Swap Sneak Peek

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

 

 

 

Fashion Diva

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 ***

 

      

 

I hope Santa brought you everything on your list!

Happy Holidays

Robin

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

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