The May Blossom Market

I'm organizing this...

 It's a market with 20ish local makers and artisans. It's going to be great :) The people participating are amazing and have absolutely gorgeous stuff that I am proud to show off. 

If you're near my part of the world on May 2nd you should totally visit because...

A) It's almost Mother's Day and I pinky swear that you will find the perfect gift.

B) Supporting local artists and small business is good for the soul.

C) It's at Casa-Dea Estates Winery. They have divine bubbly wine that you can buy and take home to celebrate the fact that you are awesome for shopping at the market and buying local.

D) It's FREE for crying out loud!

Still not convinced?!? Here's the outstanding list of participants...

Come check out the market page on Facebook and help to spread the word by liking and sharing all the beautiful things.

May 2nd • 10am - 4:30pm

Casa Dea Estates Winery

1186 Greer Road,Wellington, Prince Edward County

Vintage Wood Transfer for Petaloo

Have you ever tried your hand at wood transfers? I spent some time this weekend playing around, moving images from paper to scraps of wood. I suspect the people who created the tutorials I followed used some sort of voodoo because my results were far from perfect. No matter, I like vintage distressed images so imperfection suits me just fine.

After transferring the vintage image I created some areas with a crackle finish, a dash of glitter, dresend scrap butterfly and finished the piece off with a bow ofCrochet Lace Fancy Trim and some sweet tealSugared Botanica Mini's. 

Now to pillage my husbands workshop for more little pieces of scrap wood!

Crochet Lace Fancy Trim
Sugared Botanica Mini's
scrap wood
Golden Gel Medium
White glue
Acrylic paint
Dresden butterfly
Vintage image from thegraphicsfairy.com

One Little Thing - Candy!

This week's prompt is 'Candy'

Even if you aren't a fan of the sweet stuff, you can certainly appreciate the vibrancy of it technicolour packaging... maybe there's even a memory or two of nibbling sweeties as child.

Enjoy creating!

Petaloo Trinket Box with Marion Smith Papers

When I first saw the Marion Smith TIMEKEEPER papers in my design team box my immediate reaction was to create a masculine steampunk something-or-other... 

 ... but the pretty ANTIQUE EMPORIUM tugged at my imagination and said "No! Make a frilly something for a steampunk lady to hide her treasures!" I know better than to argue with the voice of my inspiration.

And so I present this funky lady's box. The base is aTrinket Box from Gina's Designs. I've fussy cut ANTIQUE EMPORIUM so that those floral elements remain in all four corners. Believe it or not, that handle is a broken chess piece. I applied a small element from the TIMELESS collection and applied a glossy accent layer to make it shine and give it a finished look.

The interior and sides of the box are embellished with papers from Marion's Junque Gypsy 6x6 paper pack. They Gypsy papers pair well with the Timeless collection and add a little more femininity to the piece.

Now to add a slew of pretty sugared Botanica Mocha Blooms and leaves and some Chantilly Velvet Hydrangeas. The edges have been covered with an amazingly thin 3mm thin striped washi tape.

Although you can't see them, there are four tiny feet under the box, giving it a bit of 'lift'. The piece is finished off with a bit of Petaloo's natural burlap trim and a few ornate keys affixed to the handle of the lid.

Now I just need to hunt for some treasures to fill my lady's trinket box!

SUPPLIES:

Petaloo>
Natural burlap trim
Sugared Botanica Mocha Blooms
Chantilly Velvet Hydrangeas

Marion Smith Papers>
Timeless Collection > Antique Emporium
Junque Gypsy 6x6 paper pack

Other>
Gina's Designs Trinket Box
Graphic 45 Ornate Metal Keys
3mm Thin Gold Stripes Paper Tape
12mm Wooden Box Feet
Glue
Ink
Acrylic Paint

Hop over to Petaloo's blog to peek at all of other fab projects using Marion Smith papers.

Altered Window Shadowbox for Graphic 45

With this piece I wanted to create a sort of pretty window, maybe something you’d stumble upon in an abandoned cottage, maybe something you’d find in an old gardeners home.

The base is one of the new Wooden Window Shadowboxes from Graphic 45

I’d imagine those small bottles to be filled with seeds and essential oils. The labels on these vials are various stickers from the Time to Flourish collection. 

I’ve sandwiched some elements between the provided layers of vinyl which gives an wonderful ‘floating’ effect.

You’ll notice that I’ve placed the window box on a stand (which is simply a rectangle of cut thick masonite). This creates a more stable base and allows me to add these fabulous claw feet! 

Be sure to hop over to the Graphic 45 blog and check out the current giveway!

 Supply List

April Flourish
July Cut Aparts
July Flourish
Time to Flourish Ephemera Cards
Time to Flourish Decorative Stickers
Time to Flourish Journaling Chipboard
Time to Flourish Decorative Chipboard
Time to Flourish Alphabet Sticker
Time to Flourish Tags & Pockets 
Ornate Metal Key Holes
Ornate Metal Keys
Claw Feet Staples
Wooden Window Shadowboxes - Ivory
Various glass vials

One Little Thing - Bloom

This week's prompt is "Bloom"

Feel free to explore this as a noun or a verb ;)

I know you'll make something great!

An Upcycled Rapunzel Tower

I made this...

Ever since coming across this pin ages and ages ago I've wanted to create my own sort of fairy tale tower from a Pringles can. Pringles were on sale the other week. I ate all the chips. There was no excuse not to forge myself a Rapunzel tower.

The bricks are created using egg cartons. The little flowers and vines are from AlphaStamps.com. The mushrooms are handmade. The roof is paper. The base is wood with a black Thin Fleur Dresden Border.

One of my favourite bits is the little stained glass window.

 

I have several more Pringles cans laying about. I'm sure there'll soon be an entire kingdom of Rapunzel towers at Pixie Hill :)