

Seems there just isn't enough time in the day. I haven't posted for a while and have had some dreaded computer problems. I thought I would post a few pictures of what I have been up to.

I decided on a real tree this year instead of my little pink one. I just LOVE the shiny brite ornaments. I do have to admit I think collecting them is an addiction.

A friend and I got together to make Paula Nerhus style steampunk dolls.

I just love the way she turned out.

Now my crow has a friend.

Since I had the paper clay (which I used for the doll head) , I decided to make some snowmen to add to my collection.

Got some more things in the works…I just need more time in the day!!

If your interested, I will be teaching a wire cage doll class at Rita Reade’s in February. It will be held at Rita’s home in Rainbow February 11th and seating is limited. You can sign up here or email me for info. Its similar to the class that I taught at Kim Caldwell’s a few months back.

Hope you are done with your Christmas shopping….I am!!

Happy Holidays!!

Robin

A Blink Night

2011-10-07T12:18:00.001-07:00

182 of course………….

(check out the pink glow-in-the-dark nails)

We had great seats….hmm…standing room.

Travis drum solo over head……..

What a fun night!!

Wish you were there…..

Robin

In my Etsy…

2011-09-18T18:48:00.001-07:00

Been sewing a lot lately

These are in my Etsy shop

I am taking custom orders, just email me.

I will be adding more things soon…got lots of stuff!!

Robin

Another Class in the Works

2011-09-15T06:52:00.001-07:00

I will be teaching a doll class in the San Diego area.

Seating is limited.

Email me if you are interested.

Robin

Sew Cute…….

2011-09-05T21:49:00.001-07:00

I wanted to make some pillows for my sofa today so I started looking for tutorials on the internet. I came across these Sprocket pillows on Cluck Cluck Sew.

Sew cute!!

So I had to make some of my own.

I had the fabric & buttons in my stash.

I think I bought it to make a purse a while back. The edge and the back of the pillow are from a curtain that I picked up at a thrift store.

I went to the fabric store for fiberfill.

Of course I couldn't resist pink & black fabric to make one for my granddaughters bedroom.

They are so easy to make and turn out so cute………I'm sure I will be making more.

Beware…….

Its true……..you cant make just one!!

Robin

Exciting news…

2011-08-09T20:05:00.001-07:00

Kim from Artistic Bliss has invited me to teach a workshop in her home.

*** Her name is ***

Flea Market Bella

Keep an eye out on her blog for the details or email me.

I’m so excited….her events are always over the top!!

Robin

Its been a while…….

2011-05-19T22:06:00.001-07:00

I have kinda neglected my little blog.

I have been busy with work, creating and just life.

I am now teaching craft classes for seniors a couple times a month at work. Here is one of our creations. Shrinky Dink jewelry.

I had a fun class with Rita Reed at Jackie's home. Fabric & soldered charm wall hanging with my grandparent’s wedding picture.

Jackie has turned her living room into an art studio. Its the best place to visit and create!

In fact her whole house is one big art studio!!

Cute Suzi & Gigi

The group.

A picture from Rita's blog.

And if you visit Sally's blog there are lots more pictures of everyone’s creations.

I took my granddaughter to the San Diego zoo.

We will be going a lot since I bought annual passes.

We visited my youngest son at his new job…..Legoland.

He said I was “harassing” him by trying to take his picture at work. No just documenting the “first” job. That's what moms do.

His younger cousins are all envious that he works at Legoland. They think he gets to play there when he goes to work.

They have a cool show where they take kids from the audience to be part of the show.

I had Mothers Day brunch at Bali Hai on Shelter Island……..I Y San Diego!!!

And much more……….

Hope you have been having fun too!!!

Robin

Moulin Rouge & the Uninvited Guest

2011-03-24T20:57:00.001-07:00

This is what your place looks like when you spend a few days getting ready for Moulin Rouge, four days crafting, eating, shopping and having fun…..and then get sick the day after you get home.

You are then in bed for 3 and a half days.

Unable to unpack your wonderful things that you bought, were given and swapped. (and dirty clothes)

Moaning, coughing and being hot then cold.

Your things strewn about ~ both the items that didn't make the cut and the things that went & came back. Now stacked ALL over.

My dinner there in the red coffee cup…chicken noodle soup & seven up. My first full day back to work was today. You see I am the bookkeeper and no one else can do my job but me….so it waits for me to come back.

Piles of it.

HA…just like the piles at home waiting for me.

There's the mail and the note I TAPED to the door so the man child could remember a couple things.

And a cool basket that I got at the Long Beach Flea Market…..that we attended for …well…..a blink of an eye because of the rain storm.

Unfinished class projects and swaps…all waiting for me when I feel better.

Oh….and my studio..a mess too!!

And a naked girl…..she was wearing my can can girl outfit.

