~ All Hallows Eve~ Fall Mantel Inspiration

 Oh How I Love The Fall!

October is our Big Month For Birthdays.

For My Oldest Daughter Lauren, 

Her Birthday has Always Been

 All About Halloween!!

 

 I Love this Vintage Halloween Look.

 This Sweet Bunting is my 

New Inspire Piece for Paper Whimsy!

If you would Like to Learn 

how to make one of You Own

You can Find the Tutorial Here.

Also this Luna Hanger

 and Witchy too!

My Tree of Crows

was Made Up of Branches off 

My Sweetgum Trees.

I Loved their Spooky Look!

Some Pretty Yarn 

and some Letter Art 

make up this 

Happy Boo Day Garland !

Hope You Enjoyed 

My Bit of Halloween Whimsy!

Thank You Gale!

Thank You Debra from Common Ground
for Being Our Hostess!

Petit Noël & O Christmas Tree

I must say 

that I really do enjoy 

making these 

Little Bits of Christmas Whimsy!

 These Petit Noël's
are my Newest Fun
with Bottle Brush Ornaments!

I was thinking how Cute
they would be on an
Old Fashioned Feather Feather Tree.

 Thank You Debra for being our
Monday Market Place Hostess !!

I feel Fall in the Air!
I had to dig out my Fuzzy Slippers
for the Mornings.
My Feet were Getting Cold!
Sweaters and a Cup of Warm Tea...
I Love the Fall!
Hope you All are having a
Wonderful Week!

Tis Moonlight, Summer Moonlight ~ Accordion Book~

'Tis moonlight, summer moonlight

'Tis moonlight, summer moonlight,
All soft and still and fair;
The solemn hour of midnight
Breathes sweet thoughts everywhere,

 

 But most where trees are sending 

Their breezy boughs on high, 

Or stooping low are lending

A shelter from the sky.

 And there in those wild bowers
A lovely form is laid;
Green grass and dew-steeped flowers
Wave gently round her head.

 ~*~

~Emily Jane Brontë~

 I am Always Intrigued 

by Wee Little Books.

Recently I have been 

Playing around with the Idea 

Creating one in the Accordion Fashion.

 I was Thinking How Fun it would Be

to Make one a Collection of ATC Size.

 

 This is my New Inspire Piece

 for Paper Whimsy.

If you would Like 

to Make One of Your Own,

have a Look at my Tutorial!

 

A Wee Little Book 

Paired with a Lovely Poems 

Makes for a 

Special Gift or Keepsake.

And one made by Your Hand..

Even More Special!

O Christmas Tree & Some Wonderful News!

 I Know its not Quite Christmas Yet.. 

But I thought you Wouldn't Mind if 

I Shared These With You.

A While Back Jennifer Jackson

from Somerset Contacted me

 and asked  If I would Like to Submit 

a Piece for their Holiday Issue.

As My Mom would say..

' You could have Knocked me Over 

with a Feather!'

You see I have Never

 Had Anything Like this 

Happen to Me Before. 

Just a Couple of Years ago 

I would have Never Thought 

I would Be Published in a  Publication I Love 

or be a Guest Artist with Paper Whimsy!

 

 I am Still Pinching Myself and 

So Incredibly Grateful for 

All of these Opportunities.

 I Wrote this Article 

as a Tribute to my Dad.

My Love of Family, 

Tradition

& Christmas

Came from Him.

How I Miss Him.

~*~

These Are in My Etsy Store

For Anyone Who Might Be Interested.

~*~

Thank You For Letting 

Me Share with You!

Sweet Sisters

 

I think  these 

Altered Tins

are becoming one of my 

Newest Distractions

 in a Very Long List of them!

 Two Sweet Little Sisters

with a 

Feathered Friend

 and

The Moon 

Watching Over them.

These Little Bits and Pieces

 appeal to 

 My Magpie Heart

 ~*~

 I used Many Antique and Vintage Elements 

that just Happen to Be 

some of my Favorite Things!

  I will be Having More Fun with these!

Sweet Sisters is Available in my Etsy Store.

~ Somerset Apprentice

I feel so Very Lucky

 Every time Somerset says 

Yes to Publishing one of my Pieces.

It feels Like I have Fooled them once again!

~*~

They Even asked me to 

Write a Tutorial and 

Little Bit about the Piece.

All the While I was Thinking

 "Really? You have Not Seem my 

Grades from High School English!

Ha Hah! Once again I fooled You!"

~*~

Well Anyway... 

I Always Feel so Humbled and Grateful

 when others Like my Work.

~*~

My Friend Sharon Borsavage 

Beautiful Work Graces the Cover! 

Have a Look at Her Work Here!

Fidelis   

is one of my Inspire Pieces 

for Paper Whimsy.

Thank You for 

Letting me Share with you.

Have a Great Weekend!

The Poet

Reliquaries or Shrines Oh My!

 By Definition,  a  Reliquary 

(also referred to as a Shrine 

or by the French term Châsse) 

is a container for Relics. 

Their Contents are  

Special & Treasured Items.

 

An  Etching of a 

Lovely Young Woman, 

a Passage of Poetry,

Fans of Antique Book Pages 

and Paper Lace Doilies..

The Poet 

is my New Inspire Piece for

Paper Whimsy!

Gales has added a New Line of 

Reliquaries, Bird Cages and Tags 

with Accessory pieces

That are Divine!!!

This is Just the Beginning! 

Have a Look for Yourself!

~The Day Dreamer

 What to Do ..? What to Do with 

this Lovely Lass?

She has Occupied my Thoughts 

for Some Time....

Just Exactly What to do 

With Her..?

Many Pieces Start 

this Way for Me

 before they 

Become Themselves.

And its Funny How Some 

I Know Just Exactly 

What I will Do.

 ~The Day Dreamer~

She is my New Inspire Piece 

for Paper Whimsy!

 So If You Would Like to Learn

 How I Create Her for Yourself,

Have a Peek at my Tutorial!

Thank You Gale 

for All the Fun!

Have a 

Wonderful Weekend 

Everyone!!