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Enchanted with Little Things

In collage, domestic bliss, mail art, swaps on 10 March 2012 with Comments Off

These are out in the mail today, and I love how they came out! Layered papers, scraped on acrylic paints, mod-podge, glitter, rubber stamping and collage materials from vintage books, patterns and magazines – oh my!

Roy’s Valentine Dioramas

In holidays, swaps, thrifting on 15 January 2012 with Comments Off

When I saw a call for a “Somerset Style” valentine diorama swap, I knew I’d have to join and make one for my daughter, too. These two little shadow boxes are made from a vintage heart-shaped candy box that was given to me in a previous swap, a bunch of odds and ends, and some [...]

Recycled 8-Track Book

In books, swaps, thrifting on 31 July 2011 with Comments Off

I was recently in a “thrift store challenge” swap, where we had to buy something for under $1 and re-purpose it into something awesome for our partner. I trudged around a few different shops looking for something to just jump out at me, and was at a complete loss for an idea until I happened [...]

Hexagon Needle Book

In sewing, swaps on 26 February 2011 with 5 comments

As you may or may not know, I have recently been obsessed with paper piecing – mostly hexagons. I made this green hexie table mat for my sister-in-law, and a pink one for a swap; my cousin bought this sunshiney quilted hexie hot pad, and I’ve even made some into fabric postcards. My most recent [...]