BUT…..I'm feeling much better. Until I look around me. I'm just glad I didn't get sick until I got home. Guess you know what I'm doing this weekend…..well at least Saturday.

I signed up for Denise Hahn's birdcage class Sunday…..makes me feel better just thinking about it!!

And if you want to see the most amazing blog post from Moulin Rouge check hers out.

Its like I was there again.

Moulin Rouge was the best event

I ever attended!! Kim you are awesome.

I'm going to bed now…..cough….cough..sniff

Robin

Moulin Rouge here I come…..

2011-03-16T21:08:00.001-07:00

Been busy making necklaces.

I'm hosting a swap.

Have you ever seen so much bling???

Aren't they wonderful??

Tomorrow is the day……{{ squeal }} !!

I can hardly wait

Robin

Re-purposed Lace

2011-02-22T20:44:00.001-08:00

I have had this idea in my head for a while. I finally had the time to gather all my supplies and create this.

Its made from mostly vintage lace

and crochet pieces

I just love the way it turned out.

Its one of those things that came out just as I saw it in my minds eye.

Have a good week!!

Robin

Little Legs and A Heart

2011-02-20T12:15:00.001-08:00

Ok… so I have had a Etsy shop forever…..with nothing in it right now.

So I have been working on things to put in my little shop.

These are little vintage German doll legs that I soldered on top. Then I embellished then with jewels and hung them from tea dyed seam binding.

And I made a few of these…but have only one left. I'm going to make more of the pocket style.

More to come…..thanks for looking!!

Robin

Valentine Pretties

2011-02-13T14:51:00.001-08:00

Valentines swap goodness.

Isn't the packaging pretty??

And just look at what's inside…

Thanks everyone for another fun swap..

Shawn Street
Bianca Gaspard
Robin Sanchez
Colleen MacDonald
Valita Baxley
Jessi Nagy
Julie Baxley
Stephanie Oyler
Hope Ellington
Alanna George
Rachel Velder
Sara Velder
Melissa Danner
Lynn Lebsack
Terri Gordon

….and especially Alanna for being the hostess!!

Happy Valentines Day!!

Robin

Kitty Love

2011-02-13T09:24:00.001-08:00

YY Charlie & Savannah YY

They both go home today…….whew

Robin

My New Obsession

2011-02-12T14:26:00.001-08:00

I love beads & jewelry and they are always a staple in my crafting supplies. I was looking around on the internet the other day and came across a bracelet that I loved. I remembered seeing this class at the local bead store, but I thought I could figure it out without a class.

I had to get the supplies and make one.

Here is my first attempt.

I wanted it to wrap three times, but I didn't have enough beads so twice is.

I really like the way it turned out.

There will be more.

I'm hooked. :)

Robin

Marie Valentine

2011-02-06T21:34:00.001-08:00

Next Saturday the Marie Antoinette Mail Art group I belong to is having a Valentine Gala. There will be lots of wonderful prizes made by some very talented ladies.

I made this Marie Valentine wall hanging as one of the prizes today.

I just love doing the Citrasolv transfers and tea dying everything. I used one of the metal embellishments I bought at Urban Barn a couple weeks ago.

I'm surprised I got anything done this weekend. I was babysitting this little fur ball…..my granddaughters’ kitten Charlie.

I soo forgot what its like to have a kitten around. She was bouncing off the walls and into everything!!

Yes she's in the window behind the blinds trying to get out…….and then on to terrorize the birds.

She's gone for now…..but will be back on Tuesday again for few days. My granddaughter was so excited to get her back today. I do miss having her around. She has such a cute personality and she's so cuddly. Almost makes me want another cat….. that doesn't sleep under the bed all day.

Hope you had a great weekend!!

Robin

Bedroom Blues

2011-02-05T09:55:00.001-08:00

Well my bedroom is finally done……and I LOVE it!!

The color is so calm and relaxing. I love waking up in it every morning.

It makes me smile.

The color is actually more green than blue, but strangely it looks more blue than green on the wall……go figure.

I used burlap for the bed skirt.

I looked everywhere and couldn't find a burlap bed skirt. So I went to the fabric store and bought 8 yards of burlap. It was my intent to cut it in half and sew the burlap onto the existing deck of the one I already had. But after tucking it in to see how long I wanted it I just kept tucking and adjusting the gathers between the mattresses and wala……..a burlap bed skirt.

The best part is no sewing.

Boy was I happy!!

Thanks for having a look.

Robin

Swap Sneak Peek

2011-02-03T12:55:00.001-08:00

Next month is

Artistic Affaire Moulin Rouge.

I have been busy getting ready and finishing up my swaps. I signed up for 3 and I'm done with two……..the third I’m hostessing.

Sooo until I have everyone's pieces that one won’t be done. I'm sure I will be rushing around at the last minute trying to get that one done, but at least the other 2 are complete!

One of the swaps I'm in is a pillow with a vintage suitcase pocket.

