~Somerset Studio Gallery~

Being Published is A First for Me!
I don't even know what to say...
which is Also A First for Me! Lol
Happy Dance!

~Studio Inspiration~

 I Love the Garden Feel of this Studio.

This Studio is out of a Country Living Magazine . 

Isn't Her Work Lovely! I Love that she Surrounds herself 

with her own work for Inspiration.

 

I Love the Vintage  Boxes and the Labeling.

The Idea of a Caddy Like this is so Clever! 

You can take it and go any where!

This Butlers Pantry is Great!
I Love combining your supplies into your Display!

I am sure that Luggage Tags
are something you have all seen before!  I Found these in the Dollar bins
at our Local Michaels.
That is where I got the Luggage Boxes.
( 50% off! I Love Sales!)

This is a Little thing I came up with after Perusing the Local Thrift Stores. I kept seeing these Lovely Silver Pedestals for Chafing Dishes. They were Lonely Petunias with no Chafing Dishes to be seen. I am always Thinking Hmmmm... What Can I Make with this.

 

Well then I came across this Silver Relish tray with the Glass still in tact. Don't worry it wasn't the Prized Family Silver 

just an Inexpensive Silver Type Relish Tray ! Lol!

 

The How-to of it is really Easy! Just flipped the Tray over,

Center the Pedestal and used some 

E-6000 Glue to adhere the Pedestal to  the Tray.

Let Glue have time to set. 

Thats It! Easy Peasey!

Elevating my Collection of Bling gave me

more Space in my Tiny Little Studio. 

I Find Inspiration in seeing what I have to Work with.! 

This was another Thrift Store Find!

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Hope you enjoyed some of my Studio Storage Display Ideas! 

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Thank You Debra for another Inspiration Friday!

Thank you so Much for Being our Gracious Hostess!

Hope you Will all take a Peek My New Blog
and New Adventure with My Friend Lemay!
Hope you sign up for our Giveaway too!
Just Click on the Link Below!

Hope you are all Having a Wonderful Weekend!

~It makes me so Very Happy!~

 

 It make me so Very Happy to Give Back to my Good Friends! 

You all have been so wonderfully Supportive and Giving!

The Giveaway we Gypsies( Aka: Lemay & Jill) have put together 

is only a Small Token of our Gratitude!

We added some more to the Giveaway today!

Lemay has put together a Wonderful pack age of Ephemera !

Have a Little Peek!

You can Enter our Drawing HERE!

Have a Wonderful Evening My Friends!!

~Its Time for Junkin Gypsies Giveaway!~

 

~*Belle Tresor*~

Its Time for the Junkin Gypsies Giveaway! 

Click on the Gypsy Link Below to see 

Whats in Store for You my Sweet Friends !!!

I am Soooo Excited! I can't Wait to Here What you All Think!!!

 Good Luck Everyone!

Happy Friday!

~A Feature in Whimsical Musing Magazine!!!~

My Friend Cindy Adkins has Generously
Featured My Vintage Altered Bottles
  in her Wonderful Whimsical Musings Magazine!
Cindy has Put Together an Online Magazine
Featuring many Amazing Mixed Media Artists! .
Once again Cindy's Generosity and Hard Work
for us all is Above and Beyond!
I Sometimes wonder how she does it all!
Please go take a Peek at her Magazine and her Blogs!
I cannot Thank her Enough for her Support and Encouragement!

Cindy you are so Appreciated!
Thank You Again!

My Vintage Altered Bottles were Made while I was Taking 

Nancy  Maxwell James,  Smitten Class!

~Spring Cleaning ~

 Flowers
~Jessie Wilcox Smith~

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
~Jessie Wilcox Smith ~

When the Fairies come Out
~Ida Rentoul Outhwaite~

Spring
~Ida Rentoul Outhwaite~

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This weekend was spent mostly Cleaning my Studio/work corner. It was nice to sort through everything and Organize it. Now most everything has a place and a Label. This is Kinda a New Something for me because I tend not to be the most organized person around. I think I drove my poor Mother Crazy when I lived at home. She Loves to organize and sort. She is my Girl when I need to go through my closet or cupboards! "Really!! you want to go through your Closet?! I will be Right Over!!" Lol! I really do appreciate her and her help!
My sister Julie is just like her. Julie is Mentally Disabled and lives with my folks. Julie Loves to Do Laundry! My Mom and Dad have the WHITEST Whites in town! Maybe even the Pacific Northwest! Julie Pesters me all the time to come over and do Laundry. To her it is the Equivalent of winning  Power Ball ! She is such a Good Kid! I call her a Kid, when she will be 58 in August AND my Older Sister! If you ever met her you would know what I Meant. My Husband Mark tells her to go get her wallet and gives her all of the Change in his Pocket for doing Laundry. She doesn't want Paper Bills... Just coins. She might have at any given time 25 dollars in change in her Wallet. Believe me when I say she knows Exactly how many Pennies, Nickels, Dimes and Quarters are in there! She is Great!  I Fondly call my Mother and Sister Frick & Frack!
Have a Happy Tuesday Everyone!
I have Procrastinated Enough and need to get back to
Finish my Studio/work corner! Lol!

~From my Friend Carol Anne ~

~Little Petal of my Heart~

 

  Little Petal of my Heart is my very 

First attempt at Fabric Collage.

This is another Wonderful Tutorial from my Smitten Class With Nancy! 

I am Learning so many new Techniques in her Classes! 

I am really Enjoying the opportunity to branch out and try new things! 

I have to admit that I found this to be a Big Challenge! 

I spent 3 Days working on her. 

I think that I sometimes Over Think Things and can be my own worst critic. 

Now I am Ready for another one to Apply what I have Learned!!

I am Hoping to Complete my Remaining Pieces soon 

and will Post them as soon as they are Done.  I am as Slow as Molasses in January as My Grandpa would say and Nancy has been so patient!

Our Smitten Class is Winding Down  and I want to 

Thank Nancy for this Wonderful Coarse!

She will be having another one coming up 

and I Encourage you to join in the Fun!

Happy, Happy Valentines Day Everyone! 

Hope your Day is Wonderful and Spent with the ones You Love!

~A Dream Come True~

 

 

Yesterday I received an E-mail from 

Jennifer Jackson of Somerset Studio  Telling me that 

A Perfect Melody has been Selected as a Featured SpotLight in the 

Summer 2011 Somerset Studio Gallery Issue! 

This is the First time I have Ever been Published. 

I can't tell you how Grateful I am, 

and how Wonderful it Feels to have your Work, your Love 

being Recognized like this from such an Esteemed Publication.

I think I am a Great Big Silly Marshmallow

Because I found myself Crying!

Well I have to Confess that I cry over Hallmark Card and Even some 

Folgers Coffee Commercials!( You know the one where the Son comes back for Christmas from his Tour of Duty..)

I Know!!I can't Help Myself! Marshmallow!
I created A Perfect Melody While taking
Mary Greens, Collage Coterie Coarse!
I learned Marvelous Techniques from
Mary and Her Most Wonderful Coarse!

Happy Friday Everyone!

Happy Dance! I Am so Excited!

~Lauren Elaine Designs~

~Pink Lemonade~

~Wild Orchid~

~Something Blue~

~Aquamarine~

~Masquerade~

I wanted to Share with you the
Wonderful Jewelry my Daughter is Creating!
I am very Excited for her and Happy
that she has Found Something she Really Enjoys!
She is a Full time College Student so
I am Thinking that this is a Good Balance to that Work Load.
I am Happy her Creative Muse has Finally Found Her!
You can Find her Designs on Etsy.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaurenElaineDesigns