Pretty as A Swan....

My friend Mercedes,

All Things Pretty

hosted a vintage pincushion and stickpin swap

and I was fortunate to have her as my partner.

So I had to first find a container

pretty enough

(Mercedes truly is the Queen of Pretty!)

and then transform it into something even prettier.

As luck would have it

I stumbled upon a swan at

one of my junkin' expeditions.

I made her a fleur de lis crown

embellished with tiny white pearls

to wear atop her headpiece/veil of light pink tulle

and white feathers.

She has little pink pearl eyes

and wears a soft, tattered ribbon around her neck.

 A heart shaped rhinestone slider

and teeny pink rose embellish her ribbon scarf.

And that vintage "M" medallion?

Acquired at an estate sale last week...serendipity.

I used pretty pink material for the cushion

and edged it in white lace and pearls.

Three coordinating stickpins

and this swan

is sailing off to Mercedes.

 

Enjoy your weekend!

I'm off in search of more swans...



Wishing you all

a

joyous and blessed Easter!

XOXO



Welcome Spring & Vintage Easter Image Freebies!

Welcome Spring

was the theme for our recent altered matchbox swap.

 Here's what I made for my partner.

 The challenge was to create a

mini side by side

 matchbox chest,

filling the drawers

 with spring and Easter goodies and..

 3 miniature artist trading cards.

 This swap was sent to

my lovely partner

Jo.

 

And for you dear friends,

some Easter images

to enjoy!

 

 

Spreading My Wings

I've admired them on blogs and Pinterest..

even purchased a couple on etsy..

told myself probably a hundred times..

"you really need to try making one yourself."

 

I've had a love affair with fabric books

for some time now.

Told myself for a couple of years now

that I'm not a seamstress.

(And that part is true. I can't tell you how many

times I stuck myself with the needle

and how many attempts it took

just to thread it!!!)

So when I saw a needle book swap posted in the

Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group

I knew it was time to

spread my wings and work out of

my comfort zone.

Plus it was a great opportunity to

use the "good stuff".

 

I had some amazing vintage textiles in my stash..

and it was an enjoyable process

layering and putting them all together

to create this one of a kind gift.

 

Ta da!

Here is my finished needle book. 

 exterior of opened book

front cover

back cover 



inside cover

interior view



interior pocket page

interior view

closure

This book is en route to my swap partner.

 Now that it's not so scary after all

the next one is for me!

 

I hope you've been inspired to

spread your wings.

I am linked to
Blissful White Wednesdays.