I did a Citrasolv transfer onto a linen fabric using a Graphics Fairy image. She also has a tutorial on her blog showing how to do the Citrasolv transfer.

I really like how it turned out and I hope my partner does too. Im excited to see what she made for me.

The next swap I signed up for is a 7 x 4 piece to go in a banner…….9 of them.

Since the theme is Moulin Rouge, I found this cool vintage can can girl image and dressed her up a bit.

Then I made these cute lace bags (that also have a Citrasolv transfer) to put them in.

I tea dyed the bags………..I can never leave things as they are.

I just love the tea dyed look…….so into the tea they went.

Here is picture showing before and after the they were tea dyed.

I just love the way you can instantly….well almost….make something look old by dipping it in tea.

This is the backside of my banner.

I tied on a Can Can Girl Moo card that I had made especially for this Moulin Rouge event.

I like to put them on my swaps ….I just love those little Moo cards and made a whole assortment of Moulin Rouge themed ones!!

All packaged up and ready to go.

I'm getting so excited……I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas.

A little more than a month to go……..now I need my Can Can Girl outfit.

Robin

Ooh La La Giveaway…….

2011-01-30T08:58:00.001-08:00

Head on over to my wonderful friend Sue's blog for her 100th post giveaway.

A yummy crinoline!!

What girl doesn't love a crinoline???

Robin

Fashion Diva

2011-01-01T17:31:00.001-08:00

A mind of her own and she’s only 4.

She is truly her mother’s daughter.

I'm spoiling her…….she told me so.

Isn't that what nana’s are suppose to do????

How wonderful it is to have a granddaughter!

Happy New Year!!

Robin

* Merry Christmas *

2010-12-25T15:48:00.001-08:00

I hope Santa brought you everything on your list!

Happy Holidays

Robin

2010-12-04T19:06:00.001-08:00

Its Beginning to look

a Little Like Christmas

I finally finished up my swaps for this month and mailed them off …..now onto Christmas!

I bleached some little trees…..

…except I left one light green

Next I will make some pink and some blue….once I figure out how. Got the bleach part down though.

Then some shiny glass balls.

How's your Christmas decorating coming?

Robin

A Sneak Peek

2010-11-02T00:16:00.001-07:00

Now that I finally got around to painting my bedroom (the color isn't as green as the photos look) I'm onto the fun part…….decorating. I made these cute lampshades with the flower tutorial I found at DuhBe for my vintage milk glass lamps.

I’ve had this window for at least 20 years…….dragging it with me each time I moved. I think its been in the garage the past 10 years. But I love it and couldn't part with it. I knew someday I would do something with it.

Well now is the time.

I have an idea and a place for it.

I looked thru my books and found some botanical images and decoupaged them behind the glass.

Stay tuned…

An image printed on vintage music.

And the first of many pillows.

More to come!

Thanks for having a look.

Robin

Its Halloween……well almost

2010-10-30T08:48:00.001-07:00

Since Halloween is tomorrow I thought I would show you some of my decorations.

N LOVE N

HALLOWEEN !!

(maybe a bit more than Christmas)

For some reason I love the pumpkin faces and ghoulish things that go along with the holiday.

Have a spooktacular Halloween!!

Robin

As Promised……

2010-10-15T20:53:00.001-07:00

….here are my ornaments from

Alanna George’s

Halloween ornament swap.

Ok so I don't have my tree yet but I thought I would show you my haul of Halloween ornaments anyway.

I feel so lucky to be part of this talented group of swappers.

and a pile of paper goodness……

When I get my tree I will take some more pictures and show you.

Thanks for having a look.

Robin

Halloween Banner

2010-10-14T19:15:00.001-07:00

I was excited to create something with the fabric and papers that I tea dyed the other day.

One little witch…

Two little witches…

Three little witch….four

Five little witches…

Six little witches…

And there are no more!

I hope you try and tea dye something…..its fun!!

Robin

Tea Dye Tutorial

2010-10-10T17:01:00.001-07:00

I know I promised to show you what's inside those cute Halloween packages…but I’m waiting to receive my Halloween tree in the mail. If I don't have it in the next few days I will show you anyway.

I have been working on decorating my place for Halloween (I LOVE Halloween) and thought I would make a tutorial on how to tea dye since I need to dye some things for a project and have had several inquiries on how I do it.

So here ya go..this is my first tutorial so bare with me.

***TEA DYE TUTORIAL***

If I'm not dying yards fabric, I usually use my 2 cup Pyrex measuring glass and 10 tea bags. If I'm doing lots of fabric I use a large pot on the stove and LOTS of tea bags.

This time I'm only doing small things so I will be using my trusty Pyrex measuring cup. Fill the cup with water to the 2 cup level and put it in the microwave for about 5 minutes or until it is boiling. Remove it and add the tea bags.

