Thanksgiving tags

Made some Thanksgiving tags today, to tie up
some Thanksgiving treats. Kind of a quick
make, but it was a relief to get my hands
inky again, know what I mean?

If you click on the pics, they will enlarge
for you . . .



The vintage Thanksgiving postcard images are
from Altered Pages, and



the crown stamp is from Stampin' Up. First
time I'd used it--it's a keeper!



What are you thankful for today?
:)

this song makes me laugh.

Plus, it kind of goes with the lovely little
hair arts below! C'mon, make dolphin noises,
you know you want to . . .



I need a kick in the creative bum--haven't
made anything arty for what seems like WAY
too long. Need to sort through some Altered
Pages images, and check out the challenges
on Gingersnap Creations for a little inspiration.

C'mon, give me a link to something fun you've
made or seen lately. I REALLY like these
that Cameron made with sea glass:

Looks right for fall, yes?


But this is my favorite--gorgeous!

the minky project revealed.

Our niece requested a custom made car seat cover
for her new baby.

"No problem," I said.

Well, it really wasn't a problem, but it sure took
a lot longer than I thought it would!! The first
one is the practice cover, made with repurposed fabrics:


Kind of a fun vintage 70's print. It turned out
okay; the car seat strap holes don't look quite
as nice as I'd like, but I gotta say, the canopy
made me feel victorious.

Here's the custom made cover; the new mommy chose
the fabrics (the flower is removable):


This was the first time I'd worked with minky,
which, as the name suggests, is incredibly soft.
I kind of want some minky undies . . .

(Lola, every time I put a pin in my mouth, I
thought of you!!)

***update***
Here she is, modeling her new car seat
cover, on her first outing:

Inking Pink

Blog hop for a good cause:



Starting blog is HERE.

Don't let this happen to you.

You're scared, now, aren't you??

You can see more creepy stuff at Gingersnap
Creations; this little gal is off to a swap
at the Altered Pages group.

(Still haven't cut the minky, by the way!)

I'm afraid!!

Really afraid.

To CUT THE MINKY.


I'm making my niece a car seat cover, and using
real minky. Real fabric. Store bought and
everything, like someone who can really sew!

Usually, everything I sew is made from upcycled,
recycled, rescued--whatever you want to call it--
fabric. Those are all nice words for "fabric
I got really cheap or free, usually clothes or
drapes I cut apart to make something else."

See, "upcycled" is much easier to say . . .

Sooooo, you can maybe see why I'm afraid to
cut into double-digit a yard fabric, using a
pattern I made myself. Yikes.

VERY AFRAID!

A wise woman . . .

builds her home, but the foolish
tears it down with her hands.
Proverbs 14:1


The proverb is actually removable, so I
can change it out. I can use all the
wisdom I can get, know what I mean?



This goes along with the Gingersnap GC72
challenge, and the Simple Treasures challenge.

These pictures did NOT turn out as well
as I'd hoped. Hmmm. Things never look,
well, like they do in real life. Anyway,
the tag hanging down off the corner, says
"Which one are you?"

Happy Weekend!

these are amazing!

I love the pieces at Antico Valore's etsty shop!




This little gem is currently in a giveaway,
but you'd better hurry, it ends SOON!
Get the details HERE.

inchie canvas

Most of these inchies are from swaps.


One swap was hosted by Jana--she was an awesome
hostess--I didn't even open the super cool
clear package she sent until making this canvas,
as it was a work of art unto itself.


The other was hosted via Art42 by the lovely
Faith Marie.

The inchie challenge at Gingersnap Creations
inspired me to crack out these little cuties,
and actually do something with them. It's a
6x6 canvas, with Diamond Glaze and microbeads
as "caulk" between the tiny inchie tiles.


Which is similar to how I finished off this
inchie treasure box, some time ago, using inchies
I had made, plus many from this swap at art-e-zine.

I really have a thing for inchies right now;
if you have an inchie project posted, please
leave me a link; I'd love to come see!
:)

Update: Thank you, Gingersnap Creations, for
the choosing the inchie canvas as a Ginger Gem!

teeny tiny triptychs

Oh my gosh, I "opened" my new e-issue of Altered
Arts magazine--totally forgot about the teeny tiny
triptychs I had submitted for publication!

(Pardon me while I do a little happy dance. And
be thankful you can't see me--my dancing is somewhat,
ahem, well, not good.)

Made these for a kit at Altered Pages in mind,
but was so pleased with the way they turned out,
submitted them at Altered Arts instead.

After they were accepted (thank you, Altered Arts!),
I made a new one for the Everything Inchies Kit
at Altered Pages. It's not available at this time,
but if you're interested, I'll just bet if you ask
Jackie real sweet like, she'll fix you up.



Inchies is one of the challenges right now
at Gingersnap Creations--I'm hoping to have
a little time tomorrow to make a few, or maybe
incorporate the ones I have into a new project.

Maybe another teeny tiny triptych? If YOU make
one, comment me the link--I'd love to see!!

Happy Weekend, everyone!

:)

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Just a little update--Lucy asked if these were
an actual inch, but they are a bit of a cheat,
as the arch extends about 1/2 inch above the
inchie.