~Paper Whimsy Gothic Arches Swap~

I wanted to share with you a 

Paper Whimsy Gothic Arch Swap 

that I have been Participating in.

There was 3 Different Swaps

you could Participate in

and I Chose to do Garden and Poetry Arches.

I Love this Sweet Girl 

that I used in My Garden Arch!

 

I will Receive Nine Garden Arches 

and Six Poetry Arches! 

Below is My Poetry Arch!

I just Love Gales Idea of using a Poem 

as the them for the Project .

I am Thinking I might have to make 

a Book of a Favorite Poem....Hmmm!

 ~*~

Hope is the Thing with Feathers

That Perches in the Soul 

And Sings the Tune without the Words

And Never Stops    at All  

And Sweetest    in the Gale    is Heard  
And Sore must be the Storm  
That could Abash the Little Bird
That kept so Many Warm  

I've Heard it in the Chillest Land  
And on the Strangest Sea  
Yet, Never, in Extremity,
It asked a crumb    of Me. 

~Emily Dickinson~

Hope you are Having a Wonderful Weekend!

Our Fall Colors are so Beautiful Right Now!

Just Love the Fall!

  

 Images from Paperwhimsy

Thank You Gale!!!!

~Gothic Arch Image

~Gothic Window

~Little Girl in Coat

~Birds and Nest

~Moonbeams and Magic~

 I have seen so Many Altered Altoids Tins 

and have Always thought how much Fun they Were!

Like little Shadow Boxes!

So when My Friend Wendy of Bliss Angel 

was Hostessing an 

Altered Altoids Tin Swap

on her Blog, 

I thought I can't Pass up a Chance 

to Have some Fun!

 So here is My first attempt 

at an Altered  Tin!

I started off Painting My Tin.

I read about a method
that will actually 

Rust Your Tin!

I Decided that maybe it would be something to try 

when I had Multiple tins to Finish.

(It involved Bleach and Vinegar...Ventilation...Etc)

 I started Playing around with the Backdrop

and Discovered I could Create a 3-D

using Multiple Layers of Paper.

Moonbeams in a Bottle...Some Buttons...

a little Bit of Steam Punk Gadgets and Gears..

Some Moths and an Adorable Fairy!

Oh Boy did I have Fun Playing with this!

My Swap Partner

is Lorraine 

Over the Rainbeau

I Hope she likes it!!

 Thank You Miss Wendy 

for hosting this Wonderful Fun!

Have a Wonderful Day!

My Adorable Fairy
is From Paper Whimsy
You can Find her Here.

~*~
***Disclaimer***
Feathers and Flight
nor Jill McCall
will be Held Responsible for
Excessive Purchases Made
at the above Named
Paper Whimsy.com
~*~
Hee Hee! Have Fun!

~Vintage Glue Book Swap with Mary of Green Paper~

 A While Back I received an Email

from Mary of Green Papers Inviting Me 

to Participate in Her 

Vintage Glue Book Swap.

 She was Inviting all of her Students 

that took her Wonderful

Vintage Glue Book Course!

I couldn't turn down another Opportunity

to have Fun Making these pages.

 Mary's Class was 

the Very First Class

I took in Mixed Media Art.

She taught me all of the Basics 

in Making and Creating Beautiful Collages!

 Her Course Challenged me 

to Try so many  New Things!

Chalk, Matte Gel Medium...and Gesso!

What the World is Gesso??! 

Tape Transfer ???????What..?

Lol!

 My First Collage...... Oh My......

She was so Sweet and

Encouraging with her Comments.

"Wow...I would Have Never thought of doing that....."

I am Teasing! She didn't say that! 

She was Kind!

 I feel like I have come a long way 

since that first piece. 

I think that I still have  

Much More Room for 

Growing and Trying New Things!

 Theses Pages where so Much Fun to Create!

Now they get mailed off to Mary

where she will assemble a Book for Me.

Not Just Me but all Who Participated. 

Each of will receive a Book 

with an assortment of Collage pages 

from various participants.

Quite an Undertaking for Mary I think!

She only asked for an Extra Page

to keep for herself. 

(Of Coarse there was a Small Fee

for Materials for Book Assemblage)

I Hope she shares that book on her blog!

I am sure it will be Gorgeous!

 On the Back of each page 

we were asked to provide our

Email and Blog address.

When My Book Arrives 

I will Be sure to share it with you all!

Have a Wonderful Day 

My Friends!

~The Secret Garden~

 

I have been in the Studio Creating Again 

and I am Glad to be Back !

When my Kids are Home 

I find 

I want to Hang out with them 

so my Studio Work goes on the Back Burner.

This is there first week back to school.

So Many Ideas! So Little Time!

This is a Little Book I Created for a 

Very Sassy New Friend!

This is My Thank you Gift 

for the one thing I managed

to Squeek in this Summer.

A Mixed Media Artist Supply Swap 

With Paper Whimsy!