This is how it will look. I just leave the bags in there. You will see why later.

Cover a cookie sheet with foil.

Heat your oven to 220.

Since tea stains more that just your fabric, be sure to cover your counter (and yourself) with something to protect it in the event of drips and spills…because you will have drips. Too, it will stain your hands and fingernails, so if that concerns you be sure to wear a pair of gloves. I don't usually bother with gloves since I always have my hands in ink or glue or something depending on the project.

Place your item into the cup tea being sure to saturate the item well. Use this method only for fabric and trims, not paper. Here I'm using burlap.

Remove the item carefully since the tea will be hot. Set it aside on a plate for a minute or so to cool off then wring it out over the cup.

Lay it out on the cookie sheet and put it in the oven. I don't really have a set time that it takes to dry.

I just keep checking every 5-10 minutes depending on what I am dying. I usually turn it over about half way through. This makes the color even on both sides. If you will only see one side, no need to turn it over.

If you are dying paper, place it on the cookie sheet where you want it to be. Be sure to put it where you want because once the paper is wet you wont be able to move it (it will tear). Take a tea bag from the cup of tea and dab it on the paper. Where you see the tea puddles the paper will be darker.

Sometimes when its dry it doesn't quite look like I want it to. In that case I just add more tea and return it to the oven.

Here is some of the stuff I dyed before putting it into the oven.

And here it is after.

Tickets before and after.

Cheese cloth before…

and after…

This is an image I printed onto muslin sheets that I bought I JoAnn’s in the quilting section. It ran because I forgot to iron the image before I tea stained it. I have done these before and they don't run if you follow the directions ~ and iron the image. Actually I kinda like the way it looks for a Halloween pillow. Everything smeared except their faces.

Here is everything ready for me to create my banner.

And future projects.

So there you have it. Let me know if you have any questions.

I will show you my banner that I made from these supplies soon!

Robin

Halloween Haul

2010-10-06T21:41:00.001-07:00

Have a peek at what I received in the mail yesterday.

I was part of a Alanna George’s Halloween ornament swap.

And this is just the packaging!

We were all part of an Easter ornament swap and it was so much fun that we wanted to have a Halloween one too.

Soon I will show you what's inside the cute packages.

You will be green with envy.

Stay tuned..

Robin

Giveaway and Amazing Chandeliers

2010-09-29T17:06:00.000-07:00

If you LOVE chandeliers & teacups then you must see these at Shabbyfufu.

She is having a giveaway that you don't want to miss!!

Now go to her blog and drool over her wonderful chandeliers and enter the giveaway.

Robin

Home ~ Sweet ~ Home

2010-09-19T23:30:00.001-07:00

I have been really busy lately creating. I should be painting my bedroom (I did pick a color)but there are just not enough days in the weekend.

My sister just moved into a new home and I have been wanting to make a pocket pillow. So today I pulled out the sewing machine and burlap and got to work making a housewarming gift for her.

I got this awesome image with French writing and furniture at Graphics Fairy. I printed it onto muslin and then tea dyed it. Nothing escapes the tea dye around here. Its so much fun to take something that looks new, throw it into hot tea, iron it and like magic it looks like its been around forever.

“R” is for Ronda

Home Sweet Home

I love burlap and lace.

I think now I’m going to have to make one for me.

Thanks for having a look.

Robin

Secret Partner Charm & Heart Swap

2010-09-12T14:08:00.001-07:00

Sweet Sarah at Gypsy Mermaid is hosting this swap.

I forgot to take pictures of my charms…..but I did take a pictures of the heart I made.

I tea dyed everything to make it look old.

I just love the way it turned out.

I hope my secret partner likes it.

I had fun making it.

Thanks for looking.

Robin

New Addition to My Family

2010-09-10T09:05:00.001-07:00

…………meet the new addition to my family.

She doesn't have a name yet but I love her anyway.

She is still trying to find out where she fits in.

I'm so excited to have her.

I cant believe she's mine!!!

Robin

Invasion of the Spiders

2010-09-04T09:31:00.001-07:00

I LOVE Halloween!!

These spiders are for a swap that Alana George is hosting.

She hosted an Easter ornament swap and it was so much fun we all wanted to do a Halloween one too!

I had so much fun making these little guys ……… all 14 of them.

I can hardly wait to see what everyone else made.

Now I need to start looking for a tree to put my ornaments on.

Robin

What's your color???

2010-08-15T21:35:00.001-07:00

Ok so I’m trying to pick a color for my bedroom walls.

This is what my wall looks like right now. And I still don't see THE color on the wall that I have in my head.

I'm thinking robin’s egg blue ….or that 50’s aqua blue that's so popular now. My room doesn't get a lot of light and everything seems to be a different color on the wall than on that little square in the store. Everything I pick is too bright or too blue.

HELP!!!!!!!

………..anyone out there in blogland have a color that they love and could recommend???

