Recent Finds And Scrappy Stuff...

Hey there girls...

Long time no see huh??  Apparently, I still have a bad case of Bloggers slack going on and really, I just haven't had much to blog about lately. Must be those winter doldrums holding me hostage.

Well, I'm popping in today to show you a couple of my latest antique store finds and some scrappy stuff I've been working on when during those brief moments when my attention span will allow.

A recent trip to the antique mall netted me this darling vintage cream colored quilted hanky holder, which is in excellent condition for it's likely age.

And of course, I needed to pick up another pretty handkerchief to go along with it (excuse the wrinkled creases in the hanky)...  

Now, for the scrappy stuff, I found these heart shaped chipboard book pieces recently in the $1.50 bins at Michael's and I picked up two packs of them (4 to a pack) with plans to turn them from plain to pretty...

And I believe I did just that using some of my scrappy embellishments...

Turning it into this...

One down, several to go.  When I finally get the other ones finished, I'll be sure to take pictures of them to share with all of you.

See you soon.

Addiction To Pretties.....

Happy Monday Girls...

Do you have an addiction?

Well, I will admit that I do.  I definitely have an addiction to vintage pretties.  And one of my biggest addictions is that for collecting vintage crochet potholders....

It's a good thing that my addiction hasn't left me broke...

Because I've become quite the hoarder of them that's for sure.



Well, at least it's not a dangerous addiction.  Unless I have have to knock someone over to get myself another one before that person gets it first.

So beware my fellow bloggers.  Better watch your backs if you find yourself in the same antique mall as me.. LOL..

Just kidding.  

See you soon!!



More Crafting And More Pretty Boxes....

Hi Girls.....

I'm back once again to show off another one of my crafty chipboard wall hanging creations.  This most recent one, just like all the others I've made, has a very shabby, vintage look to it and I just love how it turned out.

A few close-ups to better see the pretty embellishments that I used..

I must say one thing.  Being a crafter means that one ends up acquiring quite a lot of crafting stuff such as papers, embellishments, ribbons and trims and things of that sort and my crafting space seems to be shrinking by the minute.  So I have been trying really hard to better organize all of my crafting stuff and make my crafting space a bit more tidy so it will be more functional and easier to use. 

So imagine my delight when I recently found these pretty storage boxes at Michael's that I will definitely be putting to good use to hide some of my crafting goodies.

 

I was luckily able to use some money I received for Christmas to purchase these pretty boxes so it was almost like getting them for free.  Something I think we all like don't we?

Well, maybe it's time to get busy doing some of that organizing and putting these new storage boxes to use.  Let's see how much I can get done before the need to create more pretties takes over and leaves the organizing behind.

See you again soon !! 

I'm Back............

Oh my goodness.  It sure has been awhile now since I've done an honest to goodness blog post.  I guess I needed a bit of a break from blogging as things had been so stressful in December with lots of stuff going on and with it being the busiest time of the year for me at work.

Now that the new year has begun, I hope to get back to posting more regularly.  I sure hope I can keep that resolution.

Over the past several weeks, I did manage to squeeze in a bit of crafting when my attention span would allow and I created a few more of my shabby style chipboard wall hangings.   I may have said this a time or two before, but I just love making these.

So without further ado, here are some pictures of two of my latest creations I made using beautiful images I found on the Internet, pretty scrapbook papers and some of my favorite embellishments..

And of course, I had to create one in my favorite colors of pink and pale blue...

 



I have one more finished, but I will wait a few days before I share that with you.  Make sure you come back later to check it out.

See you soon!!