~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!

~Bienvenue al Canada~

 Bienvenue al Canada!
Our Drive was Long But
you can see how Happy Grandma Alison
was to see the Children!
Grandpa was very Excited too but I fear we wore him out!

Grandma and Grandpa live
in the town of Kelowna ,
which is about a 4 Hours Drive
from Vancouver.
Kelowna is Situated on the
Enormous Lake Okanagan amongst
Beautiful Fruit Orchards  and Vineyards
as far as the Eye Can See!
A Haven for Golfing and Boating in the Summer
and Snow Sports in the Winter.
That is why it earned its name as the
Playground of British Columbia.

 

Katelyn's Beautiful Mermaid!

We Spent Quite a Few Days at the Beach 

just to get out of Grandma's Hair

and to give Grandpa a Rest. 

He Put on 8 Pounds during our Visit 

and Enjoyed Katelyn's Special Hamburgers very Much!

Courtesy of Flight Sim

At 2 A.M. on Saturday morning, August 16, 2003, a bolt of lightning struck a tree near Squally Point in Okanagan Mountain Park. An extremely dry summer and plenty of fuel, coupled with high winds, quickly spread the fire into the city of Kelowna. 248 homes were destroyed, 30,000 people evacuated, and there was 100 million dollars of property destruction

Courtesy of Flight Sim

 

It is amazing how Life just Carries on
and how Nature Renews itself .

Mark and the Children went up to
the Kettle Valley Railroad Trestles for a Hike.
The Myra Canyon section of the 

Kettle Valley Railway was 

built between 1912 and 1914 and now Belongs to BC Parks.

It was an Engineering Feat for its time and now is
World Renown for Hiking and Mountain Biking  enthusiasts. It is these Enthusiasts that helped rebuild after many of the Trestles
were Burned by the Fire.

Its Long Waaaaay Down.....

 

I Know Chip is around Here somewhere!

~Columbia Lily~ Photo Courtesy of Miss Lauren