Robin

Ahhhh Paris

2010-08-05T18:56:00.001-07:00

Here are some postcards from my collection.

Feel free to use them in your art but not for sale in any media type.

Robin

Inspired….

2010-07-22T07:32:00.001-07:00

I had this idea in my head. I bought a canvas……and I have never really made anything on a canvas before. Ok maybe when I was 14 I had oil painting lessons long enough to paint 2 small pictures….strawberries and flowers. But I don't really count that. I'm more of a “crafter” than an “artist” in my minds eye. Then by chance I got to take Julie Nuttings class on Saturday where we used a canvas and added layers of paper. I was motivated to put that idea in my head on canvas. So Sunday I created a special gift for someone.

I'm really happy with the way it turned out. I know the person that I made it for will LOVE it. I'm going to get more canvases……..

Oh……and here is my girl from Julie’s class

She's pretty cute!!

Robin

Urban Barn Grand Opening

2010-07-20T20:03:00.001-07:00

This weekend Tina and I met up at the grand opening of the Urban Barn in Escondido. Let me tell you if you have never been to one of their events you are in for a wonderful treat. Grab a cup of java, sit back and enjoy some eye candy.

And just by chance we stumbled upon this class with Julie Nutting that we could not pass up.

Tina with her finished project, Julie & me with mine. This was such a fun class.

Some of Julie’s art that she had there.

Aren't they so feminine and cute????

What a FUN day!!!

Robin

Finally…….

2010-07-14T21:03:00.001-07:00

After MANY hours of work my Marie altered ephemera book is done!!

I joined a wonderful swap with the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group. I was given 2 partners that I swapped trims, fabric, images, flowers, charms and buttons with. The second part of this swap is to make a book with these supplies. My partners were Terri and Debi and they both sent me the most WONDERFUL things to make my book from.

I decided to make a cloth book.

Here is the front cover. I just love the vintage well worn look so I tea dyed most everything.

I have never made a fabric book before so I just kinda winged it sewing on this and that and sometimes gluing it since I didn't think ahead. I just made it look like it was sewed by zig zagging around the edge and then just gluing it on with tacky glue. (no one will ever know right?)

Here is the inside cover. I used burlap for the underneath piece and free form sewed flowers under tulle then embellished the page.

Here are the inside pages. This one I used vintage gloves to hold the beautiful tags that Debi made for me. You can see them peeking out the right side. I forgot to pull them out when I took the photos.

The next page is the hankie envelope that Teri sent some goodies in. It was pure white when I received it…….but I wanted it to look old so into the tea and oven it went (Teri I hope your OK with this). It holds vintage postcards.

I just love the way it turned out. It looks “naturally” aged.

Next page I used a vintage postcard I received and a page from a vintage book stamped and embellished.

This page is tapestry fabric with lots of tea dyed lace and of course Marie……

……and German glass glitter.

Let Them Eat Cake…..my second favorite page. I used lots of trims to make a cake.

This is my favorite page……..the sewing page. I just love the vintage aqua button card and all of the vintage things. I'm not quite sure what the hook is for. It was in a vintage sewing box I found.

Every girl should have a dress form with a pink tulle skirt.

This page I incorporated the beautiful tags Teri sent me on a lace background with lots of flowers and bows. I just love the tiny bird nest on the bottom.

The inside last page is a bouquet of flowers in a lace bag. One of my favorite things is the blue heart & pearl bracelet that Debi sent me.

I just love it!!

And last but not least……the back cover made from pink velvety fabric and an ostrich feather.

Tea dyed lace goodness on the edge of the pages…..

and flowers peeking from the top….these are a few of my favorite things.

I'm pretty happy with the way this book turned out. Thanks Teri & Debi for all the wonderful things and being my swap partners!!

Robin

Frampton Comes Alive!

2010-07-11T10:34:00.001-07:00

Last night we went to see Peter Frampton & Yes at Harrah’s Rincon Casino.

I saw him around 1976 at Angel Stadium and this is what he looked like then and he filled the stadium.

This is Peter now.

The guy on his left singing is his son. He came out and said “well you wanted to see a Frampton with long hair”……….

He sounded awesome.

…..….just close your eyes.

Then Yes came on.

And they looked even older.

I'm not that old am I ??????

Ya know Ringo Starr turned 70 last week?

Robin

Where Bloggers Create Blog Party II

2010-06-19T18:46:00.001-07:00

Since I live in a small one bedroom apartment and never used my dining room, I decided to turn it into my studio.

I went to Ikea and walked around for a while and this is what I came up with.

It was just what I needed to keep all my supplies neatly stashed away. Of course it doesn't always look this way…especially when I am creating. The blue wall on the right is where my living room starts and my TV is.

Since my studio and my living room are all one space, I wanted it to look nice and be functional too. Next to my studio is my kitchen. I have my collection of paper dolls hanging along the wall in between.

