VINTAGE BUTTERFLY MINI-FOLIO, AND A LITTLE BONUS Another gorgeous free download from VectoriaDesigns! I made this lovely little project yesterday, with a few extras this afternoon. Vintage Butterfly Mini-Folio Here is the YouTube video with the tutorial on how to make this. As with the Forgotten Library Accordion Folder, I had to make…
"FORGOTTEN LIBRARY" ACCORDION FOLDER - AN EXCITING NEW PROJECT USING PRINTABLES I haven't ever done very much with downloadable printables in the past - just some small images for collage and things like that. It is only recently that I have ventured into downloading kits and collections. This is something different from my…
Warning: This is a very long post! Click on the links to take you to the relevant posts for more details. Quite an eventful year, one way and another. On the artistic front I have embarked on some new ventures, I've acquired quite a bit of new stash, some lovely books... Several gorgeous…
COLLAGE FRAGMENTS, RECYCLED PAPERS, AND A QUIETLY PERFECT CHRISTMAS DAY A few days prior to Christmas and a couple of days subsequently, I have found time to be in the studio. Much of the time was spent organising things and trying to tidy up a bit (an ongoing struggle!) but I have did…
ALTERED BOOK: "THE JOURNEY" - PAGE 4: SOUTHERN SPAIN AND MOROCCO Interesting factoid: while editing and naming my photos for this book page, I vacillated between two spellings - is it Marocco, or Morocco? I finally settled on Marocco, but before writing this post, I thought I'd better check. Ooops. I was right…
MIXED MEDIA PROJECT FOR MARGARET, AND COLLAGE PAPERS Last night I began work on the mixed media project I am making for our neighbour Margaret, who has kindly given me another batch of her crafting materials. Mixed media hanging panel I'm not really sure what to call this! I haven't made anything like…
STUFF FROM MARGARET, KITTIES AND MORE MINI-EMBELLISHMENTS Our neighbour Margaret has obviously been having a clear-out. She has now given me several bags of bits and bobs from her crafting days, and with the last lot, I thought I really should do something with them! Some of the earlier stuff has been put…
TAPERLOGY UNBOXING! My second post today. At last my long-awaited parcel of fabulous goodies has arrived. Taperlogy I first came across this when my favourite New Zealand artist Froyle did a video on it, unboxing her parcel. I had never heard of this site before - it is run by a lady living…
I'VE BEEN SHOPPING! I have been shopping today for the first time for two years! - apart from visiting National Trust properties and buying stuff in their shop. Eye test I had my two-yearly eye test this afternoon and we combined this with a shopping trip, in one of our neighbouring towns. Two…
ALTERED BOOK: "THE JOURNEY" - COMPLETION OF PAGE 2: FRANCE 1 Last night I returned to the first French page in this altered book and completed the spread. Just as a reminder, here is how far I'd got with it before I moved on to the next page. All I had done was…