This is there Very Least I could Do for her

with the Wonderful Package She Sent me!

It is Like Having Your Best Girlfriend 

Sending you all the Things 

You Love and Adore!

She was Very Generous and Kind!

We were suppose to make a ATC Thank You..

 Well you know I can never turn down

a Chance to have fun!!

 

 I cut out ATC size pieces of watercolor paper

and glued a length of ribbon to create my Hinges.

Next I layered my Images on each pages over the Ribbon.

I Think that next time I would go Ahead and Glue All of the Ribbon 

to the Watercolor Pages First. Then Assemble the Book. 

I think it be easier  then the Way I did it!

~Ethereal Beauty~

I made a Little Envelope Pouch to send it in!

I Had So Much Fun Making this!
I Hope She Enjoys it.....
even if it is late getting to her.
Have a Wonderful Weekend Everyone!

~Something to Share~ Gifts from a Friend~

Don't you just Love Opening your Mail Box
to find a Package Addressed to You
from a Dear Friend.
Marie from Lost Bird
was one of My Very First Followers
when I started Blogging
a Little over Year Ago.
Look What She Made!!!

It is so Lovely and Marie is So Amazing
with her Attention to Details.
Just Gorgeous!

 Fine Feathered Friend

Along with the Beautiful Wall Hanger
she sent some Wonderful Ledger Pages
and Other Glorious Ephemera.
I Love these Beautiful Beads.
I think they Might Just need
a Nest to Go in don't you!

I Am so Pleased to have a Piece
of Marie's Lovely Work! Thank you Friend!
I have Been Absent for a While I Know!
Back to school with the Children
and Family have been Keeping me Busy!
I am Glad to be Back Visiting with You All,
My Dear Blogging Friends!
The Summer has Flown By Us
and I am sure  Some of you are Happy
for the Weather Change!
I am thinking of my Friends on the East Coast, Like Marie and Wendy,
Who had the Uninvited Guest.....IRENE come Blowing through!
And Charlene and Cindy in Texas who Had......
Well .. I think Cindy's Post Picture says it Best!!

(Cindy, Hope You Don't Mind)

Have a Wonderful Week Everyone!!!

~ Sweet Silvery Girl~

 

~I wander mountain to mountain,
From sea to sea,
I wander into a country
Where everyone is asleep.
There in the Land of Nod
I never think of home,
For home is there,
With sleeping doves and silvery girls,
Sleeping boys and drowsy roses.
There I find people whose eyes are heavy,
And trees with folded wings.~

~ Land Of Nod ~

~Hilda Conkling~

Love Her Poetry!

 In May I signed up 

for Parisian Dreams

with Nancy of Sugar Lumps Studio. 

One of the Pieces we were inspired to Create 

was Flea Market Clip Boards.

Lets See...May, June, July and August..

3 1/2 Months Later Here,Finally is my Piece!

I decided to try my Hand at these
Beautiful Fabric Roses
I see Everyone Making.
The Fabric I used here was Heavier than Muslin.
They called it utility Fabric at Joann's.
I just tore 2 inch wide strips by the
Width of my Fabric from Salvage to Salvage(40")
I Liked the look that tearing the Fabric gave the Roses.
I started by rolling the Center and then Twisting the Fabric
so it folded over itself,
around that Center until I had my Rose.
A little Hot Glue or
A Couple of Stitches and you are Done.

I then Stitched on  a Crocheted Doily to the back 

just to add another Element 

as well as a Covering for
the less Pretty Backside of the Rose.

 Lemay and I found some Old Paper Lace Doilies 

that had such a Wonderful Patina. It is a Little Tricky to Glue them on because they wanted to tear but I loved the Look they Gave. 

I found Matte Gel Worked Best and Also worked Very Well with the Mica I used to add a Little Sparkle to the Victorian Scrap!

Love this Look!

What I Learned in Floral Design is to
Always Cover your Naked Behinds!

So a Piece of my Favorite Sheet Music
and another Paper Lace Doily...

And we are Finished!

Loved this Project! Thank You Nancy!

If you are Interested in learning about More
of Nancy's Wonderful Courses

Click here to her Blog!

  

Thank You Debra!

  Thank You Courtney

 

I do Believe in Fairies! I do I do I do!
Thank You Karen!!!! You Can Find the Music Sheet Image I used Here!

 Yes I DO! I Do Love Paper Whimsy! 

You Can Find the Word Art Sheet  

I used for download to you computer Here
Be Prepared to find yourself perusing more than
Just this Word Art Sheet!
Gail has So Many Lovely Images for Purchase!
~*~
***Disclaimer***
Feathers and Flight
nor Jill McCall
will be Held Responsible for
Excessive Purchases Made
at the above Named
Paper Whimsy.com
~*~
Hee Hee! Have Fun!

 This Sweet Silvery Girl is one of My Favorite Images from Blanca!

You can Find Her Here!

Have a Wonderful Weekend Everyone!