I don't really like plastic so I have collected lots of jars to store things in.

These trunks are in my Living room. They hold fabric & yarn.

I just love sitting on my couch and looking at all my pretties.

My feathered friends.

Thanks for stopping by and having a look at my studio.

Robin

2010-06-15T07:22:00.001-07:00

Finally……….

I am catching up on my swaps.

Here is my aqua crown fit for a queen.

This is my first attempt at a crown made from wire.

It was fun and easy.

I think I will be making more!!

Ohhhh the possibilities.

Thanks for having a look.

Robin

Vintage Seaside Swap

2010-06-05T08:31:00.001-07:00

A while back I gave you a peek of what I made for the Vintage Seaside Swap at Gypsy Mermaid. This is what I sent my my partner Sarah ~ who was also the hostess.

I used a wooden cigar box and put some bathing beauties inside.

I made a little muslin bag.

And stuffed it full of goodies.

Whew……..I’m almost caught up on my swaps.

Robin

2010-06-02T20:05:00.001-07:00

On Memorial Day Tina and I got together in her studio and let our creative muses free. Inspired by the Marie we saw at Mermaid Mercantile we gathered supplies and let the creative juices flow.

Here is my creation

And here is Tina’s creation

This is Tina’s fabulous studio…..

How could you NOT be creative in a room like that????

Robin

Eye Candy ~ My Queen Victoria Book

2010-05-30T20:30:00.001-07:00

Over the past few months I have been busy making Queen Victoria book pages.

Leanne at Provoking Beauty hosted the Young Queen Victoria page swap.

Everyone made the front and back cover for their book and every two weeks I sent out and page and received a page. I picked a garden theme for my book.

Finally……. as promised here is my completed book.

I arranged the pages by color, so the front of one page went with the back of another.

This is my front cover.

Inside front Cover.

Front of the Page from Sue at My Mothers Pearls

Back of the page from Sue.

Front page from Pam at Pamela Janes

Both pages together

Back of Pam’s Page

Front of Rita’s page ~ she doesn't have a blog

Both pages together page

Back of Rita’s page

Front page from

Christina at Sweet Pea Ink

Both pages together

Back of Christina’s page

Front page from Sandy at Sew Revived

Both pages together

Back page from Sandy

Front Page from Leanne

at Provoking Beauty

Both Pages together

Back page from Leanne

Here is the back inside cover that I made.

This little purse holds the tags and cards that I received with each page.

Both pages together.

This is the back cover of

my book that I made.

I put LOTS of ribbon and lace on the rings that hold the pages together.

I just LOVE the way

my book turned out!!

Soon I will show you the pages I made.

Robin

French/Marie Book Ephemera Swap

2010-05-29T20:36:00.001-07:00

I belong to a Marie Antoinette swap group and we do lots of Marie themed swaps.

This swap is for ephemera to make a Marie themed book.

My packages are ready to go.

Here is what I put together for Debi.

Here is Terri’s.

I made these tags for each of them

I really enjoyed putting theses packages together. I can hardly wait to receive mine.

Robin

The Mermaid’s Mercantile

2010-05-23T23:30:00.001-07:00

Another fun day this weekend.

Once a month at a cute little store in Solana Beach called Out of the Blue there is a flea market called the Mermaid’s Mercantile.

Just look who’s out front to greet you….

Sooo much yummy eye candy.

How cute is this shoe chandelier?

This Marie with a glass dress is a class.

I just LOVE this lamp!

Now for the outside…

I am inspired to create…..

Robin

CRESCHENDOh ~ Art Saves

2010-05-22T13:47:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was the most awesome and awe inspiring girls road trip ever.

We drove up to Orange, which is where where I grew up, and started the day by shopping. We hit a couple thrift stores, then had lunch at Watson Drug Store. When I was growing up in Orange Watsons Drug was owned by a classmates family. It was the place to hang out.

Being in Orange brought back so many memories of growing up there.

I remember in high school all of us driving around the circle after a football game when we won and honking our horns. Remember streaking?? Well we watched classmates do that too around the circle……that was the big thing in the 70s. When I got married at a nearby church in 1980 we drove in the limo around the circle honking the horn and everyone in the wedding party following on the way to the reception.

Then we headed for Country Roads ~ my favorite store at the circle.

Me and Tina

After a day of shopping we went to a friend of mines home to change and get ready for the big

CRESCHENDOh Art Saves

party.

Sheila, me and Tina in front of the Art Saves banner that we all got to sign as we walked in…..really cool!!

And here is the event in pictures…….

What a fun inspiring event!!

When one door closes

Another one opens.

I know over the past couple years art has saved me………I just was unaware of it till now.

Art

You never know what path it is going to lead you down but you know it will be good.

I am changed forever………

Robin

Little Green Tree

2010-05-15T10:06:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago Shelley at House of Smiths, posted a tutorial on how to make a hanging flower ball.

