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{Simply Neutrals Tuesday #25}

June 7, 2016

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I am joining Wen from Apple Apricot for another Simply Neutrals Tuesday.

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I am sharing some art and neutral items from my archives with this post today. I have not been creating anything in neutral tones lately (see posts below of altered book pages). This is just a menagerie of creations (and storage) from the past that I hope you all enjoy! Happy Tuesday! :-)

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{Sweet Pea Shabby Baby Shadow Box ~ Simply Neutrals Tuesday No.2}

September 14, 2015

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I’m joining Wen from Apple Apricot for her “Neutral Tuesday” blog post today.

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I filled this little metal shadow/jewelry box with sweet little baby vintage goodness. The linen background is the perfect backdrop for adding some crocheted vintage lace and a sweet little baby bib. I then added a rhinestone scatter pin and some mother of pearl buttons.The baby photo is an original and a little silk flower with pearl stamens. It was so fun to create!

Thank you for stopping by!

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{Melting My Heart}

February 24, 2014

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A wee cigar box made into a fairy land.

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My daughter Allison (aka Alli) stopped by the other afternoon with her beau Sam, and we were looking through photos on her phone of a recent trip over to Saugatuck, Michigan. They walked out along the shores of Lake Michigan sledding from the dunes down to the beach when they took the photo on her phone. I fell in love with expressions on their faces and it literally melted my heart the moment she shared it.

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Millie Mae is now almost 12 weeks old. She is “just barely” sleeping through the night…seems 4 and 5 am are her wake up times. Other than my lack of sleep – she is getting more enjoyable…and her big sister Hailey has been AMAZING with her!

Sam’s Mom gave Allison a huge collection of unknown relative cabinet cards…literally from their own family collection, that she no longer wished to keep them. My daughter (and son’s) known I adore “creepy attic photos” and they are now in my possession.

The interesting part of their history is they are from Detroit, or the Hamtramck area which has a HUGE Polish population. I’ve never seen so many communion photos even on an antique hunt which was very interesting, especially with young men. Now I have a nice stash to create some pieces with.

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{Vintage Christmas Tin Assemblage}

November 2, 2013

Hello Friends and Happy November!

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I wanted to share my view from the living room window this morning. A cold, wet day but the colors across the lake are bursting and sadly falling down from the tree. I wish the colors of fall lasted for a few months before leaving us.

 

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I’ve been slowly working on some Christmas items and wanted to share this vintage tin assemblage. I used an vintage tea tin, bottle brush trees, Paper Whimsy image, mini ornaments, mica chips, antique lace, Scrabble tiles to create it. I love the pout on the image face!

I am planning on making more blog drafts of work that has been created to share…maybe that way my blog will be updated more often.  Have a wonderful weekend!

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