Family altered wood blocks

This was the first of the family sets I did.  I sooooo love this paper and will do another one similar.  The rod was a great thrift store find, now need to figure out what other rods I can use.  I am thinking maybe of making one for a sewing room with dowell and old spools on the ends.?? I can see it now! Better get in the craft studio and create art!! YEAH!

Here's another set of blocks I finished yesterday.  Spring which will be here before we know it!! YEAH!! Using K&CO ephemera pack I added some frames and flowers and cut out some tags for in back of the letters also.    A pearl is added to each letter and adds just the right amount of "bling" prim bling that is!

This was in our yard the other morning!  Green grass one min snow the next..   That is michigan!!

I dont think I shared a pic of the dream blocks I did.  They are strung on some great bluish grey vintage seam binding.  Gosh love that stuff!!

 So that is all for today I am working on yet another set of blocks and also some of my altered coffee filter books for babies.  Just not enuf time at all!!  Plus I need my lovin cuddlin time with my boys ya know!!

Have a great afternoon!!

HUGS

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

playin with papers and more

Hello!~!   I took some scrap pieces of wood I had in the barn and cut them up in different sizes.    I love this paper I bought at hobby lobby it reminds me of fall but also would be perfect for anytime of year.

Using mod podge I put the paper on the blocks sanded the edges a bit then dry brushed black on the edges.  The backs and sides have been painted too for a finished look. 

These are gonna be tied onto a black rod and hang on the wall.  Just have to finish that part of the project. 

DREAM banner done.  I like the pinks and browns together and just did some embellishing on each of the tags. 

I added some butterflies and love the dark grey black pearls. 

So those along with a few other things are making their way to the shop.  I will take some pics tomorrow of shop.  That is if I remember my dig camera.  LOL I try to make lists of things not to forget but for some reason I misplace the stinkin lists!!!  One day I will be more organized!!  goodness it feels wrong to even say that "O" word!! but I have good intentions!! 

Hope yall have a blessed evening and will be back very soon!!  I have to share pics of the desk I am doing into a store counter!! 

HUGS

Darlene

WED SOUTH HAVEN WINTER FARMERS MARKET!!

3-6pm!!  GREAT WINTER PRODUCE~~and BAKED GOODS AND YUMMY SOUPS!!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

WOW it is 2012 now!~  So hope yall had a safe and happy new years eve!  We were in bed by 11 so no watching the ball fall here! 
With the new year comes new goals, plans, and just looking forward to what another year brings us!   We are excited as yall know I am opening an artists co-op shop downtown south haven and am looking foward to that as things are really coming together.  LOOKING FOR ARTISANS for the shop!! Do you make somehting uinque and creative? we need to talk I want to have the shop bursting with artfully creative treasures in time for the ice breaker festival the beginning of feb! I am charging a low monthly space fee and you can really have unlimited space, no commission or consignment fees ontop of space fee either!  I have been working on displays and would love to hear from you!! 
I will go and take some pics of the big bookcase cabinet I am finishing up today, painted and distressed just have to finish the shelves today and she can go to the shop.  I am very very happy with the color my mom and I chose for it, and it matches all the signs I have painted for the shop.  I will say it is a soft blue color!

I have to get finishing up a couple more paper banners I started yesterday and also a couple of altered baby books I want to work on and I also need to work on some dog books this week.  I could have sworn I had a tub with my altered books in it but must have sold them all, I looked thru alll my craft tubs in the barn but didnt come across any books at all.   More things to do!!  LOL I will get er done sometime!! 
Hope yall have a blessed  new years day today!!
Be back soon!
HUGS
Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

JUGS challenge for april 25

HAPPY MONDAY YALL!!    It is cloudy, gloomy and grey outside and raining! BUT It is nice and bright and flowery in my craftin studio this am!!  I worked on the Just Us Girls challenge for the week which was to make a 3D paper project!  My mom is a huge inspiration to me she is such a strong, loving, caring, patient woman that I decided to make a little something for Mom!!  
 

I traced a mcdonalds french fry box out awhile ago to put cookies in for halloween, another new project!! LOL yepper I have a definite weakness for MikkyD's fries! love em!
This was the perfect size for a homemade bar of sweet smelling lavender soap. 

My mom used to be an avid sewer, when I was growin up she made alot of my clothes and of cource all our halloween costumes thru the years, with that in mind I took an old pattern I had and cut a piece to make the little medallion behind the chipboad flourish.  I accordian folded a long strip of the pattern and machine stitched the center then puffed out the edges and adhered it to the box.   A pearl hat pin is adorned with a few tiny lavender colored glass beads and also a few tiny sprigs of fresh lavender are added for more scent. 

I then constructed a box using some great Paper Studio floral print cardstock.  I had to add the bling using PRIMA's pearl flourish and more sprigs of fresh lavender.   The mother stamp is by PaperTrey Ink and is just cut out in a tag shape.  Some pretty sheer ribbon and light pink velvet ribbon are wrapped around the box, and this pretty glittery butterfly is resting on the bow. 

I had some magenta colored fun fibers so added a couple of bows which blended just in with the colors here.

The handle on the box is just some of the same sheer ribbon wrapped around a piece of thin silver wire to hold its shape, a button makes this complete.  

I cant wait to give my sweet mommy her gifts for mothers day.  

I am also working on CR84FN color challenge which is awesome!!  aqua, red and white!! fun retro colors which always reminds me of polka dots!! so theres a clue to what will be posted next!!  hopefully today.

Hope yall have a wonderful day!!

Talk more soon!!

HUGS

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

OWOH tomorrow~~

I am gonna take pics today for the start of my giveaways on ONE WORLD ONE HEART!!  stop on by to see the goodies I have made for.  There will be 3 yepper 3 different things I am giving away to celebrate this year!

It is rainin and gloomy out right now but hopefully wont freeze.  It did get to (are ya ready for this one?) 39.7 yesterday!!  Holy Chicken! that is nuts!!

Speaking of chicken..........the girls are all doin quite well.  They are allowed out in the big pen we have for them but NOT loose yet!! too many hungry hawks loomin around and I am NOT providing them a smorgasboard any time soon!! LOL   The boys are all crashed out on the couches by me, we moved our puter out in the living room since crashing a few weeks ago and I gotta tell ya I LOVE it out here.  Now to find a desk and it will stay out here.  Hubby and I play games together on it we surf the web together and the best part is the boys are close by!! We used to have it in an extra bedroom and I always felt so far away from my family.  Not anymore!! 
Ok so I better git to it and "get er done" for tomorrow!!!

Talk to yall soon!!

have a blessed sunday!!
~~HUGS!~
Darlene
~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~