Up-Cycled Project: Vintage Butterfly Silhouette Frame!
Here is another quick and easy up-cycled project I created called: Vintage Butterfly Silhouette Frame.

This project can be made using items that you might have around your house such as small frames, holiday ornament or floral butterfly, ephemera such as piano paper or book pages, black card stock, ribbons, glitter and glue.

Materials:
-Small Frame
-Holiday Floral Butterfly
-Piano Paper
-Black Card Stock
-Black Ribbon
-Silhouettes Book ( Dover Publications)
-Glitter/Glue: Antique Silver Glitter, Silver Glitter (Martha Stewart), Hot Glue,
Mod Podge (Plaid), Zip Dry (Beacon Adhesives),
-Tools:Hot Glue Gun, Paint Brush, Tiny Scissors and Large Scissors,

Step One:
Find a small frame, remove the frame paper insert, and trace onto piano paper, cut out, set aside.
Step Two:
Photo copy silhouettes from a silhouette book, trace onto black card stock and cutout.
Step Three:
Attach cutout silhouette to cutout piano paper using zip dry, place inside the frame.
Step Four:
Hot glue the floral butterfly to the back of the Frame, apply mod podge to frame sprinkle with antique glitter, let dry. Then apply more mod podge to the butterfly sprinkle with silver glitter let dry. Add a black ribbon, tie a bow and your project is complete.

Tips:
-Draw your own silhouettes
-Use German glass glitter
-Use a paper butterfly
-Try vintage book pages in place of piano paper.

Dragonfly Princess Workshop
Come One, Come All to the Dragonfly Princess Workshop Ball! When: January 9, 2011
Time: 11:30-3:30pm Where: Piddlestixs: 12 Morris Farm Road, Lafayette, NJ 07848 Phone: 973-300-5432 Register: http://www.artoperanj.com/category_26/January-Piddlestixs-Workshops.htm Cost: $45

Come join us at Piddlestixs to create a one of a kind doll, transform her/him into a dragonfly princess, fairy princess, wizard fairy, etc.,

Create a Dragon Fly Princess/Queen Doll. Learn light doll molding and construction, some assemblage and doll techniques.

Each doll will be pre-molded and formed for the students.

Students will use, clay pieces, tulle, fabric, millinery and more.

Meet Cherrie Sundaestone:

Dragonfly Ballerina Queen:

Sugar Cherry Mermaid Queen:

Examples from other students who took this workshop:

The basic primary materials I used:
clay, fabrics, tulle, molding compound, glitter, fabric tac, quick grip (for jewels/embellishments), thread, needle, paints, all will be provided at the workshop! However, if there are any jewels, trims, tidbits you want to use, bring them with you!

Hope to see you on January 9, 2011. Seats are limited!
Magic and Joy,
Lisa!

Vintage Dresden Bell Boat Ornament Project, Step by Step!

I have always been enamored by vintage ornaments, Victorian die cuts/scraps, Dresden trim, boullion and Christmas. For years I have been making old world style ornaments for family and friends, today I want to share my step by step project on how you can create your own Vintage Dresden Bell Boats, make sure you give them your own twist.

Material List:
-German Image Scraps (Victorian Scrapworks)
-Dresden Trim and Pieces (Victorian Scrapworks)
-Bouillon or Crinkle Wire/Lametta (Tinsel Trading or Victorian Scrapworks)
-Bell Ornament
-Vintage Style Tinsel Garland(Bethany Lowe)
-Paper Scrap or Tissue Paper
-Paper Wrapped Floral Wire
-German Glass Glitter (Art Institute of Glitter)
-Designer Dries Clear (Art Institute of Glitter)
-Hot Glue Gun, Hot Glue
-Scissors
-Additional: Rhinestones, Ribbons, Floral Components and Millinery

Step One:
Pick your German scrap image and your bell base

Step Two:
Fill your Bell base with paper scraps or tissue paper, secure in place with hot glue

Step Three:
Place your German scrap image into the paper filled bell, secure in place with hot glue
Step Four:
Wrap your tinsel garland around the inside of the bell, until the top is covered, cut, secure in place with hot glue

Step Five:
Attach floral wire to each side of the bell, secure with hot glue

Step Six:
Wrap the tinsel garland around the floral wire, secure in place with hot glue

Step Seven:
Embellish your piece w/Crinkle wire, Dresden trims, German glass glitter, millinery, rhinestones and more.
The Final Pieces:

I hope you enjoyed this project and start to get inspired for this coming Holiday season. Try a truly vintage Christmas Ornament using Old World Santa's and Angels instead of the storybook ones I used. If you don't have glass glitter, try Martha Stewart antique silver glitter available in most craft stores.

Sources:
www.artglitter.com
http://victorianscrapworks.com
Martha Stewart Crafts
Tinsel Trading

Magic and Joy,
Lisa!

The New Boxes on the Block!

Lately I have been drawn to decorated boxes, ones with cute assemblages on each box top. After searching and searching for the right components for the boxes, I found some of the items were too cute to use only on one box, so once again I hand molded my items and poured some of them with paper mache, others pressed with my handmade clay and others with a blend of paper clay and apoxie clay.

The first of these new boxes are:
-Blue Bear's Party
-Lady Primrose's Tea Party


Blue Bear is on his way to a party in Pink Valley at Sammy Petalsmith's house located at the tip of Pinksby Mountain, where Sammy has set up a Pink Wonderland filled with sweets and treats!


Lady Primrose is on her way to a Garden Tea Party at Abigail Brewster's Arboretum in Sunnyvale. The Tea Party begins at 12noon inside the Climbing Roses Gazebo which will be glowing with Oriental lanterns and twinkling lights laced between layers of roses and vines.



Both were made from my molds and a paper mache mix, then sanded, hand painted and decorated, not to mention loads of glitter. Blue Bear's Party has vintage multi tinsel glitter I had from Woolworth's and Lady Primrose's Tea Party has fine German glitter from Art Glitter.

Hope you enjoy them!
Magic and Joy,
Lisa!

Midsummer Nights Silhouette Crown!

Visit: The Art Institute of Glitter Blog for the complete material list and directions on how I made this crown using their fabulous glitter click on the link to the project on their blog:
http://artglitterblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/midsummer-nights-silhouette-crown-by.html

The Story:
On a Midsummer's Day, deep in my secret garden, lives a colony of birds, bees, butterflies and all garden creatures with fanciful fairies, who all live in complete harmony, making magic from flower pollen to sprinkle on those that are lucky.

Every midsummer in late August or early September, these enchanted delights get ready for the end of summer ball, complete with glowing lanterns, dazzling stars, Mr. Moon's Dancers and a symphony of magical sounds created from violins and flutes. This party is the grandest of all, each guest is required to wear their ball gown or suit best, not to mention wear their shinest of jewels. The theme this year is Masquerade, so don't forget that elaborate mask when you come, or one will be given at the door......Now I must go and get ready for this spectacular ball.

Again please visit the art glitter blog for the project instructions on how to make this crown!