I loved the flower balls she made so I started going thru my stuff looking for supplies to make one.

I had lots of crepe paper and found a styrofoam tree…..no balls. So this is what I came up with.

A flower tree.

The crepe paper is vintage that I found at a thrift store. I think at one time it got wet and the color faded or ran so its kinda tye dyed. It was perfect for my tree.

So I had this tree. Now I needed a stand to put it on. I thought out of all the ~~junk~~ knick knacks I have there has to be something I can put this tree on.

Then I saw the perfect thing.

One of those things you buy, but you don't know what you are going to do with. But its cool and cheep ~ dollar store cheep. In fact so cool that you buy 2.

The top of this whatever it is has a point which was perfect. I poked the point with some hot glue on it up into the tree and wala……a tree with a stand.

So this is the little green flower tree.

It took * f o r e v e r * to make all those roses

But I really like how it turned out.

Thanks Shelley for your tutorial. Go check it out….I think they would make a really cute gift to give someone special.

Robin

Fun & Frilly

2010-05-12T21:08:00.001-07:00

The other day one of my co-workers wore this

to die for

* cute scarf *

that she just bought on vacation in Arizona.

Yeah in Arizona.

~ SO ~

I printed out my 40% off coupon and

hit the fabric store.

This is what I came up with.

The lace pieces on the end are the ones

I just bought in LA…….yeah the

50 cents

a piece ones.

I didn't hem the ruffle and it is

really

fraying a lot….but I kinda like the way it looks

all frayed.

I can hardly wait to wear it to work tomorrow.

I have the perfect

T-shirt and little sweater to wear it with.

I Just LOVE it!!!

I'm going to go back

and

get the black fabric I liked

and make another one.

(I'm proud to say I did stay on task and buy only enough to make one ~ usually I but enough to make 10 and only make one……anyone else out there like that?)

Robin

* Fun Necklaces *

2010-05-08T16:11:00.001-07:00

When my granddaughter was born I made this soldered necklace for her mom.

The picture I used is one that I took at the hospital when she was born.

The other day she asked if I would make one for her friend who is getting married soon.

Her color is turquoise.

I think it came out pretty cute!! :)

Robin

Things……..

2010-05-02T18:32:00.001-07:00

I have been very busy lately working on a couple of swaps. Here is a peek at one I just finished.

A peak at my last Victoria page.

A custom ordered bracelet.

A cute little fishy

A thrift store find that I just LOVE. A large vintage chalk statue.

Thanks for stopping by………..

Robin

I’m Thinking About a Swap……

2010-04-27T19:06:00.001-07:00

I’m thinking about hosting a swap.

I’m thinking tags (fabric??).

I’m thinking Alice in Wonderland?

Or..

Saints like this swap from Silver Bella 2009? (from sabrinasane's Flickr)

Maybe 15 tags each.

Anyone interested???

Robin

Walking in LA…..

2010-04-24T22:03:00.001-07:00

We took a trip to Los Angeles to shop the fabric district today.

Lots of walking and shopping.

Cheep stuff….fabric $1 a yard

Lace inserts .50 each.

More trims than you have ever seen in your life…all in one place. If they don’t have it you don’t need it.

Aisles and aisles of trims.

The stash…….

.50 a piece lace inserts

That lace butterfly was .50!!!

Jewelry stuff

Plastic goodness….which I have an addiction to. Its stuff I loved as a child.

Large ballerinas

Pillow size Italian tapestry……$10

Metallic trim .75 a yard

$2 a yard fabrics

$20 worth of buttons

Paper flowers .50 a bunch

Velvet ribbons .75 a yard & seam binding .35 a yard

That green roll is 25 yards of organza that I’m going to cover my new Ikea lamp cord with

We are already planning another trip…..this time for clothes and handbags!!! Well worth the hour and a half drive.

If you ever get the chance go………its like heaven

Robin

{4th Birthday Party}

2010-04-20T23:35:00.001-07:00

Happy birthday to you……happy birthday to you……Savannah……the birthday girl in her princess outfit. She asked nana to make her a princess hat…not a crown……a hat for her to wear at her birthday party. A princess needs a tutu too……

So as soon as I got to the party I took her out to take pictures. Because I know this is my only chance before she makes a mess of things.

But as soon as we got out there her uncle got in the jumpy and she didn’t want to take any more pictures. She wanted to get in the jumpy and started peeling things off.

So he bribed her to take a couple more…

Let the fun begin……..

Uncle John putting up the piñata.

Princess cake that her mom made….

Cake & ice cream cup cakes that her mom made.

Yummmmmm

It was a fun day……..

Robin

2010-04-19T07:16:00.001-07:00

I am hooked on printing images on fabric. Its just so cool that I can design a project around something I printed on fabric. I found this wonderful bird image on The Graphics Fairy's blog and just fell in love with it. I just love anything to do with birds, nests and eggs and especially in robins egg blue. Could it be because my name is Robin??

So….I printed this out and went thru my fabric stash to see what I could find. This is what I came up with.

Have you guessed what it is yet?? Here is another hint…..

How cute am I…..and I need a lot of attention!!! What are you doing??

{ Every girl LOVES a new handbag }

* Bragged about here *

Robin

Some of my Postcard Collection

2010-04-17T18:23:00.001-07:00

I thought I would share some of my postcards. feel free to use them in your personal art, but not for sale in any type media.

I would love to see what you do with them!!!

Robin

Go Skate……

2010-04-11T21:22:00.001-07:00

Today was Savannah’s birthday party at her grandfathers’ house { I will post about that later when I have more time} This is how the day ended……

If you look under the tree {its kinda hard to see} on the left just below the hill, you will see the top of the ramp. Right above where the people are standing is the bottom of the ramp. You see my ex-husband lives next door to a 12 time X Game winner and this is his skate park. Its the largest skateboard ramp in the world!! So anyway we were all standing there watching them practice. My youngest son hangs out there all the time {he’s got connections} and he said “you want me to go see if we can all go over there and watch them?” Everyone was like YEAH! So he ran off and and returned ……..”he said come on over”. So off we went over the fence and thru the bushes down the trail to THE ramp. You have no idea how BIG this thing is till you are there next to it.

The ramp is longer than a football field, 75 feet high and they reach speeds up to 55 miles per hour and jump across a span of 70 feet (trapeze netting is in place under the jump for safety).

Ohhh…. and if you haven't guessed this skate park belongs to Bob Burnquist. What a nice guy!!

This guy drives them to the top of the ramp and they skate down.

Is this CRAZY or what????

This is Edgar Vovo.

So………. that was a fun unexpected experience at the end of the party. And here is the birthday girl….

Robin

{Happy Easter}

2010-04-04T15:11:00.001-07:00

Hope the Easter bunny brought you lots of yummy candy and colored eggs…

I know he brought lots for these two…….

We had a fun Easter get together . Its not too often that all three of my kids are together at the same time…..smile……moms gotta take pictures!!!

The new puppys gotta be in the picture too! That's Savannah’s birthday present Snicker.

{ sigh }

……and then its all over.

Hope your Easter was everything you wanted it to be….I know mine was.

Robin

{Quick & Easy Fun Project}

2010-03-28T09:23:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I decided to do something that I haven't done for a long time. I was surfing the internet {no not that and I spend waaaaay tooo much time doing that} and came across something I used to LOVE to do when I was a kid. I thought you might enjoy this fun quick little project and you can get the kiddos involved too!!

Paper Mache eggs.

This is one of those projects that you probably have everything you need already.

Take one of those plastic Easter eggs {ya know the ones that you find everywhere around the house after Easter} some Modge Podge and an old pattern cut into strips and you too can have one of these …

……a basket of cute little eggs just like this. I just love the one that says McCall's. I'm thinking about putting some gold speckles on them………what do you think?

Robin

Once Upon A Pink Moon

Its a Christmas Thing

A Blink Night

In my Etsy…

Another Class in the Works

Sew Cute…….

Exciting news…

Its been a while…….

Moulin Rouge & the Uninvited Guest

Moulin Rouge here I come…..

Re-purposed Lace

Little Legs and A Heart

Valentine Pretties

Kitty Love

My New Obsession

Marie Valentine

Bedroom Blues

Swap Sneak Peek

Ooh La La Giveaway…….

Fashion Diva

*** Merry Christmas ***

A Sneak Peek

Its Halloween……well almost

As Promised……

Halloween Banner

Tea Dye Tutorial

Halloween Haul

Giveaway and Amazing Chandeliers

Home ~ Sweet ~ Home

Secret Partner Charm & Heart Swap

New Addition to My Family

Invasion of the Spiders

What's your color???

Ahhhh Paris

Inspired….

Urban Barn Grand Opening

Finally…….

Frampton Comes Alive!

Where Bloggers Create Blog Party II

{{ Fit for a Queen }}

Vintage Seaside Swap

{{Girls Just Wanna have Fun}}

Eye Candy ~ My Queen Victoria Book

French/Marie Book Ephemera Swap

The Mermaid’s Mercantile

CRESCHENDOh ~ Art Saves

Little Green Tree

Fun & Frilly

*** Fun Necklaces ***

Things……..

I’m Thinking About a Swap……

Walking in LA…..

**{4th Birthday Party}**

{{ I Love Robin’s Egg Blue }}

*Some of my Postcard Collection*

Go Skate……

{Happy Easter}

{Quick & Easy Fun Project}

* Merry Christmas *

* Fun Necklaces *

{4th Birthday Party}

Some of my Postcard Collection